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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 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 - 12:00pm
Term End January 15, 1901 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler April 26, 2020 11:31am
Data SourcesNorth Carolina Manual 1913 and Raleigh Caucasian 12/3/1896.
Description Jones was nominated at a state convention held on 8/19/1896, and Holt was nominated at a state convention two days later.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1892
NameElias Carr Votes135,327 (48.30%)
Term01/18/1893 - 01/12/1897 Margin40,646 (+14.51%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won08/02/1900
NameCharles B. Aycock Votes186,650 (59.57%)
Term01/15/1901 - 01/11/1905 Margin60,354 (+19.26%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 15, 1896 NC Governor - R Convention
Daniel L. Russell
R 281
Jun 25, 1896 NC Governor - D Convention
Cyrus B. Watson
D 905
Aug 13, 1896 NC Governor - Pop Convention
William A. Guthrie
PoP 1,118

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Name Rep. Daniel L. Russell Cyrus B. Watson William A. Guthrie James R. Jones Jeremiah W. Holt Scattering  
PartyRepublican Democratic People's Party (Populist) National Prohibition Prohibition  
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Certified Votes 154,025 (46.52%) 145,286 (43.89%) 30,943 (9.35%) 553 (0.17%) 246 (0.07%) 10 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -8,739 (-2.64%) -123,082 (-37.18%) -153,472 (-46.36%) -153,779 (-46.45%) -154,015 (-46.52%)  
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