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1904 North Carolina governor election
Robert B. Glenn (Democrat) beat C. J. Harris (Republican) in North Carolina in 1904, 61.7% to 38.1%, a margin of 23.6 points and 49,256 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1900, when Charles B. Aycock won.
Democrats led in 77 of the 97 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Buncombe, cast 5,803 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.6 points. The closest was Clay, where 20 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Glenn won | Democratic | 128,761 | 61.7% |
| C. J. Harris | Republican | 79,505 | 38.1% |
| All other candidates | 349 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 208,615 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe | 3,253 56.1% | 2,523 43.5% | 27 | 5,803 | D+12.6 |
| Wake | 3,647 76.9% | 1,091 23.0% | 7 | 4,745 | D+53.9 |
| Forsyth | 2,421 51.9% | 2,152 46.2% | 90 | 4,663 | D+5.8 |
| Guilford | 2,924 62.9% | 1,718 37.0% | 5 | 4,647 | D+26.0 |
| Randolph | 2,409 55.7% | 1,894 43.8% | 22 | 4,325 | D+11.9 |
| Surry | 1,833 43.2% | 2,408 56.7% | 6 | 4,247 | R+13.5 |
| Davidson | 2,154 51.6% | 2,002 48.0% | 19 | 4,175 | D+3.6 |
| Johnston | 2,586 63.1% | 1,513 36.9% | 4,099 | D+26.2 | |
| Mecklenburg | 3,229 82.8% | 668 17.1% | 5 | 3,902 | D+65.6 |
| Wilkes | 1,360 35.8% | 2,437 64.2% | 1 | 3,798 | R+28.4 |
| Alamance | 1,922 51.8% | 1,778 48.0% | 7 | 3,707 | D+3.9 |
| Rowan | 2,497 67.4% | 1,198 32.3% | 11 | 3,706 | D+35.1 |
| Iredell | 2,147 58.7% | 1,507 41.2% | 6 | 3,660 | D+17.5 |
| Robeson | 2,449 74.3% | 846 25.7% | 3,295 | D+48.6 | |
| Cleveland | 2,209 67.9% | 1,046 32.1% | 3,255 | D+35.7 | |
| Rockingham | 2,023 62.5% | 1,214 37.5% | 3,237 | D+25.0 | |
| Wayne | 2,091 64.7% | 1,114 34.5% | 26 | 3,231 | D+30.2 |
| Rutherford | 1,873 59.1% | 1,294 40.9% | 3,167 | D+18.3 | |
| Chatham | 1,616 52.8% | 1,443 47.2% | 1 | 3,060 | D+5.7 |
| Catawba | 1,537 51.4% | 1,433 47.9% | 23 | 2,993 | D+3.5 |
| Madison | 1,012 34.3% | 1,939 65.7% | 2,951 | R+31.4 | |
| Ashe | 1,278 43.7% | 1,638 56.0% | 11 | 2,927 | R+12.3 |
| Gaston | 2,029 71.1% | 816 28.6% | 9 | 2,854 | D+42.5 |
| Sampson | 1,046 37.1% | 1,776 62.9% | 1 | 2,823 | R+25.9 |
| Cabarrus | 1,538 55.2% | 1,249 44.8% | 2,787 | D+10.4 | |
| Durham | 1,716 62.1% | 1,034 37.4% | 12 | 2,762 | D+24.7 |
| Haywood | 1,656 60.1% | 1,099 39.9% | 2,755 | D+20.2 | |
| Pitt | 2,298 83.9% | 439 16.0% | 1 | 2,738 | D+67.9 |
| Cumberland | 1,678 61.8% | 1,038 38.2% | 2,716 | D+23.6 | |
| Beaufort | 1,943 71.6% | 770 28.4% | 2,713 | D+43.2 | |
| Halifax | 2,478 94.5% | 144 5.5% | 2,622 | D+89.0 | |
| Moore | 1,487 56.8% | 1,127 43.0% | 4 | 2,618 | D+13.8 |
| Caldwell | 1,222 46.9% | 1,372 52.6% | 12 | 2,606 | R+5.8 |
| Stokes | 1,117 42.9% | 1,483 57.0% | 1 | 2,601 | R+14.1 |
| Franklin | 2,149 89.0% | 266 11.0% | 2,415 | D+78.0 | |
| Columbus | 1,610 68.5% | 741 31.5% | 2,351 | D+37.0 | |
| Duplin | 1,456 64.0% | 820 36.0% | 2,276 | D+27.9 | |
| Henderson | 906 40.7% | 1,320 59.3% | 2,226 | R+18.6 | |
| Watauga | 898 42.0% | 1,233 57.7% | 5 | 2,136 | R+15.7 |
| Yadkin | 703 33.2% | 1,411 66.6% | 4 | 2,118 | R+33.4 |
| Burke | 1,110 52.7% | 995 47.2% | 3 | 2,108 | D+5.5 |
| Lenoir | 1,471 69.9% | 631 30.0% | 1 | 2,103 | D+39.9 |
| Granville | 1,589 76.0% | 502 24.0% | 2,091 | D+52.0 | |
| Stanly | 1,016 48.9% | 1,060 51.1% | 2,076 | R+2.1 | |
| Nash | 1,489 72.1% | 577 27.9% | 2,066 | D+44.1 | |
| Wilson | 1,387 70.3% | 586 29.7% | 1,973 | D+40.6 | |
| Yancey | 1,035 52.5% | 938 47.5% | 1,973 | D+4.9 | |
| Jackson | 1,021 51.8% | 950 48.2% | 1 | 1,972 | D+3.6 |
| Harnett | 1,217 63.2% | 705 36.6% | 4 | 1,926 | D+26.6 |
| Macon | 924 48.9% | 963 51.0% | 1 | 1,888 | R+2.1 |
| Davie | 764 41.9% | 1,058 58.0% | 3 | 1,825 | R+16.1 |
| Craven | 1,614 88.7% | 206 11.3% | 1,820 | D+77.4 | |
| Montgomery | 967 53.9% | 824 45.9% | 4 | 1,795 | D+8.0 |
| McDowell | 856 48.0% | 917 51.4% | 10 | 1,783 | R+3.4 |
| Mitchell | 417 23.5% | 1,361 76.5% | 1,778 | R+53.1 | |
| Lincoln | 1,062 59.8% | 711 40.1% | 2 | 1,775 | D+19.8 |
| Edgecombe | 1,632 92.4% | 135 7.6% | 1,767 | D+84.7 | |
| Alexander | 784 46.0% | 919 54.0% | 1,703 | R+7.9 | |
| Cherokee | 673 40.5% | 989 59.5% | 1,662 | R+19.0 | |
| Northampton | 1,539 93.7% | 103 6.3% | 1,642 | D+87.5 | |
| Carteret | 1,020 62.7% | 608 37.3% | 1,628 | D+25.3 | |
| Martin | 1,446 89.0% | 179 11.0% | 1,625 | D+78.0 | |
| Union | 1,233 80.6% | 297 19.4% | 1,530 | D+61.2 | |
| Bladen | 999 65.4% | 528 34.6% | 1,527 | D+30.8 | |
| Orange | 952 63.1% | 556 36.9% | 1,508 | D+26.3 | |
| Person | 949 63.0% | 558 37.0% | 1,507 | D+25.9 | |
| Bertie | 1,327 90.0% | 148 10.0% | 1,475 | D+79.9 | |
| Vance | 1,042 70.9% | 428 29.1% | 1,470 | D+41.8 | |
| Anson | 1,247 88.9% | 155 11.1% | 1,402 | D+77.9 | |
| Onslow | 908 67.4% | 439 32.6% | 1,347 | D+34.8 | |
| New Hanover | 1,284 95.8% | 56 4.2% | 1,340 | D+91.6 | |
| Swain | 521 39.3% | 804 60.7% | 1,325 | R+21.4 | |
| Warren | 1,185 89.7% | 134 10.1% | 2 | 1,321 | D+79.6 |
| Greene | 990 79.1% | 262 20.9% | 1,252 | D+58.1 | |
| Alleghany | 723 58.2% | 520 41.8% | 1,243 | D+16.3 | |
| Richmond | 955 77.7% | 274 22.3% | 1,229 | D+55.4 | |
| Pasquotank | 1,001 82.5% | 211 17.4% | 1 | 1,213 | D+65.1 |
| Pender | 972 88.7% | 124 11.3% | 1,096 | D+77.4 | |
| Transylvania | 587 54.0% | 500 46.0% | 1,087 | D+8.0 | |
| Caswell | 870 81.7% | 195 18.3% | 1,065 | D+63.4 | |
| Polk | 502 47.6% | 552 52.4% | 1,054 | R+4.7 | |
| Brunswick | 631 60.3% | 415 39.7% | 1,046 | D+20.7 | |
| Pamlico | 612 60.7% | 397 39.3% | 1,009 | D+21.3 | |
| Perquimans | 663 68.0% | 311 31.9% | 1 | 975 | D+36.1 |
| Gates | 736 77.1% | 218 22.9% | 954 | D+54.3 | |
| Hertford | 804 84.9% | 143 15.1% | 947 | D+69.8 | |
| Hyde | 686 75.1% | 228 24.9% | 914 | D+50.1 | |
| Jones | 662 74.4% | 228 25.6% | 890 | D+48.8 | |
| Washington | 500 58.5% | 354 41.5% | 854 | D+17.1 | |
| Dare | 429 55.0% | 351 45.0% | 780 | D+10.0 | |
| Graham | 373 48.4% | 397 51.6% | 770 | R+3.1 | |
| Chowan | 625 86.8% | 95 13.2% | 720 | D+73.6 | |
| Scotland | 662 92.5% | 54 7.5% | 716 | D+84.9 | |
| Clay | 346 51.5% | 326 48.5% | 672 | D+3.0 | |
| Tyrrell | 392 58.9% | 274 41.1% | 666 | D+17.7 | |
| Currituck | 548 95.5% | 26 4.5% | 574 | D+90.9 | |
| Camden | 412 92.0% | 36 8.0% | 448 | D+83.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1904; 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) |