1948 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 1948 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee Hoyt Patrick Taylor defeated Republican nominee R. Kyle Hayes with 72.18% of the vote.
Primary elections
[edit]Primary elections were held on May 29, 1948.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Hoyt Patrick Taylor, former State Senator
- Daniel L. Tompkins, unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 1940
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hoyt Patrick Taylor | 240,663 | 70.62 | |
Democratic | Daniel L. Tompkins | 100,101 | 29.38 | |
Total votes | 340,764 |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- R. Kyle Hayes, Republican
- Hoyt P. Taylor, Democratic
Other candidates
- A. Kenneth Harris, Progressive
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Hoyt Patrick Taylor | 544,560 | 72.18% | ||
Republican | R. Kyle Hayes | 206,511 | 27.37% | ||
Progressive | A. Kenneth Harris | 3,368 | 0.45% | ||
Majority | 338,049 | 44.81% | |||
Turnout | 754,439 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Bibliography
[edit]- North Carolina Manual 1949. 1916.
References
[edit]- ^ "2,000 of Carteret's 9,000 Registered Voters Cast Ballots". Carteret County News-Times. Beaufort and Morehead City, North Carolina. June 1, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "NC Lt. Governor, 1948 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ a b NC Manual 1949, p. 211.
- ^ "NC Lt. Governor, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 16, 2022.