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1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1819 5 December 1820 1821 →
 
Nominee Jesse Franklin Gabriel Holmes Joseph Hunter Bryan
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 94 63 28
Percentage 50.81% 34.05% 15.14%

Governor before election

John Branch
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Jesse Franklin
Democratic-Republican

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The 1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 December 1820 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina Jesse Franklin was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Gabriel Holmes and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Joseph Hunter Bryan.

General election

On election day, 5 December 1820, Democratic-Republican candidate Jesse Franklin was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 31 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Gabriel Holmes, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Franklin was sworn in as the 20th Governor of North Carolina on 7 December 1820.

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1820
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Jesse Franklin 94 50.81
Democratic-Republican Gabriel Holmes 63 34.05
Democratic-Republican Joseph Hunter Bryan 28 15.14
Total votes 185 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

  1. "Jesse Franklin". National Governors Association. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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