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Southern Scene Delivers Wide Field Of 1976 Hopefuls
Southern Democrats circle the 1976 race as governors Wallace Carter Bumpers and others consider national bids. Wallace campaigns nationally amid health and party friction. Carter weighs an announcement before year’s end while Burrs and Ravenel face legal hurdles and reshaping. Senate figures Hollings Byrd Mills Bond and Bentsen are named among possible contenders. Tennessee’s race touches Watergate as Lamar Alexander leads GOP slate.
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Dick Pettys
Associated Press
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Harvard
Charles D. “Pug” Ravenel
South Carolina
Los
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
J. W. Fulbright
Tennessee
Jimmy Carter
Wallace
Bumpers
Carter
Florida
Reubin Askew
New South
Askew
White House
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Pri
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Wilbur D.mills
Julian Bond
Dixie
GOP
Lamar Alexander
Howard Baker
Ray