1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jonathan Worth William Woods Holden Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 32,549 25,809 Percentage 55.49% 44.00%

County results Worth:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Holden:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% No Data:

Governor before election William Woods Holden (as Provisional Governor) Nonpartisan Elected Governor Jonathan Worth Nonpartisan

The 1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 9, 1865 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. This was the first election held in North Carolina following the end of the American Civil War. The former North Carolina State Treasurer Jonathan Worth defeated the incumbent provisional governor William Woods Holden. ^[1] Both candidates ran as Unionists. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1865 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jonathan Worth	32,539	55.77
	Nonpartisan	William Woods Holden (incumbent)	25,809	44.23
		Scattering	296	0.51
Total votes			58,654	100.00
	Nonpartisan hold

References

1. Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. p. 3.
2. McKinney, Gordon B. (1978). Southern Mountain Republicans, 1865-1900: Politics and the Appalachian Community. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 44–45.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. p. 3.