1854 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1854 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Thomas Bragg Alfred Dockery
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 48,705 46,644
Percentage 51.08% 48.92%

County results
Bragg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Dockery:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election

Warren Winslow (Acting)
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Bragg
Democratic

The 1854 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 3 August 1854 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic nominee and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives Thomas Bragg defeated Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district Alfred Dockery.[1]

  1. ^ "Thomas Bragg". National Governors Association. Retrieved 18 May 2024.