Democrats retain NC seats as Scott sails to Senate
In North Carolina Democrats hold all House seats besides Jonas and Alexander. Jonas of Charlotte defeats Sedberry to keep NC 2nd District. Alexander survives Stevens in the 11th District for a Democratic edge. Scott wins the Senate seat with a sweeping victory over West, succeeding Lennon. State offices also go Democratic with four constitutional amendments approved.
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Raleigh .P
Charlies R. Jonas
Congress
North Carolina
Sun District
Hugh @. Alexander
W. Kerr Scott
U.S. Senate
Paul C. West
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Jonas
J.C. Ledberry
Charlotte
Alexander
William E. Stevens Jr
Lenoir
Stevens
Sedberry
Suh
Scott
West
Alton A. Lennon
Senate
Lennon
State Board of Elections
Herbert C. Bonner
L. H. Fountain
Graham A. Barden
Harold D. Cooley
Thurmond D. Chatham
Sth
Carl T. Durham
F. Ertel Carlyle
C. B. Deane
Woodrow W. Jones
George A. Shuford
Fountain
Cooley
Edwin Gill
Charlies F. Gold
M. W. Barnhill
Lanreate Court
Frank Crane
J. Wallace Winborne
Marion
William H. Bobbitt
Lsle Higgins
Winston-Salem
Jes
Washington
Stree
Sane
Vote of Confidence GOP Wins In Farm Belt States
In key Midwest and farm belt contests the GOP secured notable victories despite a farm price policy controversy. Observers see a mixed result with urban Democrats gaining seats, while Secretary Benson’s farm program gains support from farmers in the region. Utah sent two GOP House members back as Stringfellow withdrew.
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GOP
Midwest
Benson
Benison
Utah
Washington
Rep
Douglas Stringfellow
Icy Winter Blasts Hit North Carolina
The Associated Press reports premature icy blasts across North Carolina with temperatures well below freezing in Asheville Charlotte Greensboro Raleigh and Wilmington Snow up to eight inches in the west and the Blue Ridge Parkway closed to Roanoke Smoky Mountains received an eight inch blanket Hail Chapel Apex and New Topsail Island faced tornado risk cleanup from last month’s hurricane expected freeze tonight Mountain lows 15 to 20 predicted with 22 to 28 elsewhere Increasing clouds and warmer weather forecast for tomorrow.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
Blue Ridge Parkway
Roanoke
Smoky Mountains National Park
Chapel
Apex
New Topsail Island
Absentee Ballots Said To Decide Ninth District
Taylorsville Republican chairman Ray Jennings said absentee ballots swung the 9th Congressional District race, decided by under 5,000 votes. A House elections panel ordered impounding of all absentee ballots and records as it probes irregularities. Rep. Hugh Q. Alexander, a Democrat, held off Republican William E. Stevens Jr.
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Taylorsville
N.C
Ray Jennings
House Elections Committee
Jennings
Hugh Q. Alexander
William E. Stevens Jr
Unlikely Denver Man Cleared Of Careless Driving Charge
Marel L Webster 30 denied a police charge of speeding on the 16th Street viaduct. He claimed he drove with one arm around his wife, a defense Judge Rawlinson found illogical and dismissed the case as reckless driving.
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Denver
Marel L. Webster
16Th Street
Webster
Municipal
Joe Rawlinson
Rawlinson
Democrats Sweep Governors Races Across Nation
Democrats captured New York's governorship and gained control of at least six more statehouses. Averell Harriman defeated Irvings Ives in New York as Republican losses spread to Pennsylvania Maine Arizona Colorado Connecticut New Mexico and Maine. California's Goodwin Knight won easily and George Leader upset Lloyd Wood in Pennsylvania for the first Democratic win there in 20 years.
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Washington
New York
Massachusetts
Preeinee
Nevada
Wyoming
Minnesota
Averell Harriman
Irving M. Ives
Harriman
Ives
Ihe
Newark
Adlai E. Stevenson
Goodwin K. Knight
California
Richard P. Graves
Earl Warren
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Lloyd H. Wood
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
New Mexico
Maine
Abraham A. Ribicoff
John D.ing
Ernest W. McFarland
Senate
President Eisenhower Says House Loss Not Repudiation
President Eisenhower said he sees no repudiation in Republicans losing the House to Democrats. He plans to consult Democratic and Republican leaders on domestic and international matters in the new session starting January. He noted astonishment at the outcome and said the election will not yet determine a 1956 second term.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Senate
Administration
Hall
Cac Ee
Edward T. Pollard
Oe A Post and
Times
GOP Battles to Hold Senate Amid Midterm Shifts
AP report notes Republicans fight to keep the Senate as Democrats gain House seats and win several states. Key races in New Jersey Montana and Oregon show Democrats taking seats while Republicans fend off losses as results trickle in with 98 of 100 precincts reported in Montana and Oregon close.
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Jack Bell
Senate
House
Congress
New Jersey
Montana
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Helena
Ment
James BE. Murray
United States
Butte
Wesley A. D'Ewart
Murray
Eisenhower Predicts Setbacks in Early Returns
President Eisenhower said early today that some candidates will face setbacks and that victories or defeats do not determine the value of their cause. He noted many races are still unsettled as he praised campaign workers, spoke with Cabinet members, and visited party headquarters and supporters.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP National Committee
White House
Mamie
Eisenhowers
Bender Wins Senate Seat in Ohio Battle
Columbus Ohio Rep George H Bender R Ohio today won a clear victory over Democrat Thomas A Burke for Robert A Tafts vacant Senate seat as unofficial returns topped 11 347 polling places with only eighty incomplete in Cuyahoga County where partisans usually split results.
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Columbus
Ohio
George H. Bender
Thomas A. Burke
Robert A
Harriman Wins New York Governorship Over Republicans
Averell Harriman, a former deputy and commerce secretary, leads Irving M. Ives as 29 of 10,436 districts remain. With upstate districts still to count Harriman may win by about 10 000 votes. Dewey orders police guard over voting machines during canvass. Harriman promises accountability for election accuracy amid delayed tallies.
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Ambassi Ae
Secretary of Commerce
Irving M. Ives
GOP
Upstate
New York
Harriman
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Jacob K. Javits
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Westchester
Nassau
New York City
Thurmond Wins On Write-Ins In South Carolina
Strom Thurmond won South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat as a write-in candidate defeating Edgar A. Brown by an unofficial vote of 129,106 to 80,956. Marcus A. Stone also ran a minor write-in tally. the election marked a rare split from the Democratic nominee for major office.
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Columbia
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Edgar A. Brown
Carolina
Thurmond
Brown
Eisenhower
Senate
George Bell Timmer
Man Jr
U.S. Representa
Marcus A. Stone
Thur
Eisenhower Sends New Atomic Message to USSR
President Eisenhower announced the United States sent a new note to Russia on peaceful uses of atomic energy hoping to start a new phase in U S Soviet talks. He named Moorehead Patterson to head U S negotiations on joining an international atomic energy agency under Secretary of State Dulles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Moorehead Patterson
New York
U.S
America
International Atomic Energy Agency
Patterson
Dulles
Amba Georgi Zarubin
U. S
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