1944 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1944 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Lynton Y. Ballentine defeated Republican nominee George L. Greene with 69.61% of the vote.

1944 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →
 
Nominee Lynton Y. Ballentine George L. Greene
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 520,850 227,430
Percentage 69.61% 30.39%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Reginald L. Harris
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Lynton Y. Ballentine
Democratic

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 27, 1944.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynton Y. Ballentine 181,002 69.83
Democratic William I. Halstead 59,246 22.86
Democratic Jamie T. Lyda 18,940 7.31
Total votes 259,188 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • George L. Greene
  • A. Harold Morgan
  • Robert L. Lovelace

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George L. Greene 3,796 51.67
Republican A. Harold Morgan 1,896 25.81
Republican Robert L. Lovelace 1,654 22.52
Total votes 7,346 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Lynton Y. Ballentine, Democratic
  • George L. Greene, Republican

Results

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1944 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lynton Y. Ballentine 520,850 69.61%
Republican George L. Greene 227,430 30.39%
Majority 293,420
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1944. Retrieved July 30, 2021.