1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1864 (Confederate) 9 November 1865 1866 →
 
Nominee Jonathan Worth William Woods Holden
Party Conservative National Union
Popular vote 32,549 25,809
Percentage 55.49% 44.00%

Governor before election

William Woods Holden (As Provisional Governor)
National Union

Elected Governor

Jonathan Worth
Conservative

The 1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 9 November 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. Conservative nominee and former North Carolina State Treasurer Jonathan Worth defeated National Union nominee and incumbent Provisional Governor William Woods Holden.[1]

  1. ^ "Jonathan Worth". National Governors Association. Retrieved 18 May 2024.