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County results Bragg: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Gilmer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% No vote | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1856 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 1856 in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic governor Thomas Bragg won re-election against Know Nothing nominee and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Adams Gilmer.[1]