1876 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1876 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. Democratic nominee Zebulon Baird Vance defeated Republican nominee Thomas Settle with 52.83% of the vote.

1876 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Zebulon Baird Vance Thomas Settle
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 123,265 110,061
Percentage 52.83% 47.17%

Governor before election

Curtis Hooks Brogden
Republican

Elected Governor

Zebulon Baird Vance
Democratic

Democratic convention edit

The Democratic convention was held on June 14, 1876.[1]

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic convention results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zebulon Baird Vance 962 99.59
Democratic David Settle Reid 4 0.41%
Total votes 966 100.00

Republican convention edit

The Republican convention was held on July 12, 1876.[1]

Candidates edit

Results edit

Republican convention results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Settle 175 72.92
Republican Oliver H. Dockery 65 27.08
Total votes 240 100.00

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • Zebulon Baird Vance, Democratic
  • Thomas Settle, Republican

Results edit

1876 North Carolina gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Zebulon Baird Vance 123,265 52.83%
Republican Thomas Settle 110,061 47.17%
Majority 13,204
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved October 4, 2020.