Democrats were elected to the legislature and governor's office, but the Populists attracted voters displeased with them. In <answer>1896</answer> a biracial, Populist-Republican Fusionist coalition gained the governor's office. The Democrats regained control of the legislature in <answer>1896</answer> and passed laws to impose Jim Crow and racial segregation of public facilities. Voters of North Carolina's 2nd congressional district elected a total of four African-American congressmen through these years of the late 19th century.
What year did the Democrats regain control of the governors office from the biracial Populists?
1896