Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Democrats Sweep
Virginia; Byrd and
Smith Reelected
RooseveIt's Margin Is
l24.85l;; Lloyd Wins
Arlington Race
By JACK ALLEN.

Democratic standard bearers in
Virginia were reelected yesterday
in one Of the most smashing VIC
tories their party ever has scored
in the Old Dominion State.
Returns from the record-break-
ing vote revealed that from Presi-
dent Roosevelt on down through the
ranks to local candidates the Demo-
Gratis swept over their opposition
with ease.
In the suburban communities of
Arlington and Fairfax Counties and
Alexandria City, as In every other
section of Virginia, their triumph
was decisive.
Beside giving the President a mar
gin OF 12S.85l votes with only 81
precincts still to be heard from,
the decorate returned to Office Sem
ator Byrd, Representative Smith OF
Alexandria and eight other House
members.
In Arlington County, Leo Lloyd.
Democrat, member of the County
Board. was reelected for a four
year term, defeating Fred NJ Wind
ridge, Republican nominee, $3.50 to
4.125.
While the Democrats were routing
their rivals, voters In Fairfax
County rejected a proposal to SUBJ
stitute an executive form of gov
eminent for their present system OF
administration. The proposal lost
by LAB votes to 1887.
Vote Exceeds $4,000.
The total vote recorded in Vir-
ginia was in excess of $40 900, the
largest ever cast in the State and
exceeded practically all prediction
forecasts. The 1896 total was 334,-
$50.
Unoficial returns gave President
Roosevelt 231,73s votes to Wendell
L. WILKES 106.888. The vote was
larger than the one Mr.. Roosevelt
received in 1896, but it appears I'M
likely that even the OF missing pre-
cincts can bling him up to the 1885,
ga edge he was given over All Lam
don four years ago.
Senator Byrd, who did not take
an active part in the campaign.
polled l9s.097 votes in the reported
precincts against 6,0<5 for billiard
Bernstein, Socialist, and 4,97l for
Mrs. Alice Burke, Communist, his
only opponents.
In the nearby 9th Congressional
District Representative Smith car
ried all Is counties and Alexandria
City to defeat Col. Henry B. Good
loe, Charlottesville attorney and Re-
publican nominee With only one
Of the districts 2l8 precincts miss
ing the vote stood 2s,727 for Mr..
Smith and 1909 for his opponent.
Lester Ruffner, Communist, polied
81 votes.
In the other congressional contests
between Democratic incumbents and
Republican opponents the outcomes
were as follows:
Sixth district - Representative
Woodrum, 2s,s75; Pred w. McWane.
Republican. 1859. The returns
were for 1873 Of the districts I8e pre-
cincts.
Seventh district - Representative
Robertson, 26,so7: Jacob A. CARRIER,
Republican, II ,291. Four Of the asst
precincts were unreported.
Ninth district - Representative
Flanagan, 30,I35; State Senator
Fred C. Parks, Republican. 1895
The vote was for 226 Of the 24s pre-
cincts in that district.
Representatives Satterheld. IT,, OF
the ID district and Patrick H.
Drewry. 4th district. easily disposed
of Socialist opponents.
Three other members of the vir-
GINA all-Democratic delegation In
the Houses. Otis Bland of the LIST
district, Colgate w. Darden of the
ID district and Thomas G. Burch of
the 5th district-were unopposed.
Leses Only Four Precincts.
In carrying the suburban Virginia
communities near the Capital Pres
ident Roosevelt lost only four pre-
cincts-Virginia Highlands, by 81
votes, and Carne, by l4o votes, in