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1880 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1880 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Jordan Jarvis won the 1880 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Jordan Jarvis received 121,837 popular votes (51.32%). The main challenger was Ralph P. Buxton (48.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Jarvis and Buxton

Jarvis +2.6 pts · won by 6,278 votes
Thomas Jordan JarvisDemocraticWINNER51.32%
121,837 votes
Ralph P. BuxtonRepublican48.68%
115,559 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.