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1948 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1948 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

Charles Deane won the 1948 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. Charles Deane received 46,941 popular votes (62.7%). The main challenger was H Sinclair Williams (37.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Deane and Williams

Deane +25.4 pts · won by 19,017 votes
Charles DeaneDemocraticWINNER62.7%
46,941 votes
H Sinclair WilliamsRepublican37.3%
27,924 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.