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OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 01, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1951 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH December 01, 2017 04:22pm
Data SourcesAmerican State Governors, 1776-1976 v1, Joseph and Jessamine Kallenbach

America Votes, vol. 1, p. 44, gives Bowles's vote as 431,296.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won03/07/1948
NameJames C. Shannon Votes1 (100.00%)
Term03/07/1948 - 01/05/1949 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1950
NameJohn Davis Lodge Votes436,418 (49.66%)
Term01/01/1951 - 01/01/1955 Margin17,014 (+1.94%)
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Name Chester Bowles (I) Gov. James C. Shannon Mayor Jasper McLevy Joseph Mackay Morris Chertov  
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Socialist Labor Socialist Workers  
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Uncertified Votes 431,746 (49.31%) 429,071 (49.00%) 12,662 (1.45%) 1,363 (0.16%) 778 (0.09%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,675 (-0.31%) -419,084 (-47.86%) -430,383 (-49.15%) -430,968 (-49.22%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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