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1908 North Carolina governor election
William W. Kitchin (Democrat) beat J. Elwood Cox (Republican) in North Carolina in 1908, 57.3% to 42.6%, a margin of 14.7 points and 37,342 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1904, when Robert B. Glenn won.
Democrats led in 70 of the 98 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Buncombe, cast 7,111 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.7 points. The closest was Ashe, where 1 vote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William W. Kitchin won | Democratic | 145,102 | 57.3% |
| J. Elwood Cox | Republican | 107,760 | 42.6% |
| All other candidates | 313 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 253,175 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe | 3,629 51.0% | 3,434 48.3% | 48 | 7,111 | D+2.7 |
| Guilford | 3,948 58.5% | 2,765 41.0% | 37 | 6,750 | D+17.5 |
| Wake | 4,149 61.6% | 2,583 38.4% | 6,732 | D+23.3 | |
| Mecklenburg | 4,233 75.3% | 1,385 24.6% | 2 | 5,620 | D+50.7 |
| Forsyth | 2,653 47.8% | 2,782 50.1% | 118 | 5,553 | R+2.3 |
| Johnston | 2,816 52.0% | 2,596 48.0% | 5,412 | D+4.1 | |
| Randolph | 2,546 49.0% | 2,647 50.9% | 4 | 5,197 | R+1.9 |
| Wilkes | 1,599 32.4% | 3,331 67.6% | 4,930 | R+35.1 | |
| Davidson | 2,231 47.3% | 2,481 52.6% | 1 | 4,713 | R+5.3 |
| Surry | 1,820 39.5% | 2,781 60.4% | 2 | 4,603 | R+20.9 |
| Rowan | 2,719 61.2% | 1,723 38.8% | 4,442 | D+22.4 | |
| Gaston | 2,568 58.5% | 1,820 41.4% | 5 | 4,393 | D+17.0 |
| Alamance | 2,220 51.0% | 2,130 48.9% | 2 | 4,352 | D+2.1 |
| Iredell | 2,533 59.2% | 1,746 40.8% | 1 | 4,280 | D+18.4 |
| Robeson | 3,005 72.9% | 1,115 27.1% | 4,120 | D+45.9 | |
| Catawba | 1,961 49.3% | 2,012 50.6% | 2 | 3,975 | R+1.3 |
| Rockingham | 2,039 51.9% | 1,883 47.9% | 10 | 3,932 | D+4.0 |
| Sampson | 1,400 36.6% | 2,423 63.4% | 3,823 | R+26.8 | |
| Cleveland | 2,304 61.3% | 1,452 38.7% | 3,756 | D+22.7 | |
| Rutherford | 2,011 53.6% | 1,739 46.4% | 3,750 | D+7.3 | |
| Wayne | 2,274 61.1% | 1,450 38.9% | 3,724 | D+22.1 | |
| Durham | 1,962 53.7% | 1,693 46.3% | 1 | 3,656 | D+7.4 |
| Cabarrus | 1,616 47.1% | 1,817 52.9% | 3,433 | R+5.9 | |
| Ashe | 1,700 50.0% | 1,701 50.0% | 3,401 | level | |
| Pitt | 2,500 75.5% | 811 24.5% | 3,311 | D+51.0 | |
| Cumberland | 2,019 61.8% | 1,250 38.2% | 3,269 | D+23.5 | |
| Columbus | 2,056 63.3% | 1,192 36.7% | 3,248 | D+26.6 | |
| Haywood | 1,983 61.3% | 1,253 38.7% | 3,236 | D+22.6 | |
| Stanly | 1,537 48.5% | 1,630 51.5% | 3,167 | R+2.9 | |
| Caldwell | 1,476 46.7% | 1,685 53.3% | 3,161 | R+6.6 | |
| Beaufort | 1,914 60.7% | 1,209 38.4% | 29 | 3,152 | D+22.4 |
| Nash | 1,848 60.2% | 1,222 39.8% | 1 | 3,071 | D+20.4 |
| Chatham | 1,594 52.7% | 1,428 47.2% | 3 | 3,025 | D+5.5 |
| Madison | 878 30.5% | 2,001 69.5% | 2,879 | R+39.0 | |
| Stokes | 1,123 40.1% | 1,671 59.7% | 5 | 2,799 | R+19.6 |
| Union | 2,086 74.8% | 701 25.2% | 2,787 | D+49.7 | |
| Duplin | 1,642 59.0% | 1,139 41.0% | 2,781 | D+18.1 | |
| Wilson | 1,905 69.6% | 831 30.4% | 2,736 | D+39.3 | |
| Burke | 1,353 50.7% | 1,315 49.3% | 1 | 2,669 | D+1.4 |
| Harnett | 1,550 60.5% | 1,012 39.5% | 1 | 2,563 | D+21.0 |
| Halifax | 2,285 89.2% | 276 10.8% | 1 | 2,562 | D+78.4 |
| Franklin | 2,093 82.9% | 432 17.1% | 2,525 | D+65.8 | |
| Henderson | 998 40.0% | 1,497 60.0% | 2,495 | R+20.0 | |
| Lincoln | 1,286 52.1% | 1,180 47.9% | 2,466 | D+4.3 | |
| New Hanover | 2,110 88.2% | 283 11.8% | 2,393 | D+76.3 | |
| Lenoir | 1,490 62.4% | 896 37.6% | 2,386 | D+24.9 | |
| Mitchell | 575 24.2% | 1,797 75.8% | 2,372 | R+51.5 | |
| Yadkin | 718 30.3% | 1,649 69.7% | 2,367 | R+39.3 | |
| Granville | 1,746 74.7% | 592 25.3% | 2,338 | D+49.4 | |
| Watauga | 998 43.8% | 1,279 56.2% | 2,277 | R+12.3 | |
| Edgecombe | 1,839 82.4% | 392 17.6% | 2,231 | D+64.9 | |
| Moore | 1,219 55.3% | 976 44.2% | 11 | 2,206 | D+11.0 |
| Carteret | 1,173 54.0% | 998 46.0% | 2,171 | D+8.1 | |
| Jackson | 1,028 48.9% | 1,073 51.0% | 3 | 2,104 | R+2.1 |
| Cherokee | 823 39.3% | 1,273 60.7% | 2,096 | R+21.5 | |
| Montgomery | 1,047 50.0% | 1,047 50.0% | 2,094 | level | |
| Orange | 1,077 51.5% | 1,014 48.4% | 2 | 2,093 | D+3.0 |
| Davie | 802 40.8% | 1,163 59.2% | 1,965 | R+18.4 | |
| Macon | 940 48.0% | 1,017 51.9% | 2 | 1,959 | R+3.9 |
| McDowell | 973 49.7% | 984 50.3% | 1,957 | R+0.6 | |
| Yancey | 1,002 52.4% | 912 47.6% | 1,914 | D+4.7 | |
| Alexander | 793 42.4% | 1,076 57.6% | 1,869 | R+15.1 | |
| Craven | 1,520 81.7% | 340 18.3% | 1,860 | D+63.4 | |
| Bladen | 1,213 66.9% | 599 33.1% | 1,812 | D+33.9 | |
| Northampton | 1,691 93.3% | 121 6.7% | 1,812 | D+86.6 | |
| Anson | 1,538 85.4% | 263 14.6% | 1,801 | D+70.8 | |
| Vance | 1,187 67.3% | 578 32.7% | 1,765 | D+34.5 | |
| Martin | 1,385 79.4% | 360 20.6% | 1,745 | D+58.7 | |
| Person | 890 51.2% | 847 48.8% | 1,737 | D+2.5 | |
| Bertie | 1,328 82.9% | 274 17.1% | 1,602 | D+65.8 | |
| Onslow | 988 63.8% | 559 36.1% | 1 | 1,548 | D+27.7 |
| Swain | 614 40.5% | 902 59.5% | 1,516 | R+19.0 | |
| Richmond | 1,106 75.1% | 366 24.9% | 1,472 | D+50.3 | |
| Brunswick | 671 46.4% | 774 53.6% | 1,445 | R+7.1 | |
| Greene | 915 64.5% | 504 35.5% | 1,419 | D+29.0 | |
| Lee | 912 64.5% | 501 35.5% | 1,413 | D+29.1 | |
| Warren | 1,171 86.0% | 191 14.0% | 1,362 | D+72.0 | |
| Pasquotank | 1,048 79.8% | 265 20.2% | 1,313 | D+59.6 | |
| Pender | 1,019 77.6% | 294 22.4% | 1,313 | D+55.2 | |
| Caswell | 878 73.1% | 323 26.9% | 1,201 | D+46.2 | |
| Alleghany | 643 54.3% | 541 45.7% | 1,184 | D+8.6 | |
| Transylvania | 600 50.9% | 579 49.1% | 1,179 | D+1.8 | |
| Hertford | 880 75.1% | 291 24.9% | 1,171 | D+50.3 | |
| Pamlico | 671 57.5% | 478 41.0% | 18 | 1,167 | D+16.5 |
| Polk | 536 47.4% | 594 52.6% | 1,130 | R+5.1 | |
| Washington | 534 50.4% | 526 49.6% | 1,060 | D+0.8 | |
| Perquimans | 598 58.3% | 427 41.7% | 1,025 | D+16.7 | |
| Gates | 700 71.6% | 278 28.4% | 978 | D+43.1 | |
| Jones | 631 69.9% | 272 30.1% | 903 | D+39.8 | |
| Graham | 422 47.8% | 461 52.2% | 883 | R+4.4 | |
| Hyde | 701 79.8% | 177 20.2% | 878 | D+59.7 | |
| Chowan | 658 78.9% | 176 21.1% | 834 | D+57.8 | |
| Scotland | 752 94.1% | 47 5.9% | 799 | D+88.2 | |
| Dare | 443 55.6% | 354 44.4% | 797 | D+11.2 | |
| Currituck | 734 93.7% | 49 6.3% | 783 | D+87.5 | |
| Tyrrell | 357 50.9% | 345 49.1% | 702 | D+1.7 | |
| Clay | 348 52.2% | 318 47.7% | 1 | 667 | D+4.5 |
| Camden | 405 74.0% | 141 25.8% | 1 | 547 | D+48.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1908; 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) |