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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
3
Nationwide results finalize results from multiple states with declared winners in key races. Leaders include major parties with returns showing early trends and seat gains. Officials at state capitals confirm tallies as networks project outcomes.
Reports from Wassinpiva Nov 7 summarize statewide results with Republicans winning Congress and various governors. Key notes include Hughes defeating Hearst in New York, Guild re elected in Massachusetts, and Johnson retaining Minnesota, with Oklahoma statehood and New Mexico Arizona split on joint statehood.
Indiana voters delivered a broad Republican victory with the statewide ticket and six congressmen carried in districts one six seven nine ten and thirteen. Democrats won districts three and four with claims in eight twelve and others yet unconfirmed. Returns in districts two and five were inconclusive, and turnout appears light.
Scattering returns indicate a Republican head is overtaken in north and central Idaho. Ada County votes against Governor Gooding by a small margin while Kootenai and Latah counties lean Democrat for Stockslager. Central counties including Washington Elmore and Boise move against Gooding. southeast and Mormon regions unreported, but defeat seems likely unless gains appear.
In Mormon counties the Republican ticket largely held, while the impact on the Republican legislative slate remains uncertain.
Des Moines reports show both parties claiming victory as about 250 precincts return results with Cummins trailing Porter by a wide margin in early tallies. Analysts note trends differ across districts. a full statewide count will determine the winner with several races still unsettled.
Secretary McCoy of the Republican state committee and Chairman Evans of the Democratic committee issued dueling forecasts from 25 of 114 counties. McCoy said a small Republican majority is likely, while Evans claimed Missouri voted Democratic by at least 18,000 and possibly 25,000 with more counties to report.
Official bulletin from Republican headquarters confirms James Wadsworth a Republican candidate was defeated in the Thirty fourth New York district. The telegram from Wadsworth to Chairman Sherman conveys the result.
Albuquerque reports strong support for joint statehood with estimates from four to seven thousand votes. Early returns indicate Andrews, a Republican, elected as delegate to Congress.
Returns from the congressional elections count 197 Republicans and 150 Democrats elected to the sixtieth congress. Thirty nine districts remain to report.
In Salt Lake, Republicans secure the state ticket led by Joseph Howell and elect Joseph B. Frick to the supreme court. Salt Lake county remains contested as Americans lead in the city but Republicans may prevail outside. Democratic turnout drops sharply with most Mormon Democrats voting Republican.
Republicans win Delaware as Burton defeats Marvel for Congress. They will also control the Delaware legislature that will elect a successor to Senator Allee.
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George L. Sheldon Republican is elected governor with a 10 000 to 18 000 plurality and likely carries the statewide ticket. Republicans claim five of six congressmen and a senate majority on joint ballot. An elective railroad commission amendment appears to pass. Crete reports Republican gains and Boyd Republican elected to Congress in the Third district.
Chicago indications show John F. Smulski winning state treasurer by 100000 to 125000 with Scratched ballots slowing returns. Strassheim and Thompson appear victorious for sheriff and county treasurer by about 25000, Rinaker leads for county judge by 20000, and a Republican municipal court mayors slate with Olsen as chief justice. Moran loses in Bay State as Guild's pluarity nears 37000 with Republicans taking the full state ticket. The Moran campaign blames weak organization and funds amid strong mill city support for Guild and Crane.
Charles E. Hughes the Republican candidate elected New York governor by about 52 000 votes with broader statewide lead. Hearst won several cities including Buffalo Rochester Utica Troy Elmira Rome and Jamestown. Brooklyn helped Hearst narrowly. overall election night crowds roared through Manhattan and Broadway amid flashing bulletins.
Sioux Falls reports from the state indicate incomplete counts but project Republicans winning the congressmen seats and the state ticket by at least 35,000. Early returns suggest a 25 000 to 35 000 SD plurality, with Philo Hail and W H Parker elected congressmen at large and the GOP holding at least 85 of 183 legislature seats.
Milwaukee reports the Republican state ticket led by Governor James D. Davidson won by an estimated 40 000 plurality over Democrat John A. Aylward. Nine Republicans and one Democratic congressman were elected. the Third district remained in doubt with James W. Murphy (Dem) defeating James W. Babcock (Rep) by about 3000.
St Paul reports Governor Johnson reelected as the Democratic incumbent in Minnesota by at least 30 000 over Republican A L Cole. The party achieves an unprecedented margin for a Democrat in the state. Four years earlier Van Sant held a 50 000 majority for the Republicans.
Detroit reports Warner and the full Republican state ticket won by a 70 000 vote majority. All twelve Republican congressional candidates were elected and the party is poised to hold a large, possibly complete, majority in the Michigan legislature.
West Virginia reports from Wheeling on November 7 show scattered county results pointing to a probable outcome in the state election. Analysts say early tallies suggest trends in favor of a major candidate with votes counted in several counties across the state.
The legislature will be Republican with a 57 to 0 joint ballot majority, ensuring the re election of Senator S B Elkins and confirming victory for all five Republican congressional nominees.
In Butte on Nov 7 incomplete returns suggest Charles N. Pray wins Congress and Henry C. Smith secures a seat on the state supreme court. Republicans appear to have gains across Montana.
Democratic candidates won every Arkansas seat with light overall turnout. Only the Fourth District saw a heated contest amid a generally modest vote.
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Late returns indicate a sweeping GOP win in Washington. Incumbent congressmen at large W. E. Humphrey Wesley L. Jones and Francis W. Cushman appear headed to reelection. House and state senate expected to remain Republican.
Vote counting in Reno shows Democratic-Silver win emerging with Sparks ahead of Mitchell for governor in all districts. Returns also place Sparks Bartlett for congress and Sweeney for justice of the supreme court in the lead, signaling early party success statewide.
In Cheyenne on November 7 the entire Republican state ticket was elected by large majorities and the legislature to be elected will also be predominantly Republican, shaping a strong party control heading into the next term.
Baltimore reports that Maryland's delegation in the sixtieth Congress will consist of three Republicans and three Democrats, maintaining the current proportional balance.
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