| Election Name: | 1858 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1860 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1860 |
| Election Date: | 5 August 1858 |
| Nominee1: | John Willis Ellis |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 56,429 |
| Percentage1: | 58.50% |
| Nominee2: | Duncan K. McRae |
| Party2: | Independent Democrat |
| Popular Vote2: | 40,036 |
| Percentage2: | 41.50% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas Bragg |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Willis Ellis |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1858 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 August 1858 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic nominee and incumbent state superior court judge John Willis Ellis defeated Independent Democrat nominee and former United States Consul to Paris Duncan K. McRae.[1]
On election day, 5 August 1858, Democratic nominee John Willis Ellis won the election by a margin of 16,393 votes against his opponent Independent Democrat nominee Duncan K. McRae, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Ellis was sworn in as the 35th Governor of North Carolina on 1 January 1859.[2]