1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Democratic nominee William B. Umstead defeated Republican nominee Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. with 67.50% of the vote.

Seawell, an attorney, followed in the footsteps of his father, Herbert Sr., who had lost the 1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 31, 1952.

Candidates

 * William B. Umstead, former United States Senator
 * Hubert E. Olive, former judge of the North Carolina Superior Court
 * Manley R. Dunaway

Candidates

 * William B. Umstead, Democratic
 * Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr., Republican