Kornegay Wins Sixth District Race in Geo Split County Results
Guilford County favored Horace R. Kornegay for the Sixth District seat over Durham's William Murdock, with 24,746 to 2,541 in Guilford and Durham also leaning Murdock. Orange supported Murdock and Alamance gave him a plurality to swing the overall vote. Both men are Superior Court solicitors and the contest mirrored home-ground voting patterns.
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Guilford County
Durham County
House of Representatives
Horace R. Kornegay
Guilford
William Murdock
Durham
Sna
Kornegay
Murdock
Orange
Alamance
Greensboro
Superior Court
Constable J P Hedrick Wins Township Constable Post
Veteran Constable Archie Hedrick was returned to office yesterday by a large majority. Harry Richardson defeated L G Jones for the vacancy of justice of the peace. Incumbents N M Cates A F Edwards J E Hall Robert S Long and Lee J Young were re elected. Hedrick faced W Curtis Jackson for the township constable post and won in every precinct. Jones had also lost to Jackson two years earlier in the constable race.
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Archie Hedrick
Harry Richardson
L. G. Jones
N. M. Cates
A. F. Edwards
J. E. Hall
Robert S. Long
Lee J. Young
Hedrick
W. Curtis Jackson
Jones
Haworth and Fisher Win City Court Races
Haworth won the Municipal Court judgeship with all High Point precincts and three Jamestown Deep River precincts backing him. Fisher edged past Von Drehle for city court solicitor after late returns, with Von Drehle finishing second overall.
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Haworth
Fisher
Louis Fisher
City Court
Vernon von Drehle
Clarence Boyan
Walter Travis
Julian Frank
High Point
Jamestown Township
Deep River Township
Donald C. MacRae
Jamestown No
MacRae
von Drehle
Jamestown No. 2
Jamestown No. 3
Deep River
MaeRae
Amos and Ragsdale Retain Guilford County Board Seats
Greensboro figures Lloyd C. Amos and William G. Ragsdale Jr. won new four year terms on the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. Amos, the board chair, led the ticket while Ragsdale maintained county wide support despite illness. They outpolled H. D Mauldin and Glen Canter to stay in office.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Ragsdale
Amos
H. D
Bill) Mauldin
Glen Canter
Amos Page
Guilford County chooses Hunt Kemp Hines Hunter for General Assembly
Joseph Hunt of Greensboro leads the ticket with 20,923 votes. Kemp of High Point follows with 18,949. Hines 17,403 and Hunter 13,657 win seats, while Dave Neill loses after a high turnout near 8,000 in High Point. A possible runoff could pit Neill against Hunter in a second primary.
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Guilford County
Joseph Hunt
Stedman Hines
Greensboro
William Hunter
Guilford College
Ed Kemp
High Point
General Assembly
Jess Washburn
House of Representatives
Hunt
Kemp
William H. Hunter Jr
Bessemer High School
Marcus Short
Joe Hunt
Dave Neill
Hines
Hunter
Neill
Short
Pro Merger Unit Claims Victory In Davidson Co
In Davidson County the Pro Merger effort led by the Association for Better Schools claimed a major victory at the polls while leaders concede the fight is not over. Lindsay Dorsett of Lexington, backed by the group, won by a landslide for one of three county school board seats. Carl Hanes was defeated. Kenneth Lanning and Doctor Webb McCulloch were ousted. The election outcome may shift after impounded Lexington Precinct No 8 ballots are resolved.
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Thomasville
Association For Better Schools
Fair ‘Grove
Pilot
Davidson County
Kenneth Lanning
Lexington
Webb McCulloch
Tyre
County Board of Education
Parents Association
Carl F. Hanes
Churchland
Fair Grove
Hanes
Griffis
Dorsett
Lanning
McCulloch
Carpenter Wins Guilford County Register of Deeds Nomination
John B. Carpenter secured the nominations for a full term as Guilford County Register of Deeds with strong support from High Point. He led in most precincts, beating four rivals including runner up Tommy E. Haithcock and contenders Thom as E. Brown and Russell Tagert, after being appointed following John H. McAdoo’s retirement.
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John B. Carpenter
High Point
Guilford
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High Point Enterprise
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Byron Hayworth
Robert Bencini
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Lloyd Amos
William Ragsdale
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Philpott
Batten
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Harthcock
Tagert
SS County Unty
Mauldin
JUDGE _ Haworth
Solicitor
Boyan
Ee A Fisher
Travis Rem
Edwards
Richardson
Constable Hedrick
Davidson Co
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Lindsay Dorsett
D. W. McCulloch
J. W. Griffis
Carpenter
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