1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1864 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1864 (Confederate) 1866 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1866 November 9, 1865 File:Jonathan Worth (North Carolina).jpg 150x150px Jonathan Worth Nonpartisan politician 32,549 55.49% File:NCG-WilliamHolden.jpg William Woods Holden Nonpartisan politician 25,809 44.00% 1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsWorth: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80% #3357a2 80–90% #244079 >90%Holden: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02823 70–80% #b00000 80–90% #850000 >90% No Data: #808080 Governor William Woods Holden (as Provisional Governor) Nonpartisan politician Jonathan Worth Nonpartisan politician 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.Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County 2014 McFarland and Company Jefferson, NC 3 https://www.google.com/books/edition/United_States_Gubernatorial_Elections_18/WYJAIOabIPgC Both candidates ran as Unionists.McKinney Gordon B. Southern Mountain Republicans, 1865-1900: Politics and the Appalachian Community 1978 University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill 44-45 https://archive.org/details/southernmountain0000mcki Results North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1865Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County 2014 McFarland and Company Jefferson, NC 3 https://www.google.com/books/edition/United_States_Gubernatorial_Elections_18/WYJAIOabIPgC Nonpartisan politician Jonathan Worth 32,539 55.77 Nonpartisan politician William Woods Holden (incumbent) 25,809 44.23 Scattering 296 0.51 58,654 100.00 Nonpartisan politician References Category:1865 North Carolina elections Category:North Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:November 1865 in the United States Category:1865 United States gubernatorial elections