The 1872 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1872. Incumbent

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Tod Robinson Caldwell Tod Robinson Caldwell (February 19, 1818July 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and the 41st governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1871 until his death in Hillsborough in North Carolina in 1874. He was a son of John Caldwell (1779– ...

, who defeated Thomas Settle and

Oliver H. Dockery Oliver Hart Dockery (August 12, 1830 near Rockingham, North Carolina – March 21, 1906), son of Alfred Dockery, was a farmer and a politician, elected as a Republican Congressional Representative from North Carolina after the Civil War. Be ...

for the Republican nomination, defeated Democratic nominee

Augustus Summerfield Merrimon Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (September 15, 1830November 14, 1892) was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1873 and 1879. An attorney from Buncombe County, North Carolina, Merrimon served in the North Carolina H ...

, who defeated

James Madison Leach James Madison Leach (January 17, 1815 – June 1, 1891) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Leach was born on his family's homestead, "Lansdowne", in Randolph County, North Carolina, January 17, ...

and Daniel Moreau Barringer for the Democratic nomination, with 50.49% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

*Tod Robinson Caldwell, Republican *Augustus Summerfield Merrimon, Democratic

Results

References

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

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