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NC District 08

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> United States > North Carolina > NC - District 08

Office

House of Representatives

Honorific

Representative - Abbr: Rep.

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 1892 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 08, 1892 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 08, 1892 - 08:00pm Central

Term Start

March 04, 1893 - 12:00pm

Term End

March 04, 1895 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Chronicler

Last Modified

Chronicler April 21, 2024 07:54am

Data Sources

Raleigh State Chronicle 12/7/1892

Description

Democratic nomination
The Democratic district convention met in Wilkesboro on 7/13/1892. The delegates nominated Bower unanimously for the US House (Lenoir Topic, 7/20/1892).

Republican nomination
The Republican district convention met in Wilkesboro on 8/17. The delegates nominated Wilcox almost unanimously, with three scattering votes (Union Republican, 8/18/1892).

Populist nomination
Patton had expressed an interest in a congressional run early in 1892, finding that he couldn't support the Democratic ticket. He initially announced as an Independent candidate in April 1892 (Statesville Record and Landmark, 4/21/1892). The Populist district convention met at Lenoir on 6/16; Patton sent them a telegram that he was running as an Independent only. The delegates attempted to nominate him but ended up choosing not to officially nominate (Lenoir Topic, 6/22/1892). The Populists supported him during the fall campaign.

Prohibition nomination
Newspapers did not report on a Prohibition district convention. White first appears as the nominee in an article in the Charlotte Observer on 10/3/1892.