1940 North Carolina Secretary of State election
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Elections in North Carolina |
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The North Carolina secretary of state election of 1940 took place on November 5, 1940. The incumbent Secretary of State, Thad A. Eure, chose to run for reelection and defeated A. I. Ferree with 75.71% of the vote. Eure won his second of thirteen terms.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thad A. Eure | 601,396 | 75.71% | |
Republican | A.I. Ferree | 192,938 | 24.29% | |
Total votes | 794,334 | 100% |