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  NC Lt. Governor
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Lieutenant Governor
OfficeLieutenant Governor
HonorificLieutenant Governor - Abbr: Lt. Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 10, 1896 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1896 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1896 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 12, 1897 - 12:00am
Term End January 15, 1901 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler April 30, 2020 10:36am
Data SourcesRaleigh Caucasian 12/3/1896 report on state canvassing board. The newspaper's information underreports Sheet's county votes by 25 and Stevens's county votes by 15.
Description The Republican state convention on 5/15/1896 chose not to make a nomination in favor of a fusion nominee to be chosen by the Populists.

Mason was unanimously nominated at the Democratic state convention after Lee Overman and Frank Ray withdrew.

The Republican state committee met on 9/10 and nominated Reynolds, after finding Dockery's support of Bryan for president unacceptable.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1892
NameRufus A. Doughton Votes129,265 (48.33%)
Term01/18/1893 - 01/12/1897 Margin38,935 (+14.56%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won08/02/1900
NameWilfred D. Turner Votes186,529 (59.71%)
Term01/15/1901 - 01/11/1905 Margin60,997 (+19.52%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 13, 1896 NC Lt. Governor - Pop Convention
Oliver H. Dockery
POP 1,078

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Name Charles A. Reynolds Thomas W. Mason Rep. Oliver H. Dockery Henry Sheets Thomas M. Stevens Charles Russell (W) Scattering
PartyRepublican Democratic Populist National Prohibition Prohibition Independent
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Certified Votes 152,999 (46.40%) 143,497 (43.52%) 32,438 (9.84%) 537 (0.16%) 193 (0.06%) 54 (0.02%) 3 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -9,502 (-2.88%) -120,561 (-36.56%) -152,462 (-46.24%) -152,806 (-46.34%) -152,945 (-46.39%) -152,996 (-46.40%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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