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1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Democratic nominee Oliver Max Gardner defeated Republican nominee Herbert F. Seawell, with just over 55% of the vote. This was, relatively, a close election for the time in North Carolina, with Gardner receiving the smallest percentage of the vote that any Democratic gubernatorial nominee won between 1900 and 1956. The result came against the backdrop of divisions in the state Democratic Party over the controversial nomination of Alfred E. Smith for president. Gardner supported Smith, who lost the state to Herbert Hoover.
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Oliver Max Gardner, the former Lieutenant Governor, was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
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O. Max Gardner, Democratic
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Herbert F. Seawell, Republican, attorney and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 362,009 | 55.6% | ||
| Republican | 289,415 | 44.4% | ||
| 72,594 | ||||
| Democratic hold |
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