1850 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1850 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1 August 1850

Nominee David Settle Reid Charles Manly Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 45,827 42,972 Percentage 51.61% 48.39%

Governor before election Charles Manly Whig Elected Governor David Settle Reid Democratic

The 1850 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 1 August 1850 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district David Settle Reid defeated incumbent Whig Governor Charles Manly in a rematch of the previous election.

General election

On election day, 1 August 1850, Democratic nominee David Settle Reid won the election by a margin of 2,855 votes against his opponent incumbent Whig Governor Charles Manly, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Reid was sworn in as the 32nd Governor of North Carolina on 1 January 1851.

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1850

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Settle Reid	45,827	51.61
	Whig	Charles Manly (incumbent)	42,972	48.39
Total votes			88,799	100.00
	Democratic gain from Whig