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1860 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1860 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

John Willis Ellis won the 1860 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. John Willis Ellis received 59,396 popular votes (52.7%). The main challenger was John Pool (47.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Ellis and Pool

Ellis +5.4 pts · won by 6,093 votes
John Willis EllisDemocraticWINNER52.7%
59,396 votes
John PoolWhig Party47.3%
53,303 votes
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.