A presidential election was held in North Carolina between November 4 until December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. 12 members of the Electoral College were allocated to the presidential candidates.
Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson won and carried North Carolina by 11 electoral votes.
Results Jefferson won 11 votes, but the remaining 13 were spread among six different candidates from both parties. 1796 United States presidential election in North CarolinaPartyCandidateElectoral votesDemocratic-RepublicanThomas Jefferson11Democratic-RepublicanAaron Burr6FederalistJames Iredell3FederalistJohn Adams1FederalistThomas Pinckney1IndependentGeorge Washington1FederalistCharles Cotesworth Pinckney1Totals24
See also United States presidential elections in North Carolina
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