1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Gabriel Holmes James Mebane Hutchins Gordon Burton Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 106 65 13 Percentage 57.60% 35.33% 7.07%

Governor before election Jesse Franklin Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Gabriel Holmes Democratic-Republican

The 1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 6, 1821, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Gabriel Holmes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate James Mebane and Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Hutchins Gordon Burton. ^[1]

General election

On election day, December 6, 1821, Democratic-Republican candidate Gabriel Holmes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 41 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate James Mebane, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Holmes was sworn in as the 21st Governor of North Carolina on December 7, 1821. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1821

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Gabriel Holmes	106	57.60
	Democratic-Republican	James Mebane	65	35.33
	Federalist	Hutchins Gordon Burton	13	7.07
Total votes			184	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Gabriel Holmes". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-17.
2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 6, 2008. Retrieved 2024-05-17.