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1854 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1854 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Bragg won the 1854 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Bragg received 48,705 popular votes (51.08%). The main challenger was Alfred Dockery (48.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Bragg and Dockery

Bragg +2.2 pts · won by 2,061 votes
Thomas BraggDemocraticWINNER51.08%
48,705 votes
Alfred DockeryWhig Party48.92%
46,644 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.