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1872 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1872 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election?

Charles Thomas won the 1872 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election. Charles Thomas received 20,072 popular votes (63.32%). The main challenger was Claude Kitchen (36.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Thomas and Kitchen

Thomas +26.6 pts · won by 8,445 votes
Charles ThomasRepublicanWINNER63.32%
20,072 votes
Claude KitchenDemocratic36.68%
11,627 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.