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1838 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1838 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Edward Bishop Dudley won the 1838 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Edward Bishop Dudley received 38,119 popular votes (64.15%). The main challenger was John Branch (35.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Dudley and Branch

Dudley +28.6 pts · won by 16,964 votes
Edward Bishop DudleyWhig PartyWINNER64.15%
38,119 votes
John BranchDemocratic35.6%
21,155 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.