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1872 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1872 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Tod Robinson Caldwell won the 1872 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Tod Robinson Caldwell received 98,630 popular votes (50.49%). The main challenger was Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (49.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Caldwell and Merrimon

Caldwell +1.0 pts · won by 1,899 votes
Tod Robinson CaldwellRepublicanWINNER50.49%
98,630 votes
Augustus Summerfield MerrimonDemocratic49.51%
96,731 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.