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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1954
Page
5
The Democrats seized control of the House while Senate control remained split. They toppled GOP incumbents in Kentucky Michigan Nevada and Wyoming while Republicans flipped Democratic seats in Ohio Colorado and Iowa. Eisenhower faced tempered sweep talk as Meek Carroll and Gillette losses signaled mixed national sentiment.
Guam voters backed James Sablan s in the general election Tuesday as he won re election with 4856 votes the highest total in Guam history He led a slate of 18 successful candidates and independents while Paul D Paulting who opposed the anti alien bill placed 24th in the race for 21 seats With 7058 voters two thirds of a 18 year old first time electorate participated representing 50 percent of Guam s 779 registered voters
In Columbus Ohio Republican George N Bender defeated Democrat Thomas A Burke by a margin of 1 253642 to 1 246119 to secure the remaining two years of Tafts term Burke appointed after Tafts death earlier Burke and Lausche both former Cleveland mayors Burke carried Ohio but the final tally favored Bender as voting wrapped at 11 11 347 polling places with 18 in Cuyahoga County outstanding Rhodes conceded defeat and praised the governor Rhodes remains state auditor as GOP gains in the U S House left Ohio with 17 Republicans and six Democrats in the delegation.
In Newark New Jersey Democrat Charles R Howell and Republican Clifford Case fight a razor thin Senate race as 1050 votes separate them with many absentee ballots still uncounted. Governor Meyner warns officials to guard election records as both sides anticipate recounts and possible victory margins near a thousand votes.
United Republicans captured 19 of California's 30 seats in the U S House. Democrats held 1% seats in the 84th Congress, while James Roosevelt won in a Democratic district against Theodore R. Owings. Incumbent Oakley Buntag lost in Fresno's 12th, as B. F. Sisk led in early returns over Hunter with 496 of 641 precincts reporting.
In Clearwater Col Charles R Johnson, elected to the Florida house amid a Republican landslide in Pinellas County, recalled a past incident when he was socked by President Eisenhower. Johnson and Eisenhower were US Military Academy classmates who often cited the incident, though he offered few details.
President Eisenhower on Tuesday rejected the idea that election results show repudiation of his administration. He told reporters that while cooperation with a split Congress may be limited, the term chaos was too strong and he will press to work smoothly with lawmakers.
Democrat Richard Richards defeated Republican Mildred Younger for state Senate 274,929 to 249,027 in 3,277 of 8,016 precincts. Richards, Los Angeles attorney and chair of the county Democratic group, led early and held it as Younger, who had been favored, trailed. Prohibition candidate Frank Nelson had 16,659 votes. Republicans likely still hold a majority in the Senate, with Democrats possibly gaining one or two seats.
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