Election Name: | 1780 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1779 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1779 |
Next Election: | 1781 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1781 |
Election Date: | 1780 |
Nominee1: | Abner Nash |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 1 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Richard Caswell |
Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
After Election: | Abner Nash |
After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
The 1780 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in 1780 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Candidate Abner Nash was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.[1]
On election day in 1780, Candidate Abner Nash was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly. Nash was sworn in as the 2nd Governor of North Carolina on 21 April 1780.[2]