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1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Alfred Moore Scales Tyre York
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 143,249 122,795
Percentage 53.80% 46.12%

County results
Scales:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
York:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Thomas Jordan Jarvis
Democratic

Elected Governor

Alfred Moore Scales
Democratic

The 1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884. Democratic nominee Alfred Moore Scales defeated Republican nominee Tyre York with 53.80% of the vote.

Democratic convention

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The Democratic convention was held on June 25, 1884.[1]

Candidates

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Results

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Democratic convention results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alfred Moore Scales 552 67.73
Democratic Octavius Coke 240 29.45
Democratic Thomas Michael Holt 23 2.82
Total votes 815 100.00

Republican convention

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The Republican convention was held on May 1, 1884.[1]

Candidates

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Results

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Republican convention results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tyre York 212 98.61
Republican Oliver H. Dockery 3 1.40
Total votes 215 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • Alfred Moore Scales, Democratic
  • Tyre York, Republican

Other candidates

  • William T. Walker, Independent

Results

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1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Alfred Moore Scales 143,249 53.80%
Republican Tyre York 122,795 46.12%
Independent Tyler York 215 0.08%
Majority 20,454
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved September 19, 2020.