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Parents > United States > North Carolina > NC - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 1888 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1888 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1888 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1889 - 11:00am
Term End March 04, 1891 - 11:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler December 16, 2023 05:53pm
Data SourcesOfficial county returns, N.C. Department of Archives and History. Brower's total here includes three votes for "John N. Brower" counted separately in Rockingham County.
Description Prohibition nomination
The Prohibition state convention on 5/15/1888 also nominated candidates for US House, including Montague. His name was various misspelled in newspapers (Gastonia Gazette, 5/31/1888).

Republican nomination
The Republican district convention was held in Greensboro on 5/22/1888. The delegates nominated Brower unanimously on the first ballot (Greensboro North State, 5/24/1888).
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1886
NameJohn M. Brower Votes13,282 (49.69%)
Term03/04/1887 - 03/04/1889 Margin1,580 (+5.91%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1890
NameArchibald H. A. Williams Votes16,143 (52.55%)
Term03/04/1891 - 03/04/1893 Margin1,939 (+6.31%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jul 12, 1888 NC District 05 - D Convention
James T. Morehead
D 399

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Rep. John M. Brower James T. Morehead Seth J. Montague  
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition  
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Certified Votes 15,943 (50.37%) 15,265 (48.23%) 445 (1.41%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -678 (-2.14%) -15,498 (-48.96%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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