1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Flag of North Carolina (1885-1991).svg
  1924 November 6, 1928 1932  
  GARDNER, O.M. GOVERNOR LCCN2016862611 (3x4 crop).jpg Herbert F. Seawell Sr (cropped).png
Nominee Oliver Max Gardner Herbert F. Seawell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote362,009289,415
Percentage55.6%44.4%

1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Gardner:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Seawell:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Angus Wilton McLean
Democratic

Elected Governor

Oliver Max Gardner
Democratic

The 1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Democratic nominee Oliver Max Gardner defeated Republican nominee Herbert F. Seawell, with just over 55% of the vote. This was, relatively, a close election for the time in North Carolina, with Gardner receiving the smallest percentage of the vote that any Democratic gubernatorial nominee won between 1900 and 1956. The result came against the backdrop of divisions in the state Democratic Party over the controversial nomination of Alfred E. Smith for president. Gardner supported Smith, who lost the state to Herbert Hoover. [1]

Contents

Primary elections

Democratic primary

General election

Candidates

Results

1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic O. Max Gardner 362,009 55.6%
Republican Herbert F. Seawell289,41544.4%
Majority 72,594
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 NCpedia biography of Oliver Maxwell Gardner
  2. NCpedia biography of Herbert F. Seawell
  3. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved May 14, 2020.