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1811 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1811 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

William Hawkins won the 1811 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. William Hawkins received 97 popular votes (54.8%). The main challenger was James Mebane (35.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Hawkins and Mebane

Hawkins +19.8 pts · won by 35 votes
William HawkinsDemocraticWINNER54.8%
97 votes
James MebaneDemocratic35.03%
62 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 10.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.