1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 December 1820 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina Jesse Franklin was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Gabriel Holmes and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Joseph Hunter Bryan.

General election
On election day, 5 December 1820, Democratic-Republican candidate Jesse Franklin was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 31 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Gabriel Holmes, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Franklin was sworn in as the 20th Governor of North Carolina on 7 December 1820.