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1936 North Carolina governor election
Clyde R. Hoey (Democrat) beat Gilliam Grissom (Republican) in North Carolina in 1936, 66.9% to 33.1%, a margin of 33.8 points and 273,901 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when J. C.B. Ehringhaus won.
Democrats led in 90 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Guilford, cast 34,202 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.2 points. The closest was Cherokee, where 126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde R. Hoey won | Democratic | 542,139 | 66.9% |
| Gilliam Grissom | Republican | 268,238 | 33.1% |
| Total | 810,377 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford | 19,362 56.6% | 14,840 43.4% | 34,202 | D+13.2 | |
| Buncombe | 23,214 71.0% | 9,460 29.0% | 32,674 | D+42.1 | |
| Mecklenburg | 24,459 82.0% | 5,358 18.0% | 29,817 | D+64.1 | |
| Forsyth | 12,874 56.3% | 10,011 43.7% | 22,885 | D+12.5 | |
| Gaston | 15,711 73.2% | 5,762 26.8% | 21,473 | D+46.3 | |
| Wake | 15,171 72.8% | 5,661 27.2% | 20,832 | D+45.7 | |
| Davidson | 8,951 49.3% | 9,191 50.7% | 18,142 | R+1.3 | |
| Catawba | 9,684 55.8% | 7,669 44.2% | 17,353 | D+11.6 | |
| Rowan | 10,157 60.9% | 6,524 39.1% | 16,681 | D+21.8 | |
| Johnston | 9,554 63.3% | 5,535 36.7% | 15,089 | D+26.6 | |
| Wilkes | 6,222 42.2% | 8,527 57.8% | 14,749 | R+15.6 | |
| Iredell | 9,852 67.0% | 4,845 33.0% | 14,697 | D+34.1 | |
| Rutherford | 9,437 64.3% | 5,235 35.7% | 14,672 | D+28.6 | |
| Alamance | 8,132 56.0% | 6,388 44.0% | 14,520 | D+12.0 | |
| Cabarrus | 9,859 68.1% | 4,627 31.9% | 14,486 | D+36.1 | |
| Randolph | 7,010 48.4% | 7,471 51.6% | 14,481 | R+3.2 | |
| Durham | 9,811 68.0% | 4,609 32.0% | 14,420 | D+36.1 | |
| Rockingham | 8,995 67.1% | 4,417 32.9% | 13,412 | D+34.1 | |
| Surry | 8,039 60.2% | 5,318 39.8% | 13,357 | D+20.4 | |
| Cleveland | 10,925 82.6% | 2,294 17.4% | 13,219 | D+65.3 | |
| Burke | 7,030 54.8% | 5,801 45.2% | 12,831 | D+9.6 | |
| Haywood | 8,141 71.5% | 3,244 28.5% | 11,385 | D+43.0 | |
| Henderson | 5,926 54.3% | 4,988 45.7% | 10,914 | D+8.6 | |
| Stanly | 6,101 56.0% | 4,796 44.0% | 10,897 | D+12.0 | |
| Sampson | 5,256 49.0% | 5,468 51.0% | 10,724 | R+2.0 | |
| Robeson | 9,714 90.6% | 1,003 9.4% | 10,717 | D+81.3 | |
| Caldwell | 6,198 60.8% | 3,990 39.2% | 10,188 | D+21.7 | |
| Ashe | 5,605 55.2% | 4,556 44.8% | 10,161 | D+10.3 | |
| Harnett | 6,563 66.8% | 3,255 33.2% | 9,818 | D+33.7 | |
| Pitt | 8,265 89.8% | 942 10.2% | 9,207 | D+79.5 | |
| Lincoln | 5,223 58.4% | 3,717 41.6% | 8,940 | D+16.8 | |
| Wayne | 6,051 71.6% | 2,398 28.4% | 8,449 | D+43.2 | |
| McDowell | 5,162 61.2% | 3,274 38.8% | 8,436 | D+22.4 | |
| Nash | 6,894 83.2% | 1,396 16.8% | 8,290 | D+66.3 | |
| New Hanover | 6,783 82.9% | 1,399 17.1% | 8,182 | D+65.8 | |
| Madison | 3,137 38.8% | 4,958 61.2% | 8,095 | R+22.5 | |
| Halifax | 6,669 83.8% | 1,290 16.2% | 7,959 | D+67.6 | |
| Union | 7,209 92.6% | 580 7.4% | 7,789 | D+85.1 | |
| Jackson | 4,575 60.0% | 3,055 40.0% | 7,630 | D+19.9 | |
| Watauga | 3,909 51.4% | 3,703 48.6% | 7,612 | D+2.7 | |
| Stokes | 3,883 52.0% | 3,588 48.0% | 7,471 | D+3.9 | |
| Duplin | 5,595 76.5% | 1,714 23.5% | 7,309 | D+53.1 | |
| Columbus | 5,952 82.2% | 1,291 17.8% | 7,243 | D+64.4 | |
| Cumberland | 5,469 76.1% | 1,714 23.9% | 7,183 | D+52.3 | |
| Wilson | 5,845 81.4% | 1,334 18.6% | 7,179 | D+62.8 | |
| Yadkin | 2,702 37.7% | 4,461 62.3% | 7,163 | R+24.6 | |
| Richmond | 5,913 85.8% | 980 14.2% | 6,893 | D+71.6 | |
| Moore | 3,831 57.1% | 2,883 42.9% | 6,714 | D+14.1 | |
| Beaufort | 5,388 80.9% | 1,272 19.1% | 6,660 | D+61.8 | |
| Cherokee | 3,383 50.9% | 3,257 49.1% | 6,640 | D+1.9 | |
| Edgecombe | 5,781 88.8% | 731 11.2% | 6,512 | D+77.5 | |
| Chatham | 3,870 59.7% | 2,617 40.3% | 6,487 | D+19.3 | |
| Montgomery | 3,324 56.1% | 2,599 43.9% | 5,923 | D+12.2 | |
| Lenoir | 5,006 87.3% | 727 12.7% | 5,733 | D+74.6 | |
| Craven | 5,313 93.2% | 386 6.8% | 5,699 | D+86.5 | |
| Carteret | 3,692 64.9% | 1,994 35.1% | 5,686 | D+29.9 | |
| Macon | 3,128 55.7% | 2,490 44.3% | 5,618 | D+11.4 | |
| Alexander | 2,972 54.3% | 2,499 45.7% | 5,471 | D+8.6 | |
| Orange | 3,095 59.7% | 2,086 40.3% | 5,181 | D+19.5 | |
| Mitchell | 1,664 33.3% | 3,331 66.7% | 4,995 | R+33.4 | |
| Franklin | 4,433 88.9% | 554 11.1% | 4,987 | D+77.8 | |
| Davie | 2,030 41.2% | 2,902 58.8% | 4,932 | R+17.7 | |
| Transylvania | 2,852 58.8% | 1,999 41.2% | 4,851 | D+17.6 | |
| Anson | 4,377 92.1% | 378 7.9% | 4,755 | D+84.1 | |
| Swain | 2,600 55.1% | 2,117 44.9% | 4,717 | D+10.2 | |
| Vance | 3,780 83.4% | 751 16.6% | 4,531 | D+66.9 | |
| Brunswick | 2,664 61.5% | 1,665 38.5% | 4,329 | D+23.1 | |
| Polk | 2,571 59.8% | 1,725 40.2% | 4,296 | D+19.7 | |
| Granville | 3,892 90.9% | 388 9.1% | 4,280 | D+81.9 | |
| Lee | 3,121 74.4% | 1,072 25.6% | 4,193 | D+48.9 | |
| Martin | 3,929 94.9% | 211 5.1% | 4,140 | D+89.8 | |
| Avery | 859 22.9% | 2,889 77.1% | 3,748 | R+54.2 | |
| Bladen | 3,105 83.8% | 602 16.2% | 3,707 | D+67.5 | |
| Alleghany | 2,010 55.0% | 1,646 45.0% | 3,656 | D+10.0 | |
| Northampton | 3,448 95.3% | 169 4.7% | 3,617 | D+90.7 | |
| Bertie | 3,436 95.3% | 171 4.7% | 3,607 | D+90.5 | |
| Yancey | 3,588 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 3,588 | D+100.0 | |
| Pasquotank | 3,033 90.0% | 336 10.0% | 3,369 | D+80.1 | |
| Scotland | 2,899 88.4% | 382 11.6% | 3,281 | D+76.7 | |
| Person | 2,343 76.7% | 710 23.3% | 3,053 | D+53.5 | |
| Greene | 2,837 93.3% | 203 6.7% | 3,040 | D+86.6 | |
| Warren | 2,712 92.1% | 234 7.9% | 2,946 | D+84.1 | |
| Clay | 1,275 44.4% | 1,598 55.6% | 2,873 | R+11.2 | |
| Graham | 1,463 52.3% | 1,337 47.8% | 2,800 | D+4.5 | |
| Onslow | 2,446 90.9% | 246 9.1% | 2,692 | D+81.7 | |
| Pender | 2,266 88.2% | 303 11.8% | 2,569 | D+76.4 | |
| Caswell | 2,110 83.6% | 414 16.4% | 2,524 | D+67.2 | |
| Washington | 1,760 74.2% | 612 25.8% | 2,372 | D+48.4 | |
| Pamlico | 1,463 62.5% | 878 37.5% | 2,341 | D+25.0 | |
| Hertford | 2,112 94.6% | 121 5.4% | 2,233 | D+89.2 | |
| Hoke | 1,777 90.3% | 191 9.7% | 1,968 | D+80.6 | |
| Dare | 1,365 72.2% | 526 27.8% | 1,891 | D+44.4 | |
| Currituck | 1,584 95.7% | 72 4.3% | 1,656 | D+91.3 | |
| Jones | 1,433 87.9% | 198 12.1% | 1,631 | D+75.7 | |
| Gates | 1,415 93.1% | 105 6.9% | 1,520 | D+86.2 | |
| Chowan | 1,381 93.1% | 103 6.9% | 1,484 | D+86.1 | |
| Perquimans | 1,165 86.9% | 176 13.1% | 1,341 | D+73.8 | |
| Hyde | 1,030 76.9% | 309 23.1% | 1,339 | D+53.8 | |
| Tyrrell | 933 73.3% | 339 26.7% | 1,272 | D+46.7 | |
| Camden | 1,006 91.2% | 97 8.8% | 1,103 | D+82.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1936; 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) |