1. In the November 1856 state elections , 81 Americans , 31 Democrats , and 8 Republicans were elected to the Assembly for the 1857 session .
2. At the State election in November 1856 , 81 Americans , 31 Democrats and 8 Republicans were elected to the Assembly for the session of 1857 .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
OPT: (1). no (2). yes...I think the answer is
(2).