1944 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 1944 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1944 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1940 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1940 1948 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1948 November 7, 1944 File:R. Gregg Cherry, 1945.png 150x150px R. Gregg Cherry Democratic Party (United States) 528,995 69.61% 3x4.svg Frank C. Patton Republican Party (United States) 230,998 30.40% 1944 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsCherry: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Patton: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor J. Melville Broughton Democratic Party (United States) R. Gregg Cherry Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee R. Gregg Cherry defeated Republican nominee Frank C. Patton with 69.61% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 27, 1944.https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0kAQAAIAAJ North Carolina Manual 1991 2020-04-16 Democratic primary Candidates R. Gregg Cherry, former chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party Ralph W. McDonald, former member of the North Carolina House of RepresentativesNCpedia biography of Ralph Waldo McDonald Olla Ray Boyd Results Democratic primary results R. Gregg Cherry Democratic Party (United States) 185,027 57.51 Ralph McDonald Democratic Party (United States) 134,661 41.85 Olla Ray Boyd Democratic Party (United States) 2,069 0.64 321,757 100.00 General election Candidates R. Gregg Cherry, Democratic Frank C. Patton, Republican, former United States Attorney for the Western District of North CarolinaFrank Caldwell Patton Papers Results 1944 North Carolina gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=1719 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-04-16 Kalb Deborah CQ Press Democratic Party (United States) R. Gregg Cherry 528,995 69.61% Republican Party (United States) Frank C. Patton 230,998 30.40% 297,997 Democratic Party (United States) References 1944 North Carolina Gubernatorial