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1846 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1846 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

William Alexander Graham won the 1846 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. William Alexander Graham received 43,486 popular votes (54.97%). The main challenger was James B. Shepard (45.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Graham and Shepard

Graham +9.9 pts · won by 7,859 votes
William Alexander GrahamWhig PartyWINNER54.97%
43,486 votes
James B. ShepardDemocratic45.03%
35,627 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.