Co's. MARYLAND. LEG. 1849. Gov. 1850, PEES. 1848. PRES. 1844. Sen. NORTH CAROLINA. Whigs. Op. Clark. Lowe. Tay 'r. Cass. Clay. Polk. Dis. Co's. Wh's. Op. Manly. Reid. Tayl'r. Cass. Clay. Polk. Allegany.. Queen Anne's...3 4..1443 1855..1579 1620..1424 3..2820 1491 Pasquotank..1 390 217.. 570 2716 Perquimons.. 1.. 347 291.. 434 244.. 663 232 253.. 441 223 Currituck.... .. 497 1.. 185 Washington. 5. Northampton 1 Caroline... 6. Hertford.....1 Montgomery...4 Prince George's.3 Somerset. 536.. 582 446.. 592 456 Carroll.. 3..1664 1611..1763 Dorchester. 1450..1028 798.. 74 894 1248..1044 1374 658.. 336 760 Frederick.. 849.. 688 Harford. Kent... 1335.. 126 1503 St. Mary's.....2 Talbot... 1.. 724 447.. 788 Opp. 9-1 each from other counties. and first 6 Co's elect in 1852; next 7 in 1854; last 7 in 1856.22. Chatham....2 HOUSE OF DELEGATES as in table: Whigs 47; Opp. 35. VIRGINIA. 23. Granville....3 Brunswick...1 In April, 1850, an election was held for Members of the Legislature for 1850-51. Three Whig and five Opp. Senators were elected; making, with those holding over, 11 Whigs, 21 Opp. The House, all elected then, consists of 55 Whig, 80 Opp. deleg's. At the same election the people ratified the call of a Constitutional Convention, which has since. Richmond...I been chosen-the State having been divided into 37 districts for that purpose. This election was 92. Montgomery.1 Moore... greatly affected by the personal fitness of the can- 33. Anson.... didates for Delegates. 27 districts elected delegations divided in their politics. The Convention consists of 53 Whigs and 82 Opposition. SOUTH CAROLINA. The only elections in this State, of interest, are those for Members of Congress. The following is a statement of these in 1848 and 1850:I.-Chester, Spartanburg, York, and Union districts. 1850, David Wallace, Opp., re-elected without contest. In 1848, Wallace 3369; Thompson 3044; Davie 2097. Robeson.... 34. Cabarrus.. 35. Caswell... 41. Davie Rowan 42. Davidson 43. Ashe Surry.. 45. Burke Caldwell.....I Wilkes......1 46. Lincoln.. II.-Greenville, Laurens, and Pendleton districts. 1850, James L. Orr, Opp., re-elected without contest. In 1848, Orr 4454, B. F. Perry, Opp., 3790. III.-Fairfield, Lancaster, Kershaw, Richland, and Sumter districts. 1850, Joseph A. Woodward, Opp., re-elected without contest. In 1848 he was elected by a large majority over Maj. J. O'Hanlon. 47. Iredell.......3 IV-Chesterfield, Darlington, Georget'n, Horry, 48. Cleaveland... Marion, Marlborough, and Williamsh.rg districts. 1850, Gen. Jno. McQueen, Opp.. ciected without contest. In 1843 A. D. Sims pp., was elected; vote: Sims 2718, McQueen 2469. Mr. Sims died and Gen. McQueen was chosen to fill the vacancy. V.-Abbeville, Edgefield, Lexington, and Newberry districts. Armistead Burt, Opp., re-elected, without contest, in 1848, and again in 1850. VI.-Charleston district, except parish of St. John's, Colleton. 1850, Ex-Gov. Wm. Aiken, Opp. elected over and to succeed Isaac E. Holmes, Opp., by about 1000 maj. In 1848, Holmes, as a "Taylor Democrat," elected by 600 maj. over Barker, Cass. VII. Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton, and Orangeburg districts, and the parish of St. John's, in Charleston district. 1848, William F. Colcock, Opp., elected to succeed R. B. Rhett; and re-elected, without contest, in 1850. Rutherford ..2 1..1035 664 1.. 456 4..1341 640 1..1373 4.. 690 ..1010 1.. 297 500 .. 713 49. Cherokee....1 1452..1014 313.. 448 649.. 859 699..1087 687.. 660 1352..1132 649.. 996 272.. 541 632.. * 344..1210 147.. 503 314..1061 1992.. 828 279..1504 820.. 314 937..1184 230.. 549 399.. 418 390.. 427 50. Mecklenburg.1 2.. 670 1152.. 775 207.. 374 224 945.. 909 1201 Total........55 65.42071 44845.43519 34869.43232-39287 Maj. for Reid, Opp.....2774; Taylor.8650; Clay.3945. 1848, Van Buren, for President, 85. dell, Caldwell, and Wilkes; Catawba and Gaston with Li NEW Co's. Alamance with Orange; Alexander with Irecoln; Forsythe with Stokes; M'Dowell with Burke; Polk with Ruth'f'd; Union with Meckl'b'g; Watauga with Ashe. *Not returned: reported 31 maj. for Taylor. LEGISLATURE. 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48:- 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 46. 49, 50:-27. .. 61 403 Dists, & 11.Macon.. Dewitt...... Total... ..234 1..264 366..253 323 88 117 5..182 20..205 .5739 7429.. Cong. D. IV. Coffing. Malony. 10. Champaign.d Vermillion.. 11.McLean....e 20. Bureau... Grundy... Livingst'n ..247 145..213 187 .3985 7140 Scam'n. W't'h. ..168 151 La Salle.. 1244 559 28..267 333 378 547..356 552 897. 540..738 997 520 910 ..514 504..414 395 450.360 436 1 1 McHenry. ..840 25. Cook. Lake.......1 Total. Cong. D. V. Brown'g. Rich'd'n. 13. Greene... •Greene...} Macoupin... 15. Pike...... Adams... 1 2 16. Brown.. Schuyler....1 18. Fulton..... Peoria.... ..527 2.1187 1..976 1366 1992 2205 251.. 468 408 666 20.. 1333.1635 1684 371.. ..548 848..853 1128 36.4 364..530 454 93.. '820..710 898 96.. 129..215 257 3.. 1131.1609 1636 159.. 34.. No opposition to election of Wm. Wash'ton 2047 583.. 235 1807 236.. 355 1720 324 SENATE: Whigs, elected 1850: Dist. 6, 11, 15, 24:-..4 Hold over: Dist. 5, 8, 12, 19:-..4-8 Opp., elected 1850: Dist. 1, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 22, 23:-8 Hold over: Dist. 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, 16, 20, 21, 25-9-17 NOTE.-Senate Districts 1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16, 20, 22, and 24, maj. 226 are divided between different Congressional Districts. HOUSE-as in table. Whigs 28; Opp. 46; 1 tie. a-Franklin elects with Jackson. b-Montgomery with Clinton, &c. e-Cumberland with Clay, &c. d-Cham paign with Moultrie, &c. e-McLean with Dewitt. -Whiteside with Lee. 527 364 ..99 207 ..394 452 27. maj. 239 693..618 528 1016..586 2.1880 2863.1708 1622 2120.1921 ..959 765..321 446 1088..383 Co's. Whig. Opp. Whig. Opp. F.S. Tay I. *Durkee.Elm'e.Finch. Lynde. D'kee. lor. Cass. V. B. 283 Kenosha..1196 195..(with Racine.) 398 Milwaukie 1372 2898..1195 2155 559..1189 2151 640.. 854 582 2056.. 907 Total......7512 5574..3615 4436 5038..3706 4297 5051 364.. 79 .. 952 WISCONSIN. 1850.-CONGRESS.-1848. PRES. 1848. 296 MISSOURI. Sen. 2 1 3. Marion. 2 Monroe... 1 4. Clark 1 1 2 ..284 242..301 270..225 220 1..479 479..464 501..380 403 66 1 29. Crawford.... 1 ..124 241..120 304.. 86 925 1..473 423..608 554..613 588 .4827 4778.4032 4316.3688 3329 Washington... 1 30. St. Louis......10 TOTALS: 1848. Taylor....32,671; Cass....40,077: Maj. 7,406 Aug. 1848, Rollins, W 33,968; King, Op.48,921: "14,953 1844, Clay..... 31,250; Polk.. 41,324; " 10,074 LEGISLATURE for 1851-2. SENATE: Whigs, elected 1850: Districts 1, 2, 3, 9, 13, 14, 16, 23, 25, one each; and Dist. 30, three:12 Bentonites, elected 1850: Dists. 6, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, one each; hold over: Dis. 4, 17, 19, 24, 30, one each:-13/ Anti-Benton, elected 1850: Dists. 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 29, one each; hold over: Tists. 11, 26, one each:-. 8. HOUSE-as in table: Whigs 53; Benton, 45; Anti-Ben. 30, JOINT BALLOT: Whigs 65; Benton 58; Anti-Benton 38. * Claimed as Anti-B. † Instructed for B. + Voted for B. U. S. Sup. ct. Jan. '51, awarded Iowa 10 miles wide off of Atch'n, Nod'y, Gentry, Har'u, Mer'r, Put'm, Sch'r. Scot'd, and Clark Cos. 1850. CONGRESS.-1848. Dists, & Co's. Whig. Benton. Anti-B. Whig. Opp. I. Darby, Rozier, Bowlin, Cook, Bowi, 28 170....(New Co.) 717......516 1101 8. Clinton. 1 9. Caldwell. 1 Clay.. 461..154 803..189 665 *Henderson, Opp., was not supported by all the Benton ..146 186..183 872..206 307 men. In Franklin 269 votes were cast for Hunt, Benton. ..116 271..100 394 (New Co.) .:166 306..151 354..255 690 ..148 263..152 302..177 342 Boone...........919 ..270 420..295 526..257 443 Camden.........107 ..695 954..754 1042..614 852 Chariton.........370 ..334 451..397 567..367 511 Clark.. ..915 585..906 593..820 576 Cole... ..208 382..256 490..252 664 Cooper ..274 239..324 275..280 283 Howard.. ..230 265..296 369..228 319 Knox... ..536 438..567 526..591 446 ..813 633..885 760..901 783 III. J.G.Miller. J.Mill'r. Green. Wilson. Green 106 606.....1221 787 23. Cass.... 221 98. ... 64 295 354......450 657 ........290 90 .228 301 293......204 792 .858 432 ..511 20 792......864 990 ..153 40 26. Cooper.... 2 Lewis....... ..277 531..223 787..418 1122 Miller.... .109 153 Miller... 1. 76 373..102 454.. 74 369 Moniteau.........350 441......419 26 268 192......201 Randolph........530 7 631......677 71.. 1 D's, & Co's. J.G.Mi'l'r J.Mill'r. Green. Wilson, Green. Co's. Th'p'n. He'd.Cl'k. Alli'n. W'ms. Tay'r. Cass. V.B. 600 Iowa....... 609......809 Monroe..........669 Morgan..........166 +34 +78 .337 24 59 25 435 Jackson. 623 Schuyler.........170 303 Jefferson 654 Jasper.... 93 98 1.. 448 19.. 671 Johnson... Scotland.........181 31 333. Jones. Shelby...........226 116 Total.........6578 2111 6554.....7417 IV. Bowman.Gard'nhire. Hall. Samuel. 243......203 356 Keokuk 14.. 158 2.. 160 103..1053 26.. 276 215.. 154 207 41 Adair.. 87 2 291...... 70 265 Lucas Hall. Louisa.. 312.. 428 286 56 14.. (New county.) 959 Madison......f61 f107 203 Mahaska......518 603......569 1279 Marion. 63 114...... 80 248 Marshall...... 11 302......263 469 Monroe.......181 445......570 578 Muscatine....394 Clinton... .239 38 210......239 Polk .312 273 160...... 22 Pottawatt'mie446 Poweshiek... 59 242 Scott... 351 Grundy. .185 133 86......127 Harrison... 182...... 54 73......138 Mercer. ..161 117 148...... 47 Platte... .788 563 691......653 159...... 21 317.. .420 1609 293...... 56 355 28.. (New county.) 300.. 340 Total.... 11396 13487 574.10978 12154.11178 12125 1126 Maj.-Hempstead.2,091; Williams..1,176; Cass..947. *Whig and F. S. cand for Sec'y of Public Works. † Vote 323 for Sec'y of State: no returns for Gov. Not in official count. LEGISLATURE for 1851-2. SERATE: Whigs 6; Opp. 13.-HOUSE: Whigs 4; Opp. 35. V. Woodson. Fhelps. Shields. Winston. Fhelps. Appanoose... 1850.-CONGRESS.-1848. Whig. Opp. F.S. Whig. Opp. F.S. Wright Henn. Shed, Miller. Th'p'n. Howe 182 248 6.... 67 113 488 Van Buren...815 †40 289 1.. 561 +36 122.. 439 652.. 670 584 2 295 147 Dists. & Co's. 1. 373 Davis.... Benton...........186 406 65......232 495 Decatur..... 520 Fremont.. 78 11......103 389 Henry 676 10 71 (New county. 66 483 135 70......138 364 Jasper.. 400 Jefferson.... 999 Keokuk. Henry.. .220 205 46. ...306 280 Lee..... 989 1404 Hickory.... Lucas........ Jacksou... Madison.. Mahaska..... 42 45 61 107 522 482 Johnson .357 545 12......392 565 Monroe. 550 Marion.... 274 366 181 283 2.... 257 298 172 Lawrence.... .177 358 142......187 411 Polk. 22.....(New Co.) 15......150 768 237 300 * Vote rej'd. 27 22 33.... 976 1028 Wapello 590 688 1.... 559 55 631 1 36......252 594 Warren..... St. Clair. 301....6091 6477 310 *Mormon vote-463 maj. for Miller. Congress ordered new elect❜n. Result: Miller 5463; Thomp'n 480; Smith, F.S. 365. Davis. Lefler.Da's'n (New county.) 29 41 54 13 79 Buchanan....... 38 28 29 38 257 $26 lor. Cass. I 'n. Van Clayton.. 15 6.- 97 (New county.) Delaware... 129 127 122 109 180.. 60 118 Des Moines.... 19 71.. 22 44 5 19.. (New county.) 597 766 62 37 6 Iowa.... 1....(New county.) 35 76 .... 25 276 38 Jackson... 188 26 Johnson Jones.... Linn.. 6 Marshall... 95 Muscatine 424 400 371 286 Washington.. Total..........4725 5745 178....5398 5789 178 109.... 356 303 95 NEW-HAMPSHIRE. The annual election in this State was slightly contested. Vote for Governor: Dinsmoor, Opp. 30,751; Chamberlain, Whig, 18,512; Berry, F. S. 6,472; scattering, 54. The Whigs elected one Councillor and one Senator; the Opposition all the rest, with over two thirds of the House. At the same election the people decided, by a vote of two to one, to have a Constitutional Convention, which has since been elected, with a large Opp. majority. RHODE ISLAND. Anderson.... Austin... Bastrop The Opposition in this State did not contest the Bell... election of the Whig State ticket. A Free Soil tick- Bexar. et was made out, on which Opposition candidates Brazoria were placed. Vote for Governor: Anthony, Whig, Burleson 3,668; Harris, F. S. 773; scattering, 135. GEORGIA. The only important election held in this State in Cherokee.... 1850, was for Members of a Convention called by Collin Gov. Towns, to consider the action of Congress Colorado upon subjects affected by the question of Slavery. Comal....... The candidates for delegates were very numerous Dallas and of all shades of opinion, and it is difficult to Denton.. make an exact statement of the result. It is con- De Witt.. ceded, however, that there was a Union majority Ellis in the State of full 30,000; and that the Disunionists Fannin did not elect 30 out of the 260 delegates. .243 .162 6 62 60 Jackson 60 Caldwell 74 46 McLennan..... 28 70 24 Medina......... 46 ..225 158 Milam 80 72 36 82 Newton 108 84 54 Elected Att'y Gen., Clerk, &c., in October, and also 308....444 279 Members of the Legislature. The Sacramento 225....150 66 Transcript classes the two houses as follows: 95....165 86 SENATE: Opp. 9; Whigs 7. HOUSE: Whigs 14; 168.... 15 Opp. 18; Independent 1; doubtful 3. The Whigs 282 claim a majority, and the result of the election for U. S. Senator is very doubtful. 290....284 235....311 209.... 57 " 77.... 25 " (new county) 66 220 25 39.... 17.... 66 15 66 Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, These States held no elections in 1850, other than for mere local officers, or to fill vacancies. TERRITORIES. MINNESOTA, in October, re-elected H. H. Sibley 111 Delegate. Vote: 619 for S.; 559 for A. M. Mit 86 3805 3116 1847 Maj. Cabell, Whig, 481; Cabell 577; Taylor ...1269. *Oct.] LEGISLATURE for 1850-1. SENATE: Whigs 9; Opp. 10. HOUSE: Whigs, 19: Opp 21. KENTUCKY. 66 [†Nov. 56. chell. Legislature: Whigs 5; Opp. 12; F. S. 1. NEW-MEXICO, in June, with a view to admission as a State, elected Gov., Lt.-Gov., and a Member of Congress; the latter Wm. S. Messervey by 500 maj. over Hugh N. Smith, who had been previously elected Territorial Delegate. OREGON and UTAH held no elections in 1850. Index to Election Returns. Elected Members of the Legislature in 1850. Alabama...p.64 Maine.....p.53 | Ohio..... The two branches are divided as follows: WHIGS: Senate 25..House 57..Joint ballot 82. OPP.: 15.. 66 43.. ARKANSAS. The election for Congress in this State has been postponed to this year. In 1850, Members of the Legislature were elected, with the following result: SENATE: Whigs, elected 1850, S; holding over 1-4 Opp. ..12; 9-21 HOUSE: Whigs.. |