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McDermott Upsets Ray in Washington Democratic Primary
Seattle state senator McDermott defeats Gov. Dixy Lee Ray to take the Democratic nomination in Washington as Ray trails with 41.4 percent. In Massachusetts James Shannon and Barney Frank narrowly survive conservative challenges amid abortion controversy led by Cardinal Medeiros. Oklahoma sees Andy Coats win a runoff for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination over Robert Kerr Jr., while Don Nickles easily secures the Republican nod.
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Jim McDermott
Seattle
Dixy Lee Ray
Washington
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Andy Coats
Don Nickles
U.S. Senate
McDermott
Miss Ray
C. Montgomery Johnson
Mount St. Helens
Ray
King County
John
Berentson
Spellman
Bruce Chapman
Warren Magnuson
U.S
Slade Gorton
Gorton
Lloyd Cooney
James M. Shannon
Barney Frank
Humberto Medeiros
Boston
Save Our Children
Medeiros
Shannon
Lowell
Robert F. Hatem
Frank
Massachusetts House
Waltham
Arthur J. Clark
Clark
Coats
Robert S. Kerr Jr
Kerr
Nickles
Ponca City
Tulsa
John Zink
Zink