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1932 North Carolina governor election

J. C.B. Ehringhaus (Democrat) beat Clifford Frazier (Republican) in North Carolina in 1932, 70.1% to 29.9%, a margin of 40.1 points and 285,147 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1928, when O. Max Gardner won.

Democrats led in 94 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Guilford, cast 29,279 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.7 points. The closest was Clay, where 47 votes separated the two parties.

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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
J. C.B. Ehringhaus won Democratic 497,708 70.1%
Clifford Frazier Republican 212,561 29.9%
Total710,269

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Guilford 18,550 63.4% 10,729 36.6% 29,279 D+26.7
Buncombe 18,910 69.5% 8,281 30.5% 27,191 D+39.1
Mecklenburg 19,027 82.6% 4,002 17.4% 23,029 D+65.2
Forsyth 14,557 71.9% 5,688 28.1% 20,245 D+43.8
Gaston 12,927 71.2% 5,223 28.8% 18,150 D+42.4
Wake 14,459 85.4% 2,471 14.6% 16,930 D+70.8
Davidson 9,333 59.2% 6,432 40.8% 15,765 D+18.4
Rowan 9,841 68.4% 4,545 31.6% 14,386 D+36.8
Catawba 8,391 58.8% 5,879 41.2% 14,270 D+17.6
Randolph 7,381 53.1% 6,519 46.9% 13,900 D+6.2
Johnston 9,460 70.0% 4,062 30.0% 13,522 D+39.9
Alamance 8,001 61.2% 5,078 38.8% 13,079 D+22.3
Rutherford 8,298 63.8% 4,718 36.2% 13,016 D+27.5
Wilkes 5,628 45.6% 6,718 54.4% 12,346 R+8.8
Surry 7,551 61.6% 4,716 38.4% 12,267 D+23.1
Iredell 8,387 68.9% 3,786 31.1% 12,173 D+37.8
Cabarrus 8,497 70.4% 3,572 29.6% 12,069 D+40.8
Burke 5,898 54.2% 4,981 45.8% 10,879 D+8.4
Rockingham 7,490 70.5% 3,127 29.5% 10,617 D+41.1
Durham 8,075 77.2% 2,384 22.8% 10,459 D+54.4
Cleveland 8,143 81.6% 1,831 18.4% 9,974 D+63.3
Stanly 5,795 58.1% 4,174 41.9% 9,969 D+16.3
Haywood 6,936 69.9% 2,986 30.1% 9,922 D+39.8
Henderson 5,374 55.6% 4,290 44.4% 9,664 D+11.2
Caldwell 5,505 59.3% 3,785 40.7% 9,290 D+18.5
Sampson 4,679 50.9% 4,511 49.1% 9,190 D+1.8
Harnett 6,292 69.5% 2,756 30.5% 9,048 D+39.1
Robeson 7,927 91.2% 763 8.8% 8,690 D+82.4
Ashe 4,708 54.4% 3,946 45.6% 8,654 D+8.8
Lincoln 4,404 53.6% 3,819 46.4% 8,223 D+7.1
Wayne 6,317 79.3% 1,649 20.7% 7,966 D+58.6
Nash 7,241 91.6% 668 8.4% 7,909 D+83.1
Pitt 7,606 97.2% 221 2.8% 7,827 D+94.4
New Hanover 6,615 89.2% 798 10.8% 7,413 D+78.5
McDowell 4,829 65.9% 2,503 34.1% 7,332 D+31.7
Jackson 4,379 60.3% 2,878 39.7% 7,257 D+20.7
Madison 2,677 37.2% 4,526 62.8% 7,203 R+25.7
Chatham 4,177 59.5% 2,849 40.5% 7,026 D+18.9
Moore 4,299 63.4% 2,485 36.6% 6,784 D+26.7
Halifax 6,464 96.7% 222 3.3% 6,686 D+93.4
Union 5,747 86.8% 875 13.2% 6,622 D+73.6
Watauga 3,376 51.7% 3,159 48.3% 6,535 D+3.3
Cherokee 3,336 51.2% 3,184 48.8% 6,520 D+2.3
Wilson 5,970 91.9% 528 8.1% 6,498 D+83.7
Stokes 3,565 55.0% 2,915 45.0% 6,480 D+10.0
Beaufort 5,420 85.8% 895 14.2% 6,315 D+71.7
Yadkin 2,759 43.7% 3,554 56.3% 6,313 R+12.6
Edgecombe 5,884 96.6% 207 3.4% 6,091 D+93.2
Cumberland 5,091 85.4% 871 14.6% 5,962 D+70.8
Columbus 5,167 87.6% 733 12.4% 5,900 D+75.2
Yancey 3,302 56.5% 2,539 43.5% 5,841 D+13.1
Duplin 4,512 79.0% 1,199 21.0% 5,711 D+58.0
Macon 3,201 57.9% 2,331 42.1% 5,532 D+15.7
Richmond 4,749 86.5% 741 13.5% 5,490 D+73.0
Carteret 3,456 66.0% 1,782 34.0% 5,238 D+32.0
Montgomery 2,929 56.2% 2,279 43.8% 5,208 D+12.5
Davie 2,418 47.6% 2,663 52.4% 5,081 R+4.8
Alexander 2,941 59.0% 2,047 41.0% 4,988 D+17.9
Mitchell 1,732 34.8% 3,251 65.2% 4,983 R+30.5
Lenoir 4,600 93.4% 326 6.6% 4,926 D+86.8
Craven 4,446 93.1% 328 6.9% 4,774 D+86.3
Anson 4,250 95.3% 209 4.7% 4,459 D+90.6
Franklin 4,240 95.2% 216 4.8% 4,456 D+90.3
Swain 2,384 54.8% 1,964 45.2% 4,348 D+9.7
Transylvania 2,563 59.7% 1,728 40.3% 4,291 D+19.5
Vance 3,825 92.9% 294 7.1% 4,119 D+85.7
Orange 2,999 73.3% 1,093 26.7% 4,092 D+46.6
Brunswick 2,187 53.9% 1,870 46.1% 4,057 D+7.8
Granville 3,806 94.7% 211 5.3% 4,017 D+89.5
Polk 2,426 62.3% 1,467 37.7% 3,893 D+24.6
Martin 3,750 98.0% 78 2.0% 3,828 D+95.9
Lee 3,019 80.1% 750 19.9% 3,769 D+60.2
Avery 1,033 28.0% 2,650 72.0% 3,683 R+43.9
Bladen 2,590 74.4% 889 25.6% 3,479 D+48.9
Northampton 3,277 96.4% 124 3.6% 3,401 D+92.7
Pasquotank 3,140 95.0% 167 5.0% 3,307 D+89.9
Bertie 3,141 98.6% 45 1.4% 3,186 D+97.2
Person 2,419 80.1% 600 19.9% 3,019 D+60.3
Scotland 2,608 93.2% 191 6.8% 2,799 D+86.4
Onslow 2,562 91.9% 227 8.1% 2,789 D+83.7
Warren 2,707 97.3% 75 2.7% 2,782 D+94.6
Alleghany 1,935 70.4% 812 29.6% 2,747 D+40.9
Clay 1,331 50.9% 1,284 49.1% 2,615 D+1.8
Graham 1,349 52.4% 1,224 47.6% 2,573 D+4.9
Greene 2,477 96.5% 89 3.5% 2,566 D+93.1
Washington 1,668 71.2% 675 28.8% 2,343 D+42.4
Pender 1,992 89.5% 233 10.5% 2,225 D+79.1
Pamlico 1,418 65.1% 759 34.9% 2,177 D+30.3
Caswell 1,828 90.9% 184 9.1% 2,012 D+81.7
Hertford 1,855 95.8% 81 4.2% 1,936 D+91.6
Hoke 1,775 96.6% 63 3.4% 1,838 D+93.1
Dare 1,327 73.5% 478 26.5% 1,805 D+47.0
Currituck 1,774 98.5% 27 1.5% 1,801 D+97.0
Chowan 1,656 97.9% 36 2.1% 1,692 D+95.7
Jones 1,416 92.2% 119 7.8% 1,535 D+84.5
Perquimans 1,373 89.9% 154 10.1% 1,527 D+79.8
Gates 1,214 95.3% 60 4.7% 1,274 D+90.6
Hyde 995 88.3% 132 11.7% 1,127 D+76.6
Tyrrell 830 75.2% 274 24.8% 1,104 D+50.4
Camden 940 94.9% 51 5.1% 991 D+89.7

Counties as they stood in 1932; 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)