1948 United States Senate elections in North Carolina

none March 2026 1948 United States Senate election in North Carolina North Carolina Presidential no 1942 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1942 1950 United States Senate special election in North Carolina 1950 (special) November 2, 1948 150x150px 1885 File:Melville Broughton.jpg J. Melville Broughton Democratic Party (US) 540,762 70.73% File:3x4.svg John A. Wilkinson Republican Party (US) 220,307 28.81% 1948 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 325px County resultsScott: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%West: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Senator William B. Umstead Democratic Party (US) J. Melville Broughton Democratic Party (US) Two Senate elections took place on November 2, 1948 in North Carolina as part of the 1948 Senate elections. The incumbent Democratic Senator Josiah Bailey died 4 years into his third term on December 15, 1946; as a result, a special election for the final month of this term was held concurrently with the regular election. William B. Umstead, a former Representative for the 6th district, was appointed to the vacant seat. Umstead was defeated in both of the Democratic primaries by former Governor of North Carolina J. Melville Broughton. Broughton was unopposed in the special election, and defeated Republican John A. Wilkinson in the regular election by a margin of 42%, outperforming Harry S. Truman, the Democratic candidate in the presidential election held the same day, by 13%.1948 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1948&fips=37&f=0&off=0&elect=0 US Election Atlas 13 August 2025 Broughton would die two months after taking office.Moyle William Broughton, Joseph Melville https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/broughton-joseph-melville NCpedia 13 August 2025 en Frank Porter Graham was appointed to fill the vacancy. Special election Democratic primary Democratic primary Democratic Party (US) J. Melville Broughton 206,605 52.30 Democratic Party (US) William B. Umstead (Incumbent) 188,420 47.70 18,196 4.60 395,025 Results map Results map thumb|left|Primary electionBroughton: #ff1a8c 50–59% 0 #d2006a 60–69% 0 #b30059 70–79% 0 #800040 80–89% 0Umstead: #cd7e4b 50–59% 0 #b46432 60–69% 0 #8c4e27 70–79% 0 #64381c 80–89% 0 Results 1948 United States Senate Special election in North CarolinaGuide to U.S. Elections CQ Press 2010 978-1-60426-536-1 Kalb Deborah Washington, DC 1458 Democratic Party (US) J. Melville Broughton 534,917 100.00 Democratic Party (US) Regular election Democratic primary Democratic primaryNorth Carolina Manual 1949-50 North Carolina Secretary of State 232-234 https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/north-carolina-manual-1949-1950/4384240?item=4440908 12 August 2025 Democratic Party (US) J. Melville Broughton 207,981 53.10 Democratic Party (US) William B. Umstead (Incumbent) 183,865 46.90 23,894 6.10 391,846 Results 1948 United States Senate election in North Carolina Democratic Party (US) J. Melville Broughton 540,762 70.73 +4.82 Republican Party (US) John A. Wilkinson 220,307 28.81 -5.28 Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) William T. Brown 3,490 0.46 +0.46 320,455 41.91 764,559 Democratic Party (US) References 1948 North Carolina United States Senate North Carolina 1948 North Carolina 1948 United States Senate 1948