1948 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 1948 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1948 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1944 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1944 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1952 November 2, 1948 File:W. Kerr Scott.jpg 150x150px W. Kerr Scott Democratic Party (United States) 570,995 73.16% File:George M. Pritchard (cropped).jpg George M. Pritchard Republican Party (United States) 206,166 26.41% 1948 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsScott: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Pritchard: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor R. Gregg Cherry Democratic Party (United States) W. Kerr Scott Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee W. Kerr Scott defeated Republican nominee George M. Pritchard with 73.16% of the vote. This was the first gubernatorial election in North Carolina where a woman appeared on the ballot. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 29, 1948.https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0kAQAAIAAJ North Carolina Manual 1991 2019-07-06 Democratic primary Candidates W. Kerr Scott, former North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Charles M. Johnson, North Carolina State Treasurer R. Mayne Albright Oscar G. Barker W.F. Stanley Olla Ray Boyd Results Democratic primary results Charles M. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 170,141 40.21 W. Kerr Scott Democratic Party (United States) 161,293 38.12 R. Mayne Albright Democratic Party (United States) 76,281 18.03 Oscar G. Barker Democratic Party (United States) 10,871 2.57 W.F. Stanley Democratic Party (United States) 2,428 0.57 Olla Ray Boyd Democratic Party (United States) 2,111 0.50 423,125 100.00 Democratic primary runoff results W. Kerr Scott Democratic Party (United States) 217,620 54.36 Charles M. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 182,684 45.64 400,304 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates W. Kerr Scott, Democratic George M. Pritchard, Republican Other candidates Mary Price, Progressive Results 1948 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 CQ Press Democratic Party (United States) W. Kerr Scott 570,995 73.16% Republican Party (United States) George M. Pritchard 206,166 26.41% Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Mary Price 3,363 0.43% 364,829 780,525 Democratic Party (United States) References 1948 North Carolina Gubernatorial North Carolina gubernatorial election