1868 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1868 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1866 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1866 1872 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1872 April 21, 1868 File:NCG-WilliamHolden.jpg 150x150px William Woods Holden Republican Party (United States) 92,235 55.49% File:Thomas Samuel Ashe - Brady-Handy.jpg Thomas Samuel Ashe Conservative Party (North Carolina) 73,600 44.28% 1868 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results Holden: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Ashe: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Jonathan Worth Conservative Party (United States) William Woods Holden Republican Party (United States) The 1868 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on April 21, 1868. Republican nominee William Woods Holden defeated Conservative nominee Thomas Samuel Ashe with 55.49% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates William Woods Holden, Republican Thomas Samuel Ashe, Conservative (Democratic) Ashe is sometimes erroneously listed as a Democratic nominee, because the Conservative Party acted largely as the equivalent of the Democratic Party in North Carolina at times, and re-named itself the Democratic Party in 1876, but as of 1868, it was the Conservative Party banner under which Ashe ran.OurCampaignsNCpedia: Conservative Party Ashe became the nominee only after Zebulon B. Vance and Augustus Merrimon had declined the Conservatives' nomination.NCpedia: Thomas Samuel Ashe Other candidates Daniel R. Goodloe, Independent Results 1868 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 Republican Party (United States) William Woods Holden 92,235 55.49% Conservative Party (United States) Thomas Samuel Ashe 73,600 44.28% Independent politician Daniel R. Goodloe 310 0.19% 18,635 Republican Party (United States) Conservative Party (United States) References 1868 North Carolina Gubernatorial