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.Ourcampaigns.com
Democratic convention The state Democratic Party convention was held on June 25, 1896.
Candidates Cyrus B. Watson, former State Representative and former State SenatorNCpedia biography: Cyrus Barksdale Watson Walter Clark, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court James C. MacRae Lee Slater Overman, State Representative
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Republican convention The state Republican Party convention was held on May 15, 1896.
Candidates Daniel Lindsay Russell, former U.S. Representative Oliver H. Dockery, former U.S. Representative James E. Boyd James M. Moody, State Senator
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General election
Candidates Major party candidates Daniel Lindsay Russell, Republican Cyrus B. Watson, Democratic
Other candidates William A. Guthrie, People's James R. Jones, National Prohibition Jeremiah W. Holt, Prohibition
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