The 1896 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. Republican nominee Daniel Lindsay Russell defeated Democratic nominee Cyrus B. Watson with 46.52% of the vote. This was the only election in North Carolina between 1872 and 1972 in which the Republican nominee won the governor's office,[1] and the only one until 2016 in which no candidate received over 50% of the vote.
Democratic convention
The state Democratic Party convention was held on June 25, 1896.[2]
