Evening star., 1951-11-08
Virginia 6. 0. P.
Gains in Senate,
Loses in House
| Seut-for-Seot Swap
Leaves Republicans
| With Same Total of 9
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

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State legislative races.
Final unofficial returns disclosed
today that next January the COP
will have the same nine-member
representation in the 140-member
General Assembly as it had in
1850.
But there will be some new faces
lin the group. Four of the Re-
publican House members will
make their trip to Richmond
while a fifth will be returning to
the Legislature.
I Newcomers include r. K. Poole
of Wythe County, DR.. c. E. Greeal
. of Scott County, DR.. J. c. Moxley
Iof Grayson County and Ray
Rouse of Smyth. The returning
IDelegate-elect is Joseph E. Profit
of Carroll and Floyd Counties. a
former member of the House.
Shaffer Unopposed.
The sixth, Vernon S. Shaffer o1
Shenandoah County, served in the
1850 Legislature and was un'
opposed for reelection.
On the Senate side the Repub'
licans will be represented by three
veteran lawmakers, although one
of them will be a newcomer II
the upper chamber.
]. Marion Smith of Lee County
will move over from the House te
represent the 10th senatorial dis
trict embracing Lee and Scot
Counties.
The other Senate Republican,
are S. Floyd Landreth OF Gala!
and Ted Dalton of Radford. MI
Landreth was unopposed for re-
election, but Mr.. Dalton had tht
fight of his political life in over
coming Fred L. Hoback, strongly
backed organization Democrat, IL
4 the 21st district.
Won Robinette Seat.
Mr.. Smith scored his Senate vic
i tory over the late Senator Lloyt
i Robinette, who committed suicide
last week. But Senator Robinette;
name remained on the ballot ant
he rolled UP a formidable 9,337
vote total. Mr.. Smith won with
10,357 count.
Results in yesterdays othe
election contests:
Senate: John A. K. Donovan
! Democrat, defeated Nathan J
lPaulson, Republican, 1881 II
I5,l62, with all returns in from tn
Fairfax, Falls Church, Alexandria
Prince William districts 81 pre-
lcincts.
Senator Harry Carter Stuart
Democrat, beat Independent JohI
w. Fletcher 9,845 to 7,777 in tn
Buchanan-TaN well-Russell dis
trict.
Senator RAYMOND r. Cues
Democrat, defeated Eugene \
Beard, independent, 10,491 t
2,494 in the Page-Rappahannock
Rockingham Warren Harrison
burg district. One precinct wa
= missing.
Senator Charles r. Fenwicl
: Democrat, won 8.901 to 6,613 Owe
v Oren R. Lewis, Republican, in tn
Arlington County district.
In Richmond Senator Fran
S. Richeson and the two othe
Democratic Senate nominees wer
elected over the challenge of In
dependent Howard H. Carwil'
The Richmond Senate newcom
+ ers are G. Edmond Massie an
= Edward E. Wiley.
: Regulars Win in Norfolk.
D. Norfolk's two Democratic Ser
a ators. Edward L. Breeden. jr.. an
Is Robert F. Baldwin jr., stood o1
: the challenge of Independer
20 Grover c. Outland.
Al Other House contest results in
d cluded:
Giles-Bland - Incumbent
70 Woodrow Bird, Democrat, wo
lie over Republican, Frank K. Stat
" ford.
r Russell County-Dr. w. c. E.
n liott, Democrat, won over Kyle v
a Hubbard, independent. 1928 t
n 2.745.
~ ~ Scott County-Dr. c. E. Greea
Il Republican. won over Grady Cole,
= Democrat, 4,523 to Abb.
Grayson-Dr. j. c. Moxley. Re
publican, defeated Robert L. Me-
son, Democrat. ATS to 4,108.
Buchanan Dickinson - Gle
g Phillips, Democrat. beat Ruff
n Perrigan. Republican, 8,975 t
u 6.488.
IS Rockingham and HarriSonbur
n Democratic incumbents Georg
le S. Aldhizer and James o. Strick
= ley won over Republican Charlie
It E. Earman and I. Loring Cove
: The Democrats polled 1928 an
It 3.460, respectively, to the 2,9O
and 2.840 for the Republicans.
n Alexandria Elects Booth.
v Alexandria - Incumbent Arm
: istead L. Booth. Democrat, defeat
a ed Mrs. Viola Reid, Republican
= $3.50 to 1887.
|. Arlington-Incumbent Demo
Gratis J. Maynard Magruder an,
George Damn defeated Repub
licans James H. Berkey and F're'
d N. Windridge. The vote: Mr.. Ma
It gruder, 9,155; Mr.. Damn, 8,219
: Mr.. Berkey, 5.728, and Mr.. Wind
:. ridge. 6.464.
Fairfax-Incumbent Edwin
, Lynch. Democrat, defeated Doug
las A. Clark. Republican, 4,476 t
3,45O.
Petersburg w. Roy Smith
Democrat, defeated E. Thoma
Mcclure. independent. LOST to "a
Observation-Disclosures Yer
IL non S. Shaffer. Republican, de
: feated Harold Burch, Democrat
: 1926 to 1860.
5. Norfolk City-Four Democrat
S and an independent-all incum
bents-won reelection. The con
= test was whether a fifth Demo
n crat, Mrs. Meeta B. Myers, coul,
S unseat Independent w. Car
Spencer. The vote was, Mr.. Spen.
: Ger. salt, to 1866 for Mrs. Myers
Il Richmond-Six Democratic in.
S cumbents and a Democratic new.