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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]

General election

On election day, 6 December 1821, Democratic-Republican candidate Gabriel Holmes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 41 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate James Mebane, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Holmes was sworn in as the 21st Governor of North Carolina on 7 December 1821.[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1821
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Gabriel Holmes 106 57.60
Democratic-Republican James Mebane 65 35.33
Federalist Hutchins Gordon Burton 13 7.07
Total votes 184 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Gabriel Holmes". National Governors Association. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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