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  NC Secretary of State
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OfficeSecretary of State
HonorificSecretary of State - Abbr: Secretary of State
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 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 May 05, 2020 05:22pm
Data SourcesNC Manual 1989, p. 490; results of the board of canvassers in the Clinton Caucasian, 12/3/1896.
Description The Republican state convention on 5/15/1896 voted to fuse with the Populists and allowed the Populists to nominate a candidate for SOS to run on both tickets.

The Democrats nominated Cooke for a second term at their state convention (unanimously) on 6/25/1896.

Thompson was nominated unanimously at the Populist state convention on 8/13/1896. The Republican state executive committee met on 9/10/1896 and cross-endorsed Thompson.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won09/03/1895
NameCharles M. Cooke Votes1 (100.00%)
Term09/03/1895 - 01/12/1897 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won08/02/1900
NameJ. Bryan Grimes Votes186,468 (59.49%)
Term01/15/1901 - 01/11/1905 Margin59,817 (+19.08%)
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CANDIDATES
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Name Cyrus Thompson (I) Secretary of State Charles M. Cooke Thomas P. Johnston W.O. Allen Thomas P. Jones (W) Write-In  
PartyFusion Democratic Prohibition National Prohibition Unknown Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 184,045 (55.78%) 145,109 (43.98%) 556 (0.17%) 206 (0.06%) 12 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -38,936 (-11.80%) -183,489 (-55.61%) -183,839 (-55.72%) -184,033 (-55.78%) -184,044 (-55.78%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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