Incumbents Triumph in Linn County House Race
Linn county voters re elected two Republican state representatives, George E. Farmer of Cedar Rapids and Dr. John R. Gardner of Lisbon, in a tight race against Democrats William McLaughlin of Cedar Rapids and John J. Wagner. Gardner secures a fifth term. Farmer wins a second term amid strong straight party voting.
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McLaughlin
Reputation Upheld By Decatur County
Des Moines reports Decatur county a bellwether since 1900 for presidential trends. Early unofficial returns show Roosevelt with 2,993 votes, 187 more than Dewey. Monona county mirrors the pattern, with Roosevelt at 2,700 to Dewey 2,528 across most precincts.
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Dewey Concedes Defeat After Roosevelt Victory
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey conceded defeat to Franklin D. Roosevelt, congratulating the president and hoping for victory in the war. He spoke to reporters and newsreel photographers in a hotel ballroom as hundreds of Republicans watched.
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Truman Loses His Native County in Vice Presidential Race
In Barton county Missouri, 20 of 23 precincts counted for Roosevelt and Truman at 1,524 votes versus 2,157 for the Dewey ticket. Barton, typically Republican, backed Willkie in 1940 by 3,737 to 3,539.
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Hillman Says People Reaffirm Faith in Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman CIO-PAC chair and National Citizens PAC leader said early on election night that Americans affirmed faith in a great leader by reelecting President Roosevelt. He praised the CIO-PAC and NCPAC for their campaign efforts and called the result a rebuke to anti labor isolationist voices.
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Dewey Carries His Native City Easily
Complete Owosso returns show Gov. Thomas E. Dewey winning 3 787 votes to 1 947 for President Roosevelt. The 1944 figures differ from 1940 when Roosevelt led with 2 178 to Willkie 3 040 in the same city.
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Owosso, Mich
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Owosso
Willkie
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