Election Name: | 1908 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Flag Year: | 1885 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1904 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1904 |
Next Election: | 1912 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1912 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1908 |
Image1: | File:WilliamWaltonKitchin.jpg |
Nominee1: | William Walton Kitchin |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 145,102 |
Percentage1: | 57.3% |
Nominee2: | J. Elwood Cox |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 107,760 |
Percentage2: | 42.6% |
Map Size: | 305px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Robert Broadnax Glenn |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | William Walton Kitchin |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1908 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Democratic nominee William Walton Kitchin defeated Republican nominee J. Elwood Cox with 57.31% of the vote. At the time, Kitchin was a congressman, while Cox was a banker and manufacturer.[1]
The Democratic convention was held on June 27, 1908.[2]
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