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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline November 25, 1876 - 06:45pm Central
Polls Open November 28, 1876 - 07:00pm Central
Polls Close November 28, 1876 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1877 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1883 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRP February 05, 2016 06:05pm
Data SourcesNorth Carolina Government (1979), p. 698.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won01/30/1872
NameMatt W. Ransom Votes101 (78.91%)
Term04/24/1872 - 03/04/1877 Margin74 (+57.81%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/16/1883
NameMatt W. Ransom Votes108 (69.68%)
Term03/04/1883 - 03/04/1889 Margin61 (+39.35%)
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Name (I) Sen. Matt W. Ransom Rep. Oliver H. Dockery  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 120 (75.47%) 39 (24.53%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -81 (-50.94%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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Entry Date -- 11/25/1876  
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I:0John Gilbert ( 0.0000 points)
Fri, February 5, 2016 10:27:47 PM UTC0:00
Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of NC. 1876-77 Nov.28 pages 41-42
Journal of the House of Representatives of
the General Assembly of NC. 1876-77 Nov. 28 page 50

Matt W. Ransom (Dem) 120 votes
Oliver H. Dockery (Rep) 39 votes.

Ransom elected U.S. Senator.