Raleigh County Election Ends Amid Snow Slowdown
GOP chairman Robert J. Ashworth resigned after a high morning turnout in Raleigh County as winter snow slowed roads and precincts, delaying Beckley results. By 8 p.m. Republicans trailed in most precincts while heavy snowfall halted travel and delayed ballots. The Raleigh County Court will canvass returns Saturday.
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Beckley
Robert J. Ashworth
Raleigh County
Republican Committee
Ashworth
State Road Commission
Statehouse
Raleigh County Court
Dear Alben Barkley Re-elected To U S Senate In Kentucky
Louisville report shows Alben W Barkley at 76 wins six more years in the Senate with 78 percent of precincts counted. Barkley led Republican John Sherman Cooper by about 75 thousand votes as Democrats held eight House seats total. Cooper refused to concede while Barkley widened his lead.
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Louisville
Alben W. Barkley
U. S. Senate
Senate
Veep
Commonwealth
Barkley
John Sherman Cooper
U.S
House of Representatives
Cooper
Kentucky
McKeldin Wins Maryland Governor Race Against Byrd
Maryland Governor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, a Republican from Baltimore, defeated Democrat H C Byrd to become the first GOP governor re elected in the state. With 1095 of 1345 polling places reporting, McKeldin led 331,724 to 273,739. Democrats sought to regain a 4 3 House delegation and strengthen state legislature control. Byrd, former University of Maryland president, challenged incumbent Edward D E Rollins for attorney general.
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Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Maryland
Edward D. E. Rollins
McKeldin
Burd
Virginia Demos May Beat Young Congressman
Virginia Democrats likely knocked Rep. William C. Wampler from power in a thinly settled race while Republicans held firm in two other seats in 1952. Pat Jennings edged Wampler by around 970 votes with 17 precincts unreported, as Jennings led 38,187 to 37,217 in the 9th district. Richard Poff won the 6th 32,850 to 19,761 over Ernest Robertson, and Joel T. Broyhill defeated John Webb 29,211 to 24,663 in the 10th with returns complete.
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Richmond
Virginia
William C. Wampler
Wampler
Pat Jennings
Southwest
GOP
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Jennings
Richard Poff
Ernest Robertson
Joel T. Broyhill
John Webb
Webb
Lone Republican Wins Sets Mark In N Carolina
In North Carolina a lone Republican won reelection and a Republican candidate achieved a historic feat. Democrat Hugh Alexander defeated Republican William Stevens in the 9th District as 132 of 188 precincts reported. Jonas then won reelection in the 10th District, making history for Republicans. Former Gov W Kerr Scott defeated Paul West for the U S Senate as Sen Sam Ervin Jr was elected to two years remaining. Ballots in the 9th District were impounded amid fraud probes into absentee ballots.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Hugh Q. Alexander
Kannapolis
William E. Stevens
Lenoir
Alexander
Stevens
Charles R. Jonas
Lincolnton
Jungle J. C. Ledberry
Charlotte
Jonas
House of Representatives
W. Kerr Scott
Paul C. West
U. S Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate
Clyde R. Hoey
Hoey
State Bureau of Investigation
Democrats Capture Gettysburg Ward in 19th District
In York Pennsylvania Democrat James M. Quigley defeated Republican incumbent S Welter Stauffer for the 19th District seat that includes President Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm. Stauffer who won the seat in 1952 conceded defeat. Eisenhower had urged voters to re elect Stauffer ten days earlier.
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York
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
S. Welter Stauffer
James M. Quigley
Stauffer
Staufer
Lausche wins fifth term as Ohio governor races ahead
Ohio elects Democratic Gov. Frank J. Lausche to a fifth term with a 127,841 vote lead over James A. Rhodes as early returns show him poised for national favor in 1956. Rhodes concedes. Taft-era Senate contest tight with Bender ahead of Burke in provisional totals.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Senate
Frank J. Lausche
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Lausche
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Bender
Burke
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Kefauver and Clement Win Easy Re-Elections in Tennessee
In Tennessee Sen. Estes Kefauver and Gov. Frank Clement, both Democrats, won comfortable re-elections amid rough weather and voter indifference. Kefauver led Tom Wall Jr. two to one as counting neared completion, while Clement faced no criminal opposition from independent John R. Neal. Tennessee remains 7-2 Democratic to Republican in Congress.
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Nashville
Tenn
Estes Kefauver
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Congress
Kefauver
Tom Wall Jr
Clement
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Stork Delays Polls as Flint Couple Welcomes Baby
In Flint on Tuesday, Mrs. Ray Etue gave birth to their fourth son, Michael, after a long wait at the polls. The couple, with the father anxious and mother calm, delayed voting until after the delivery and did not disclose how they voted.
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Flint
Mich
Ray Etue
Papa
Mama
Mana
Michael
For cattle and sheep in the Highlands heather feeds winter
In Scotland's high grounds cattle and sheep rely on heather as the sole winter forage, supplying essential roughage when other feeds are scarce.
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Highlands
Scotland
Republicans Win South Dakota by Narrow Margins
In a statewide vote with 1,583 of 1,965 precincts reporting, Sen. Karl Mundt led a Republican slate including two congressmen and state officials to victory but with margins far thinner than 1952. Mundt edged Democrat Kenneth Holum 95,587 to 74,743. Gov. candidate Joe Foss won by about 20,000 over Ed C. Martin. Lovre and Berry were re-elected. The report also notes South Carolina electing write-in J Strom Thurmond as junior senator, the first such victory, with 139,106 votes to 80,956 for Edgar Brown. Marcus A. Stone had 245.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Karl Mundt
GOP
Ward Clark
Mundt
Senate
Kenneth Holum
Joe Foss
Ed C. Martin
Harold O. Lovre
E. Y. Berry
Francis Dunn
Ray Satterlee
Columbia
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
U. S
Congress
Thurmond
Edgar Brown
Brown
Marcus A. Stone
Democratic Executive Committee
James Byrnes
Burnet Maybank
Byrnes
Eisenhower
George Bell Timmerman Jr
Newcomer Wins From Democrats In Texas Voting
A newcomer to politics, Bruce Alger, defeated Democrat Wallace Savage in Dallas for the lone Texas GOP victory in the general election. Alger led by 3,111 votes in a final tally of 27,683 to 24,572. Governor Shivers crushed Ted Adams 286,811 to 32,597, while Lyndon Johnson won easily 266,360 to 47,094 for Carlos Watson and 1,772 for Spangler. Congressman at large Martin Dies surged past Tom Nolan with a dominating margin, the Election Bureau not counting the latter’s votes.
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Dallas
Texas
Bruce Alger
Wallace Savage
Alger
Savage
Allan Shivers
Ted Adams
Crockett
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Carlos Watson
Brownsville
Fred Spangler
Constitutional Party
Martin Dies
Lufkin
Tom Nolan
Election Bureau
Bible Wins Nevada Senate Seat In Off Year Vote
In Reno Alan Bible a 44 year old Reno attorney was elected to fill the late Senator Pat McCarrans term unseating Ernest Brown an Eisenhower Republican. Bible ran on States Rights platform promising to follow McCarrans lone wolf policies. GOP Governor Charles Russell led in bid for a second term with a 2500 vote margin over Vail Pittman. Clifton Young won a second term as Nevada’s lone congressman. Record turnout noted for an off year election.
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Reno
Nev
Alan Bible
Pat McCarran
Bible
Ernest Brown
McCarran
Charles Russell
Washington
Russell
Vail Pittman
New Jersey Senate race nears recount amid tight lead
In Newark New Jersey Democrat Charles A Howell led early but the race remained tight as both parties called for a recount. Republican Clifford P Case trailed by under 8 000 votes with 71 districts left to report. Howell claimed the first Democratic Senate win in 18 years while GOP factions push for recounts.
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Newark
N. J
Charles A. Howell
New Jersey
U. S. Senate
Clifford P. Case
Eisenhower
Case
Howell
Senate
Congress
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Fred E. Shepard
United
GOP
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Eastland Wins Third Term in Mississippi Race
Senator James O. Eastland Democrat won a third term over Republican James A. White in Mississippi. With 299 of 1820 precincts reporting Eastland led 19 471 to 1 031. A constitutional amendment aiding segregation passed 17 317 to 4 340 with 347 precincts reporting.
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Jackson
Miss
James O. Eastland
James A. White
Eastland
Harriman Tops Ives in NY Governor Race by Narrow Margin
New York voter returns gave Averell Harriman a narrow victory over Irving M. Ives for governor after a dramatic late count. Republican Gov. Dewey ordered police over voting machines during the recanvass. Roosevelt Jr lost to Jacob K. Javits for attorney general as national issues and postwar New Deal themes shaped the tight contest.
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New York
Averell Harriman
Diller
Moscow
Irving M. Ives
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Jacob K. Javits
Thomas E. Dewey
Harriman
Aroud
Ives
Dewey
Gillette Defeated in Iowa GOP Sweep Reaches Des Moines
In a GOP landslide in Iowa, Guy M. Gillette loses his Senate seat after 18 years as Rep. Thomas E. Martin rises to replace him. Iowa sends eight Republicans to the House as Hoegh leads Herring for governor. With precincts tallied, Martin leads Gillette 371,096 to 340,308. Hoegh 365,994 over Herring 345,955.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
Thomas E. Martin
House
Gillette
Congress
Leo A
GOP
Martin
Hoegh
Herring
Utah Educator Dixon Wins GOP Seat in Utah District 1
Dr. Henry Aldous Dixon, 64, Utah State Agricultural College president, defeats Walter Granger in Utah's 1st District as Rep. William A. Dawson retains the 2nd District seat. Unofficial Salt Lake Tribune totals show Dixon 34,100 to 30,644 and Dawson 51,117 to Reva Bosone 38,052 across partial district counts.
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Salt Lake City
William A. Dawson
Utah
Henry Aldous Dixon
Utah State Agricultural College
Walter K. Granger
Dawson
Reva Beck Bosone
Dixon
Douglas R. Stringfellow
Salt Lake Tribune
Granger
Bosone
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