1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 1952 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1948 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1948 1956 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1956 November 4, 1952 File:William Bradley Umstead.jpg 150x150px William B. Umstead Democratic Party (United States) 796,306 67.50% 3x4.svg Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. Republican Party (United States) 383,329 32.50% 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsUmstead: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Seawell: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor W. Kerr Scott Democratic Party (United States) William B. Umstead Democratic Party (United States) The 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Democratic nominee William B. Umstead defeated Republican nominee Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. with 67.50% of the vote. Seawell, an attorney, followed in the footsteps of his father, Herbert Sr., who had lost the 1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election.NCpedia biography of Herbert Floyd Seawell Jr. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 31, 1952.https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0kAQAAIAAJ North Carolina Manual 1991 2019-07-06 Democratic primary Candidates William B. Umstead, former United States Senator Hubert E. Olive, former judge of the North Carolina Superior Court Manley R. Dunaway Results Democratic primary results William B. Umstead Democratic Party (United States) 294,170 52.11 Hubert E. Olive Democratic Party (United States) 265,675 47.06 Manley R. Dunaway Democratic Party (United States) 4,660 0.83 564,505 100.00 General election Candidates William B. Umstead, Democratic Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr., Republican Results 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA345 America Votes 32: 2015–2016, Election Returns by State – Rhodes Cook 26 October 2017 9781506368993 2019-07-06 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) William B. Umstead 796,306 67.50% Republican Party (United States) Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. 383,329 32.50% 412,977 1,179,635 Democratic Party (United States) References 1952 North Carolina Gubernatorial