The 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
Democratic
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Politics
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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.
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Primary elections
Primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s were held on May 31, 1952.
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
General election
Candidates
*William B. Umstead, Democratic
*Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr., Republican
Results
References
{{1952 United States elections
1952
Events January–February
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** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
North Carolina
Gubernatorial