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  NC Governor - D Runoff
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 10, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 26, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 26, 1948 - 11:00am Central
Term Start January 06, 1949 - 11:00am
Term End January 08, 1953 - 11:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler April 26, 2020 05:27pm
Data SourcesNorth Carolina Manual 1949. The sum of the county votes is Scott 217,747; Johnson 183,327.
Description This was the first of only two runoff races for governor in NC in which the candidate who initially placed second won the nomination.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameR. Gregg Cherry Votes528,995 (69.61%)
Term01/04/1945 - 01/06/1949 Margin297,997 (+39.21%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1948
NameW. Kerr Scott Votes570,995 (73.16%)
Term01/06/1949 - 01/08/1953 Margin364,829 (+46.74%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceNC Governor 11/02/1948

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Name Commissioner of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott Treasurer Charles M. Johnson  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 217,620 (54.36%) 182,684 (45.64%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -34,936 (-8.73%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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