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Twelfth District Dominates North Carolina Politics
The Twelfth District, spanning ten mountain counties, emerges as a key political barometer for North Carolina in 1952. With Monroe Redden not seeking re election and two announced candidates for Congress Richard Queen and Irvin Crawford the district faces a likely race that could influence other primaries. Potential contenders include Frank Parker Zeb Weaver and Zebulon Weaver, while factional splits in Buncombe County complicate leadership, and Hodges may enter the governorship race. The district outvotes the Sixth in prior elections and its outcome could shift East West political dynamics statewide.
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Piedmont
Mountain
North Carolina
Monroe Redden
Carl Durham
Congress
Richard Queen
Waynesville
Irvin Crawford
Asheville
Queen
Washington
J. M. Crawford
Robert R. Reynolds
Frank Parker
Zeb Weaver
Zebulon Weaver
Brandon Hodges
Buncombe
Hodges
Far East
William Umstead
Durham
Henry Jordan
Cedar Falls
Hubert Olive
Lexington
Scott
J. M. Broughton
Raleigh
Grege Cherry
Gastonia
Blue Ridge Mountains
E. C
Deacon) Greene
Buncombe County
John Queen
John