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Maddox crushed in Georgia comeback bid and other state races
Veteran Georgia Governor candidate Lester Maddox lost the Democratic nomination as George Busbee trounced him in the runoff. Former governors William Guy in North Dakota and Paul Laxalt in Nevada won comeback primaries for Senate seats, signaling voter preference for experience. In Nevada Shirley Crumpler led GOP governor race, Maya Miller faltered in Democratic senatorial contest as Harry Reid advanced. Mike O’Callaghan won renomination in a separate Democratic bid.
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Arnold B. Sawislak
United Press International
George Bushee
Lester Maddox
Georgia
North Dakota
Nevada
Maddox
New South
William Guy
Paul Laxalt
Senate
Shirley Crumpler
Maya Miller
Jimmy Carter
Bushee
Georgia House
Busbee
Julian Bond
Bond
Guy
Robert McCarney
McCarney
Milton Young
Laxalt
Alan Bible
Washington
James Talbert
Sam Cavnar
Harry Reid
Ms. Miller
Dan Miller
Mike O’cal