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House Seat Quests Spur Intriguing Races
Washington AP outlines tight contests for House seats in 1962. Notable bids include Lowell Thomas Jr. in Alaska, Oliver P. Bolton and Frances Bolton in Ohio, and William St Onge in Connecticut. The piece surveys key districts shaping party balance amid reapportionment from the 1960 census and the Kennedy urge for more Democrats. It highlights eastern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Indiana contests, noting incumbents, prior margins, and district realignments that test party gains as the 437-member body shifts to 435.
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Washington
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
Lowell Thomas Jr
Alaska
Ohio
Oliver P. Bolton
Frances P. Bolton
House
Horace Seely-Brown Jr
Senate
Connecticut
William St. Onge
Putnam
Kennedy
East
West Virginia
Cleveland M. Bailey
Arch A. Moore Jr
St. Onge
Moore
Illinois
Peter F. Mack
Paul Findley
Robert E. Cook
Ravenna
Bolton
Chester C
Frances
Cleveland
Indiana
Hoosierland
J. Edward Roush
Roush
Huntington
George O. Chambers
Anderson
House Committee
Chambers
Iowa 5Th
Neal Smith
Sonja C. Egenes
Eisenhower
Boone County
Mamie Eisenhower
Polk County
Des Moines
Smith