Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-12
THE STATE ELECTIONS.
LAST NIGHTS RETURNS.


varia, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska
held electors and chose sixty-one Representa-
tives to the Forty-second Congress, which as
sembles in this city in December of next wear
Pennsylvania elected congressman, members O
the legislature, and local officers; Ohio chose
congressman and secretary of state, supreme
judge, comptroller and member of the board of
pubic works; Indiana, congressman and a sec
refary OF state, auditor, treasurer, attorney
general, superintendent of public structlon
and judges of the superior court for four dis
trict>; Iowa, congressman and a secretary of
state, auditor, treasurer, attorney general,
registrar, and judges of the supreme court: and
ebreska full State ticket and congressman.
The following is a summary OF the returns re-
ceived b re last night:
PENNSYLVANIA.
The republicans claim that they have lost no
me mbers OF Congress as far as can be ascer-
tanned, so that the delegation will probably
stand at at PRESENTS republicans and demo-
crats; Seventeen of the republican candidates
for State Senators are positively elected. The
next Senate will stand 20 republicans aud I3
democrats; the House OF Representatives 60
republican and 40 democrats. The republicans
one excepth n, in Philadelphia, Lynd, for dis
trlct judge, wto runs far below his ticket and
Wliilam 3: Pryo, the democratic candidate, is
probably elected. The result of the contest as
10 the location of the public buildings is decid-
reaching 10000.
The following is the result in the several con-
gressioDal district OF the State so far as heard
from up TO this morning. Of course, further
tIicts:
Ist district. Samuel j. Randall. democra. re-
ele. ted by large majority.
I'd CIeely, independent republican, elected
over ONeill, regular republican, by Ili ma
Sd. Leonard Myers, republican, re- elected BY
am. VIM. d. Kelley, republican, reelected by
$500 ma joritv
5,h. Doubtful.
9Th. r. l.. Acker, democrat.
hh. w. Townsend, republican, is reelected
by an increased majority.
Sth. y. l.. Getz, democrat, reelected.
9th. Lancaster county re-elects o. j. Dickey,
republican, by about 3 900 majority, and ali tie
county ticket by reduced majority
10th. j. w. Kellinger, republican, gain, 40
and his election is conceded.
18th. John ID. Storms, democrat.
I'm; LnzeIne gives a republican gain of
i,UHS' .. ~. Shoemaker, republican, is undoubt-
edly elected; republican gain.
baby reelected.
14th; Returns indicate that John b. Packer.
republican, Is re- elected by a reduced majority.
18th. X. j. Haldeman, democrat, reelected.
10Th. John Cessna. republican, reelected.
Lth. ID; ). Morrell, republican, reelected.
The republican majority is about 800.
18TH. y. Armstrong, republican, reelected.
by 1000 estimated majority.
10Th. q. W. GIlfllan. republican, reelected.
A.. list. Andrew Stewart, republican. This is
the district represented by John Coyode, whose
seat was contested by Mr.. Foster.
"a. -. ); Negley, republican, reelected by a
2d: E. McJunkin, republican, has majority
OF 2,l00.
oath. j. b. Donley, republican, is supposed to
NC eiected' though the contest Is very close.
OHIO.
The election passed on quietly, and the indi-
cations are that light vote was cast. There
are larg, republican gair. all over the State.
The majority will be about 5000. The follow
ing congressional returns have been received:
st OILS r Ct a. r. Perry, republican; gain.
"a. T. r. ste venson, republican.
Sd. X. &. Schenck republican, reelected.
4th. j. f. Mckinney, democrat; gain.
5th. G. l.. Lamson, democrat.
9th. John A Smith, republican.
9TH. > Sheliabarger, republican, re elected.
sth. John Beatty, republican.
9th. Mr. Foster, republican; gain.
10th. T.. D. Peck. republican.
llth. John Il. Wilson, republican.
l2th. =. Van Trump, democrat, reelected.
18th. g. w. Morgan, democrat, re- elected
I4th. James Monroe, republican.
l5fh w. L. Sprague, republican.
10th y. A. Bingham, republican, reelected
Iith. y. A. Amnler. republican.
18TH VIM. a. CpsOn, republican.
l9th. j. a. Garfield, republican, reelected.
INDIANA.
Isl c'strlet. VIM. T.. Niblack, democrat, re- ;
%. Michael G. Kerr, democrat, reelected.
81. Wm s. Holman, democrat, re- elected.
4th. w. 5. Goodng, democrat.
9TH. Joseph Coburn, republican, reelected.
9Th. ID. w. VOORHEES,, democrat, re elected.
18th. Lewis Wallace, republican.
Sth. d. +. Tyner, republican.
9Th; Contest sharp, but apparently in favor of
10th. VIM. Williams, republican
1lth. II. j. Packard, republican.
IOWA.
Returns indicate that while the vote ha. been
small, the republican majorties have increased
in proportion. AS far as heard from the vote is
largely against the constitutional convention
at le art s to /.
1st district. G. W. McCreery, republican.
I'd. W. +. Leffngwell, democrat.
Sd. William ID. Dorman, republican.
4th. Nj. NJ. Walden, republican.
9th. r. W. Palmer, republican.
9Th. jackson Orr, republican.
NEBRASKA.
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