1862 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1862 North Carolina gubernatorial election

7 August 1862

Nominee Zebulon Vance William J. Johnston Party Conservative Confederate Popular vote 55,282 20,813 Percentage 72.65% 27.35%

Governor before election Henry Toole Clark (Acting) Democratic Elected Governor Zebulon Vance Conservative

The 1862 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 1862 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. This was the first election held following North Carolina's succession from the Union and joining the Confederate States of America on 20 May 1861. Conservative nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district Zebulon Vance defeated Confederate nominee William J. Johnston.

General election

On election day, 7 August 1862, Conservative nominee Zebulon Vance won the election by a margin of 34,469 votes against his opponent Confederate nominee William J. Johnston, thereby gaining Conservative control over the office of Governor. Vance was sworn in as the 37th Governor of North Carolina on 8 September 1862.

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1862

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Zebulon Vance	55,282	72.65
	Confederate	William J. Johnston	20,813	27.35
Total votes			76,095	100.00
	Conservative gain from Democratic