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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Early returns from the Kentucky election on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of last week indicate favorable results for Whig candidates in multiple districts, including Maysville, Kenton, Campbell, Boone, Covington, Perry, and Lexington, with mixed outcomes in Louisville.
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We are beginning to receive returns of the election held in Kentucky on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of last week, for members of Congress and the State Legislature. The general character of the returns is much more favorable than was even expected.
In the Maysville district, where Col. Gaines (who was taken at Encarnacion, and was at the last accounts a prisoner in Mexico) was the Whig candidate, he has in five counties heard from, on the first day's voting, a majority of 556 votes.
The Whigs have carried the county of Kenton by a handsome majority; Campbell by 114 majority, and Boone by 30 majority.
In Covington, opposite Cincinnati, the Whig had on the second day 147 majority.
In the Perry district, Cox (W.) is elected by 259 majority.
In the Lexington (Ashland) district, where there was a Native candidate run, Morehead (W.) is elected over both Locofoco and Native. On the second day his majority was 310 over the Native, and 502 over the Locofoco.
The Locofocos had a majority of 212 in Louisville at the close of the polls on Monday. The result in the district is doubtful.
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Monday, Tuesday, And Wednesday Of Last Week
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Returns from the election for members of Congress and the State Legislature show Whig majorities in Maysville district (Col. Gaines 556 votes in five counties), Kenton (handsome majority), Campbell (114), Boone (30), Covington (147 on second day), Perry district (Cox elected by 259), and Lexington district (Morehead elected over Locofoco and Native, 310 over Native and 502 over Locofoco on second day). Locofocos had 212 majority in Louisville; district result doubtful.