See main article: 1796 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1796 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1800 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1800 |
| Election Date: | November 4 – December 7, 1796 |
| Image1: | Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Thomas Jefferson |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican |
| Home State1: | Virginia |
| Electoral Vote1: | 11 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | George Washington |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Election: | John Adams |
| After Party: | Federalist |
| Previous Year: | 1792 |
| Previous Election: | 1792 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Nominee2: | Aaron Burr |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Electoral Vote2: | 6 |
The 1796 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 4 until December 7, 1796, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. 12 members of the Electoral College were allocated to the presidential candidates.
Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson won and carried the state by 11 electoral votes.
Jefferson won 11 votes, but the remaining 13 were spread among six different candidates from both parties.
| 1796 United States presidential election in North Carolina[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson | 11 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Aaron Burr | 6 | |
| Federalist | James Iredell | 3 | |
| Federalist | John Adams | 1 | |
| Federalist | Thomas Pinckney | 1 | |
| Independent | George Washington | 1 | |
| Federalist | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | 1 | |
| Totals | 24 | ||