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Northwest state races overshadow Nixon bid in Washington
In Seattle UPI reports the Washington governorship contest dwarfs the presidential race since the September primary. Oregon politics were dull until Walter Norblad's death on September 20, removing a key Republican, while Alaska surprised observers as Nixon carried the state narrowly in 1960 and Democrats expect Johnson to win this year.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Robert D. Rosellini
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