United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 729 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
PollingForecast.com United States
Closest results
United States · Election results history · 1896 governors · North Carolina
Election 1896 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1896 North Carolina governor election

Daniel L. Russell (Republican) beat Cyrus B. Watson (Democrat) in North Carolina in 1896, 46.5% to 43.9%, a margin of 2.6 points and 8,739 votes.

North Carolina changed party: in 1892 it went Democratic, for Elias Carr.

Republicans led in 48 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 47 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Wake, cast 10,066 votes and went to the Republican by 3.1 points. The closest was Nash, where 7 votes separated the top two.

United States
Results
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 1881 1880 1879 1878 1877 1876 1875 1874 1873 1872 1871 1870 1869 1868 1867 1866 1865
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Daniel L. Russell won Republican 154,025 46.5%
Cyrus B. Watson Democratic 145,286 43.9%
William A. Guthrie Populist 30,943 9.3%
All other candidates 799 0.2%
Total331,053

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wake 4,491 44.6% 4,801 47.7% 774 10,066 R+3.1
Mecklenburg 4,439 50.4% 3,748 42.5% 627 8,814 D+7.8
Buncombe 4,159 47.6% 4,552 52.1% 23 8,734 R+4.5
Guilford 3,417 49.1% 3,393 48.7% 154 6,964 D+0.3
Forsyth 2,685 40.1% 3,780 56.5% 226 6,691 R+16.4
Halifax 1,997 32.0% 3,979 63.7% 272 6,248 R+31.7
Robeson 2,176 37.8% 2,282 39.7% 1,294 5,752 R+1.8
Pitt 2,538 46.0% 2,462 44.6% 521 5,521 D+1.4
New Hanover 2,218 40.8% 3,145 57.8% 75 5,438 R+17.0
Wayne 2,719 50.0% 2,336 43.0% 381 5,436 D+7.0
Johnston 3,074 57.7% 1,834 34.4% 424 5,332 D+23.3
Randolph 2,263 43.3% 2,711 51.9% 251 5,225 R+8.6
Rockingham 2,503 48.8% 2,428 47.3% 200 5,131 D+1.5
Franklin 2,204 43.9% 1,898 37.8% 913 5,015 D+6.1
Iredell 2,524 50.4% 2,008 40.1% 478 5,010 D+10.3
Edgecombe 1,807 36.5% 2,736 55.2% 410 4,953 R+18.8
Beaufort 2,073 43.6% 2,165 45.6% 513 4,751 R+1.9
Craven 1,656 34.9% 2,867 60.3% 228 4,751 R+25.5
Cumberland 1,955 41.2% 2,261 47.7% 525 4,741 R+6.5
Wilkes 1,778 37.8% 2,828 60.1% 96 4,702 R+22.3
Richmond 1,849 39.4% 2,462 52.5% 382 4,693 R+13.1
Surry 2,083 45.0% 2,540 54.8% 8 4,631 R+9.9
Alamance 2,166 46.9% 2,212 47.9% 238 4,616 R+1.0
Rowan 2,495 54.4% 1,428 31.2% 660 4,583 D+23.3
Nash 1,578 34.7% 1,571 34.6% 1,397 4,546 D+0.2
Granville 1,896 42.6% 2,196 49.3% 363 4,455 R+6.7
Davidson 1,881 42.5% 2,372 53.6% 176 4,429 R+11.1
Chatham 1,698 38.8% 1,469 33.6% 1,211 4,378 D+5.2
Durham 2,092 48.4% 1,858 43.0% 370 4,320 D+5.4
Northampton 1,660 39.6% 2,312 55.2% 218 4,190 R+15.6
Moore 1,739 41.6% 1,910 45.6% 536 4,185 R+4.1
Rutherford 2,049 49.5% 1,945 47.0% 147 4,141 D+2.5
Sampson 1,270 31.1% 1,258 30.8% 1,561 4,089 Others
Wilson 1,552 38.3% 1,443 35.7% 1,052 4,047 D+2.7
Cleveland 2,017 50.8% 1,200 30.2% 752 3,969 D+20.6
Bertie 1,372 34.6% 2,247 56.7% 346 3,965 R+22.1
Union 1,784 47.3% 1,001 26.5% 988 3,773 D+20.8
Gaston 1,891 50.9% 1,559 42.0% 263 3,713 D+8.9
Catawba 1,768 48.3% 1,022 27.9% 869 3,659 D+20.4
Madison 1,309 36.0% 2,275 62.6% 48 3,632 R+26.6
Duplin 1,551 43.5% 1,145 32.1% 868 3,564 D+11.4
Stokes 1,407 40.2% 2,052 58.6% 40 3,499 R+18.4
Anson 1,681 48.5% 1,158 33.4% 626 3,465 D+15.1
Warren 922 27.1% 2,171 63.8% 309 3,402 R+36.7
Lenoir 1,598 47.4% 1,501 44.6% 269 3,368 D+2.9
Ashe 1,585 47.5% 1,736 52.0% 19 3,340 R+4.5
Cabarrus 1,490 45.4% 940 28.6% 852 3,282 D+16.8
Vance 1,093 34.4% 1,815 57.1% 270 3,178 R+22.7
Columbus 1,420 44.9% 1,014 32.0% 731 3,165 D+12.8
Person 1,681 54.2% 1,399 45.1% 20 3,100 D+9.1
Martin 1,479 48.1% 1,382 45.0% 211 3,072 D+3.2
Caswell 1,310 42.8% 1,699 55.6% 49 3,058 R+12.7
Orange 1,245 41.8% 1,238 41.5% 498 2,981 D+0.2
Burke 1,488 50.4% 1,381 46.7% 86 2,955 D+3.6
Haywood 1,878 63.7% 1,039 35.2% 33 2,950 D+28.4
Bladen 1,361 46.7% 1,263 43.4% 288 2,912 D+3.4
Harnett 1,264 45.9% 1,024 37.2% 463 2,751 D+8.7
Yadkin 1,017 37.2% 1,641 60.0% 79 2,737 R+22.8
Hertford 879 32.7% 1,436 53.5% 369 2,684 R+20.8
Pasquotank 938 36.5% 1,510 58.7% 123 2,571 R+22.2
Henderson 1,005 40.2% 1,452 58.1% 41 2,498 R+17.9
Mitchell 618 24.8% 1,855 74.6% 15 2,488 R+49.7
Pender 1,089 44.7% 1,159 47.6% 186 2,434 R+2.9
Caldwell 1,290 53.9% 964 40.3% 138 2,392 D+13.6
Lincoln 1,125 47.3% 1,034 43.4% 221 2,380 D+3.8
Montgomery 984 42.0% 1,204 51.4% 155 2,343 R+9.4
Greene 1,005 44.7% 1,021 45.4% 221 2,247 R+0.7
Watauga 1,041 46.3% 1,172 52.2% 33 2,246 R+5.8
Carteret 1,147 51.4% 979 43.8% 107 2,233 D+7.5
Davie 747 33.8% 1,303 59.0% 158 2,208 R+25.2
McDowell 1,075 50.1% 949 44.2% 121 2,145 D+5.9
Onslow 1,154 54.1% 671 31.4% 310 2,135 D+22.6
Brunswick 820 38.7% 890 42.0% 410 2,120 R+3.3
Yancey 1,030 50.6% 978 48.0% 28 2,036 D+2.6
Macon 1,009 49.7% 889 43.8% 132 2,030 D+5.9
Jackson 1,002 49.6% 872 43.1% 148 2,022 D+6.4
Washington 591 29.3% 1,270 62.9% 159 2,020 R+33.6
Chowan 722 37.1% 1,134 58.2% 92 1,948 R+21.1
Stanly 1,102 56.6% 494 25.4% 351 1,947 D+31.2
Gates 877 46.5% 767 40.6% 243 1,887 D+5.8
Hyde 861 45.9% 810 43.2% 205 1,876 D+2.7
Perquimans 684 37.6% 1,006 55.4% 127 1,817 R+17.7
Cherokee 759 42.8% 988 55.8% 25 1,772 R+12.9
Alexander 881 50.5% 620 35.5% 244 1,745 D+15.0
Jones 659 43.6% 704 46.6% 148 1,511 R+3.0
Pamlico 503 33.6% 649 43.4% 343 1,495 R+9.8
Swain 789 56.8% 531 38.2% 69 1,389 D+18.6
Currituck 778 56.6% 475 34.6% 121 1,374 D+22.1
Alleghany 744 55.1% 601 44.5% 5 1,350 D+10.6
Transylvania 600 47.9% 649 51.8% 3 1,252 R+3.9
Polk 477 40.0% 715 59.9% 1 1,193 R+19.9
Camden 511 44.8% 584 51.2% 45 1,140 R+6.4
Tyrrell 305 33.8% 489 54.2% 109 903 R+20.4
Dare 409 46.8% 463 53.0% 1 873 R+6.2
Clay 422 54.2% 302 38.8% 54 778 D+15.4
Graham 359 51.0% 344 48.9% 1 704 D+2.1

Counties as they stood in 1896; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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)