1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election

November 9, 1865
 
Nominee Jonathan Worth William Woods Holden
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 32,549 25,809
Percentage 55.49% 44.00%

County results
Worth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Holden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
No Data:      

Governor before election

William Woods Holden (as Provisional Governor)
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Jonathan Worth
Nonpartisan

The 1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 9, 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. The former North Carolina State Treasurer Jonathan Worth defeated the incumbent provisional governor William Woods Holden. Both candidates ran as Unionists.