Nelson Wins Wisconsin Senate Seat in Easy Victory
Gaylord Nelson, the rising Wisconsin Democrat, defeated Republican Alexander Wiley to win an unprecedented fifth term. With margins large in 3,423 of 3,426 precincts, Nelson led 627,147 to 575,198, making Wisconsin have two Democrats in the Senate for the first time.
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Wiley
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Johnston
Texas
Reynolds
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Gaylord Nelson
Alexander Wiley
House
Eetays
Dona F. Kennedy
William Proxmire
Eisenhower
Clinton Ryan
John W. Reynolds
Reign
Brooklyn
Iowa
Repuby
Pawlican
Philip G. Koehn
Jornty
Connally Wins Texas Governorship After Tight Race
In Austin on Tuesday former Secretary of the Navy John Connally defeated Republican Jack Cox to win the Texas governorship. The GOP gained a second House seat as Democrats secured 20 seats with one race undecided.
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Austin
Tex
John Connally
Jack Cox
Texas
Two Congressmen Retained in Montana Election
Helena Montana reports incumbents won reelection in Montana with no gubernatorial or senatorial races. Democrat and Republican House members retained their seats Tuesday as voters favored incumbents in the state.
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Helena
Mont
House
Montani
Iowa Chooses Demo Governor-7 GOPs
DES MOINES Iowa's political shift saw Harold E Hughes 40 win the governorship and mark the first Democratic top executive in 22 years while Elbert Norman Erbe 43 pursued a second term. The state’s GOP leaning faced pressure from liquor by the drink debates and a wave affecting congressional incumbents.
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Iowa
Commission
Ornor
Farmers Congress
Bourke
Hicken
Harold E. Hughes
Senate
GOP
Fice
iHe
Elbert Norman Erbe
B. Smith
Hughes
Neal Smith
GOP Sweep in Kansas Pushes Out Democratic Congressman
Kansas voters largely backed Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP swept all state and many national races. Incumbent Democrat J. Floyd Breeding was defeated by Robert Dole in the newly drawn 1st District, while Carlson Pearson Avery Ellsworth Shriver and Skubitz won re election or new terms.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
GOP
Frank Carlson
James 8. Pearson
John Anderson
J. Floyd Breeding
Robert Dole
Andrew Schoeppel
William H. Avery
Robert F. Ellsworth
Garner Shriver
Joe Skubitz
U.S
Wade A. Myers
Oregon Picks Republicans
Oregon voters re-elected Senator Morse a Democrat while keeping Governor Hatfield in office. Democrats captured three of four House seats with Ed Dunne edging Carl Fisher in the 4th District and Walter Norblad remaining the sole Republican in Oregon’s congressional delegation.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Senate
Wayne Morse
Sig Anander
Eisenhower
Mark Hatfield
Robert Thornton
Edwin M. Dunne
Duncan
Carl Fisher
Walter Norblad
Virginia ballot results unchanged in Senate and governor race
In Richmond Virginia no election was held for senator or governor Tuesday. Democrats captured eight House seats while Republicans won two, leaving the balance unchanged from the previous Congress.
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Richmond
Virginia
Delaware Keeps Rep McDowell in Delaware Favorable Win
In Delaware, Democrat Harris McDowell was re elected to the state's single congressional seat over Republican Wilmer F Williams by about 10 000 votes Tuesday.
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S.C
UPI
Olin D. Johnston
William D. Workman Jr
Donald S. Russell
Democraliy Congress
Albert Watson
Floyd Spence
Dover. del
Delaware
Harris
McDowell
Wilmer F. Williams
DiSalle Loses Race and Learns He Will Be Grandfather
In Columbus Ohio James A Rhodes defeated Governor Michael V DiSalle. DiSalle said a Florida phone call informed him he is about to become a grandfather again. He commented that he feels like a new man with a weight lifted, comparing his situation to a sentence being commuted.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lola
Guv
Michael V. DiSalle
Toni
Florda
Marked Man Bachelor Winner Faces Job Hazard
Roselle PAlin reports J Wootradibon runs true as mayor elect Herbert M Barnes, a 29 year old bachelor and Democrat, defeats Kenneth Morgan who is married with four children. Barnes will succeed Mayor Arthur M Dormer who did not seek re election. Dormer was a bachelor when elected. so was predecessor Robert Sheldon, and both later married.
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J. Wootradibon
Herbert M. Barnes
Kenneth Morgan
Barnes
Arthur M. Dormer
Dormer
Robert Sheldon
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