1868 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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The 1868 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on April 21, 1868. Republican nominee William Woods Holden defeated Conservative nominee Thomas Samuel Ashe with 55.49% of the vote.
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April 21, 1868
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 County results Holden: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% Ashe: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- William Woods Holden, Republican
- Thomas Samuel Ashe, Conservative (Democratic)
- Ashe is sometimes erroneously listed as a Democratic nominee, because the Conservative Party acted largely as the equivalent of the Democratic Party in North Carolina at times, and re-named itself the Democratic Party in 1876, but as of 1868, it was the Conservative Party banner under which Ashe ran.[1][2] Ashe became the nominee only after Zebulon B. Vance and Augustus Merrimon had declined the Conservatives' nomination.[3]
Other candidates
- Daniel R. Goodloe, Independent
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Woods Holden | 92,235 | 55.49% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Samuel Ashe | 73,600 | 44.28% | ||
| Independent | Daniel R. Goodloe | 310 | 0.19% | ||
| Majority | 18,635 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||