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1952 North Carolina governor election
William B. Umstead (Democrat) beat Herbert F. Seawell Jr. (Republican) in North Carolina in 1952, 67.5% to 32.5%, a margin of 35.0 points and 412,977 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when W. Kerr Scott won.
Democrats led in 88 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 12. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 74,248 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.2 points. The closest was Catawba, where 59 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| William B. Umstead won | Democratic | 796,306 | 67.5% |
| Herbert F. Seawell Jr. | Republican | 383,329 | 32.5% |
| Total | 1,179,635 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg | 50,179 67.6% | 24,069 32.4% | 74,248 | D+35.2 | |
| Guilford | 38,122 63.6% | 21,798 36.4% | 59,920 | D+27.2 | |
| Forsyth | 32,730 65.9% | 16,909 34.1% | 49,639 | D+31.9 | |
| Buncombe | 28,916 62.6% | 17,281 37.4% | 46,197 | D+25.2 | |
| Wake | 31,925 84.2% | 5,978 15.8% | 37,903 | D+68.5 | |
| Gaston | 22,998 63.5% | 13,216 36.5% | 36,214 | D+27.0 | |
| Durham | 24,493 82.4% | 5,236 17.6% | 29,729 | D+64.8 | |
| Rowan | 15,324 54.5% | 12,774 45.5% | 28,098 | D+9.1 | |
| Catawba | 13,986 49.9% | 14,045 50.1% | 28,031 | R+0.2 | |
| Davidson | 13,037 51.6% | 12,217 48.4% | 25,254 | D+3.2 | |
| Alamance | 16,082 65.4% | 8,506 34.6% | 24,588 | D+30.8 | |
| Cabarrus | 13,065 55.0% | 10,669 45.0% | 23,734 | D+10.1 | |
| Randolph | 10,108 48.0% | 10,968 52.0% | 21,076 | R+4.1 | |
| Iredell | 11,590 58.4% | 8,260 41.6% | 19,850 | D+16.8 | |
| Burke | 9,609 50.8% | 9,309 49.2% | 18,918 | D+1.6 | |
| Rockingham | 14,256 76.0% | 4,502 24.0% | 18,758 | D+52.0 | |
| New Hanover | 15,780 84.2% | 2,955 15.8% | 18,735 | D+68.5 | |
| Wilkes | 7,787 42.0% | 10,749 58.0% | 18,536 | R+16.0 | |
| Caldwell | 8,958 52.2% | 8,188 47.8% | 17,146 | D+4.5 | |
| Stanly | 8,475 49.6% | 8,615 50.4% | 17,090 | R+0.8 | |
| Cleveland | 12,607 74.5% | 4,323 25.5% | 16,930 | D+48.9 | |
| Rutherford | 9,997 62.2% | 6,068 37.8% | 16,065 | D+24.5 | |
| Surry | 9,701 61.3% | 6,137 38.7% | 15,838 | D+22.5 | |
| Cumberland | 12,173 77.1% | 3,622 22.9% | 15,795 | D+54.1 | |
| Johnston | 11,163 73.9% | 3,936 26.1% | 15,099 | D+47.9 | |
| Haywood | 9,635 65.5% | 5,064 34.5% | 14,699 | D+31.1 | |
| Sampson | 7,448 56.4% | 5,755 43.6% | 13,203 | D+12.8 | |
| Pitt | 12,256 94.8% | 674 5.2% | 12,930 | D+89.6 | |
| Nash | 11,705 91.9% | 1,033 8.1% | 12,738 | D+83.8 | |
| Robeson | 11,235 88.8% | 1,411 11.2% | 12,646 | D+77.7 | |
| Henderson | 5,433 44.2% | 6,866 55.8% | 12,299 | R+11.7 | |
| Wayne | 9,260 80.0% | 2,310 20.0% | 11,570 | D+60.1 | |
| Lincoln | 6,230 54.0% | 5,309 46.0% | 11,539 | D+8.0 | |
| Harnett | 8,413 73.6% | 3,014 26.4% | 11,427 | D+47.2 | |
| Wilson | 9,894 91.7% | 899 8.3% | 10,793 | D+83.3 | |
| Halifax | 10,139 94.4% | 600 5.6% | 10,739 | D+88.8 | |
| Moore | 6,116 58.4% | 4,348 41.6% | 10,464 | D+16.9 | |
| Union | 8,475 81.6% | 1,906 18.4% | 10,381 | D+63.3 | |
| Richmond | 8,492 83.3% | 1,708 16.7% | 10,200 | D+66.5 | |
| Edgecombe | 9,479 95.0% | 504 5.0% | 9,983 | D+89.9 | |
| Columbus | 8,108 85.5% | 1,380 14.5% | 9,488 | D+70.9 | |
| McDowell | 5,650 60.8% | 3,638 39.2% | 9,288 | D+21.7 | |
| Ashe | 4,805 52.8% | 4,304 47.2% | 9,109 | D+5.5 | |
| Craven | 7,281 86.4% | 1,147 13.6% | 8,428 | D+72.8 | |
| Lenoir | 7,712 92.1% | 659 7.9% | 8,371 | D+84.3 | |
| Orange | 6,369 76.3% | 1,975 23.7% | 8,344 | D+52.7 | |
| Madison | 3,920 47.5% | 4,341 52.5% | 8,261 | R+5.1 | |
| Duplin | 6,924 84.1% | 1,309 15.9% | 8,233 | D+68.2 | |
| Stokes | 4,714 57.4% | 3,503 42.6% | 8,217 | D+14.7 | |
| Watauga | 4,038 49.6% | 4,108 50.4% | 8,146 | R+0.9 | |
| Yadkin | 3,109 38.5% | 4,959 61.5% | 8,068 | R+22.9 | |
| Jackson | 4,580 57.2% | 3,430 42.8% | 8,010 | D+14.4 | |
| Chatham | 4,818 61.8% | 2,975 38.2% | 7,793 | D+23.6 | |
| Transylvania | 4,072 53.5% | 3,534 46.5% | 7,606 | D+7.1 | |
| Beaufort | 6,149 83.7% | 1,201 16.3% | 7,350 | D+67.3 | |
| Vance | 6,526 92.4% | 533 7.6% | 7,059 | D+84.9 | |
| Carteret | 4,992 71.3% | 2,014 28.7% | 7,006 | D+42.5 | |
| Lee | 5,205 77.9% | 1,477 22.1% | 6,682 | D+55.8 | |
| Macon | 3,723 55.8% | 2,950 44.2% | 6,673 | D+11.6 | |
| Yancey | 3,706 57.1% | 2,786 42.9% | 6,492 | D+14.2 | |
| Cherokee | 3,637 56.1% | 2,848 43.9% | 6,485 | D+12.2 | |
| Montgomery | 3,609 56.7% | 2,752 43.3% | 6,361 | D+13.5 | |
| Polk | 3,181 50.8% | 3,083 49.2% | 6,264 | D+1.6 | |
| Davie | 2,731 43.7% | 3,514 56.3% | 6,245 | R+12.5 | |
| Alexander | 3,045 49.1% | 3,160 50.9% | 6,205 | R+1.9 | |
| Franklin | 5,606 95.5% | 267 4.5% | 5,873 | D+90.9 | |
| Brunswick | 3,434 59.2% | 2,365 40.8% | 5,799 | D+18.4 | |
| Martin | 5,574 97.1% | 169 2.9% | 5,743 | D+94.1 | |
| Anson | 4,898 85.8% | 811 14.2% | 5,709 | D+71.6 | |
| Granville | 5,156 93.6% | 350 6.4% | 5,506 | D+87.3 | |
| Person | 4,689 89.2% | 569 10.8% | 5,258 | D+78.4 | |
| Pasquotank | 4,447 86.6% | 686 13.4% | 5,133 | D+73.3 | |
| Mitchell | 1,396 27.3% | 3,722 72.7% | 5,118 | R+45.4 | |
| Onslow | 4,464 88.7% | 568 11.3% | 5,032 | D+77.4 | |
| Bladen | 4,190 84.9% | 746 15.1% | 4,936 | D+69.8 | |
| Northampton | 4,533 96.0% | 187 4.0% | 4,720 | D+92.1 | |
| Avery | 1,108 24.7% | 3,377 75.3% | 4,485 | R+50.6 | |
| Scotland | 3,859 90.0% | 429 10.0% | 4,288 | D+80.0 | |
| Bertie | 3,633 96.8% | 122 3.2% | 3,755 | D+93.5 | |
| Alleghany | 2,148 59.0% | 1,490 41.0% | 3,638 | D+18.1 | |
| Warren | 3,362 95.4% | 162 4.6% | 3,524 | D+90.8 | |
| Caswell | 2,878 84.5% | 529 15.5% | 3,407 | D+68.9 | |
| Hertford | 3,054 95.6% | 142 4.4% | 3,196 | D+91.1 | |
| Swain | 2,153 68.2% | 1,004 31.8% | 3,157 | D+36.4 | |
| Greene | 2,934 97.8% | 66 2.2% | 3,000 | D+95.6 | |
| Graham | 1,688 57.0% | 1,272 43.0% | 2,960 | D+14.1 | |
| Clay | 1,476 51.4% | 1,394 48.6% | 2,870 | D+2.9 | |
| Pender | 2,420 84.9% | 431 15.1% | 2,851 | D+69.8 | |
| Washington | 2,167 81.0% | 508 19.0% | 2,675 | D+62.0 | |
| Hoke | 1,982 87.8% | 275 12.2% | 2,257 | D+75.6 | |
| Pamlico | 1,556 71.7% | 615 28.3% | 2,171 | D+43.3 | |
| Jones | 1,696 92.1% | 146 7.9% | 1,842 | D+84.1 | |
| Chowan | 1,577 92.0% | 137 8.0% | 1,714 | D+84.0 | |
| Currituck | 1,545 93.0% | 117 7.0% | 1,662 | D+85.9 | |
| Perquimans | 1,376 86.1% | 223 13.9% | 1,599 | D+72.1 | |
| Dare | 1,192 76.2% | 373 23.8% | 1,565 | D+52.3 | |
| Gates | 1,331 93.0% | 100 7.0% | 1,431 | D+86.0 | |
| Tyrrell | 966 78.7% | 261 21.3% | 1,227 | D+57.5 | |
| Hyde | 971 80.6% | 233 19.4% | 1,204 | D+61.3 | |
| Camden | 972 85.0% | 172 15.0% | 1,144 | D+69.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1952; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |