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1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1884 1892 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1892 November 6, 1888 File:NCG-DanielFowle.jpg 150x150px Daniel Gould Fowle Democratic Party (United States) 148,405 51.97% File:Oliver H. Dockery - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg Oliver H. Dockery Republican Party (United States) 134,035 46.93% 1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsFowle: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Dockery: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Alfred Moore Scales Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Gould Fowle Democratic Party (United States)
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.https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0kAQAAIAAJ North Carolina Manual 1991 2020-09-02
Candidates
Daniel Gould Fowle, former chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party
Charles Manly Stedman, incumbent lieutenant governor
Sydenham Benoni Alexander, state senator
Robert D. Gilmer
William H. Kitchin, former U.S. representative
W.W. Fuller
Walter Clark, judge of the North Carolina Superior Court
Richard H. Battle, chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party
Risden Tyler Bennett, former U.S. representative
Results
The results of the balloting were as follows: State Convention https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91090200/1888-06-01/ed-1/seq-2/ The State Chronicle Raleigh, N.C. June 1, 1888 2 15 September 2021
Gubernatorial Ballot1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd Fowle 374.64403415417418393380399398370423414404389352393401388399373437449523.1Stedman331.78326317315325309322313331330313216312351294298326344339336317330435.9Alexander245.552302282312582582582582302592303272122042032312332282212512051802Gilmer810529Bennett12Battle11Fuller11Kitchin13Clark8
Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 23rd ballot
Daniel Gould Fowle Democratic Party (United States) 523.1 54.43
Charles Manly Stedman Democratic Party (United States) 435.9 45.36
Sydenham Benoni Alexander Democratic Party (United States) 2 0.21
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 electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=1719 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-09-02 Kalb Deborah
Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Gould Fowle 148,405 51.97%
Republican Party (United States) Oliver H. Dockery 134,035 46.93%
Prohibition Party William T. Walker 3,124 1.09%
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Democratic Party (United States)
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