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Congress Veterans Defeated in Democratic Primaries
Two long serving House Democrats lost renomination to younger challengers in Tuesday primaries. Rep. Wayne Aspinall of Colorado and Rep. John McMillan of South Carolina were defeated while New York court orders a new primary for Rep. John Rooney amid voting irregularities. Deputy leaders Celler and Miller also fell, reshaping House committees and leadership prospects.
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Associated Press
New York
House
Appropriations
Rooney
Emanuel Celler
Judiciary Committee
Elizabeth Holtzman
New Hampshire
Walter Peterson
Meldrim Thompson
Orford
South Carolina
McMillan
John Jenrette
Jenrette
Rep
Charles C. Diggs
Michigan
Colorado
Aspinall
Celler
George P. Miller
D-Calif
Space and Astronautic Committee
Peterson
Thompson
Floyd K. Haskell
Gordon Allott
Minnesota
Walter F. Mondale
Philip Hansen
Wisconsin
Florida
Utah
Sherman P. Lloyd
Mark E. Anderson
The
John Birch Society
Jack Brown
Phoenix
John Conlan
Jocko Conlan
Arizona
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