1824 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1824 North Carolina gubernatorial election
December 2, 1824
Governor before election; Gabriel Holmes; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; Hutchins Gordon Burton; Democratic-Republican

The 1824 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 2, 1824, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Hutchins Gordon Burton was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina Montfort Stokes, candidate Alfred Moore and Democratic-Republican candidate Isaac T. Avery.^[1]

General election

On election day, December 2, 1824, Democratic-Republican candidate Hutchins Gordon Burton was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 53 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Montfort Stokes, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Burton was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of North Carolina on December 7, 1824.^[2]

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1824
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Hutchins Gordon Burton	100	52.63
	Democratic-Republican	Montfort Stokes	47	24.74
		Alfred Moore	27	14.21
	Democratic-Republican	Isaac T. Avery	16	8.42
Total votes			184	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

^ "Hutchins Gordon Burton". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
^ "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 6, 2008. Retrieved 2024-05-17.