1948 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
1948 North Carolina lieutenant governor election
The election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic candidate Hoyt Patrick Taylor won, defeating Republican candidate R. Kyle Hayes with 72.18% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on May 29, 1948. In the Democratic primary, Hoyt Patrick Taylor defeated Daniel L. Tompkins by 240,663 votes (70.62%) to 100,101 votes (29.38%) out of a total of 340,764 votes.
In the general election, besides Taylor (Democratic) and Hayes (Republican), A. Kenneth Harris ran as a Progressive and received 3,368 votes (0.45%).
Turnout totaled 754,439 votes. The final results were: Hoyt Patrick Taylor 544,560 votes (72.18%), R. Kyle Hayes 206,511 votes (27.37%), A. Kenneth Harris 3,368 votes (0.45%).
The lieutenant governor before the election was Lynton Y. Ballentine (Democrat). After the election, Hoyt Patrick Taylor (Democrat) became lieutenant governor.
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