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November 7, 1928

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1928Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader (died 2015)^[†]

Richard Gordon Scott was an American scientist and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Headlines from November 7, 1928

BAY STATE IS CLOSE, WITH SMITH AHEAD; Walsh, Democrat, Re-elected to Senate and Cole Is in Front for Governor. SMITH WINS RHODE ISLAND But State Ticket Goes Republican--Other New EnglandStates for Hoover. Smith Carries Textile Cities. BAY STATE IS CLOSE, WITH SMITH AHEAD RHODE ISLAND. CONNECTICUT. MAINE. NEW HAMPSHIRE. VERMONT.

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D A Reed, Repub, reelected to Sen

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NEW JERSEY GIVES REPUBLICAN SLATE A HEAVY MAJORITY; Incomplete Figures for State Show Hoover Leads Smith by 116,944. LARSON AHEAD OF DILL Victory for Republican by 166,340 Is Indicated in Gubernatorial Race. KEAN BEATING EDWARDS Strong Republican Showing Is a Damaging Blow to Prestige of Hague as Leader. Larson in the Lead. Fight in Hudson County. REPUBLICANS STRONG IN NEW JERSEY VOTE Bolts Republicans at 84 NEW JERSEY--PRESIDENT. NEW JERSEY--U.S. SENATOR NEW JERSEY--GOVERNOR.

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Reelected to Sen from N D

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HOOVER CARRIES ILLINOIS, SWEEPING IN THE STATE TICKET; THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.

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Sen elections in doubt

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HOOVER CARRIES NEW YORK BY 125,000; Republican Nominee Captures New Jersey, Takes Wisconsin; Breaks Solid South, Winning Virginia, Florida GAINING IN NORTH CAROLINA AND BAY STATE Most of Farm Belt in Republican Column in Record-Breaking Vote-- Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee Lost to Democrats. 400 Electoral Votes for Hoove New York Spells Smith's Doom. Smith States Only in South. Republican Congress Assured. What Early Returns Indicated. Hoover Spurts in Illinois. Hoover Leads at Start.

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Running slightly ahead of C E Winter, Repub, in Wyo contest for U S Sen

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HOOVER BREAKS THE SOLID SOUTH; He Carries Virginia and Probably Florida and North Carolina--Leads in Texas Also. Hoover Leads in Texas. HOOVER BREAKS THE SOLID SOUTH MARYLAND. DELAWARE. WEST VIRGINIA. GEORGIA. LOUISIANA. TENNESSEE. NORTH CAROLINA. SOUTH CAROLINA. ALABAMA. MISSISSIPPI. KENTUCKY. FLORIDA. MISSOURI. OKLAHOMA.

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L J Frazier, Repub, re-elected to Sen

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CITY GIVES SMITH 430,000 MAJORITY; Incomplete Count Also Indicates Like Lead for Roosevelt for Governor. Lehman Has Big Lead. CITY GIVES SMITH 430,000 MAJORITY Fach Leading in Staten Island Plurality 518,966 in 1924.

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Gov. Smith Message to Mr. Hoover

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Message of congratulation to Hoover

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ROOSEVELT IS VICTOR BY SLIM PLURALITY; COPELAND ALSO WINS; Democratic Nominee Captures Governorship by Margin Indicated to Be 40,000.SENATOR IN BY 56,000Re-elected Over Houghton AfterRunning Up Lead of 523,000in the City.LEAVES SMITH FAR BEHINDPolls 90,000 More Votes Than theGovernor--Lehman, Conwayand Tremaine Leading. Roosevelt Lead 68,568. ROOSEVELT IS VICTOR BY SLIM PLURALITY Other State Offices in Doubt. Roosevelt Loses Own District. ROOSEVELT IS 'DISAPPOINTED.' Saddened by Smith Defeat--Refuses to Claim Own Election.

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Saddened by Smith defeat; refuses to claim election

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ROBINSON SPENDS DAY QUIETLY AFTER VOTING; At Home in Little Rock, Ark., He Listens in During Evening to Early Returns.

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Incomplete returns, with 1924 vote

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HOOVER TRIUMPHS IN PENNSYLVANIA; Republican Majority of 600,000 Is indicated by Returns From the Keystone State. SMITH ROUTS VARE FORCES Carries Six South Philadelphia Wards and Deprives Family of State Senatorship Held Since 1896.

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Hoover triumphs; 600,000 Repub majority indicated

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