Nixon and Lodge Beaten as Republicans Sweep States
In Tuesday elections Republicans captured key governorships in Michigan Pennsylvania and Ohio while Edward Kennedy won the Senate seat vacated by John F Kennedy. Nixon lagged in California as party gains shifted House seats and Senate margins favored Democrats with Clark re elected in Pennsylvania and Rhodes defeating DiSalle in Ohio. Robert Taft Jr. won a House seat.
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New York
George Romney
Michigan
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Wayne County
John B. Swainson
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Richardson Dilworth
Joseph S. Clark
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
James A. Rhodes
Robert Taft Jr
Congress
U.S. Struggles Over Cuba Missiles in UN Talks
In New York Adlai Stevenson said the Cuba missile withdrawal talks with Soviet deputy foreign minister Kuznetsov were not fruitful. The U S seeks UN or international inspection of the withdrawal, while Castro resists on site checks. Mikoyan meets Castro in Havana as Red Cross inspection plans advance. Election news notes Democratic gains in New England and other states, with Kennedy allies winning key races.
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Hoff Wins Vermont Governorship, Ending 109-Year GOP Rule
Democratic Philip Hoff defeats incumbent F Ray Keyser by 759 votes to become Vermont’s first Democratic governor in 109 years. Hoff, a Greenfield Massachusetts native and Williams College and Cornell Law graduate, served in WWII and worked as a railroad union lawyer. His campaign emphasized medical care for the needy and aged amid a vigorous statewide battle.
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Republican Holds Slim Margin In Maine Race
Republican Gov. John H. Reed leads by about one tenth of a percent with a recount likely. In the other contests, Rep. Stanley R. Tupper wins in the 1st District and Rep. Clifford G. McIntire holds the 2nd, as Maine loses a House seat. Final unofficial tallies show Reed 146,465 to Dolloff 146,160. Tupper 87,261. Kellam 58,499. McIntire 73,990. Hathaway 70,820.
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Auburn
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Tupper
Kellam
McIntire
Hathaway
Peabody Edges Volpe With Slim 280 Vote Lead
AP reports Peabody has a razor thin lead over Gov. Volpe with one precinct remaining in Easton leaning Republican. Easton last votes 2,957 to 1,400 for Volpe in 1962. A recount appears likely as state police are sent to Easton and five other late reporting communities.
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Bennington County Sends Clark Lefevre To State Senate
State Sen Reid Lefevre and former Municipal Court Judge Eugene V Clark won Bennington County seats in a record turnout. Clark led a three way race with 5271 votes while Lefevre had 4771 and Democrat George Van Santvoord 3892. Joseph Caracciola won the Bennington Republican House seat 1973 to 1843 for Alfred T LaTour. In Shaftsbury Nancy Mamis lost to Tracy Kenyon Jr 535 to 248. In Readsboro newcomer Kenalene Collins won 143 to 122 for Red Crosier.
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Eugene V. Clark
Bennington County
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Lefevre
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Joseph Caracciola
Bennington
Alfred T. LaTour
Shaftsbury
Nancy Mamis
Tracy Kenyon Jr
Mamis
Pownal
James W. Lounsbury
Norman R. Strobridge
William Jay Smith
Lounsbury
Strobridge
Readsboro
Kenalene Collins
Raymond
Red) Crosier
Vermont American Legion
Crosier
Bennington County Bellwether in Vermont Election Results
Unofficial counts in Bennington County show Philip Hoff leading F Ray Keyser Jr 4394 to 4276 with Hoff carrying 4105 Democratic and 289 Independent votes. Aiken Stafford Gibson and other Republicans led county tallies, while early returns from smaller towns shifted Hoff into the governor’s race lead.
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Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Hoff
Foote
Delany
Amidon
Hincks
Armstrong R
Davidson
Anderson R
Loiselle
Keyser
Bennington
Niquette
Woodford
Shaftsbury
Readsboro
Hoff Wins Vermont House Seat Ending 109 Years of One-Party Rule
Democrat Philip Hoff defeated Gov. F Ray Keyser Jr by 759 votes in Vermont’s state house race, ending Republican control. Hoff, 37, campaigned since last March promising reform and development, aided by a revived Democratic party. Keyser faced calls for a recount as major offices favored Republicans but Hoff carried key towns and gained a Senate victory for George Aiken.
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Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Hoff
George D. Aiken
Senate
W. Robert Johnson
Brattleboro
Robert T. Stafford
Harold Raynolds
Ralph Foote
Frederick Delany Jr
George Amidon
Peter J. Hincks
Keyser
U.S. Senate
Aiken
Johnson
Congress
Stafford
Raynolds
Robert W. Larrow
Larrow
Ernest W. Gibson
Hoff Wins Vermont Governor Race As Western Counties Back
In a statewide vote Democrat Philip Hoff defeated F Ray Keyser Jr. Hoff led in five western counties including Chittenden and Franklin, transforming the outcome. County totals show Keyser ahead in Addison Bennington Caledonia Essex Franklin Grand Isle Lamoille Orange Orleans Rutland Washington Windham Windsor, with Hoff carrying the west.
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Hoff
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Rutland
Bennington
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Green Mountains
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Addison
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