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  Newcomb, James M.
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AffiliationRepublican  
  1974-05-31  
 
NameJames M. Newcomb
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Williamston, North Carolina , United States
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Born May 08, 1908
DiedNovember 01, 1981 (73 years)
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Jun 19, 2020 06:48pm
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InfoNewcomb was a successful fire extinguisher salesman who ran for Chief Justice of the NC Supreme Court in 1974. He did not have a college degree but believed that God called him to run for Chief Justice. He won the primary but lost the general election of 1974 to Susie Sharp. After her retirement, Sharp spearheaded a constitutional amendment that required judicial positions be filled by an attorney; unsuccessful bills of this nature had been called the Newcomb Bill. Newcomb died in 11/1981.

High Point Enterprise, 5/31/1974, 5/13/1975

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  11/07/1978 NC District 1 Lost 19.89% (-60.22%)
  11/05/1974 NC Chief Justice Lost 26.07% (-47.34%)
  05/07/1974 NC Chief Justice - R Primary Won 59.24% (+18.48%)
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