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  NC Supt of Public Instruction
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Superintendent of Public Instruction
OfficeSuperintendent of Public Instruction
HonorificSuperintendent of Public Instruction - Abbr: Superintendent of Public Instruction
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 21, 1888 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1888 - 05:30am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1888 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start January 17, 1889 - 12:10pm
Term End January 18, 1893 - 12:10am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler May 18, 2020 04:24am
Data SourcesAccount of the state canvass, published in the Raleigh News & Observer, 12/2/1888.
Description Prohibition Nomination
The Prohibition state convention met on 5/16 and nominated N.C. English of Randolph County. English declined to run, and later Bonner was named as the nominee on 9/14.

Republican Nomination
Mason was nominated at the Republican state convention on5/23.

Democratic Nomination
The Democratic state convention met on 5/30 and unanimously nominated Finger for an additional term.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1884
NameSidney M. Finger Votes142,666 (53.92%)
Term01/21/1885 - 01/17/1889 Margin20,730 (+7.83%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1892
NameJohn C. Scarborough Votes129,597 (48.63%)
Term01/18/1893 - 01/12/1897 Margin39,458 (+14.81%)
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Name (I) Superintendent of Public Instruction Sidney M. Finger James B. Mason Robert T. Bonner  
PartyDemocratic Republican Prohibition  
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Certified Votes 148,207 (52.20%) 132,875 (46.80%) 2,839 (1.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -15,332 (-5.40%) -145,368 (-51.20%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Entry Date 03/21/1888 03/21/1888 03/21/1888  
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