| Election Name: | 1817 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1816 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1816 |
| Next Election: | 1818 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1818 |
| Election Date: | 3 December 1817 |
| Nominee1: | John Branch |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 119 |
| Percentage1: | 66.48% |
| Nominee2: | Duncan Cameron |
| Party2: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 60 |
| Percentage2: | 33.52% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William Miller |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | John Branch |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1817 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 3 December 1817 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Branch was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives Duncan Cameron.[1]
On election day, 3 December 1817, Democratic-Republican candidate John Branch was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 59 votes against his opponent Federalist candidate Duncan Cameron, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Branch was sworn in as the 19th Governor of North Carolina on 6 December 1817.[2]