Lyndon Johnson landslide reshapes Congress and Vermont
The national results show Democrats expanding to 257 seats in the House and 66 in the Senate with a strong Johnson mandate. In Vermont, John Hoff upset GOP Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote, Rutland mayor John Daley defeated Snelling, and Sen. Winston Prouty won a second term as Republicans face a party introspection after a sweeping Democratic victory.
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Election Analysis: White Backlash Not a Factor in Johnson Victory
UPI analysis notes Johnson unified voters from cities farms and suburbs to surpass Goldwater in suburbs and gain near unanimous Black support. He won in traditionally Republican farms and states like the Dakotas Iowa Kansas Nebraska New Hampshire Vermont and carried Westchester County and King County. Goldwater lost in five Deep South states where Civil Rights Law backlash influenced results.
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Johnson Wins New England Landslide for Johnson
President Johnson swept New England in a Democratic landslide capturing all six states and 37 electoral votes. He won Vermont Maine and New Hampshire with large margins and carried southern New England by wide pluralities. The victory also flipped three Republican congressional seats and helped reelect Democratic governors in Vermont and New Hampshire.
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Johnson landslide reshapes New England politics by state
In New England, Johnson carried Rhode Island and Maine as the GOP suffered across Connecticut New Hampshire and Massachusetts leading to Democratic gains in the House. Connecticut re elected Dodd while Sibal lost, New Hampshire saw Wyman defeated by Hunt, and Maine boosted Muskie with Hathaway winning the vacated House seat. Rhode Island backed Johnson. Chafee retained governor amid the sweep.
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Johnson Coattails Lift GOP Losses in Senate Races
Congress vote reflects Johnson's nationwide surge as Republicans lose key Senate contests. Kennedy brothers win in New York and Massachusetts while Tydings and Mechem toppled. Taft Jr. and other incumbents narrow losses reveal GOP gains in the Deep South. Callaway wins in Georgia. Democrats hope for Social Security expansion and health care gains amid mixed outcomes.
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Volpe Wins Close Massachusetts Governor Race
Republican John A. Volpe defeats Democrat Francis X. Bellotti in a tight statewide contest amid strong Democratic showings in presidential and Senate races. Elliot Richardson narrowly leads over John Costello for lieutenant governor as GOP gains control of key state offices. Ed Brooke trounces James Hennigan to secure re election. Absentee ballots could still alter final margins in several contests.
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Vermont Senate results show 12 Democrats 18 Republicans
In Montpelier VPI reports factors from Tuesday's Vermont state elections indicate the 1965 Senate will include 12 Democrats and 18 Republicans if totals hold. Incumbents are marked and party is shown. Addison County Irving Eastman R and Samuel Fishman D are (X). Bennington County Allen B Angney Jr. R and Robert Wilson D also listed.
Chou Enlai to Attend Moscow Conference This Week
Tokyo reports Premier Chou Enlai will lead a Beijing delegation to Moscow to attend a Communist world conference in the Soviet capital this week. The line up includes multiple regional delegates from Chittenden Essex Franklin and Windham counties among others.
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Truman Reacts To Johnson Victory In Vermont
Former President Truman nearly fell from his chair at his Independence Missouri home upon hearing President Johnson carried Vermont in the election. The report notes heavy statewide turnout and returns showing Johnson and Kennedy leading in key contests, with Volpe and Bellotti exchanging margins in statewide races.
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