The elections.
The State elections will probably, many of them, remain in doubt for some time.
The choice of Governor, from the returns received, lies between
Messrs. Smith and
Flournoy.
The result must be settled by the army vote, and it will be some time before it can be received.
So is it with reference to the
Lieutenant Governor, for which
Messrs. Price and
Imboden are the leading candidates Several of the
Congressional Districts are left in the same situation.
The army has the casting vote.
For Congress,
Messrs. Wickham, in the
Richmond District, and
Collier, in the
Petersburg District, have such majorities as to settle the question and fix them as the representatives elect.
Mr. Bocock had no opposition in the
Buckingham District, and
Mr. Rives none in the Albemarle District.
In the Augusta District the contest between
General Baldwin and
Governor Letcher has been very animated perhaps the most excited in the election.
This may be kept in doubt, also, by the army vote.
In the
Montgomery District the contest is also likely to be close.
Mr. Edmondson, for so many years the representative in the Federal Congress, opposes
Mr. Staples, member of the last Confederate Congress.
Walter Preston, member from the
Abingdon District, is opposed by the famous
Fayette McMullan, who has been canvassing industriously for the position.
In the district composed of Caroline, &c., which now includes
Culpeper,
Messrs. James Barbour, jr., and
Dejarnette are the candidates.
The other districts are entirely in the hands of refugees and soldiers in the army.
In the
Winchester District,
Mr. Boteler, the present representative, was opposed by
Col. Holliday.
Shenandoah and
Hardy counties are the only counties in the district in which polls could be held.
