The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-07
Popular Vote
Is Close in
Most States
But F. D. Piles Up
Electoral Margin:
New Deal Coins
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SEATTLE-Presid Roosevelt
led Wendell WiIlkie nearly three
to-two today with 1855 Of Wash
ington'> S.01s precincts reporting
Roosevelt had s00.sss votes to
Wilkes e0a.ss6.
NEW YORk-Republican presi-
Dental nominee Wendell l. Nillkie
today conceded that President
: Roosevelt had been reelected.
He sent the following telegram
10 President Roosevelt: "Congratu-
lations on your reelection a. presi-
dent of the United States. I know
We are both gratified that so many
American citizens participated In
the election. l wish YOU all per
sonal health and happiness. Cor
daily
President Roosevelt's big
electoral college lead over
Wendell L. Willkie mounted
steadily today, and latest re-
turns forecast increased New
Deal strength in both houses
of congress.
The popular vote was close. At
p. m. at New York, United Press
tabulations showed the popular
vote divided: Roosevelt 23141, sos.
Willkie 1e,440,647
The returns conclusiyely
gave Roosevelt % states with
348 electoral votes. He led In
Is other states with 1e4 cleo
toral votes. That would make
a total of 472 electoral votes.
Willkie had clinched five
states with % electoral votes.
and WINS ahead In three states
with 81 electoral votes. That
would give him 50 electoral
votes.
Democrats had made a net gain
of Is house seats from Republic
cans, but this may be whitfield
down some. The outlook was for
Republicans to win one more sen
ate seat, but this will be offset by
the retirement of two anti-New
Deal Democrats-Sens. Rush Holt.
of West Va, and William H. King,
of Utah-in favor of two party
members more sympathetic TO the
New Deal.
Republicans had elected seven
governors and paced Democrats in
seven other gubernatorial contests
Fifteen Democratic gubernatorial
candidates had won and four others
were in the lead.
Willkie, who probably will
pile up the largest popular
vote ever cast for a losing
candidate, conced ed defeat
shortly after 1880 a. m.
The New Deal had broken
through Republican defenses
In New England and In the
great industrial states of the
middle west. The solid south
held solid and the far west
went to Roosevelt. although
Oregon was fighting ground.
The middle west proved
Willkie stronghold.
Shut out Of the White House, IT
appears also that the G. o. p.
again lost the house Of represent
atives. On the basis Of incomplete
returns. the house seems to have
remained Democratic. with SUBJ
!. stantial and perhaps increased ma
jorities. There never was a chance
that the G. o. p. could gain con-
troll of the senate IN yesterdays
election.
Republicans may have
gained some gubernatorial
posts. But the unmistakable
trend to the Republican party
shown In the 1888 general
elections was reversed
Roosevelt was sure Of 20 cleo
toral votes He was leading In
40 states with AZ electoral votes
Willkie was ahead in eight states
with SO electoral votes
The 20 states which assured
Roosevelt's third term, with more
doubtless 10 come. were Alabama
Arkansas, Connecticut. Florida
Georgia. Kentuc ;. Louisiana,
Maryland. Massachusetts,. Missis-
sippi New Hampshire. New York
North Carolina. Oklahoma. Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island. South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia
Although leading in eight states
Willlae was sure OF but two. Maine
and Vermont. with eight electoral
votes. They are the two AT "
Lsndon carried four years ago.
There vas rejoicing in Grez,
Britain. where the election was
hesdiined by newspapers above
the war. British editors assumed
the victory OF their old and
fr1sren sr5er1