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GOP's Wiley Defeats Foe Backed by Party
Republican Wiley secures victory as party-backed challenger trails. Across states results show mixed outcomes with incumbents Vernon Thompson unopposed for governor in Wisconsin, Proxmire and Mohler unopposed for the Dem and GOP nominations respectively, and Magnuson leading Langlie by a narrow margin in Washington. Minnesota's race tightens with Nelson ahead of Freeman. Eliott Walstead concedes to Henry Maier in Wisconsin senatorial primary.
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Truman
John A. Carroll
Senate
Wisconsin
Partien
Eliott Walstead
Henry Maier
Walstead
Vernon Thompson
Republcan
William Proxmire
Walter J. Mohler
Washington State
Warren Magnuson
Arthur B. Langlie
Langlie
Emmett Anderson
Albert D. Rosellini
Seattle
Magnuson
Minnesota
Democratic- Farmer-Labor
DFL
Ancher Nelson
REA
Orville L. Freeman
August Andresen
House
O'Hara
Judd
H. Carl Andersen
Newampshire
Norris Cotton
Lane Dwinell
Merrow
Bass
Cotton
Laurence M. Pickett
Reginald T. Abare
GOP
George Aiken
Joseph B. Johnson
Winston L. Prouty
Arizona
Carl Hayden
Phoenix
Robert Miller
Ross Jones