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Black candidates eye limited gains in Congress
Associated Press reports that record Black candidacies this year are unlikely to translate into many new House seats or Senate victories. State races in California and Colorado show potential gains for Black leaders like Mervyn Dymally and George L. Brown, while overall representation remains modest.
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Mike Moore
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Congress
California
Colorado
House of Representatives
George L. Brown
Richard Lamm
John Vanderhoof
Ted Strickland
Brown
Denver
Mervyn Dymally
Trinidad
Edmund G
Jerry” Brown Jr
Dymally
Los Angeles
John Harmer
Ronald Reagan
Ed Reinecke
Harmer
Dymailly
South Carolina
Louisiana
P. B. S. Pinchback
Nebraska
New York
Georgia
Connecticut
James H. Brannen
Abraham Ribicoff
Senate
Illinois
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
States
District of Columbia