1872 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1872 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1868 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1868 1876 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1876 August 1, 1872 File:Tod Caldwell.jpg 150x150px Tod Robinson Caldwell Republican Party (United States) 98,630 50.49% File:Augustus Merrimon.jpg Augustus Summerfield Merrimon Democratic Party (United States) 96,731 49.51% 1872 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 350px County resultsCaldwell: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Merrimon: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Tod Robinson Caldwell Republican Party (United States) Tod Robinson Caldwell Republican Party (United States) The 1872 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1872. Incumbent Republican Tod Robinson Caldwell, who defeated Thomas Settle and Oliver H. Dockery for the Republican nomination, defeated Conservative Party (Democratic)The Elections of 1872, noting that the name Conservative was used locally but they were aligned with the national Democratic Party, leading some sources to use both names. nominee Augustus Summerfield Merrimon, who defeated James Madison Leach and Daniel Moreau Barringer for the Democratic nomination, with 50.49% of the vote. This was the last time a Republican candidate won an outright majority of the vote until the 1972 gubernatorial election. General election Candidates Tod Robinson Caldwell, Republican Augustus Summerfield Merrimon, Democratic Results 1872 North Carolina gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=1719 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-10-11 Kalb Deborah CQ Press Republican Party (United States) Tod Robinson Caldwell (incumbent) 98,630 50.49% Democratic Party (United States) Augustus Summerfield Merrimon 96,731 49.51% 1,899 Republican Party (United States) References 1872 North Carolina Gubernatorial