1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1820 6 December 1821 1822 →
 
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 6 December 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]

  1. ^ "Gabriel Holmes". National Governors Association. Retrieved 17 May 2024.