| Election Name: | 1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Flag Year: | 1885 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1924 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1924 |
| Next Election: | 1932 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1932 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1928 |
| Image1: | File:Oliver Max Gardner.jpg |
| Nominee1: | O. Max Gardner |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 362,009 |
| Percentage1: | 55.6% |
| Nominee2: | Herbert F. Seawell |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 289,415 |
| Percentage2: | 44.4% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Governor | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Oliver Max Gardner |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Democratic nominee O. Max Gardner defeated Republican nominee Herbert F. Seawell, with just over 55% of the vote. This was, relatively, a close election for the time in North Carolina, with Gardner receiving the smallest percentage of the vote that any Democratic gubernatorial nominee won between 1900 and 1956. The result came against the backdrop of divisions in the state Democratic Party over the controversial nomination of Alfred E. Smith for president. Gardner supported Smith, who lost the state to Herbert Hoover.[1]