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Parents > United States > North Carolina > NC Supreme Court > Chief Justice
Office
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline February 01, 1954 - 05:00pm
Polls Open November 02, 1954 - 05:30am
Polls Close November 02, 1954 - 06:30pm
Term Start January 03, 1955 - 12:00am
Term End August 21, 1956 - 12:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler June 17, 2020 08:08pm
Data SourcesNorth Carolina Manual 1955:232
DescriptionBarnhill resigned on 8/21/1956.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1952
NameWilliam A. Devin Votes774,475 (67.53%)
Term01/03/1953 - 01/30/1954 Margin402,066 (+35.06%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 01, 1954 NC Chief Justice Maurice V. Barnhill
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Maurice V. Barnhill Buford T. Henderson
PartyDemocratic Republican
Votes402,845 (66.62%) 201,846 (33.38%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -200,999 (-33.24%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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