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Election 1876 Results

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1876 North Carolina governor election

Zebulon B. Vance (Democrat) beat Thomas Settle (Republican) in North Carolina in 1876, 52.8% to 47.2%, a margin of 5.7 points and 13,204 votes.

North Carolina changed party: in 1872 it went Republican, for Tod R. Caldwell.

Democrats led in 64 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 29. The largest, Wake, cast 8,659 votes and went to the Republican by 3.2 points. The closest was Bladen, where 5 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Zebulon B. Vance won	Democratic	123,265	52.8%
Thomas Settle	Republican	110,061	47.2%
Total		233,326

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Wake	4,192 48.4%	4,467 51.6%	8,659	R+3.2
Mecklenburg	3,428 57.0%	2,588 43.0%	6,016	D+14.0
Edgecombe	1,651 30.0%	3,849 70.0%	5,500	R+40.0
Halifax	1,681 34.4%	3,208 65.6%	4,889	R+31.2
New Hanover	1,622 35.2%	2,988 64.8%	4,610	R+29.6
Granville	2,134 47.0%	2,411 53.0%	4,545	R+6.1
Wayne	2,248 50.5%	2,205 49.5%	4,453	D+1.0
Cumberland	2,179 50.5%	2,133 49.5%	4,312	D+1.1
Guilford	2,264 53.4%	1,977 46.6%	4,241	D+6.8
Craven	1,280 30.9%	2,867 69.1%	4,147	R+38.3
Orange	2,410 59.0%	1,675 41.0%	4,085	D+18.0
Pitt	2,125 52.9%	1,894 47.1%	4,019	D+5.7
Chatham	2,079 52.2%	1,902 47.8%	3,981	D+4.4
Robeson	2,096 54.4%	1,757 45.6%	3,853	D+8.8
Johnston	2,050 53.9%	1,751 46.1%	3,801	D+7.9
Franklin	1,865 49.3%	1,916 50.7%	3,781	R+1.3
Warren	1,315 34.8%	2,465 65.2%	3,780	R+30.4
Sampson	2,071 55.4%	1,669 44.6%	3,740	D+10.7
Rockingham	2,100 58.0%	1,521 42.0%	3,621	D+16.0
Northampton	1,422 39.5%	2,176 60.5%	3,598	R+21.0
Iredell	2,356 65.5%	1,239 34.5%	3,595	D+31.1
Davidson	1,714 48.3%	1,838 51.7%	3,552	R+3.5
Duplin	2,194 63.8%	1,244 36.2%	3,438	D+27.6
Rowan	2,163 63.9%	1,224 36.1%	3,387	D+27.7
Randolph	1,699 52.0%	1,569 48.0%	3,268	D+4.0
Beaufort	1,688 52.1%	1,551 47.9%	3,239	D+4.2
Buncombe	1,965 62.3%	1,188 37.7%	3,153	D+24.6
Caswell	1,462 47.3%	1,628 52.7%	3,090	R+5.4
Nash	1,686 55.5%	1,352 44.5%	3,038	D+11.0
Forsyth	1,454 48.6%	1,540 51.4%	2,994	R+2.9
Wilson	1,774 60.5%	1,159 39.5%	2,933	D+21.0
Anson	1,585 54.8%	1,307 45.2%	2,892	D+9.6
Richmond	1,343 47.5%	1,486 52.5%	2,829	R+5.1
Bladen	1,395 50.1%	1,390 49.9%	2,785	D+0.2
Wilkes	1,284 46.1%	1,499 53.9%	2,783	R+7.7
Bertie	1,120 40.3%	1,660 59.7%	2,780	R+19.4
Lenoir	1,217 44.9%	1,494 55.1%	2,711	R+10.2
Cabarrus	1,629 63.8%	924 36.2%	2,553	D+27.6
Moore	1,347 52.8%	1,202 47.2%	2,549	D+5.7
Alamance	1,350 53.3%	1,183 46.7%	2,533	D+6.6
Martin	1,316 53.4%	1,149 46.6%	2,465	D+6.8
Pender	1,166 48.2%	1,252 51.8%	2,418	R+3.6
Rutherford	1,231 51.9%	1,143 48.1%	2,374	D+3.7
Surry	1,286 55.2%	1,042 44.8%	2,328	D+10.5
Catawba	1,869 80.7%	448 19.3%	2,317	D+61.3
Union	1,564 68.0%	735 32.0%	2,299	D+36.1
Cleveland	1,755 76.9%	526 23.1%	2,281	D+53.9
Columbus	1,433 65.1%	767 34.9%	2,200	D+30.3
Person	1,191 54.6%	991 45.4%	2,182	D+9.2
Stokes	1,129 52.6%	1,016 47.4%	2,145	D+5.3
Hertford	1,008 47.9%	1,095 52.1%	2,103	R+4.1
Pasquotank	849 41.0%	1,220 59.0%	2,069	R+17.9
Gaston	1,235 60.3%	814 39.7%	2,049	D+20.5
Brunswick	1,006 49.1%	1,041 50.9%	2,047	R+1.7
Yadkin	849 43.3%	1,112 56.7%	1,961	R+13.4
Greene	885 45.2%	1,073 54.8%	1,958	R+9.6
Ashe	1,067 54.9%	875 45.1%	1,942	D+9.9
Onslow	1,308 70.5%	547 29.5%	1,855	D+41.0
Carteret	1,147 62.0%	703 38.0%	1,850	D+24.0
Perquimans	824 44.8%	1,016 55.2%	1,840	R+10.4
Burke	1,195 65.8%	620 34.2%	1,815	D+31.7
Harnett	1,050 58.4%	749 41.6%	1,799	D+16.7
Lincoln	1,125 63.6%	643 36.4%	1,768	D+27.3
Davie	1,011 58.8%	708 41.2%	1,719	D+17.6
Washington	676 40.2%	1,005 59.8%	1,681	R+19.6
Madison	856 51.3%	812 48.7%	1,668	D+2.6
Hyde	939 58.5%	665 41.5%	1,604	D+17.1
McDowell	950 63.7%	542 36.3%	1,492	D+27.3
Henderson	710 47.8%	775 52.2%	1,485	R+4.4
Caldwell	1,172 80.2%	289 19.8%	1,461	D+60.4
Gates	940 65.3%	499 34.7%	1,439	D+30.6
Stanly	954 66.9%	472 33.1%	1,426	D+33.8
Chowan	620 43.5%	805 56.5%	1,425	R+13.0
Jones	599 42.8%	802 57.2%	1,401	R+14.5
Haywood	960 68.6%	439 31.4%	1,399	D+37.2
Montgomery	634 45.5%	759 54.5%	1,393	R+9.0
Currituck	974 71.4%	391 28.6%	1,365	D+42.7
Mitchell	559 43.3%	733 56.7%	1,292	R+13.5
Pamlico	742 59.0%	516 41.0%	1,258	D+18.0
Camden	678 55.1%	553 44.9%	1,231	D+10.2
Cherokee	666 54.5%	557 45.5%	1,223	D+8.9
Alexander	808 69.7%	352 30.3%	1,160	D+39.3
Yancey	742 68.0%	349 32.0%	1,091	D+36.0
Macon	747 71.7%	295 28.3%	1,042	D+43.4
Watauga	676 69.2%	301 30.8%	977	D+38.4
Jackson	628 68.6%	288 31.4%	916	D+37.1
Tyrrell	546 68.5%	251 31.5%	797	D+37.0
Polk	416 55.0%	341 45.0%	757	D+9.9
Transylvania	437 62.8%	259 37.2%	696	D+25.6
Alleghany	513 76.9%	154 23.1%	667	D+53.8
Dare	305 56.0%	240 44.0%	545	D+11.9
Clay	312 63.4%	180 36.6%	492	D+26.8
Swain	370 86.9%	56 13.1%	426	D+73.7

Counties as they stood in 1876; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

North Carolina governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Josh Stein (D)	D+14.8
2020	Roy Cooper (D)	D+4.5
2016	Roy Cooper (D)	D+0.2
2012	Pat McCrory (R)	R+11.4
2008	Bev Perdue (D)	D+3.4
2004	Mike Easley (D)	D+12.7
2000	Mike Easley (D)	D+5.8
1996	Jim Hunt (D)	D+13.2
1992	Jim Hunt (D)	D+9.5
1988	James G. Martin (R)	R+12.1
1984	James G. Martin (R)	R+8.8
1980	Jim Hunt (D)	D+24.5
1976	Jim Hunt (D)	D+31.1
1972	James Holshouser (R)	R+2.5
1968	Robert W. Scott (D)	D+5.4
1964	Dan K. Moore (D)	D+13.2
1960	Terry Sanford (D)	D+9.0
1956	Luther H. Hodges (D)	D+33.9
1952	William B. Umstead (D)	D+35.0
1948	W. Kerr Scott (D)	D+47.0
1944	R. Gregg Cherry (D)	D+39.2
1940	J. Melville Broughton (D)	D+51.4
1936	Clyde R. Hoey (D)	D+33.8
1932	J. C.B. Ehringhaus (D)	D+40.1
1928	O. Max Gardner (D)	D+11.1
1924	Angus Wilton McLean (D)	D+22.7
1920	Cameron Morrison (D)	D+14.5
1916	Thomas W. Bickett (D)	D+16.6
1912	Locke Craig (D)	D+43.5
1908	William W. Kitchin (D)	D+14.7
1904	Robert B. Glenn (D)	D+23.6
1900	Charles B. Aycock (D)	D+19.3
1896	Daniel L. Russell (R)	R+2.6
1892	Elias Carr (D)	D+14.5
1888	Daniel G. Fowle (D)	D+5.0
1884	Alfred M. Scales (D)	D+7.7
1880	Thomas J. Jarvis (D)	D+2.6
1876	Zebulon B. Vance (D)	D+5.7
1872	Tod R. Caldwell (R)	R+1.0
1868	William W. Holden (R)	R+55.5
1866	Jonathan Worth (other)
1865	Jonathan Worth (other)

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