Milford chronicle., 1942-11-06
Republicans
Hold Control
In LEGISLATURE
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: county.
!, For the House Of Representatives
the Republicans elected IL of theil
15- candidates in New Castle county
} and six of their 10 candidates in
: Kent and Sussex counties, each.
Two of the Democrats three New
Castle county representatives were
! elected out Of the city Of Whining
ton. Former Rep. William E. Vir-
den, Republican, lost to Rep. Fran
, els Q. Lemon, Democrat by seven
votes in the Fourth Representative
District of Wilmington.
Lemon polled 1908 votes to 1901
for Virden.
Only one closer vote was record
ed than that Of the Fourth Repre-
sentative District. This was in the
First Senatorial District of Kent
county where Rep. William Deanne
Johnston, Republican, was elected
by five votes over Ernest v. Blendt.
Democrat. Johnston polled 1869
votes to 1854 for Biendt.
Rep. James r. Quigley, Democrat,
was returned to the House in the
Tenth Representative District Of
New Castle county, where he de-
feated former Rep. Robert A.
Barnes by a vote of 1924 to. 1886.
House Returns
In New Castle county, the COM
plete returns on the election of
members of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes follows:
First Representative District 4:
John F. Newell, Democrat, 1883;
Albert B. Husbands, Republican,
1858; Husbands majority 294.
Second Representative District:
William Blackwell, Democrat, A.
3O1;. W. Roy Willis, Republican, |
6,22S; Willis majority 1927.
Third Representative District:
William ]. McCfafferty, Jr.,- Demo-
crat, 3,21S; Ralph s.. Keenan,, Re
publican, 1893; Keenan's majority,
1886.
Fourth Representative District:
Francis @. Lemon, Democrat, in
cunibent, 1908; william E. Virden,
Republican, 1901; Lemons major
ity, z. ,.a.'' -
Fifth Representative District:
James M. Maloney, Democrat, S.
80S; Robert p. Jolly, Republican,
3,197; Maloney's majority, 2,611.
Sixth Representative District:
William M. Grantland, Democrat,
1886; Raymond B. Phillips, Repub-
lican, $3.50. Phillips majority,
1,474: s.. /
Seventh Representative District:
Janvfer d. McCallister, Democrat,
1891; Samuel B. Bird, Republican,
8 ,42L Birds majority, 1,430.
Eighth Representative District: h
Leyi W. Murray, Democrat, S4S;
Benjamin e. Hicks, Republican,
1,152; Hicks majority, i304
Ninth Representative District:
Harry H. Dougherty, Democrat,
1874; Clarence E. McPey, Republi-
can, 1882; McVey's majority, 46S.
Tenth Representative District:
James r. Quigley. Democrat, 1924; :
Robert A. Barnes, Republican, l.
266. Quigley's majority. 1858.
Eleventh Representative District
Frank Moody. Democrat, 205; J
Herman H. Leasure. Republican, {
S45. Leasure's majority. 140.
Twelfth Representative District: !
Charles Crompton, Democrat, 345; {
George r. Clark, Republican. 606.
CIark's majority. 261.
Thirteenth Representative Dis {
trict: Jihn Heldmyer, Jr., Demo-
crat. 1928; Edward L. Pleasanton,
S62; Pleasanton's ma s
iority, 80.
Fourteenth Representative Dis I
-rict: Joh W.. Guessford, Demo- 8
crat, 388; Frank Lawson. Republi I
can, 427. Lawson's majority, SO. s
Fifteenth Representative District Z
Clifford Pryor, Democrat 234; I
James G. Reynolds, Jr., Republican, !
s7S. Reynolds majority, A. Z
In the First Senatorial District
If New Castle county, which is in 4
James S. Evans, Re- G
publican, was elected by majority 6
If 1890 over his Democratic oppo- 4
lent, Charles Boyer. The vote was
evans, 11,S40; Boyer, $780,. s
In the Third Senatorial District, 4
). Gilbert Pierce, Democrat; with a
otal vote of 1886 was defeated by 8
George p. Edmonds, Republican, 4
Who polled a. total Of 1928. Ed Z
nonds' majority was 1927. y
In the Fifth Senatorial District, q
Seorge W. Rhodes, Republican, 4
With 3,139 votes, won over his Dem y
,cratic opponent, DR.. E. Earl Veg 8
,enmann with 2,77S votes, by ma
ority of 361 votes. D
In the Seventh Senatorial Dis =
rict in New Castle county, Rep. =
1arFis B. Mcdowell, Democrat, de- q
eated w. Bateman Cullen, Repub- q
ican. Mcdowell had 674 and Gull Z
en- 651, giving Mcdowell % ma q
ority. Y
e., Kent Returns
Results Of Kent County legisla- &
i've contests follow G
First Senatorial District: Blendt, 8
Democrat, 1854; Johnson, Repub- e
ican, 1889. Johnson's majority, 5. q
Third Senatorial district: Charles y
v. Hardesty, Democrat, 1,404; q
larry H. Jones, Republican, 2,045. g
ones majority, GAL. y
Fifth Senatorial District: Bank q
on T. Holcomb, Democrat, 997; Z,
lobert H. Yerkes, Republican, l. D,
08. Yerkes' majority, 610. d
First Representative District: \,
larry e. Manlove, Democrat, $50; y,
frs. Estelle w. Tschudy, Republi- y
an, 526. Manlove's majority, ITO. y
Second Representative District: q
iuy H. Bowdle, Democrat, GAS; y
Willard E. Barcus, Republican, 729. 3
sarcus' majority, 84., n
Third Representative District: Y
!. A. Hurd, Democrat, 46O; Norman &
}. Shorts, Republican, 431. Hurd's "
majority, 29. u
Fourth Representative District: (,
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