1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Country:	North Carolina
Flag Year:	1885
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1884
Next Election:	1892 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1892
Election Date:	November 6, 1888
Image1:	File:NCG-DanielFowle.jpg
Nominee1:	Daniel Gould Fowle
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	148,405
Percentage1:	51.97%
Nominee2:	Oliver H. Dockery
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	134,035
Percentage2:	46.93%
Map Size:	325px
Governor
Before Election:	Alfred Moore Scales
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Daniel Gould Fowle
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1888 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Democratic nominee Daniel Gould Fowle defeated Republican nominee Oliver H. Dockery with 51.97% of the vote.

Democratic convention

The Democratic convention was held on May 30, 1888.^[1]

Candidates

• Daniel Gould Fowle, former Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party
• Charles Manly Stedman, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Sydenham Benoni Alexander, State Senator
• Robert D. Gilmer
• William H. Kitchin, former U.S. Representative
• W.W. Fuller
• Walter Clark, Judge of the North Carolina Superior Court
• Richard H. Battle, Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party
• Risden Tyler Bennett, former U.S. Representative

Results

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

	Gubernatorial Ballot
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd
	374.64	403	415	417	418	393	380	399	398	370	423	414	404	389	352	393	401	388	399	373	437	449	523.1
Stedman	331.78	326	317	315	325	309	322	313	331	330	313	216	312	351	294	298	326	344	339	336	317	330	435.9
Alexander	245.55	230	228	231	258	258	258	258	230	259	230	327	212	204	203	231	233	228	221	251	205	180	2
Gilmer	8														105	29
Bennett	1												2
Battle											11
Fuller													11
Kitchin														13
Clark																8

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Daniel Gould Fowle, Democratic
• Oliver H. Dockery, Republican

Other candidates

• William T. Walker, Prohibition

Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: North Carolina Manual . 1991 . 2020-09-02.
2. News: . State Convention . The State Chronicle. Raleigh, N.C. . June 1, 1888 . 2 . 15 September 2021.