Hughes Wins Electors in Close 1912 Election Race
New York favors Hughes by a large plurality and Illinois Indiana appear for Hughes. Wilson trails as returns show Republican gains across the Midwest and West. Early estimates place Hughes at 277 electoral votes with tight contests in Ohio and other key states as both parties push for full counts.
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Connecticut Sends Hughes Victory in Early Returns
New Haven reports Connecticut's seven electoral votes slated for Hughes. At 1 a.m. with towns incomplete the tally stood Hughes 102,266 to Wilson 97,7. Gov. Halcomb, Sen. McLean, and at least three of five congressmen re-elected.
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Arizona precincts yield Wilson 1791 Hughes 1467
Three of 313 precincts in Arizona report results showing Wilson with 1791 votes and Hughes with 1467. The tally reflects early returns as officials prepare updates. The standings favor Wilson by a margin of 324 votes with more precincts to report.
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Ohio Returns Show Wilson Leading In State Totals
Cincinnati November 8 reports from 2907 of 5370 Ohio precincts place Wilson at 264,868 votes and Hughes at 240,729 as the returns come in from across the state.
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Washington Returns From Early County Votes
Returns from 242 of 2,835 Washington precincts show Slughes with 19,053 votes and Wilson with 21,684 as of November 8 in Seattle.
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Johnson elected to Senate in California race
SAN FRANCISCO November 8 Gov. Hiram W. Johnson was elected to the U S Senate from California by a comfortable majority. The presidential contest remains in doubt.
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Hughes Ahead In Delaware Heat Race Returns
Wilmington Delaware report notes Nevada returns at 1 46 am indicate among districts reporting Hughes leads with 10002 votes to Wilson 38850 in the state tally, reflecting early results in the Delaware contest.
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Indiana Returns Show Wilson Leading In 1686 Precincts
Indiana results from 1686 precincts of 3142 report Wilson with 193,786 votes and Hughes with 202,459, as late returns come in from Indianapolis on November 8.
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Hughes In Portland Contests Unclear Returns
In Portland Oregon incomplete returns from 113 of 1630 precincts show Hughes leading with 1 203 votes and Wilson with 988 votes.
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Hughes leads New York gap in final tally
Late summary lists state by state counts with New York 45 and Illinois 29 among totals. Republican managers report regional tallies totaling 113 for Ohio 24 Indiana 15 Michigan 15 Wisconsin 18 California 18 Idaho 4 Oregon 5 Wyoming 3 Kansas 10 Delaware 3 Maryland 8. Overall necessary to choice shows 266 in play.
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California Returns Put Hughes Ahead They Claim Lead
Close in California with Nov 8 returns from 45 of 5917 precincts showing Hughes 26871 and Wilson 26360. Counts reflect a tight race with partial results from San Francisco reporting. The two candidates exchange slim margins as tallying continues across the state.
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Nevada Ballot Totals Reported in Early Nevada Results
Nevada returns show Wilso leading with 1061 votes and Hughes at 269 after 30 precincts out of 90 in Reno area, Nov 8. Results reflect early tallies from Reno and surrounding counties as reported.
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Republican sweep in North Dakota election results
In Fargo North Dakota on November 8 the Republican ticket swept. Hughes led with a 15000 plurality. Porter J. Mc Cumber was reelected U S senator over John Burke. Lyman J. Frazier, Republican, was elected governor.
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Hughes Victory Claim In California by 40000
SAN FRANCISCO November 8 Chester H Rowell chairman of the Republican state central committee asserts California goes to Hughes by 40000 votes.
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Rhode Island Continues Republican Ticket Lead in State Vote
Providence dispatch reports Republicans carried the state ticket with large pluralities, re electing Walter R. Siiness and Ambrose Kennedy to Congress while losing the U S Senate seat to Democrat Peter G. Gerry. Beeckman won Governorship by about 12 000 over Munroe. Hughes carried Rhode Island by about 4 500.
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Washington returns show Wilson leading statewide
Early results from Washington state report 165 of 2385 precincts tallied with Wilson at 13 193 votes and Hughes at 10 982. Statewide totals indicate Wilson leading as returns continue.
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Republican gains reported in Congress race
Chicago November 8 John Evers secretary of the Republican congressional committee says the national House of Representatives will tilt to 35 Republican members with a Republican Senate victory anticipated.
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Hughes and Wilson Top Early Montana Totals
First returns from Montana show Wilson leading Hughes 46 to 220 in statewide counts reported from Anaconda. The figures come from early tallies dated November 8.
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Hughes Victory in New York State Returns
New York Nov 8 With 1 356 districts missing Hughes led Wilson by 65 152 statewide while Wilson led in Greater New York by 39 325 with 97 districts missing Hughes upstate lead 104 477 with 1 159 districts to hear. Whitman re elected governor over Seabury. Calder defeats McCombs for Senate as Republicans gain one congressman.
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William Calder
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Democratic National Committee
New York Times Concedes Hughes Victory
The New York Times, once backing Wilson, now concedes the election of Charles E. Hughes. It notes Hughes carried New England, Illinois, Indiana, and New York.
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Hughes Victory Reported by New York Evening World
The New York Evening World announces that Hughes has been elected, signaling a nationally significant political win reported from New York on November 8.
Chicago Herald Admits Narrow Hughes Lead in Illinois
Chicago Nov 8 the Chicago Herald which backed Wilson reports in its first edition that Illinois returns show the president 50 000 to 100 000 votes behind Hughes in incomplete results.
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Lowden Outlines Reform for Governorship
Frank O. Lowden, winner in returns for governor, issued a statement detailing reforms to reorganize state agencies and implement a real budget system. He pledges to serve the people without binding commitments beyond his public speeches and aims to leave office with unshaken confidence. The race also saw Democrat Mac Jay Hoyne retain Cook County states attorney, defeating Republican Henry B. Miller backed by Mayor Thompson.
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Johnson sweeps California in gubernatorial election reveal
In San Francisco on November 8 the Republican state headquarters claimed a plurality for Gov. Hiram W. Johnson as senator. Democratic headquarters withheld comment on the senatorial result while both parties claimed victory in the presidential race across the state.
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A Clean Sweep Says Willcox
Chairman Willcox of the Republican national committee at 8 50 o clock issued a statement declaring the victory beyond expectations and predicting a clean sweep Hughes elected president and both houses of congress to be Republican The American people are to be congratulated
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Hughes and Family Hear News of Hughes Victory
In New York a hotel rallying point for Charles E. Hughes and family unfolds as early returns show a New York State lead of 150,000. Hughes sleeps until 6 30 while telegrams and an electric sign deliver updates. Relatives and officials gather, dinner is postponed, and a later request to appear is declined until the result is confirmed.
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Wilson cheerful at Long Branch
President Wilson remains cheerful as returns favor Hughes. At Shadow Lawn he chats with family while Tumulty relays key bulletins by telegraph. No plan changes expected. Wilson will attend Christmas events in Williamstown before returning to Washington.
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Hughes Wins Pennsylvania By About Two Hundred Thousand
Early returns from Pennsylvania indicate Charles E. Hughes carries the state by about 200000 in plurality. Democrats appear unlikely to gain more than six congressmen. Philander C. Knox wins the senate for Republicans by a large plurality and the GOP state ticket also prevails by a similar margin.
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James R. Mann Re elected by Ten Thousand Plurality
Chicago November 8 James R Mann minority leader of the house at Washington won the race in the second Illinois district on returns from 200 of 320 precincts by an indicated plurality of 10000.
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Hughes Leads as Republicans claim nationwide victory
Returns through 9:15 p.m. Tuesday showed Charles E. Hughes leading in Illinois outside Chicago by over 100,000 with Chicago close. Hughes also led in Connecticut as early results favored the GOP, while New York and Chicago reports fed optimism at the White House and state headquarters.
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Ghes Ahead in Indiana Vote in Early Returns
Early returns from Indiana precincts show President race with Wilson and Hughes leading, while gubernatorial results favor Goedrich for the Republican and Adair for the Democrat in statewide sampling. Strong entities include Indiana, Indianapolis, Wilson, Hughes, Adair, Goedrich, precinct counts.
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Philadelphia Returns From Districts In LSU Count
Philadelphia reports early tallies from 206 districts showing Wilson with 7 958 votes and Aghes with 26 102 votes.
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Vermont for Hughes wins early returns in Burlington
New Vermont returns from 32 precincts show Hughes leading with 6607 votes, over Wilson with 2542. Governor Graham trails with 449 and Wayo 1772 as results unfold across 246 towns and cities.
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Close In Boston County Results Reported
In Boston Massachusetts during the 1895 election, Hughes leads with 47,617 votes and Wilson trails with 46,670 across 1190 precincts. The tally covers about half of Boston out of 1,166 statewide precincts reported to date.
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Hughes In Wisconsin Brekinets and Candidates
Milwaukee Wisconsin November 8 report shows partial returns from 36 of 2 250 precincts with Wilson 2833 Liuckes 4099 among the early statewide totals indicating county and party results still developing.
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Woolley Refuses To Concede Defeat In 1920 Dinner Call
New York November 8 Rob ert W Woolley publicity director Democratic national committee said at 10 15 that the committee claimed 306 electoral votes for Wilson based on reports from state and county chairmen in New England Midwest and northwestern states He warned remember 1892 when early figures were revised and Grover Cleveland won instead of the reputed Republican victory.
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