1866 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1866 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on October 18, 1866. The incumbent governor Jonathan Worth defeated Alfred Dockery.^[1]

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1866 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1865 October 18, 1866 1868 â†’

Nominee Jonathan Worth Alfred Dockery Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 34,250 10,759 Percentage 75.87% 23.83%

County results Worth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Dockery:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% No Data:

Governor before election Jonathan Worth Nonpartisan Elected Governor Jonathan Worth Nonpartisan

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Worth defeated the provisional governor and wartime unionist William Woods Holden at the previous election. During his term, he assembled a coalition of Conservative Unionists and former Confederates aligned with the Reconstruction policies of president Andrew Johnson that swept Holden's allies from power. Dockery was unofficially selected by Holden's remaining supporters to run for governor in 1866, but he did not seriously contest the election.^[2]