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  NC District 05
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > NC - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1886 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1886 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1886 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1887 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1889 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler December 16, 2023 07:22pm
Data SourcesOfficial county returns, N.C. Department of Archives and History
Description Democratic nomination
The Democratic district convention met in Greensboro on 7/21/1886. The delegates nominated Reid for a full term with 288 votes to 12 blank ballots (Western Sentinel, 7/29/1886).

Winston candidacy
Winston announced his independent candidacy around 8/16/1886, immediately after returning from a trip to his Civil War battlefield sites (Progressive Farmer, 8/18/1886).

Prohibition nomination
The Prohibition Party placed Winstead in the field around 10/13/1886 (Greensboro North State, 10/14/1886).
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/15/1885
NameJames W. Reid Votes4,707 (90.50%)
Term01/28/1885 - 03/04/1885 Margin4,351 (+83.66%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/06/1888
NameJohn M. Brower Votes15,943 (50.37%)
Term03/04/1889 - 03/04/1891 Margin678 (+2.14%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 07, 1886 NC District 05 - R Convention
John M. Brower
R 21

CANDIDATES
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Name John M. Brower (I) Rep. James W. Reid John R. Winston James M. Winstead (W) James E. Boyd  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Prohibition Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 13,282 (49.69%) 11,702 (43.78%) 1,184 (4.43%) 559 (2.09%) 1 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,580 (-5.91%) -12,098 (-45.26%) -12,723 (-47.60%) -13,281 (-49.69%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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