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Richmond Planet
Richmond, Virginia
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In the Virginia gubernatorial election, Democratic nominee Dr. John Garland Pollard defeated coalitionist Dr. William Moseley Brown, securing a landslide victory in Richmond (plurality of 6,593) and statewide (plurality nearing 65,000). The entire Democratic ticket swept the state, winning all congressional districts.
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Richmond citizens last Tuesday repulsed the coalition bid for victory as they gave Dr. John Garland Pollard a smashing victory. The total vote here was Pollard, 12,566; Dr. William Moseley Brown, 5,972, a majority of 6,593 for the Democratic nominee for Governor.
Not only did Dr. Pollard carry Richmond, but the entire Democratic ticket was swept into office, six candidates for the House of Delegates and one for the State Senate riding to victory on the Pollard landslide.
Brown carried only seven of the 51 precincts. These were First, Second, Fifth and Seventh in Madison Ward; Second and Sixth in Lee Ward, and Ninth precinct in Jefferson Ward. There was a tie vote between Pollard and Brown in the Fourth precinct of Jefferson Ward, each getting 82 votes. Of the seven precincts carried by Brown, one was achieved by a margin of five votes, and other by eight votes.
Carries All Wards.
Pollard carried each of the four wards, being given a close fight in Jefferson Ward only. James H. Price, Democratic Lieutenant-Governor nominee, led the ticket among candidates for State offices, polling 13,750 votes to 5,924 for his opponent, Callom B. Jones.
Attorney-General John R. Saunders polled more votes than Dr. Pollard, but fell short of Mr. Price's total vote. Saunders received 13,687 votes to 6,284 for his opponent, Charles C. Berkeley, of Newport News.
John J. Kafka, Chesterfield County farmer and Socialist candidate for Governor, secured only 32 votes in Richmond, while W. A. Rowe, independent, bagged nine votes.
Incoming returns Wednesday afternoon were pushing plurality of John Garland Pollard toward the 65,000 mark. Returns from 1,596 of the 1,683 precincts of Virginia gave Mr. Pollard 157,068, and Dr. William Moseley Brown, his coalitionist opponent, 92,541; plurality 64,527.
The Democratic ticket in this Virginia contest which attracted national attention because of the breach in the solid South by Herbert Hoover last year, made a clean sweep of the state, winning every congressional district.
Richmond is solidly Democratic once more today, having given Dr. Pollard, former Richmonder and ex-mayor of Ginter Park, a plurality of 6,645 votes on the basis of unofficial returns.
Victory In Each Ward.
Every ward and forty-four of the fifty-one precincts gave Pollard victory over his coalitionist opponent. The Democratic ticket received an avalanche all along the line, Richmond having supported heavily James H. Price as lieutenant-governor and John R. Saunders as attorney-general over Callom B. Jones and Charles C. Berkeley.
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Richmond, Virginia
Event Date
Last Tuesday
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pollard won richmond with 12,566 votes to brown's 5,972 (plurality 6,593); statewide plurality nearing 65,000 from partial returns (157,068 to 92,541). democratic ticket swept all state offices, house of delegates, state senate, and congressional districts. brown carried only 7 of 51 precincts in richmond.
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Richmond voters gave Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dr. John Garland Pollard a landslide victory over coalitionist Dr. William Moseley Brown last Tuesday, carrying all wards and most precincts. The entire Democratic ticket, including Lt. Gov. James H. Price and Atty. Gen. John R. Saunders, won decisively. Minor candidates Kafka and Rowe received few votes. Statewide returns showed Democratic sweep amid national attention on Southern politics.