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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1968

Page

3

Republicans Gain Four Senate Seats in Election

The Republicans netted at least four Senate seats with gains across several contests. In Oregon Democrat Morse faced Republican Art Packwood with results still uncertain Wednesday night. In Kentucky Democrat Katherine Peden defeated Republican Perry Hooper for the seat, while Arizona saw conservative Barry Goldwater win Hayden’s vacated seat. The shift suggests a possible coalition of liberal northern Democrats and moderate Republicans on civil rights and education funding.

New York Senate Ube Twance Oregon Ent Allen Perry Hooper Kentucky Katherine Peden Thrustok BR. Martin Edward J. Gurney Republica House Leroy Orégon Republicas Reicins Barry Goldwater Roy Elson Arizona Star Carl Hayden James B. Aten Alabama George C. Wallace Harold E. Hughes Town David M. Stanley Bourke B Mike Mansfield Richard B. Russell Georgia Appropriations Russell Anned Services Committee John Stennis Mississipi Hills Labor and Public Welfare’ Committee Morse Franch Church Idaho J. W. Fulbright Arkansas George McGoverty South Dekots Gaylord Nelson Wisconsin California Alan Cranston Max Rafferty Superintendent of Public Instruction Missouri Thomas’ F. Eagleton Thomas B. Curtis Jesus

Their Towns This Was How It Happened

New York voters backed Hubert H. Humphrey in unofficial results while Richard Nixon led in many states. The third party candidate George Wallace carried several states or regions, with Nixon finishing second in some areas and Humphrey carrying New York and other locations.

New York Richard M. Nixon Humphrey Nys Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey N.Y Hubert ‘Humphrey C. Wallace Wallace S.ci Ark

Morse Narrowly Trails Packwood in Oregon Absentee Count

In Oregon, absentee ballots in Lane County held Morse in a tight race against Republican Robert Packwood. With 2,603 precincts reporting, Packwood led Morse 395,574 to 393,141, a 2,433 vote margin, and results were delayed as 5,000 Lane County ballots remained uncounted, delaying final results beyond Tuesday.

Robert Packwond Portland Lane County Morse Packwood Richard L. Neuberges Guy Cordon

Senate shifts reshape party power after landmark elections

The article outlines key Senate seat changes with Democrats Collins and Hughes winning opens, Republicans Saxbe and others securing conservative gains. It notes leadership shifts in January, new chairmen for Appropriations and Other Committees, and the rise of young Republicans Schweiker Mathias Dole while naming incoming Democratic leaders and looming factional issues in social policy.

Senate Richard S. Schweiker Joseph Clack Pensylvania Charles M. Mathias Daniel B. Brewster Maryland Robert Dole William Robinson Kansas

Demos Hold House as GOP Gains Only Four Seats

The election results show Democrats retaining control of the House with a slim margin. Republicans net four seats, ending with 243 Democrats and 192 Republicans as the new Congress convenes January 3. Nine Black lawmakers will serve, including Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress.

Demos GOP New York Vie Congress Shirley Chisholm Brooklyn

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