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Elections in North Carolina |
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The 1896 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. Republican nominee Daniel Lindsay Russell defeated Democratic nominee Cyrus B. Watson with 46.52% of the vote. This was the only election in North Carolina between 1872 and 1972 in which the Republican nominee won the governor's office, [1] and the only one until 2016 in which no candidate received over 50% of the vote.
The state Democratic Party convention was held on June 25, 1896. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cyrus B. Watson | 592 | 65.41 | |
Democratic | Walter Clark | 173 | 19.12 | |
Democratic | James C. MacRae | 133 | 14.70 | |
Democratic | Lee Slater Overman | 7 | 0.77 | |
Total votes | 905 | 100.00 |
The state Republican Party convention was held on May 15, 1896. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Lindsay Russell | 120 | 42.71 | |
Republican | Oliver H. Dockery | 113 | 40.21 | |
Republican | James E. Boyd | 22 | 7.83 | |
Republican | James M. Moody | 22 | 7.83 | |
Total votes | 281 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Daniel Lindsay Russell | 154,025 | 46.52% | ||
Democratic | Cyrus B. Watson | 145,286 | 43.89% | ||
Populist | William A. Guthrie | 30,943 | 9.35% | ||
Independent | James R. Jones | 553 | 0.17% | ||
Prohibition | Jeremiah W. Holt | 246 | 0.07% | ||
Majority | 8,739 | ||||
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Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
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Elections in North Carolina |
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The 1896 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. Republican nominee Daniel Lindsay Russell defeated Democratic nominee Cyrus B. Watson with 46.52% of the vote. This was the only election in North Carolina between 1872 and 1972 in which the Republican nominee won the governor's office, [1] and the only one until 2016 in which no candidate received over 50% of the vote.
The state Democratic Party convention was held on June 25, 1896. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cyrus B. Watson | 592 | 65.41 | |
Democratic | Walter Clark | 173 | 19.12 | |
Democratic | James C. MacRae | 133 | 14.70 | |
Democratic | Lee Slater Overman | 7 | 0.77 | |
Total votes | 905 | 100.00 |
The state Republican Party convention was held on May 15, 1896. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Lindsay Russell | 120 | 42.71 | |
Republican | Oliver H. Dockery | 113 | 40.21 | |
Republican | James E. Boyd | 22 | 7.83 | |
Republican | James M. Moody | 22 | 7.83 | |
Total votes | 281 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Daniel Lindsay Russell | 154,025 | 46.52% | ||
Democratic | Cyrus B. Watson | 145,286 | 43.89% | ||
Populist | William A. Guthrie | 30,943 | 9.35% | ||
Independent | James R. Jones | 553 | 0.17% | ||
Prohibition | Jeremiah W. Holt | 246 | 0.07% | ||
Majority | 8,739 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |