Domestic News May 4, 1847

Juliet Signal

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Erwin, Goggin, Botts, Bailey, Beale, Thompson, Hawkins, Atkinson, Dromgoole

Q: What keywords are associated?

Virginia Elections, Congressional Districts, Whig Victories, Democrat Defeats

Juliet, Joliet, Will County County, Illinois

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What is this article about?

Virginia election returns show unfavorable results for Democrats, with Whigs Erwin, Goggin, Botts, and Hawkins elected to Congress in districts 4, 5, 6, and 15; Democrats Bailey, Beale, and Thompson in 7, 8, and 14; and likely defeats for Democrats Atkinson in 1st and Dromgoole in 2nd.

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VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.—The returns of the election in Virginia, so far as received, are rather unfavorable to the democrats. It is said that Erwin, whig, has been elected to Congress from the 4th district; Goggin, whig, from the 5th; Botts, whig, from the 6th; Bailey, dem., from the 7th; Beale, dem., from the 8th; Thompson, dem., from the 14th; and Hawkins, whig, from the 15th district. The Cleveland Herald (whig) says that the probability is, that Atkinson in the 1st district and Dromgoole in the 2d, have been defeated. They are both democrats.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Virginia Elections Congressional Districts Whig Victories Democrat Defeats

What entities or persons were involved?

Erwin Goggin Botts Bailey Beale Thompson Hawkins Atkinson Dromgoole

Where did it happen?

Virginia

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Virginia

Key Persons

Erwin Goggin Botts Bailey Beale Thompson Hawkins Atkinson Dromgoole

Outcome

whigs elected in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 15th districts; democrats in 7th, 8th, and 14th; probable defeats for democrats atkinson in 1st and dromgoole in 2nd.

Event Details

Returns of the election in Virginia are rather unfavorable to the democrats. Erwin, whig, elected from 4th district; Goggin, whig, from 5th; Botts, whig, from 6th; Bailey, dem., from 7th; Beale, dem., from 8th; Thompson, dem., from 14th; Hawkins, whig, from 15th. Probability that Atkinson and Dromgoole, both democrats, defeated in 1st and 2nd districts.