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Cheraw Gazette And Pee Dee Farmer
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
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The Alexandria Gazette reports the political composition of the next U.S. Congress based on elections in 17 states, with Whigs at 91 seats and Van Buren at 90. Projections from remaining states give Whigs a majority of 133 to 107.
Merged-components note: Garbled table, main text, and detailed election table all part of the same article on the political composition of the next Congress; merge tables into domestic_news for coherence
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| 17 States before published, Virginia | 82 | 78 | 65 | 93 |
| 9 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
The next Congress.—The Alexandria Gazette makes the following statement of the political aspect of the next Congress:
The political character of the next Congress may now be regarded as decided.—The House stands thus, so far as the elections have proceeded: —
Next Congress,
Last Congress.
Whig 91
Van Buren 90
Whig gain 73 to 106? Wait, garbled table, but net Whig gain 34? 18 States,
The following States are yet to choose, and RECAPITULATION.
Whig Already elected 91
Van Buren 90
States to choose 47
Whig 17
Total Whig 133
Van Buren 107
To secure a majority in the House, the V. B. party must gain sixteen members clear.
| Whig. | V B. | |
| Alabama, | 2 | 3 |
| Indiana, | 6 | 1 |
| Kentucky, | 12 | 1 |
| Maryland, | 5 | 3 |
| N. Carolina, | 8 | 6 |
| Rhode Island, | 2 | 0 |
| Tennessee, | 10 | 8 |
| Mississippi, | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | 17 |
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Domestic News Details
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Alexandria
Outcome
whigs projected total 133 seats; van buren 107 seats; van buren needs 16 net gains for majority.
Event Details
Report on elected and projected seats in the next Congress: Whigs 91 elected vs. Van Buren 90 from 17 states; remaining states project Whig 47 vs. Van Buren 17.