| Election Name: | 1960 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Flag Year: | 1885 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1956 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | File:PhC 136 51 Penderlea High School (14968898942) (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Terry Sanford |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 735,248 |
| Percentage1: | 54.45% |
| Nominee2: | Robert L. Gavin |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 613,975 |
| Percentage2: | 45.47% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Luther H. Hodges |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Terry Sanford |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1960 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic nominee Terry Sanford defeated Republican nominee Robert L. Gavin with 54.45% of the vote.
By 1960, many of the North Carolina's leading Democratic politicians from the previous two decades were dead. The incumbent governor, Luther H. Hodges did not have a strong political organization and was retiring from politics.
John Davis Larkins Jr. was the first Democrat to declare his candidacy, announcing his bid on January 20, 1960.
Primary elections were held on May 28, 1960.[1]