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 County results Scott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Pritchard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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 female appeared on the ballot.