| Election Name: | 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Flag Year: | 1885 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1948 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1948 |
| Next Election: | 1956 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1952 |
| Image1: | File:William Bradley Umstead.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William B. Umstead |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 796,306 |
| Percentage1: | 67.50% |
| Nominee2: | Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 383,329 |
| Percentage2: | 32.50% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | W. Kerr Scott |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William B. Umstead |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Democratic nominee William B. Umstead defeated Republican nominee Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. with 67.50% of the vote.
Seawell, an attorney, followed in the footsteps of his father, Herbert Sr., who had lost the 1928 North Carolina gubernatorial election.[1]
Primary elections were held on May 31, 1952.[2]