| Election Name: | 1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1864 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1864 (Confederate) |
| Next Election: | 1866 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1866 |
| Election Date: | 9 November 1865 |
| Nominee1: | Jonathan Worth |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 32,549 |
| Percentage1: | 55.49% |
| Nominee2: | William Woods Holden |
| Party2: | National Union Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,809 |
| Percentage2: | 44.00% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William Woods Holden (As Provisional Governor) |
| Before Party: | National Union Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jonathan Worth |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (United States) |
The 1865 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 9 November 1865 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. This was the first election held in North Carolina following the end of the American Civil War. Conservative nominee and former North Carolina State Treasurer Jonathan Worth defeated National Union nominee and incumbent Provisional Governor William Woods Holden.[1]
On election day, 9 November 1865, Conservative nominee Jonathan Worth won the election by a margin of 6,740 votes against his opponent National Union nominee William Woods Holden, thereby gaining Conservative control over the office of Governor. Worth was sworn in as the 39th Governor of North Carolina on 15 December 1865.[2]