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1884 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1884 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Alfred Moore Scales won the 1884 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Alfred Moore Scales received 143,249 popular votes (53.8%). The main challenger was Tyre York (46.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Scales and York

Scales +7.7 pts · won by 20,454 votes
Alfred Moore ScalesDemocraticWINNER53.8%
143,249 votes
Tyre YorkRepublican46.12%
122,795 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.