1856 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1856 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1854 7 August 1856 1858 →
 
Nominee Thomas Bragg John Adams Gilmer
Party Democratic Know Nothing
Popular vote 57,698 44,970
Percentage 56.20% 43.80%

County results
Bragg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gilmer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
     No vote

Governor before election

Thomas Bragg
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Bragg
Democratic

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]

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