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NC Governor
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| Office | Governor |
| Honorific | Governor - Abbr: Gov. |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | June 01, 1868 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | April 21, 1868 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | April 21, 1868 - 08:00pm Central |
| Term Start | July 01, 1868 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | December 15, 1870 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modified | Arthur May 26, 2024 09:04am |
| Data Sources | Official county returns in the State Archives
North Carolina Government, 1585-1974, p. 1390-1391 [Link] |
| Description |
This was the first election following the 1868 constitution.
Holden was nominated at the state Republican convention in Raleigh on 2/26/1868.
The Conservative Party executive committee nominated Zebulon B. Vance for Governor around 3/1/1868 along with a full state ticket. Vance declined to run on 3/6/1868. The executive committee met again on 3/14 and nominated Ashe.
Goodloe announced his candidacy as an Independent Republican candidate on 4/9/1868.
Holden was impeached from office for suppressing the Ku Klux Klan and removed from office on 12/15/1870.
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