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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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Monroe County election results: Democrats held strong with Stevenson beating Eisenhower 4,191-3,115 (narrower margin than 1952's 1,198). Fascell won re-election 4,014-1,752; Collins 4,670-1,168. All amendments passed; Folmar's write-in bid failed with 166 votes vs. Harris's higher tally.
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Monroe County stayed solidly in Democratic Party ranks yesterday although Stevenson's margin of victory over Eisenhower was close to a thousand votes less than 1952.
Unofficial returns showed Stevenson racked up 4,191 votes against Eisenhower's 3,115 yesterday, a difference of 1,076. In 1952, Stevenson topped Eisenhower 4,941 to Eisenhower's 2,943 - 1,198 more votes for the Democratic nominee.
Democratic U. S. Representative Dante Fascell, running for re-election, scored 4,014 votes to his Republican opponent, Leland Hyzer's, 1,752.
LeRoy Collins, Democratic governor, received 4,670 votes. Republican William A. Washburne, Jr., was given 1,168 votes.
Monroe County's unofficial returns showed that all 11 amendments on yesterday's ballots carried in this county.
And all of the unopposed Democratic candidates won handily.
A handful of write-in votes showed up on the ballots although Oliver Folmar, Tavernier attorney, was the only person in the county who conducted an active write-in campaign.
Folmar, who was defeated in the May primaries for state representative, was trying in yesterday's election for the county commission seat held by Harry Harris.
Folmar received only 166 votes according to the unofficial returns Harris scored more than that in several precincts. In the fifteenth precinct alone, Harris got 433 votes.
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Monroe County
Event Date
Yesterday
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stevenson received 4,191 votes to eisenhower's 3,115 (margin 1,076); in 1952, stevenson 4,941 to 2,943 (margin 1,198). fascell 4,014 to hyzer's 1,752. collins 4,670 to washburne's 1,168. all 11 amendments carried. unopposed democrats won. folmar's write-in campaign for commission seat: 166 votes; harris received more, e.g., 433 in fifteenth precinct.
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Monroe County remained Democratic in the election. Unofficial returns showed Stevenson defeating Eisenhower by 1,076 votes, less than the 1,198 margin in 1952. Democratic candidates Fascell and Collins won re-election and election respectively. All amendments passed, unopposed Democrats won. Folmar ran write-in campaign for Harris's commission seat but received few votes.