1854 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1854 North Carolina gubernatorial election

3 August 1854

Nominee Thomas Bragg Alfred Dockery Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 48,705 46,644 Percentage 51.08% 48.92%

County results Bragg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Dockery:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election Warren Winslow (Acting) Democratic Elected Governor Thomas Bragg Democratic

The 1854 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 3 August 1854 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic nominee and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives Thomas Bragg defeated Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district Alfred Dockery.

General election

On election day, 3 August 1854, Democratic nominee Thomas Bragg won the election by a margin of 2,061 votes against his opponent Whig nominee Alfred Dockery, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Bragg was sworn in as the 34th Governor of North Carolina on 1 January 1855.

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1854

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Bragg	48,705	51.08
	Whig	Alfred Dockery	46,644	48.92
Total votes			95,349	100.00
	Democratic hold