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1968 North Carolina gubernatorial election
	County results; Scott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Gardner: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Governor before election; Dan K. Moore; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Robert W. Scott; Democratic

The 1968 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee Robert W. Scott defeated Republican nominee Jim Gardner with 52.70% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 4, 1968.^[1]

Robert W. Scott, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
J. Melville Broughton Jr., attorney and chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party^[2]
Reginald A. Hawkins, civil rights activist and dentist

24.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.^[3]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert W. Scott	337,368	48.12
	Democratic	J. Melville Broughton Jr.	233,924	33.37
	Democratic	Reginald A. Hawkins	129,808	18.52
Total votes			701,100	100.00

5.4% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.^[3]

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gardner	113,584	72.78
	Republican	John L. Stickley	42,483	27.22
Total votes			156,067	100.00

Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.