1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Jesse Franklin". National Governors Association. Retrieved 16 May 2024.