Alabama and Arizona election results show party wins
In Alabama Sparkman leads the Senate race over Abermthy with 51,408 to 13,487 in returns from 344 boxes. Falsom trails in the governor race. In Arizona Ernest W. McFarland defeats Howard Pyle for the Senate seat, Stewart Udall leads in the Second District, and Rhodes Aviad and Rick Adams face closer contests. Final governor figures show Merarlad 93,283 to Pyle 85,629 with Adams at 48,641 to 45,478.
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Arkansas Vote Returns Reelect All Democrat State Officials
Arkansas results show Little Rock 추 pre den den en eral election swing with key races and returns. Senator John Le McClelland and six Arkansas House members were reelected without opposition, extending Democratic control as figures indicate a sizable lead over rivals.
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Colorado returns reshape Senate and governorship
Colorado voters elected Gordon Atkinson to the U S Senate, succeeding Edwin Johnson who retired. Republicans maintained a statewide edge as John Carroll trailed in Denver in a race influenced by labor support, while Abraham Ribicoff won the governor’s seat amid a contested turnout.
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Delaware Democrats Sweep East Coast Senate Victory
Delaware voters backed incumbent U S Senator Pie d Ireas over Republican Herbert Warberton by about 20 000 votes as 69 percent of registered voters turned out The Democrat sweep extended to the state legislature and statewide offices with Mares B McDowell winning the state chair and Democrats gaining control of both chambers The midterm landslide marked the largest Democratic gain in state history and the first in AD years leading to a major partisan shift
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Florida Drift in House Race Signals New GOP Era
In Florida, Cramer of St. Petersburg and Harvard Law graduate Courtney Campbell contest a tight 1st District race as Republicans gain ground since Reconstruction. Haley wins the 7th District in a sweep, beating Sut ton. other incumbents show strong Republican support while Democrats stumble in the governor race.
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Harriman Wins New York Governorship Narrowly
Democrat Averell Harriman holds a slim victory over Republican Thomas Ives with a 3,160 gain after 99 percent of districts reported. Military ballots and late returns remain under review as officials await the official canvass.
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Barkley Re-elected to U S Senate by Kentucky Voters
Kentucky voters kept Senator Barkley in office for six more years as he defeated Republican John Cooper. With 78 percent of returns in, Barkley led 364,493 to 289,549, securing a second term and contributing to Kentucky's eight member Congress. The state also sent five Democrats and one Republican to the House.
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Douglas Wins in Illinois Stateside Election
Democratic Sen. Paul H. Douglas was reelected as Democrats gain at least three Illinois House seats. Incumbent Republicans faced losses. Douglas led by about 227,000 votes over Tom Watson who died ten days before voting and appeared on ballots only in some counties. Leroy Collings won the Democratic nomination with 224,320 votes to 63,616 for Watson as 124 precincts reported.
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Idaho and Illinois Returns Shake Political Scene
The text reports U S Senate race results with Vicc ident Taylor losing to Republican Dworshak as party lines sharpen. It notes Herman Walker accusing Taylor of following the Communist line in 48 and cites other Illinois House races where Democrats defeated incumbents including C W Bishop and Edgar Jonas. It mentions Cook County returns and a Douglas telegram to the FBI alleging GOP manipulation.
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Indiana House Gains and Losses in 1950s Election Echo
Indiana results show Democrats retaining one seat and losing another from the 1952 landslide while Republicans reclaim nine House seats on Tuesday. In the 83rd Congress the Hoosier delegation stood 10 Republicans and one Democrat, Ray Madden, in the First District around Gary. Democratic gains appeared in the Eighth District where Winfield K. Denton regained a seat, and in the D. Bailey Merrill contest. Majority Leader Charles A. Halleck led the GOP victories with a strong statewide showing.
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Kansas Kans and Ike era election results
Kansas voters re-elected Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel over George McGill in a farm program focused race. Lt. Gov. Fred Hall beat George Decking in a tight GOP contest. In the 1st District, William H. Avery defeated Howard S. Miller, continuing a Republican edge in the congressional races.
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Humphrey Wins Minnesota Senate Victory in Midterm Race
Senator Hubert Humphrey leads in early returns as Minnesota Democrat triumphs over Val Brownson with 328,418 to 241,953 votes from 1,821 of 3,851 precincts. Gov. Theodore C. Freeman trails, while Reps. Eugene McCarthy and John Blatnik, both Democrats, secure re-election.
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Close Gill District Race Narrowly Sees Lead Shift
In the Gill District Ror Wint Smith held a faltering lead over Democrat Elno J. Mahanes with results nearing completion. The contest reflected a tight political battle as votes continued to be tallied.
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New Orleans Votes For Segregation Ends GOP Challenge
Louisiana results show broad support for upholding school segregation under state police power. Voters backed the amendment by 71,161 to 15,046, while Edward Webert, the sole Democrat facing Republican opposition, won re election easily over George W. Reese Jr.
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Mississippi voters weigh amendment on Negro voting limits
Jackson Mississippi returns from counties show slow returns favoring a proposed state constitutional amendment to restrict Negro voting in Mississippi. The election also returns Democratic Sen James Eastland to a third term and reelects all six Democratic representatives without opposition.
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McKeldin Triumphs in Maryland
Maryland voters re elected Republican Gov. Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, the first GOP governor in state history. He defeated Democrat H. C. Byrd as Democrats gained a House delegation edge and strengthened legislative influence. With 356,010 to 297,018 votes reported, the result reflected a Democratic trend in a pivotal statewide contest.
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Missouri House Seats Swing as Democrats Gain Party Control
Missouri election results shift power in the Congress with Democrats gaining eight to two in the delegation. In the Fourth and Sixth districts Republicans regained seats, with FR George Cune and Hull defeating incumbents. Dewey Short and Thomas Curtiss were the only Republicans persisting amid the Democratic upswing.
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Montane HISSENA Captures Senate Victory With Late Returns
Final returns from Tuesday's election show Montane HISSENA leading the Democrat opposing Wesey A. D. Ewin t by about 2,000 votes. A late surge added 64 votes to Murray's tally in the last 16 precincts, boosting his margin.
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Republicans claim third straight sweep in Nebraska politics
In Omaha the Nebraska Republicans announced a sweeping victory across the state. The GOP secured key races including U.S. Senate contests, state offices, and the statehouse, with Carl T. Curtis leading as a notable official.
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Michigan and New Hampshire Election Results Summary
Results show McNamara defeating Senator Ferguson in Michigan as Democrats sweep metro Detroit and win Governor Williams to a historic fourth term. In New Hampshire, Republicans claim Senate seats and gubernatorial victory with Lane W. Meintyre and Perkins Bass winning. Democratic styles Bridges defeats Muir in the First District.
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Nevada House and Senate Winners in McCarran Era
In Nevada, a Democratic senator will replace the late Pat McCarran as the state votes. Republican Clifton Young wins re election to a second term, defeating Democrat Walter Buring, while Bible defeats S Brown to fill remaining McCarran term. Governor Charles Russell leads comfortably in reelection bids with Rex Bell as lieutenant governor candidate.
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New Mexico Democrats Sweep Governor and U.S. Senate
In Albuquerque Tuesday, Democrats won the governorship ending four years of Republican control and toppled the Republican ticket. Sen Clinton Andere defeated Edwhy Meehem, with Eisenhower backing Meehem. John M. Simins, 38, defeated Alvin Stockton for governor, signaling a sweeping party victory.
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Gillette Loses as Iowa Elects Full GOP State
The GOP achieved a statewide sweep in Iowa with Democratic Sen. Guy M. Gillette defeated. Rep. Thomas J. Martin will replace Gillette in the House after 18 years in Congress, as Republicans gain House and Senate seats following President Eisenhower’s push for GOP unity. Initial tallies show GOP leads in governorship and key races as precincts report.
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