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The 1860 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 1860 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Willis Ellis won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Pool. [1]
On election day, 2 August 1860, incumbent Democratic Governor John Willis Ellis won re-election by a margin of 6,093 votes against his opponent Whig nominee John Pool, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Ellis was sworn in for his second term on 1 January 1861. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Willis Ellis (incumbent) | 59,396 | 52.70 | |
| Whig | John Pool | 53,303 | 47.30 | |
| Total votes | 112,699 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
The 1852 United States presidential election was the 17th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1852. Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig nominee General Winfield Scott. A third party candidate from the Free Soil party, John P. Hale, also ran and came in third place, but got no electoral votes.
John Willis Ellis was the 35th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1859 to 1861. He was born in Rowan County, North Carolina.
The 1954 United States Senate elections was a midterm election in the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. The 32 Senate seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and six special elections were held to fill vacancies. Eisenhower's Republican party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic opposition. This small change was just enough to give Democrats control of the chamber with the support of an Independent who agreed to caucus with them; he later officially joined the party in April 1955.
The 1948 United States Senate elections were held concurrently with the election of Democratic President Harry S. Truman for a full term. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and one special election was held to fill a vacancy. Truman campaigned against an "obstructionist" Congress that had blocked many of his initiatives, and additionally, the U.S. economy recovered from the postwar recession of 1946–1947 by election day. Thus, Truman was rewarded with a Democratic gain of nine seats in the Senate, enough to give them control of the chamber. This was the last time until 2020 that Democrats flipped a chamber of Congress in a presidential election cycle.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House, located in Raleigh.
The 1834 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1834.
The 1835 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 15, 1835.
The 1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 20, 1836.
The 1839 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1839.
The 1841 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1841.
The 1843 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1843.
The 1844 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1844.
The 1858 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 August 1858 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic nominee and incumbent state superior court judge John Willis Ellis defeated Independent Democrat nominee and former United States Consul to Paris Duncan K. McRae.
The 1838 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 1838 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Whig nominee and incumbent Governor Edward Bishop Dudley defeated Democratic nominee and former Governor John Branch.
The 1834 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 24 November 1834 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Whig Governor David L. Swain was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the North Carolina Senate William Dunn Moseley.
The 1842 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 4 August 1842 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Whig Governor John Motley Morehead won re-election against Democratic nominee Louis D. Henry.
The 1846 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1846 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Whig Governor William Alexander Graham won re-election against Democratic nominee James B. Shepard.
The 1850 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 1 August 1850 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district David Settle Reid defeated incumbent Whig Governor Charles Manly in a rematch of the previous election.
The 1852 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 August 1852 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Governor David Settle Reid was re-elected against Whig nominee John Kerr Jr..
The 1856 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 1856 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Governor Thomas Bragg won re-election against Know Nothing nominee and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Adams Gilmer.
