Election Name: | 1797 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1796 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1796 |
Next Election: | 1798 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1798 |
Election Date: | November 1797 |
Nominee1: | Samuel Ashe |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 1 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Samuel Ashe |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Samuel Ashe |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1797 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in November 1797 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Ashe was re-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 November 1797, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Ashe was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Ashe was sworn in for his third term on 5 December 1797.[2]