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NC District 05
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| Office | House of Representatives |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | 00, 1894 - 12:00pm |
| Polls Open | November 06, 1894 - 06:00am |
| Polls Close | November 06, 1894 - 08:00pm |
| Term Start | March 04, 1895 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | March 04, 1897 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modified | Chronicler December 16, 2023 03:29pm |
| Data Sources | Official county returns, N.C. Department of Archives and History |
| Description | Democratic nomination
The Democratic district convention met in Durham on 8/7/1894. The 292 delegates nominated Graham by acclamation, without taking a ballot (Oxford Public Ledger, 8/10/1894).
Republican nomination
Settle was renominated unanimously at the Republican district convention held at Greensboro on 8/15/1894. Amis worked the delegations before the vote but not a single delegate voted for him (Union Republican, 8/23/1894).
Silver Republican candidacy
Two days after the Republican district convention, Amis announced that he was running on the Silver Republican ticket (Union Republican, 8/23/1894).
Populist nomination
The Populist district convention met in Hillsboro on 10/4/1894. The delegates nominated Merritt (Raleigh News & Observer, 10/5/1894). Several newspapers discussed this convention but none stated that the ballot was unanimous or contested. |
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