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1888 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

North Carolina · 2 candidates · See every 1888 Governor race

Who won the 1888 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Daniel Gould Fowle won the 1888 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Daniel Gould Fowle received 148,405 popular votes (51.97%). The main challenger was Oliver H Dockery (46.93%).

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

Fowle +5.0 pts · won by 14,370 votes
Daniel Gould FowleDemocraticWINNER51.97%
148,405 votes
Oliver H DockeryRepublican46.93%
134,035 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.