The 1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Democratic nominee O. 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.^[1]

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1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee O. Max Gardner Herbert F. Seawell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 362,009 289,415 Percentage 55.6% 44.4%

County results Gardner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Seawell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election Angus Wilton McLean Democratic Elected Governor Oliver Max Gardner Democratic

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