NORTH CAROLINA. LEG.-1850.-Gov. PRES.-1848. Prze. 1844. Dis. Co's. Wh's.Op. Manly. Reid. Tayl'r. Cass. Clay. Polk. 1. Pasquotank..1 .. 390 217.. 670 244.. 663 232 Perquimons... 1.. 347. 291.. 434 253.. 441 223 2. Camden.....1 85.. 493 70.. 556 101 Currituck.... 3. Chowan..... Gates... 4. Tyrrell......1. Washington. 5. Northampton1 1.. 489 6. Hertford.. 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 been chosen-the State having been divided into 57 districts for that purpose. This election was greatly affected by the personal fitness of the candidates 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 1850:1.-Chester, Spartanburg, York, and Union districts. 1850, David Wallace, Opp., re-elected without contest. In 1848, Wallace 3369; Thompson 3044; Davie 2097. 18. Pitt. 19. Beaufort..... 22. Chatham....2 1..1149 24. Person Brunswick...1 31. Richmond...1 Robeson..... 33. Anson.......2 ..t 35. Caswell.. 42. Davidson 44. Buncombe...1 45. Burke.. 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, Wilkes Opp., re-elected without contest. In 1848 he was 46. Lincoln.... elected by a large majority over Maj. J. O'Hanlon. 47. Iredell... IV-Chesterfield, Darlington, Georget'n, Horry, 48. Cleaveland... Marion, Marlborough, and Williamsburg districts. 1850, Gen. Jno. McQueen, Opp., re-elected without contest. In 1848 A. D. Sims, Opp., 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. Rutherford..s 49. Cherokee....1 2.. 562 664 1.. 456 1..1341.. 640 1..1373 4.. 690 ..1010 1.. 297 .. 500 .. 713 Haywood.... 1.. 508 Macon... 1 484 344..1210 147.. 503 314..1061 1992.. 828 279..1604 820.. 314 937..1184 50. Mecklenburg.1 8.. 670 1152.. 775 207.. 374 294 945.. 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. VI.-Charleston district, except parish of St. John's, Colleton. 1850, Ex-Gov. Wm. Aiken, Opp. elected over and to succeed lanac 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 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48Charleston district. 1848, William F. Colcock, dell, Caldwell, and Wilkes; Catawba and Gaston with Lin NEW Co's.-Alamance with Orange; Alexander with Ire coln; Forsythe with Stokes; M'Dowell with Burke; Polk with Ruth'f'd; Union with Meckl'b'g; Watauga with Asbe. * Not returned: reported 31 maj. for Taylor. LEGISLATURE. SENATE: Whigs: Dist. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 18, 19, 20, 21., Opposition: Dist. 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 93, Opp., elected to succeed R. B. Rhett; and re-elect-24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 46. 49, 53 :-) ed, without contest, in 1850. Houss—as in table: Whigs 65; Opposition 65. Lenoir....... 1.. 255 21.Craven... 23. Granville 984 1.. 329 2.. 602 2.. 507 2.. 278 974.. 959 831.. 936 949 230.. 649 ELECTION RETURNS. Cox 48. IV. Opp. 101 212 8.. .. 84 141 6.. ..177 243 5.. ..239 344 44.. 27.. Song. Dist. VI. Henders'n 19. Mercer... ..204 577 ..580 689 300 ...355 646 .1820 1503 ..351 431 162.. 3.. 43.. Marshal.M'CI'd 305..436 315 90..496 376 528 460..537 629 1-10..637 560..830 727 392..888 846 Henry. R'ck Isl'd. Stark 22. Lee... .669 1 ..372 308 283..138 80 228..186 399..583 431 96..64, 626 84..226 224 157..214 174 335..300 367 135..269 401 638 591..682 460 413..744 321..426 222 116..400 270 2-906 1374.1772 1399 134.1816 149 232 Total... Logan Saline ..232 453..122 312 6..129 633 Menard... ..506 539..605 488 1..570 648 1 963.1372 1309 139.1264 1328 554..798 649 15..616 661 389..304 382 41..944 341 Putnam... ..289 Woodford. Wabashi.. 8. Edwards.. 1 ..253 104..288 113 ..318 222..456 303 5863.. 1..300 697 19..268 196 140074 Total........... 204 .3514 6948 Hanson. Yo'ng. .. 86 254 1..162 791 ..296 704 13..130 528 maj. 226 61 403 ..322 627 ..129 364 ...99 207 ..394 452 LEGISLATURE for 1851. SENATE: Whigs, elected 1850: Dist. 6, 11, 15, 24:-..4 a-Franklin elects with Jackson. Montgomery with A tie for one member. Cumberland.c ..317 118..108 102 ..240 219 Moultrie.. ..203 219..248 191 ..190 170 WISCONSIN. Piatt 11. Macon.. ..234 366..253 323 1850.--CONGR208.—1848, 117 Dists. & 5..182 283 Co's. Whig. Opp. Whig. Opp. F.S. Tay398 I. D'kee,F.S. El'e. F'ch. Lynde. D'kee. lor. Cars. V.B. Kenosha..1196 195..(with Racine.) .3985 7140 Milwaukie 1372 2898..1195 2155 559..1189 2151 696 Scammon.W't'h. Racine ...1453 640.. 854 582 2056.. 907 635 1931 ..168 151 Walworth 1931 626.. 795 616 1478.. 204 550 1493 68..709 739 W'keesha 1560 1215.. 771 1083 945.. 806 961 1001 94..665 532 Total......7512 5574..3615 4436 5038..3706 4297 5051 566..368 63.. 98 4.. 62 1135..862 1238 873..742 462..313 623 528..239 PRES. 1848 ..291 333..268 322 28..267 333 .379 356..392 378 547..356 552 .835 859..713 897 540..738 997 22. De Kalb .339 1 1 Kane.... ..938 24. Boone.. McHenry. 25.Cook. 1..514 Lake.. Total.. ..840 417..223 374 427..117 978..855 783 1280..523 504..414 395 415..360 693..618 528 1016..586 2863.1708 1622 2120.1921 2183 765..321 446 1088..383 960 .8312 11857 620 910 436 952 Cole. East'n. Cole, Smith. 534.. 493 432 636.. 823 877 1030.. 862 1073 97..(new county.) 212 216 225 491 1338 1860, Collins, F.S., rec'd 1073. 1848, Lovejoy, F.S., 3130. III. Doty, F.S. Cong. Dist. V. Browning. Richardson. Jersey.... 15. Calhoun.. Pike...... Total......5852 7262..6281 5690 1916..6431 Brown.... 845 158 5234 159 2542 election of Wm. A. Richardson, Opp. 162 859 132.. 302 238 309 10 166 Din. Co's. Whigd. B.À-B.T'l'r.C'se. Rol's. King. Cl'y.P'lk. ..167 342..213 440..262 544 .. 92 312..194 574..120 434 ..155 282.. 95 287.. 70 247 ..105 283.. 85 Osage Dist. Co's. Whigs. B.A-B.T'I'r. C'ss. Rol's. King. Cl'y.Pk. 28. Carhden. 1. Lincoln.. 2 ..556 696..613 748..578 683 ..477 569..612 693..480 503 ..793 784..883 908..861 809 ..397 299..438 392..428 322 .1046 797..955 763.1017 721 1..807 561..817 694..792 578 ..984 242..301 270..225 220 ..196 197..136 240( New Co.) 1..479 479..464 601..380 403 1..904 192..291 293 (New Co.) 1..131 240..167 345..317 442 ..266 298..297 452..242 311 1..269 358..387 388..318 446 ..230 297..274 366..269 494 1..195 373..245 398..198 351 ..384 689..395 926..384 94! .. 77 136.. 95 195 (New Co.) ..148 248..165 296.186 378 .. 43 148.. 66 298 (New Co.) ..704 1055..675 1199..599 1162 1.37 146.. 58 196 (New Co.) ..152 396..150 425 ..290 286..277 264..310 567 Dallas.. Hickory Polk.. 29. Crawford.. Pulaski. Washington... 1 30.St. Louis......10 398.. 76 345 ..264 275..308 379..237 367 1 ..124 941..120 304.. 86 325 1..473 493..608 554..613 588 .4827 4778.4032 4316.3688 8329 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.. 141,324; 10,074 LEGISLATURE for 1851-2. SENATE: Whigs, elected 1850: Districts 1, 2, 3, 9, 13, 14, 16, 23, 26, one each; and Dist. 80, 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: Dists. 11, 26, one each:-.. 8. Houss-as in table: Whigs 53; Benton. 48; Anti-Ben. 27. JOINT BALLOT; Whigs 65; Benton 61; Anti-Benton 35. * One in each county claimed as Anti-Benton. tIncluding Decatur Co., Clay 57, Polk 208; name since changed to that of one of the counties designated as New. 1850.-CONGRESS.-1848. Dists, & Co's. Whig. Benton. Anti-B. Whig. Darby, Rozier, Bowlin, Cook, Bowlin, 28 170....(New Co.) 1. 2 1.1102 1494..874 1427..900 1386 Butler Opp. Ray.. 21 10. Grundy. Harrison.. 1 78 Mercer. ..144 183..154 248 Jefferson.. Madison .328 .206 ...159 Howard... 1..801 888..879 991.1013 969 New Madrid.....424 6 362 19 *1 2 1 16.Jefferson.. 1.175 263..233 328.214 209 Ripley.......... 53 ..185 166..235 238..175 163 St. Francois......289 .1102 588.1256 791.1190 602 St. Genevieve....249 ..849 631..838 729..940 793 St. Louis.... ..3894 ..172 50 .135 87 ..322 389..315 523..385 463 St. Francois... ..285 274..320 305..301 234 ..323 168..318 216..298 208 Franklin.. 1..147 217..167 271..258 480 Gasconade....... 97 Total.. .7145 11. Porter .218 196......234 232 .746 636. ...820 692 .359 ..448 97 196..115 469..115 323 Lincoln.... ..231 377..163 490..183 399 Marion ..666 7 111.. 6 168 (New Co) Montgomery. 208 Ripley. Shannon. 1 1.. 21 148.. 16 1. 14 154.. 27 35 65.. 40 44 Osage 209.. 31 266 Pike... 99.. 57 271 ..161 294..205 346..115 242 26.Cooper... Moniteau.. ..161 460..133 65 (New Co.) .951 32 655......334 613 27.Cole...... Miller......... ..277 631..223 787..418 1122 Miller.... 1. 76 $73..103 454.. 74 369 Moniteau.... ..536 438..667 526..591 446 .813 633.886 760..901 783 Lewis........ Pulaski... .155 277......110 339 469.. 36 297 Warren..........364 362..142 478 Washington.....498 NEW-HAMPSHIRE. The annual election in this State was slightly contested and a light vote was polled. Dinsmoor, Opp., was re-elected Governor by about 6,500 majority over all others. 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. The Opposition in this State did not contest the election of the Whig State ticket. A Free Soil ticket was made out, on which Opposition candidates were placed; but it received only a few of their votes, and less than 1,000 of all sorts. GEORGIA. TEXAS. In this State no important election was held in 1850, except the vote upon the proposition of the United States to pay $10,000,000 to the State, uqon the relinquishment of all claim to the territory of New-Mexico, north and west of certain specified lines. The following is the vote in 62 counties, leaving 30 not returned: Counties. Accept. Rej't Houston..... Anderson.......243 The only important election held in this State in 1850, was for Members of a Convention called by 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.. coded, 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. FLORIDA. ..225 158 Milam ..492 226 Montgomery 128 18 .162 6 60 3 .108 42 Jefferson 56 47 87 25 Kaufman .134 3 .449 32 Lamar... .227 16 54 76 Leon 108 7 Matagorda 74 46 McLennan 70 24 Medina.... .381 19 59 54 Navarro .141 72 36 32 Newton .108 8 266 15 Nueces 34 54 70 Polk.... 42 44 Red River......237 17 55 20 Robertson .342 1 Sabine.. 127 San Patricio.... 27 1 30 Shelby.. 44 Travis ..230 91 43 11 Victoria .135 10 62 99 .154 55 16 Wharton .244 Fayette.... 161 1850.-CONGRESS-*1848. PRES.-†1848. Gillespie ...... 52 Cabell, Beard, Cabell, Duvall, Taylor, Cass, Goliad 79.... 63 166....203 59.... maj. 11 Gonzales 156....227 155 Grayson.. 138....131 140 Grimes Harris 37....111 27 Guadalupe 190....257 68 61 Titus $2 Walker .... .271 48 3 Washington....160 295 57 Webb 30 4 23 32 80 Williamson.....103 82....204 63 Harrison.......272 534 102....125" 132....106 101 Hopkins........226 Co's. Calhoun.... 87 Escambia..196 Franklin.... 90 Holmes....108 Jackson....362 Santa Rosa .168 Walton.....154 Washington 90 115....100 50....129 193....405 100....174 99....182 133....100 Gadsden....462 358....435 326....190 " Hamilton ...155 164....147 Jefferson...181 298....219 236.... Leon.......387 346....394 Madison....341 232....299 Wakulla....158 96....127 Alachua ....155 150....149 Columbia...287 339....295 Duval ......297 240....279 Marion St. John's...181 170....129 St. Lucie Benton Dade Hillsboro'..105 154... 77 223 80 Nassau..... Orange..... 25 Elected Att'y Gen., Clerk, &c., in October, and also 279 Members of the Legislature. The Sacramento 225....150 "6 Transcript classes the two houses as follows: 95....165 86 SENATE: Opp. 9; Whigs 7. HOUSE: Whigs 14; 168.... 15 " 290....284 235....311 220 209.... 57 " 77.... 25 66 (new county) 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. Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana. "25 These States held no elections in 1850, other than for mere local officers, or to fill vacancies. 171...113 132 39 3... 69 86 TERRITORIES. 68 5 MINNESOTA, in October, re-elected H. H. Sibley 111 Delegate to Congress by 100 maj. over A. M. Mitchell. 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. 1847 Total....4531 4050 4382 3805 3116 KENTUCKY. OREGON and UTAH held no elections in 1850. .58 .64 Alabama...p.64 | Maine.....p.531 Ohio... Index to Election Returns. Arkansas .....64 Maryland....60 Oregon California...64 Massachus'ts.53 Pennsylvania 56 Connecticut..53 Michigan....59 Rhode Island 64 Delaware ..57 Minnesota....64 S. Carolina...60 Florida The election for Congress in this State has been Georgia .......64 Mississippi..64 Tennessee...64 postponed to this year. In 1850, Members of the Illinois .64 Missouri.....62 Texas Legislature were elected, with the following result: Indiana. ..61 N. Hampsh'e.64 Utah SENATE: Whigs, elected 1850, 3; holding over 1-4 Iowa. .59 New-Jersey .56 Vermont... .53 Opp. ....63 New-Mexico 64 Virginia.....60 .12; 66 HOUSE: Whigs. 9-21 Kentucky....64 N. York.. 54, 55 Wisconsin...61 ..51; Opp........25 Louisiana....64 N. Carolina..60 |