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The Folger-Chatham Congressional Primary of 1946
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The North Carolina Fifth District's 1946 Democratic congressional primary as a tough race between Congressman John H. Folger and Richard T. Chatham. Folger was a strong supporter of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, while Chatham was a conservative industrialist from Winston-Salem. The main conflict between the two concerned business versus labor interests in the Fifth District. Folger narrowly won the primary but was ousted by Chatham in 1948.
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