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1948 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1948 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard Chatham won the 1948 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard Chatham received 47,575 popular votes (72.74%). The main challenger was John Tucker Day (26.06%).

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Chatham +46.7 pts · won by 30,534 votes
Richard ChathamDemocraticWINNER72.74%
47,575 votes
John Tucker DayRepublican26.06%
17,041 votes
William H Coxprogressive1.2%
784 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.