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1920 North Carolina governor election
Cameron Morrison (Democrat) beat John J. Parker (Republican) in North Carolina in 1920, 57.2% to 42.8%, a margin of 14.5 points and 77,957 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1916, when Thomas W. Bickett won.
Democrats led in 71 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 29. The largest, Buncombe, cast 18,417 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.1 points. The closest was Montgomery, where 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Morrison won | Democratic | 308,150 | 57.2% |
| John J. Parker | Republican | 230,193 | 42.8% |
| Total | 538,343 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe | 10,412 56.5% | 8,005 43.5% | 18,417 | D+13.1 | |
| Guilford | 9,594 55.2% | 7,788 44.8% | 17,382 | D+10.4 | |
| Forsyth | 8,250 55.0% | 6,759 45.0% | 15,009 | D+9.9 | |
| Mecklenburg | 11,221 77.0% | 3,360 23.0% | 14,581 | D+53.9 | |
| Gaston | 7,220 55.7% | 5,749 44.3% | 12,969 | D+11.3 | |
| Wake | 8,145 70.9% | 3,349 29.1% | 11,494 | D+41.7 | |
| Johnston | 6,076 53.2% | 5,336 46.8% | 11,412 | D+6.5 | |
| Catawba | 5,424 47.8% | 5,912 52.2% | 11,336 | R+4.3 | |
| Randolph | 5,066 44.8% | 6,243 55.2% | 11,309 | R+10.4 | |
| Rowan | 6,427 57.0% | 4,853 43.0% | 11,280 | D+14.0 | |
| Iredell | 6,351 59.0% | 4,419 41.0% | 10,770 | D+17.9 | |
| Davidson | 4,907 45.6% | 5,844 54.4% | 10,751 | R+8.7 | |
| Alamance | 5,274 53.3% | 4,624 46.7% | 9,898 | D+6.6 | |
| Cabarrus | 4,394 45.7% | 5,226 54.3% | 9,620 | R+8.6 | |
| Wilkes | 2,884 30.9% | 6,453 69.1% | 9,337 | R+38.2 | |
| Rutherford | 5,092 56.0% | 4,002 44.0% | 9,094 | D+12.0 | |
| Surry | 3,569 40.8% | 5,173 59.2% | 8,742 | R+18.3 | |
| Robeson | 6,185 74.6% | 2,111 25.4% | 8,296 | D+49.1 | |
| Durham | 4,706 57.4% | 3,494 42.6% | 8,200 | D+14.8 | |
| Stanly | 3,901 47.7% | 4,273 52.3% | 8,174 | R+4.6 | |
| Cleveland | 5,116 63.2% | 2,978 36.8% | 8,094 | D+26.4 | |
| Rockingham | 4,469 55.4% | 3,592 44.6% | 8,061 | D+10.9 | |
| Sampson | 2,428 31.3% | 5,333 68.7% | 7,761 | R+37.4 | |
| Wayne | 4,847 63.6% | 2,776 36.4% | 7,623 | D+27.2 | |
| Ashe | 3,628 48.8% | 3,800 51.2% | 7,428 | R+2.3 | |
| Harnett | 3,902 54.0% | 3,318 46.0% | 7,220 | D+8.1 | |
| Haywood | 4,227 58.8% | 2,962 41.2% | 7,189 | D+17.6 | |
| Burke | 3,314 48.2% | 3,566 51.8% | 6,880 | R+3.7 | |
| Lincoln | 3,326 51.5% | 3,127 48.5% | 6,453 | D+3.1 | |
| Caldwell | 2,953 47.8% | 3,222 52.2% | 6,175 | R+4.4 | |
| Duplin | 3,432 55.9% | 2,704 44.1% | 6,136 | D+11.9 | |
| Henderson | 2,525 41.2% | 3,604 58.8% | 6,129 | R+17.6 | |
| Chatham | 3,219 52.6% | 2,895 47.4% | 6,114 | D+5.3 | |
| Beaufort | 3,559 61.7% | 2,212 38.3% | 5,771 | D+23.3 | |
| Nash | 4,072 72.8% | 1,518 27.2% | 5,590 | D+45.7 | |
| Union | 4,025 72.9% | 1,499 27.1% | 5,524 | D+45.7 | |
| McDowell | 2,821 52.4% | 2,563 47.6% | 5,384 | D+4.8 | |
| Cumberland | 3,316 64.2% | 1,849 35.8% | 5,165 | D+28.4 | |
| Pitt | 4,156 83.3% | 834 16.7% | 4,990 | D+66.6 | |
| Columbus | 3,313 66.7% | 1,655 33.3% | 4,968 | D+33.4 | |
| Moore | 2,708 54.7% | 2,242 45.3% | 4,950 | D+9.4 | |
| Madison | 1,330 26.9% | 3,609 73.1% | 4,939 | R+46.1 | |
| Stokes | 2,001 40.8% | 2,899 59.2% | 4,900 | R+18.3 | |
| Yancey | 2,306 47.3% | 2,574 52.7% | 4,880 | R+5.5 | |
| Wilson | 3,530 73.1% | 1,296 26.9% | 4,826 | D+46.3 | |
| New Hanover | 4,342 90.2% | 472 9.8% | 4,814 | D+80.4 | |
| Jackson | 2,398 50.5% | 2,354 49.5% | 4,752 | D+0.9 | |
| Yadkin | 1,355 29.1% | 3,295 70.9% | 4,650 | R+41.7 | |
| Alexander | 2,000 43.1% | 2,643 56.9% | 4,643 | R+13.8 | |
| Montgomery | 2,305 50.0% | 2,309 50.0% | 4,614 | R+0.1 | |
| Carteret | 2,094 47.7% | 2,292 52.3% | 4,386 | R+4.5 | |
| Richmond | 3,219 73.9% | 1,134 26.1% | 4,353 | D+47.9 | |
| Watauga | 1,753 40.3% | 2,600 59.7% | 4,353 | R+19.5 | |
| Cherokee | 1,762 41.6% | 2,474 58.4% | 4,236 | R+16.8 | |
| Davie | 1,634 38.7% | 2,583 61.3% | 4,217 | R+22.5 | |
| Macon | 2,101 50.8% | 2,037 49.2% | 4,138 | D+1.5 | |
| Craven | 3,464 85.2% | 604 14.8% | 4,068 | D+70.3 | |
| Halifax | 3,540 89.6% | 413 10.4% | 3,953 | D+79.1 | |
| Lenoir | 2,882 73.8% | 1,024 26.2% | 3,906 | D+47.6 | |
| Orange | 2,081 53.8% | 1,786 46.2% | 3,867 | D+7.6 | |
| Anson | 3,340 88.8% | 422 11.2% | 3,762 | D+77.6 | |
| Edgecombe | 3,395 92.1% | 292 7.9% | 3,687 | D+84.2 | |
| Swain | 1,418 38.6% | 2,252 61.4% | 3,670 | R+22.7 | |
| Lee | 2,319 66.8% | 1,155 33.2% | 3,474 | D+33.5 | |
| Granville | 2,662 77.0% | 793 23.0% | 3,455 | D+54.1 | |
| Franklin | 2,786 83.5% | 552 16.5% | 3,338 | D+66.9 | |
| Vance | 2,459 75.4% | 804 24.6% | 3,263 | D+50.7 | |
| Person | 1,629 50.7% | 1,582 49.3% | 3,211 | D+1.5 | |
| Transylvania | 1,549 48.3% | 1,659 51.7% | 3,208 | R+3.4 | |
| Martin | 2,577 83.9% | 496 16.1% | 3,073 | D+67.7 | |
| Bladen | 1,991 66.3% | 1,010 33.7% | 3,001 | D+32.7 | |
| Mitchell | 736 24.8% | 2,235 75.2% | 2,971 | R+50.5 | |
| Avery | 403 13.9% | 2,497 86.1% | 2,900 | R+72.2 | |
| Polk | 1,387 50.7% | 1,349 49.3% | 2,736 | D+1.4 | |
| Brunswick | 1,311 48.7% | 1,381 51.3% | 2,692 | R+2.6 | |
| Alleghany | 1,417 54.4% | 1,187 45.6% | 2,604 | D+8.8 | |
| Northampton | 2,329 94.9% | 126 5.1% | 2,455 | D+89.7 | |
| Onslow | 1,578 65.8% | 822 34.3% | 2,400 | D+31.5 | |
| Pamlico | 1,291 56.1% | 1,011 43.9% | 2,302 | D+12.2 | |
| Pender | 1,611 70.6% | 672 29.4% | 2,283 | D+41.1 | |
| Pasquotank | 1,816 81.3% | 417 18.7% | 2,233 | D+62.7 | |
| Warren | 1,891 88.6% | 244 11.4% | 2,135 | D+77.1 | |
| Greene | 1,664 79.6% | 427 20.4% | 2,091 | D+59.2 | |
| Washington | 1,115 53.5% | 971 46.5% | 2,086 | D+6.9 | |
| Bertie | 1,886 92.8% | 147 7.2% | 2,033 | D+85.5 | |
| Scotland | 1,671 85.0% | 296 15.0% | 1,967 | D+69.9 | |
| Caswell | 1,250 71.6% | 496 28.4% | 1,746 | D+43.2 | |
| Clay | 763 45.5% | 913 54.5% | 1,676 | R+8.9 | |
| Hyde | 1,170 71.1% | 475 28.9% | 1,645 | D+42.2 | |
| Graham | 655 41.7% | 916 58.3% | 1,571 | R+16.6 | |
| Perquimans | 1,057 68.8% | 480 31.2% | 1,537 | D+37.5 | |
| Dare | 846 57.6% | 624 42.4% | 1,470 | D+15.1 | |
| Hoke | 1,266 89.0% | 156 11.0% | 1,422 | D+78.1 | |
| Hertford | 1,165 84.7% | 210 15.3% | 1,375 | D+69.5 | |
| Jones | 999 75.3% | 328 24.7% | 1,327 | D+50.6 | |
| Chowan | 1,129 87.5% | 162 12.5% | 1,291 | D+74.9 | |
| Tyrrell | 717 57.3% | 535 42.7% | 1,252 | D+14.5 | |
| Gates | 812 73.4% | 294 26.6% | 1,106 | D+46.8 | |
| Currituck | 974 93.4% | 69 6.6% | 1,043 | D+86.8 | |
| Camden | 565 83.0% | 116 17.0% | 681 | D+65.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1920; 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) |