1896 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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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,[1] and the only one until 2016 in which no candidate received over 50% of the vote.
For related races, see 1896 United States gubernatorial elections.
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