| Election Name: | 1796 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1795 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1795 |
| Next Election: | 1797 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1797 |
| Election Date: | December 1796 |
| Nominee1: | Samuel Ashe |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 1 |
| Percentage1: | 100.00% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Samuel Ashe |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Samuel Ashe |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1796 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in December 1796 in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Samuel Ashe was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.[1]
On election day in December 1796, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Samuel Ashe was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Ashe was sworn in for his second term on 19 December 1796.[2]