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1876 North Carolina gubernatorial election

←  1872 November 7, 1876 1880 →
 
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

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.

Democratic convention

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

Candidates

Results

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

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

Candidates

Results

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

Candidates

  • Zebulon Baird Vance, Democratic
  • Thomas Settle, Republican

Results

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

  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.