1862 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1862 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1860 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1860 1864 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1864 (Confederate) August 7, 1862 File:Zebulon Baird Vance.jpg 150x150px Zebulon Vance Non-partisan democracy 55,282 72.65% Colonel William Johnston.png William J. Johnston Non-partisan democracy 20,813 27.35% 1862 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 305px County resultsVance: #8db8e2 50–60% #679fd7 60–70% #4187cd 70–80% #336aa2 80–90% #244e79 >90%Johnston: #c0a32f 50–60% #a88600 60–70% #907300 70–80% #735c00 80–90% #564500 >90% #808080 No returns Governor Henry Toole Clark (Acting) Democratic Party (United States) Zebulon Vance The 1862 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1862, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. This was the first election held following North Carolina's secession from the Union and joining the Confederate States of America on May 20, 1861. Candidates The incumbent, Henry Toole Clark had been elevated to the governor's office in July 1861 following the unexpected death of his predecessor John Willis Ellis. Facing discontent with the military situation, Clark chose not to run for reelection.Yearns W. Buck The Confederate Governors 1985 University of Georgia Press 143-148 Zebulon Vance, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district and colonel of the 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment ran on a conservative ticket.Zebulon Baird Vance https://www.nga.org/governor/zebulon-baird-vance/ 2024-05-18 National Governors Association Vance's opponent was William J. Johnston, a railroad executive from Mecklenburg County supported by members of the Democratic Party. General election On election day, August 7, 1862, Zebulon Vance won the election by a margin of 34,469 votes against his opponent William J. Johnston, thereby gaining the office of Governor. Vance was sworn in as the 37th Governor of North Carolina on September 8, 1862.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=60141 NC CSA Governor ourcampaigns.com April 25, 2020 2024-05-18 Results North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1862 Non-partisan democracy Zebulon Vance 55,282 72.65 Non-partisan democracy William J. Johnston 20,813 27.35 76,095 100.00 References Category:1862 in North Carolina Category:North Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:August 1862 in the United States Category:1860s North Carolina elections Category:1862 elections in North America Category:1862 in the Confederate States of America Category:North Carolina in the American Civil War