Evening star., 1950-12-25
Final Figures Show
Record Off, Vote,
Divided About Evenly
BY the Associofed Press

A record vote for a nonpresi-
Dental election of 42,324.232 was
cast on November Z, and Repub-
licanS and Democrats received an
almost equal division of the 40.-
351.862 polled by House candi-
dates.
The aggregate House vote also
WIS record for an off-year.
Final official returns gathered
and tabulated by the Associated
Press show that while the Repub-
licans gained five Senate, 27
House and six gubernatorial seats,
their plurality of the House vote
was only 31,557 compared with
2.986,928 in the last off-year in
1916 when they won control of
Congress.
Their percentage of the House
total was 08 of l per cent more
than the Democrats. The vote:
Republicans, 19,784,008 or 1903
per cent; Democrats, 1872, ,451 or
1895. and others, 815. .403 or 2.02.
Total Popular Vote.
The total popular vote of AZ
324,232-based on the highest
figure in each State whether for
Senator. Governor, Representa-
tive, or Constitutional Amendment
(aS in Arkansas, Georgia and
Mississippi) was:
/. An increase of 6,449.664 over
the 1916 high and 5,019,852 above
the off-year record in 1898.
2. An increase of $500 or OF
of l per cent over the 1926, ,632
prediction estimate compiled by
the Associated Press from State
sources. The A. P. 1916 estimate
was IL per cent short of the
actual vote that year. and in 1948
it was As over the official presi-
dental vote.
3. sos per cent of the esti-
mated eligible voters compared
with COL in 1916; and 43.7 per
cent of the potential vote (per-
sons 81 and oper, as against 800
in 1946.
4. Short by 7,491 ,O80 of the all
time high vote-for President in
1910.
As Million Over 1898.
The total of 40,351 1862 cast for
House candidates this year-the
best for comparative purposes
since all States elect their full
quota of Representatives in off,
years-was 5,721,436 above 1916
and 4,536.142 over the previous
off-year House top in 1888.
In percentage of total vote cast
for the House in each State, the
G. o. P, gained over 1946 in only
eight States-AriZona, California,
Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi,
Texas. Utah and Vermont. Demo-
Gratis increased their ratio in 80.
Both parties lost in ratio in Ten
nessee where "other" candidates
raised their percentage over 1916.
Compared with four years ago,
the Democrats increased their
percentage of the total House vote
nearly five points, while the Re-
publicans dropped back 81. Thus
the Democrats halted the steady
percentage gains made by the
G. O. P. in each off-year after
1888. Here is a table showing the
percentage polled by each party in
the last seven elections. the House
vote being used in non presidential
years:
1e5O-Republicans, 400; Demo-
Gratis, 400.
1948-Republicans. 45.1; Demo-
Gratis. 495.
1s46-Republicans, SGT; Demo-
Gratis, AL.
1944-Republicans, 45S; Demo-
Gratis. 53.3.
1e42-Republicans. SOB; Demo-
Gratis. Alb.
194O-Republicans. 44S; Demo-
Gratis. SAT.
1938-Republicans, 473; Demo-
Gratis, 400.
Only three States - Alabama,
Kentucky and Virginia-polled
smaller House votes this year
than in 1916.
The high popular vote in four
States-Arizona, Arkansas, Mary
land and South Dakota-exceeded
the presidential vote in 1948 in
those States.