1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Daniel Gould Fowle Oliver H. Dockery
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 148,405 134,035
Percentage 51.97% 46.93%

County results
Fowle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Dockery:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Alfred Moore Scales
Democratic

Elected Governor

Daniel Gould Fowle
Democratic

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The 1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Democratic nominee Daniel Gould Fowle defeated Republican nominee Oliver H. Dockery with 51.97% of the vote.

Democratic convention

The Democratic convention was held on May 30, 1888.[1]

Candidates

Results

The results of the balloting were as follows:[2]

Gubernatorial Ballot
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd
Fowle 374.64 403 415 417 418 393 380 399 398 370 423 414 404 389 352 393 401 388 399 373 437 449 523.1
Stedman 331.78 326 317 315 325 309 322 313 331 330 313 216 312 351 294 298 326 344 339 336 317 330 435.9
Alexander 245.55 230 228 231 258 258 258 258 230 259 230 327 212 204 203 231 233 228 221 251 205 180 2
Gilmer 8 105 29
Bennett 1 2
Battle 11
Fuller 11
Kitchin 13
Clark 8
Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 23rd ballot[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Gould Fowle 523.1 54.43
Democratic Charles Manly Stedman 435.9 45.36
Democratic Sydenham Benoni Alexander 2 0.21
Total votes 961 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Daniel Gould Fowle, Democratic
  • Oliver H. Dockery, Republican

Other candidates

  • William T. Walker, Prohibition

Results

1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel Gould Fowle 148,405 51.97%
Republican Oliver H. Dockery 134,035 46.93%
Prohibition William T. Walker 3,124 1.09%
Majority 14,370
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "State Convention". The State Chronicle. Raleigh, N.C. June 1, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved September 2, 2020.