Local Democrats rally behind Covington Kemp in May primaries
In High Point and surrounding areas, George Covington led the county commission field with 3 428 votes while Ed Kemp topped the State House slate with 3 126. Horace Kornegay won a strong showing for a second term as Sixth District congressman. Katharine Kirkman led the county board of education race with 3 293 votes. Archie Hedrick swept all city precincts for the constable post. Donald Boone dominated the High Point Municipal Court solicitor contest, facing Rossie Gardner in November.
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High Point
A. G. Whitener
George Covington
Ed Kemp
Covington
Board of County Commissioners
Kemp
House of Representatives
Horace Kornegay
Greensboro
High Pointer
Whitener
Davidson County
Lexington
Robert Grubb
John Comer
R. B. Davis
Allen Coggeshall
Katharine Kirkman
Donald Boone
Rossie Gardner
Boone
Deep River
Jamestown
Clarence Boyan
Hilary Daugherty
Archie Hedrick
L. G. Jones
Carson Bain
Charles Hunt
Sidney Allen
Lorenzo Lynch
Local GOP Primary Ballot Sees Montgomery Edge
In Guilford County a strong local GOP showing favored Dale Montgomery with 433 votes leading the countywide contest. Charles H. Babcock Jr. beat Claude L. Greene Jr. 224 to 206 for the GOP nomination bid against Senator Sam Ervin, while Blackwell P. Robinson topped Walter G. in Burlington. Incumbent William Osteen led Greensboro voters with 395 as others trailed.
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Dale Montgomery
County Board of Commissioners
Charles H. Babcock Jr
Claude L. Greene Jr
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Blackwell P. Robinson
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WCMC
High Point College
Green
Guilford
Estelle Arrington
Oak View
House of Representatives
Arrington
William Osteen
Greensboro
Hardy Carroll
Guilford College
Donald Badgley
Philip L. Lacy
Montgomery
William E. Davis
Percy H. Sears
Pat Winston
How The Candidates Ran
Louisville crowds feel the heat as Churchill Downs hosts racing. A New Yorker named Rena Hamelforb asks hotel staff about the weather and is told to expect rain and heat, suggesting a muddy track demand.
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Hotel Switchboard
Incumbents face challengers in reconfigured district race
The 8th District race pits 39 year old Mecklenburg attorney Kennedy against 53 year old Kitchin from Anson and Jonas. Kennedy accuses Kitchin of bi partisan negativity while Kitchin defends his record against liberal governance. The district also includes Lee Montgomery Moore Richmond Union and Winston-Salem Forsyth. Jonas is the incumbent Republican congressman in the state.
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Charles R. Jonas
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Eisenhower
Wadesboro
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Anson County
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Lee
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Richmond
Union
Wood
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Guilford Holds Primary Races For County Officials
In Guilford County about 1700 GOP voters selected nominees. Claude L. Greene Jr. narrowly led Charles H. Babcock Jr. for U S Senator while Blackwell P Robinson edged Walter G Green for Congress. Estelle Arrington and three county commission hopefuls faced a tight tally led by Montgomery with 1401 votes.
High Point Winners Lead In Local Primary Returns
Primary results show Comer losing to Grubb in the solicitorial race in Guilford with 12 089 to 9 521 while Grubb leads in Davidson. Ed Kemp tops State House votes in High Point with 10 796. Greensboro candidates Stedman Hines Charles Kivett and Thomas Turner also win in the Democratic slate. County results place Carson Bain and George Covington as top commissioners with Sid Allen trailing and Lorenzo Lynch as the only Negro candidate. No second primary will be held due to the official formula.
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Grubb
Davidson
Ed Kemp
High Point
Stedman H. Hines
Greensboro
Charles Kivett
North Carlina National Bank
Thomas Turner
Elton Edwards
Willam H. Hunter Jr
James R. Perrin
Carson Bain
County Board of Commissioners
George Covington
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Bain
Covington
Charles J. Hunt
Pleasant Garden
Sidney Allen
Lorenzo A. Lynch
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