The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
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 Az counting proceeded at Q A. Ms EST, Republicans had wpn 2oe iiouee seats and were leading on contests for 3S potential total of aae ln the new Congress. They neeued only ais seats Co take HOase cons trol from the Democrata
 90 Democratic Seats Lest
 Of the 900 Republican victories, % were for seats now held by Demo. crats. Democratic candidates had won ioD House seats and were lead Ing in contests for % for c poeen- tlal total of iBe 90 far. At Q A. Ms no Republican seat had been won by Democrat although Democratic candidates were leading in three contests where incumbeats gre Re. publican.
 Democratic candidates had won ieb House seats and were leading in races for 25 for Q potential ag- rreeate of 100 seats. Democrats were leading ln three districts now rep- resented by Republicans. Republis cans were leading in 10 presently Democratic districts.
 Democrats had elected nine Sen- ators without making Q net gain, They were leading In four contests where ircumbeflts now are Demo- cratic. Republicans were leading h two races for seats presently held by Democrats.
 m electlng 2i senators so far, the Republicans made their net gain of 10 SO fer in these states; neleware, Idaho, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New York, ohio, pennsylvania, Wisconsin and wash. lnRtori, All of those 10 seats were Democratic except Wisconsin's.
 ThAt one Is held in the present Senate by Robert M. LaFollette, Wisconsin Progressive. He was not renomlnated this year.
 Republicans held their own Sen- ate seats in. California, Cos1necti- cut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nepraska' New Jersey, North Dakota and Ver. mont.
 Democrats had elected nine sen- ators at 7.s0 A. M, EST, in these states: Alabama, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Telnes- see, Texas and Virginia. Two Sen- ate seats were filled in Virginia.
 All figures include returns from Maine which held It's election Sept. Q. Maine returned three RepuDli" cans to the House and elected c Senator and governor. both Repup- licar1s.
 Gains Extend Over Nation
 Republican House gains extended from coast to coast. They had made net gains 90 far in l4 states ana stiii were going strong. AS of 7:SO A M. EST, the COP had net Honee gains as follows: Pennsyl. vaniae: New York 6; Connecticut S: Missouri 8; Kentucky 2; Califor- mia 9; Ohio 3; and one each In Dele ware. Illinois, Minnesota, Nevaaa' washington, West Virginia and WIS., consin.
 Pepubiican House candidates for Democratic seats were leading In five California districts, in three illinois districts and in two eacn in washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. They had leads Tor Democratic seats in single districts | in Utah, Minnesota, Michigan and Idaho.
 Democratic candidates were lead ing for three Republican-held seats among Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri.
 Republicans iaad elected 20 and Democrats 10 Governors, for e net Republican gain of two. This gave the COP ct least 2S to 23 majority of governors among the 48 states. William Lee Knous, Democrat, was elected governor of Colorado, suc- ceeding a Republican and revers- ing the national election trend. But the Republicans had taken three governorships from the Democrats in Idaho, Massachusetts and Ohio. Kelly Machine Crunbles
 The Democratic loser in Ohio was Gov. Frank J. LauSche who was rising rapidly to major political importance until the returns began coming in from yesterdays election. He was defeated by Thomas J. Her. bert, Republican.
 Chicago contributed some of the most spectacular election news in the crumbling of Mayor Edward J Kelly's Democratic machine. Kelly and the late Pat Nash created one of the most powerful political or- ganizations in modern American his- tory. But on the basis of incomplete