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  NC District 05 - Special Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > North Carolina > NC - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1941 - 12:00pm
Polls Open June 14, 1941 - 06:00am
Polls Close June 14, 1941 - 11:00am
Term Start June 20, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1943 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler July 09, 2021 08:29pm
Data SourcesDubin, p. 539. This race was not reported in the North Carolina Manual.
DescriptionSpecial election to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Alonzo D. Folger on 4/30/1941.

Kurfees withdrew from the race on 5/30/1941 but still received votes; Walker received some scattered support from the district's Republicans.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1940
NameAlonzo D. Folger Votes53,778 (77.21%)
Term01/03/1941 - 01/03/1943 Margin37,906 (+54.42%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name John H. Folger (W) B.W. Walker Marshall C. Kurfees
PartyDemocratic Independent Republican Republican
Votes12,521 (96.46%) 256 (1.97%) 204 (1.57%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -12,265 (-94.48%) -12,317 (-94.88%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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