1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election

November 4, 1884

Nominee Alfred Moore Scales Tyre York Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 143,249 122,795 Percentage 53.80% 46.12%

Governor before election Thomas Jordan Jarvis Democratic Elected Governor Alfred Moore Scales Democratic

The 1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884. Democratic nominee Alfred Moore Scales defeated Republican nominee Tyre York with 53.80% of the vote.

Democratic convention

The Democratic convention was held on June 25, 1884.

Candidates

• Alfred Moore Scales, U.S. Representative
• Octavius Coke
• Thomas Michael Holt, State Representative

Results

Democratic convention results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alfred Moore Scales	552	67.73
	Democratic	Octavius Coke	240	29.45
	Democratic	Thomas Michael Holt	23	2.82
Total votes			815	100.00

Republican convention

The Republican convention was held on May 1, 1884.

Candidates

• Tyre York, U.S. Representative
• Oliver H. Dockery, former U.S. Representative

Results

Republican convention results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tyre York	212	98.61
	Republican	Oliver H. Dockery	3	1.40
Total votes			215	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Alfred Moore Scales, Democratic
• Tyre York, Republican

Other candidates

• William T. Walker, Independent

Results

1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alfred Moore Scales	143,249	53.80%
	Republican	Tyre York	122,795	46.12%
	Independent	Tyler York	215	0.08%
Majority			20,454
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing