| − | In the 1930 Senate election in [[North Carolina]], [[Josiah Bailey]] defeated an incumbent Democrat and, in the general election facing Republican George Pritchard, purportedly won by over 100,000 votes.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/contested_elections/115Pirchard_Bailey.htm The Election Case of George M. Pritchard v. Josiah W. Bailey of North Carolina (1933)]. ''senate.gov''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref> Pritchard filed a petition to oppose the "official" results, charging that election fraud had given Bailey an unfair advantage. | + | ===1930 Senate election in North Carolina=== |
| | + | In the 1930 U.S. Senate election in [[North Carolina]], [[Josiah Bailey]] defeated an incumbent Democrat in the primaries and, in the general election facing Republican George Pritchard, purportedly won by over 100,000 votes.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/contested_elections/115Pirchard_Bailey.htm The Election Case of George M. Pritchard v. Josiah W. Bailey of North Carolina (1933)]. ''senate.gov''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref> Pritchard filed a petition to oppose the "official" results, charging that election fraud had given Bailey an unfair advantage. |