1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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]

1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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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

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