1892 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1892 North Carolina gubernatorial election
	County results; Carr: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Furches: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Exum: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%; Tie: 40–50%
Governor before election; Thomas Michael Holt; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Elias Carr; Democratic

The 1892 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Democratic nominee Elias Carr defeated Republican nominee David M. Furches with 48.3% of the vote. Harry Skinner unsuccessfully ran for the Populist nomination.

Democratic convention

The Democratic convention was held on May 18, 1892.^[1]

Candidates

Elias Carr, President of the North Carolina Farmer's Association
Thomas Michael Holt, incumbent Governor
George W. Sanderlin, Auditor of North Carolina
Julian Carr, businessman
Sydenham Benoni Alexander, U.S. Representative
Thomas Jordan Jarvis, former Governor

Results

The results of the balloting were as follows:^[2]

	Gubernatorial Ballot
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
E. Carr	112	123.6	127	170	344	627.3
J. S. Carr	157	157.8	157.6	137	227	243.9
Holt	407	402.67	385.5	371	295	107.8
Sanderlin	283	306.8	332.4	320	136	27
Jarvis	8		3.3	9
Alexander	14

Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 6th ballot^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elias Carr	627.3	62.36
	Democratic	Julian Carr	243.9	24.24
	Democratic	Thomas Michael Holt	107.8	10.72
	Democratic	George W. Sanderlin	27	2.68
Total votes			1,006	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Elias Carr, Democratic
David M. Furches, Republican

Other candidates

Wyatt P. Exum, People's
James M. Templeton, Prohibition

Results

1892 North Carolina gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elias Carr	135,327	48.30%
	Republican	David M. Furches	94,681	33.79%
	Populist	Wyatt P. Exum	47,747	17.04%
	Prohibition	James M. Templeton	2,448	0.87%
Majority			40,646
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ "Elias Carr for Governor". The news and observer. Raleigh, N.C. May 19, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[North_Carolina-1] "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[2] "Elias Carr for Governor". The news and observer. Raleigh, N.C. May 19, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[3] Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

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