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  NC - District 01
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > NC - District 01
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1894 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 06, 1894 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 06, 1894 - 08:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1895 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1897 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler August 06, 2022 05:11pm
Data SourcesOfficial county returns in the N.C. Department of Archives and History.
DescriptionDemocratic nomination
Branch won re-nomination at the Democratic district convention held at Greenville on 8/15/1894. He carried the first ballot with 151 votes to 117 for others (W. H. Lucas-41, L.L. Smith-23, W.T. Caho-22, G.G. Luke-17, and G.H. Brown-14) (Wilmington Weekly Star, 8/17/1894).

Populist and Republican nomination
The Populist district convention met at Edenton on 9/7/1894. Skinner was nominated by acclamation. The Republicans held their first district convention at the same time and endorsed Skinner (Raleigh North Carolinian, 9/13/1894).
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1892
NameWilliam A.B. Branch Votes14,263 (55.08%)
Term03/04/1893 - 03/04/1895 Margin2,687 (+10.38%)
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KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Harry Skinner (I) Rep. William A.B. Branch (W) W.D. Pruden
PartyFusion Democratic Unknown
Votes16,510 (54.93%) 13,546 (45.07%) 1 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,964 (-9.86%) -16,509 (-54.93%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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