Election 1928 Results
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1928 North Carolina governor election
O. Max Gardner (Democrat) beat Herbert F. Seawell (Republican) in North Carolina in 1928, 55.6% to 44.4%, a margin of 11.1 points and 72,594 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1924, when Angus Wilton McLean won.
Democrats led in 67 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 33. The largest, Buncombe, cast 29,886 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.0 points. The closest was Macon, where 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. Max Gardner won | Democratic | 362,009 | 55.6% |
| Herbert F. Seawell | Republican | 289,415 | 44.4% |
| Total | 651,424 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe | 15,393 51.5% | 14,493 48.5% | 29,886 | D+3.0 | |
| Guilford | 13,523 50.1% | 13,456 49.9% | 26,979 | D+0.2 | |
| Mecklenburg | 15,213 67.4% | 7,373 32.6% | 22,586 | D+34.7 | |
| Forsyth | 11,176 53.0% | 9,893 47.0% | 21,069 | D+6.1 | |
| Gaston | 8,640 49.8% | 8,698 50.2% | 17,338 | R+0.3 | |
| Wake | 11,856 73.8% | 4,209 26.2% | 16,065 | D+47.6 | |
| Davidson | 7,223 46.6% | 8,290 53.4% | 15,513 | R+6.9 | |
| Rowan | 6,324 47.7% | 6,924 52.3% | 13,248 | R+4.5 | |
| Johnston | 5,931 45.0% | 7,246 55.0% | 13,177 | R+10.0 | |
| Catawba | 5,759 45.0% | 7,053 55.0% | 12,812 | R+10.1 | |
| Durham | 6,671 52.8% | 5,964 47.2% | 12,635 | D+5.6 | |
| Randolph | 5,560 44.3% | 6,988 55.7% | 12,548 | R+11.4 | |
| Iredell | 6,539 53.2% | 5,751 46.8% | 12,290 | D+6.4 | |
| Cabarrus | 5,991 50.2% | 5,948 49.8% | 11,939 | D+0.4 | |
| Alamance | 5,600 47.6% | 6,160 52.4% | 11,760 | R+4.8 | |
| Surry | 4,678 41.9% | 6,495 58.1% | 11,173 | R+16.3 | |
| Wilkes | 3,506 32.2% | 7,394 67.8% | 10,900 | R+35.7 | |
| Rutherford | 5,312 50.9% | 5,121 49.1% | 10,433 | D+1.8 | |
| Cleveland | 6,453 63.7% | 3,678 36.3% | 10,131 | D+27.4 | |
| Rockingham | 4,667 49.8% | 4,713 50.2% | 9,380 | R+0.5 | |
| Haywood | 4,837 54.6% | 4,019 45.4% | 8,856 | D+9.2 | |
| Harnett | 4,219 48.9% | 4,416 51.1% | 8,635 | R+2.3 | |
| Henderson | 3,881 45.9% | 4,571 54.1% | 8,452 | R+8.2 | |
| Burke | 3,847 46.1% | 4,503 53.9% | 8,350 | R+7.9 | |
| Wayne | 4,738 57.4% | 3,515 42.6% | 8,253 | D+14.8 | |
| Ashe | 4,097 50.6% | 3,994 49.4% | 8,091 | D+1.3 | |
| Stanly | 3,826 47.8% | 4,175 52.2% | 8,001 | R+4.4 | |
| Sampson | 2,750 34.8% | 5,160 65.2% | 7,910 | R+30.5 | |
| Robeson | 5,816 76.0% | 1,837 24.0% | 7,653 | D+52.0 | |
| Lincoln | 3,503 48.3% | 3,752 51.7% | 7,255 | R+3.4 | |
| McDowell | 3,859 54.5% | 3,222 45.5% | 7,081 | D+9.0 | |
| Cumberland | 4,312 63.0% | 2,531 37.0% | 6,843 | D+26.0 | |
| New Hanover | 4,695 68.8% | 2,129 31.2% | 6,824 | D+37.6 | |
| Jackson | 3,356 49.8% | 3,382 50.2% | 6,738 | R+0.4 | |
| Caldwell | 3,004 45.0% | 3,678 55.0% | 6,682 | R+10.1 | |
| Columbus | 3,661 56.1% | 2,865 43.9% | 6,526 | D+12.2 | |
| Chatham | 3,352 52.1% | 3,081 47.9% | 6,433 | D+4.2 | |
| Nash | 4,853 77.8% | 1,382 22.2% | 6,235 | D+55.7 | |
| Moore | 3,051 49.1% | 3,165 50.9% | 6,216 | R+1.8 | |
| Beaufort | 4,062 65.7% | 2,122 34.3% | 6,184 | D+31.4 | |
| Pitt | 5,274 86.4% | 830 13.6% | 6,104 | D+72.8 | |
| Stokes | 2,444 40.7% | 3,560 59.3% | 6,004 | R+18.6 | |
| Watauga | 3,199 53.4% | 2,792 46.6% | 5,991 | D+6.8 | |
| Duplin | 3,361 56.9% | 2,550 43.1% | 5,911 | D+13.7 | |
| Halifax | 5,379 93.5% | 371 6.5% | 5,750 | D+87.1 | |
| Carteret | 2,712 49.9% | 2,726 50.1% | 5,438 | R+0.3 | |
| Wilson | 4,185 77.0% | 1,251 23.0% | 5,436 | D+54.0 | |
| Cherokee | 2,149 41.3% | 3,058 58.7% | 5,207 | R+17.5 | |
| Yancey | 2,714 52.3% | 2,475 47.7% | 5,189 | D+4.6 | |
| Richmond | 3,679 71.5% | 1,470 28.5% | 5,149 | D+42.9 | |
| Edgecombe | 4,662 90.9% | 469 9.1% | 5,131 | D+81.7 | |
| Union | 3,495 68.6% | 1,598 31.4% | 5,093 | D+37.2 | |
| Macon | 2,544 50.0% | 2,542 50.0% | 5,086 | level | |
| Montgomery | 2,558 50.8% | 2,476 49.2% | 5,034 | D+1.6 | |
| Yadkin | 1,284 26.1% | 3,641 73.9% | 4,925 | R+47.9 | |
| Madison | 1,316 27.0% | 3,558 73.0% | 4,874 | R+46.0 | |
| Craven | 3,744 79.3% | 976 20.7% | 4,720 | D+58.6 | |
| Alexander | 2,430 51.9% | 2,250 48.1% | 4,680 | D+3.8 | |
| Orange | 2,432 54.3% | 2,045 45.7% | 4,477 | D+8.6 | |
| Davie | 1,553 35.8% | 2,784 64.2% | 4,337 | R+28.4 | |
| Mitchell | 985 22.9% | 3,316 77.1% | 4,301 | R+54.2 | |
| Swain | 1,895 44.8% | 2,335 55.2% | 4,230 | R+10.4 | |
| Transylvania | 1,973 49.5% | 2,010 50.5% | 3,983 | R+0.9 | |
| Granville | 3,241 85.1% | 568 14.9% | 3,809 | D+70.2 | |
| Vance | 2,901 76.4% | 895 23.6% | 3,796 | D+52.8 | |
| Anson | 3,263 86.5% | 508 13.5% | 3,771 | D+73.1 | |
| Bladen | 2,185 60.4% | 1,433 39.6% | 3,618 | D+20.8 | |
| Lenoir | 2,955 82.3% | 637 17.7% | 3,592 | D+64.5 | |
| Avery | 481 13.5% | 3,094 86.5% | 3,575 | R+73.1 | |
| Franklin | 3,118 88.3% | 415 11.7% | 3,533 | D+76.5 | |
| Polk | 1,828 52.6% | 1,645 47.4% | 3,473 | D+5.3 | |
| Lee | 2,110 64.2% | 1,176 35.8% | 3,286 | D+28.4 | |
| Martin | 2,905 90.6% | 300 9.4% | 3,205 | D+81.3 | |
| Alleghany | 1,648 57.6% | 1,214 42.4% | 2,862 | D+15.2 | |
| Pasquotank | 2,278 84.1% | 430 15.9% | 2,708 | D+68.2 | |
| Brunswick | 1,214 45.5% | 1,452 54.5% | 2,666 | R+8.9 | |
| Warren | 2,363 94.6% | 136 5.4% | 2,499 | D+89.1 | |
| Scotland | 2,036 85.7% | 341 14.3% | 2,377 | D+71.3 | |
| Person | 1,425 61.0% | 910 39.0% | 2,335 | D+22.1 | |
| Bertie | 2,186 94.1% | 138 5.9% | 2,324 | D+88.1 | |
| Pender | 1,547 66.8% | 770 33.2% | 2,317 | D+33.5 | |
| Northampton | 2,104 92.9% | 160 7.1% | 2,264 | D+85.9 | |
| Graham | 1,058 47.0% | 1,192 53.0% | 2,250 | R+6.0 | |
| Onslow | 1,426 65.4% | 755 34.6% | 2,181 | D+30.8 | |
| Washington | 1,038 49.5% | 1,059 50.5% | 2,097 | R+1.0 | |
| Clay | 961 48.7% | 1,012 51.3% | 1,973 | R+2.6 | |
| Pamlico | 1,069 56.9% | 810 43.1% | 1,879 | D+13.8 | |
| Caswell | 1,257 73.6% | 451 26.4% | 1,708 | D+47.2 | |
| Dare | 977 57.7% | 717 42.3% | 1,694 | D+15.3 | |
| Greene | 1,332 80.2% | 329 19.8% | 1,661 | D+60.4 | |
| Hoke | 1,321 86.6% | 204 13.4% | 1,525 | D+73.2 | |
| Hertford | 1,288 91.3% | 122 8.7% | 1,410 | D+82.7 | |
| Currituck | 1,288 95.0% | 68 5.0% | 1,356 | D+90.0 | |
| Perquimans | 884 69.9% | 380 30.1% | 1,264 | D+39.9 | |
| Chowan | 1,084 90.6% | 112 9.4% | 1,196 | D+81.3 | |
| Hyde | 722 64.0% | 406 36.0% | 1,128 | D+28.0 | |
| Jones | 824 73.2% | 301 26.8% | 1,125 | D+46.5 | |
| Gates | 755 73.9% | 266 26.1% | 1,021 | D+47.9 | |
| Tyrrell | 540 53.9% | 462 46.1% | 1,002 | D+7.8 | |
| Camden | 696 85.5% | 118 14.5% | 814 | D+71.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1928; 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) |