1896 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 1896 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1896 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1892 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1892 1900 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1900 November 3, 1896 File:Daniel Lindsay Russell.jpg 150x150px Daniel Lindsay Russell Fusion 154,025 46.52% File:Cyrus B. Watson (cropped).jpg Cyrus B. Watson Democratic Party (United States) 145,286 43.89% File:William A. Guthrie.png William A. Guthrie People's Party (United States) 30,943 9.35% 1896 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 305px County resultsRussell: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Watson: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Guthrie: #D7F4D7 30–40% Governor Elias Carr Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Lindsay Russell Republican Party (United States) The 1896 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. Republican nominee Daniel Lindsay Russell defeated Democratic nominee Cyrus B. Watson with 46.52% of the vote. This was the only election in North Carolina between 1872 and 1972 in which the Republican nominee won the governor's office.Ourcampaigns.com Democratic convention The state Democratic Party convention was held on June 25, 1896.https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0kAQAAIAAJ North Carolina Manual 1991 2020-07-28 Candidates Cyrus B. Watson, former State Representative and former State SenatorNCpedia biography: Cyrus Barksdale Watson Walter Clark, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court James C. MacRae Lee Slater Overman, State Representative Results Democratic convention results Cyrus B. Watson Democratic Party (United States) 592 65.41 Walter Clark Democratic Party (United States) 173 19.12 James C. MacRae Democratic Party (United States) 133 14.70 Lee Slater Overman Democratic Party (United States) 7 0.77 905 100.00 Republican convention The state Republican Party convention was held on May 15, 1896. Candidates Daniel Lindsay Russell, former U.S. Representative Oliver H. Dockery, former U.S. Representative James E. Boyd James M. Moody, State Senator Results Republican convention results Daniel Lindsay Russell Republican Party (United States) 120 42.71 Oliver H. Dockery Republican Party (United States) 113 40.21 James E. Boyd Republican Party (United States) 22 7.83 James M. Moody Republican Party (United States) 22 7.83 281 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Daniel Lindsay Russell, Republican Cyrus B. Watson, Democratic Other candidates William A. Guthrie, People's James R. Jones, National Prohibition Jeremiah W. Holt, Prohibition Results 1896 North Carolina gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=1719 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-07-28 Kalb Deborah CQ Press Republican Party (United States) Daniel Lindsay Russell 154,025 46.52% Democratic Party (United States) Cyrus B. Watson 145,286 43.89% People's Party (United States) William A. Guthrie 30,943 9.35% Independent politician James R. Jones 553 0.17% Prohibition Party Jeremiah W. Holt 246 0.07% 8,739 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1896 North Carolina Gubernatorial