1912 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1912 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Democratic nominee Locke Craig defeated Progressive nominee Iredell Meares with 61.35% of the vote.

1912 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Locke Craig Iredell Meares Thomas Settle
Party Democratic Progressive Republican
Popular vote 149,975 49,930 43,625
Percentage 61.4% 20.4% 17.8%

Governor before election

William Walton Kitchin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Locke Craig
Democratic

General election edit

Candidates edit

Major party candidates

  • Locke Craig, Democratic
  • Thomas Settle, Republican

Other candidates

  • Iredell Meares, Progressive
  • H.E. Hodges, Socialist

Results edit

1912 North Carolina gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Locke Craig 149,975 61.35%
Progressive Iredell Meares 49,930 20.42%
Republican Thomas Settle 43,625 17.84%
Socialist H.E. Hodges 944 0.39%
Majority 100,045
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved June 10, 2020.