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  NC Governor - D Runoff
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > North Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline March 10, 1948 - 12:00pm
Polls Open June 26, 1948 - 06:00am
Polls Close June 26, 1948 - 11:00am
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.
DescriptionThis 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%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name W. Kerr Scott Charles M. Johnson
PartyDemocratic Democratic
Votes217,620 (54.36%) 182,684 (45.64%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -34,936 (-8.73%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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