1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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.

1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election

November 4, 1884
 
Nominee Alfred Moore Scales Tyre York
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 143,249 122,795
Percentage 53.80% 46.12%

Governor before election

Thomas Jordan Jarvis
Democratic

Elected Governor

Alfred Moore Scales
Democratic

Democratic convention

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

Candidates

Results

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

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

Candidates

Results

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

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Alfred Moore Scales, Democratic
  • Tyre York, Republican

Other candidates

  • William T. Walker, Independent

Results

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

  1. "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  2. Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
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