1920 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1920 North Carolina gubernatorial election
	County results; Morrison: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Parker: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Thomas W. Bickett; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Cameron A. Morrison; Democratic

The 1920 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Democratic nominee Cameron A. Morrison defeated Republican nominee John J. Parker with 57.2% of the vote. Both were attorneys in private practice at the time.

Primary elections[edit]

Only the Democratic Party held a primary election for the gubernatorial nomination at the time.^[1] Because no candidate won an absolute majority in the first round on June 5, a second primary (or "runoff") was held on July 3, 1920.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

O. Max Gardner, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Cameron A. Morrison, former state senator^[2]
Robert N. Page, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results (First Primary)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison	49,070	38.3%
	Democratic	O. Max Gardner	48,983	38.2%
	Democratic	Robert N. Page	30,180	23.5%
Total votes			128,233	100.00

Democratic primary results (Second Primary)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison	70,332	53.5%
	Democratic	O. Max Gardner	61,073	46.5%
Total votes			131,405	100.00

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Cameron Morrison, Democratic
John J. Parker, Republican
William B. Taylor, Socialist

Results[edit]

1920 North Carolina gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison	308,151	57.2%
	Republican	John J. Parker	230,175	42.7%
	Socialist	W. B. Taylor	336	0.1%
Majority
Turnout			538,662
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d North Carolina Manual, 1921. pages 312-316.
^ "NCpedia biography of Cameron Morrison". Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

[North_Carolina-1] North Carolina Manual, 1921. pages 312-316.

[2] "NCpedia biography of Cameron Morrison". Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

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