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Election 1948 Results

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1948 North Carolina governor election

W. Kerr Scott (Democrat) beat George M. Pritchard (Republican) in North Carolina in 1948, 73.4% to 26.4%, a margin of 47.0 points and 366,751 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when R. Gregg Cherry won.

Democrats led in 94 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Guilford, cast 34,774 votes and went to the Democrat by 45.6 points. The closest was Davie, where 138 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
W. Kerr Scott won Democratic 572,917 73.4%
George M. Pritchard Republican 206,166 26.4%
All other candidates 1,441 0.2%
Total780,524

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Guilford 25,311 72.8% 9,463 27.2% 34,774 D+45.6
Mecklenburg 25,612 80.6% 6,177 19.4% 31,789 D+61.1
Buncombe 21,976 71.5% 8,746 28.5% 30,722 D+43.1
Forsyth 18,027 74.3% 6,231 25.7% 24,258 D+48.6
Wake 21,579 90.5% 2,102 8.8% 176 23,857 D+81.6
Catawba 11,948 59.8% 8,039 40.2% 19,987 D+19.6
Gaston 13,159 72.0% 5,064 27.7% 44 18,267 D+44.3
Davidson 10,022 56.6% 7,668 43.3% 20 17,710 D+13.3
Durham 14,111 83.1% 2,285 13.4% 593 16,989 D+69.6
Randolph 8,205 51.9% 7,619 48.1% 15,824 D+3.7
Rowan 10,571 67.9% 4,944 31.8% 46 15,561 D+36.2
Alamance 12,437 80.0% 3,115 20.0% 15,552 D+59.9
Wilkes 6,581 45.4% 7,904 54.5% 11 14,496 R+9.1
Burke 7,666 57.3% 5,707 42.7% 13,373 D+14.6
Johnston 10,034 77.7% 2,878 22.3% 12,912 D+55.4
Cabarrus 8,978 71.1% 3,642 28.9% 12,620 D+42.3
Surry 8,394 67.7% 4,013 32.3% 12,407 D+35.3
Rockingham 10,057 82.5% 2,134 17.5% 12,191 D+65.0
Iredell 8,489 71.1% 3,449 28.9% 11,938 D+42.2
Rutherford 7,686 65.5% 4,040 34.5% 11,726 D+31.1
Stanly 6,151 53.0% 5,452 47.0% 11,603 D+6.0
Caldwell 6,674 60.5% 4,342 39.4% 8 11,024 D+21.2
New Hanover 9,301 86.9% 1,339 12.5% 60 10,700 D+74.4
Haywood 8,138 76.5% 2,500 23.5% 10,638 D+53.0
Sampson 5,807 54.9% 4,770 45.1% 10,577 D+9.8
Pitt 9,052 95.9% 386 4.1% 9,438 D+91.8
Henderson 4,966 53.2% 4,346 46.6% 14 9,326 D+6.6
Ashe 5,107 55.3% 4,115 44.6% 8 9,230 D+10.7
Cleveland 7,673 83.9% 1,472 16.1% 9,145 D+67.8
Harnett 7,195 80.5% 1,732 19.4% 10 8,937 D+61.1
Robeson 8,241 93.4% 493 5.6% 87 8,821 D+87.8
Cumberland 7,579 86.7% 1,121 12.8% 41 8,741 D+73.9
Nash 8,035 96.0% 336 4.0% 8,371 D+92.0
Lincoln 4,840 58.2% 3,480 41.8% 8,320 D+16.3
Wayne 7,160 86.7% 1,092 13.2% 10 8,262 D+73.4
Stokes 4,687 59.3% 3,208 40.6% 9 7,904 D+18.7
Watauga 3,846 51.5% 3,616 48.4% 3 7,465 D+3.1
Columbus 6,455 88.5% 841 11.5% 7,296 D+76.9
Halifax 6,934 96.1% 284 3.9% 7,218 D+92.1
McDowell 4,749 66.7% 2,360 33.1% 15 7,124 D+33.5
Duplin 6,182 87.9% 843 12.0% 9 7,034 D+75.9
Edgecombe 6,816 97.2% 193 2.8% 7,009 D+94.5
Jackson 4,403 64.4% 2,431 35.6% 6,834 D+28.9
Wilson 6,389 95.3% 315 4.7% 6,704 D+90.6
Moore 4,497 67.2% 2,194 32.8% 6,691 D+34.4
Transylvania 3,586 56.2% 2,791 43.8% 6,377 D+12.5
Craven 5,621 93.7% 369 6.2% 9 5,999 D+87.5
Madison 2,783 46.6% 3,193 53.4% 5,976 R+6.9
Yadkin 2,436 40.9% 3,522 59.1% 5,958 R+18.2
Yancey 3,764 63.3% 2,179 36.6% 6 5,949 D+26.6
Richmond 5,303 90.4% 551 9.4% 11 5,865 D+81.0
Chatham 4,134 71.5% 1,650 28.5% 5,784 D+42.9
Lenoir 5,511 96.0% 197 3.4% 30 5,738 D+92.6
Orange 4,638 81.2% 959 16.8% 114 5,711 D+64.4
Beaufort 5,112 89.9% 576 10.1% 5,688 D+79.7
Cherokee 3,113 55.8% 2,451 43.9% 14 5,578 D+11.9
Macon 3,170 59.4% 2,167 40.6% 4 5,341 D+18.8
Carteret 3,951 77.9% 1,118 22.1% 5,069 D+55.9
Union 4,536 90.1% 498 9.9% 5,034 D+80.2
Davie 2,411 48.6% 2,549 51.4% 4,960 R+2.8
Alexander 2,657 54.5% 2,220 45.5% 2 4,879 D+9.0
Franklin 4,663 97.0% 144 3.0% 4,807 D+94.0
Martin 4,694 98.2% 85 1.8% 4,779 D+96.4
Brunswick 2,758 59.7% 1,851 40.1% 7 4,616 D+19.6
Montgomery 2,752 59.8% 1,850 40.2% 4,602 D+19.6
Vance 4,195 94.5% 246 5.5% 4,441 D+88.9
Lee 3,699 86.7% 566 13.3% 3 4,268 D+73.4
Granville 3,871 96.0% 155 3.8% 7 4,033 D+92.1
Polk 2,516 62.8% 1,486 37.1% 2 4,004 D+25.7
Mitchell 1,059 27.5% 2,781 72.3% 7 3,847 R+44.8
Bladen 3,442 91.1% 326 8.6% 9 3,777 D+82.5
Northampton 3,674 97.5% 93 2.5% 3 3,770 D+95.0
Avery 1,023 27.2% 2,736 72.8% 3,759 R+45.6
Anson 3,354 92.8% 258 7.1% 3 3,615 D+85.6
Onslow 3,380 94.2% 205 5.7% 4 3,589 D+88.5
Person 3,237 91.9% 285 8.1% 3,522 D+83.8
Swain 2,100 62.4% 1,265 37.6% 2 3,367 D+24.8
Alleghany 2,073 63.4% 1,194 36.5% 2 3,269 D+26.9
Bertie 2,963 98.5% 44 1.5% 1 3,008 D+97.0
Pasquotank 2,473 88.9% 310 11.1% 2,783 D+77.7
Graham 1,653 60.1% 1,097 39.9% 1 2,751 D+20.2
Warren 2,618 96.8% 82 3.0% 5 2,705 D+93.8
Scotland 2,549 94.9% 125 4.7% 13 2,687 D+90.2
Clay 1,345 53.2% 1,182 46.7% 3 2,530 D+6.4
Greene 2,469 97.9% 51 2.0% 2 2,522 D+95.9
Caswell 2,102 90.0% 230 9.8% 4 2,336 D+80.1
Hertford 2,204 96.5% 80 3.5% 2,284 D+93.0
Pamlico 1,612 74.9% 540 25.1% 2,152 D+49.8
Washington 1,798 89.2% 217 10.8% 2,015 D+78.5
Pender 1,766 89.5% 208 10.5% 1,974 D+78.9
Hoke 1,553 94.6% 88 5.4% 1,641 D+89.3
Jones 1,267 94.4% 75 5.6% 1,342 D+88.8
Currituck 1,245 96.1% 51 3.9% 1,296 D+92.1
Chowan 1,173 95.8% 46 3.8% 6 1,225 D+92.0
Dare 975 83.1% 197 16.8% 1 1,173 D+66.3
Tyrrell 803 77.2% 235 22.6% 2 1,040 D+54.6
Gates 966 95.3% 48 4.7% 1,014 D+90.5
Hyde 844 85.3% 145 14.7% 989 D+70.7
Perquimans 918 94.5% 53 5.5% 971 D+89.1
Camden 685 91.3% 65 8.7% 750 D+82.7

Counties as they stood in 1948; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

North Carolina governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Josh Stein (D) D+14.8
2020 Roy Cooper (D) D+4.5
2016 Roy Cooper (D) D+0.2
2012 Pat McCrory (R) R+11.4
2008 Bev Perdue (D) D+3.4
2004 Mike Easley (D) D+12.7
2000 Mike Easley (D) D+5.8
1996 Jim Hunt (D) D+13.2
1992 Jim Hunt (D) D+9.5
1988 James G. Martin (R) R+12.1
1984 James G. Martin (R) R+8.8
1980 Jim Hunt (D) D+24.5
1976 Jim Hunt (D) D+31.1
1972 James Holshouser (R) R+2.5
1968 Robert W. Scott (D) D+5.4
1964 Dan K. Moore (D) D+13.2
1960 Terry Sanford (D) D+9.0
1956 Luther H. Hodges (D) D+33.9
1952 William B. Umstead (D) D+35.0
1948 W. Kerr Scott (D) D+47.0
1944 R. Gregg Cherry (D) D+39.2
1940 J. Melville Broughton (D) D+51.4
1936 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+33.8
1932 J. C.B. Ehringhaus (D) D+40.1
1928 O. Max Gardner (D) D+11.1
1924 Angus Wilton McLean (D) D+22.7
1920 Cameron Morrison (D) D+14.5
1916 Thomas W. Bickett (D) D+16.6
1912 Locke Craig (D) D+43.5
1908 William W. Kitchin (D) D+14.7
1904 Robert B. Glenn (D) D+23.6
1900 Charles B. Aycock (D) D+19.3
1896 Daniel L. Russell (R) R+2.6
1892 Elias Carr (D) D+14.5
1888 Daniel G. Fowle (D) D+5.0
1884 Alfred M. Scales (D) D+7.7
1880 Thomas J. Jarvis (D) D+2.6
1876 Zebulon B. Vance (D) D+5.7
1872 Tod R. Caldwell (R) R+1.0
1868 William W. Holden (R) R+55.5
1866 Jonathan Worth (other)
1865 Jonathan Worth (other)