Word: arlen
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Elsewhere, Republicans were carried to victory by the surging Reagan tide: in Pennsylvania, former Philadelphia District Attorney Arlen Specter edged out former Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty; in North Carolina, John East, a professor of political science at East Carolina State University and protégé of Republican Senator Jesse Helms, came from behind to unseat Democratic Incumbent Robert Morgan; in Georgia, Herman Talmadge was upset by Businessman Mack Mattingly. Ironically, the man who next to Reagan is most identified with conservatism almost lost. Arizona's Barry Goldwater, 71, seemed infirm to many voters but managed...
...Paul Laxalt-R New Hampshire Warren Rudman-R Hugh Gallen-D New Jersey New Mexico New York Alfonse D'Amato-R North Carolina Outcome Uncertain James Hunt Jr.-D North Dakota Mark Andrews-R Outcome Uncertain Ohio John Glenn-D Oklahoma Don Nickles-R Oregon Bob Packwood-R Pennsylvania Arlen Specter-R Rhode Island Jospeph Garrahy-D South Carolina Ernest Hollings-D South Dakota James Abdnor-R Tennessee Texas Utah Jake Garn-R Scott Matheson-D Vermont Outcome Uncertain Richard Snelling-R Virginia Washington Slade Gorton-R John Spellman-R West Virginia Jay Rockfeller-D Wisconsin Outcome Uncertain Wyoming
...Alfonse D'Amato* North Carolina 13 Robert Morgan John East James Hunt Jr. Beverly Lake Jr. North Dakota 3 Kent Johanneson Mark Andrews Arthur Link Allen Olson Ohio 25 John Glenn James Betts Oklahoma 8 Andy Coats Don Nickles Oregon 6 Ted Kulongoski Bob Packwood Pennsylvania 27 Pete Flaherty Arlen Specter Rhode Island 4 Joseph Garrahy Vincent Cianci South Carolina 8 Emest Hollings Marshall Mays South Dakota 4 George McGovern James Abdnor Tennessee 10 Texas 26 Utah 4 Daniel Berman Jake Gam Scott Matheson Bob Wright Vermont 3 Patrick Leahy Stewart Ledbetter Jerome Diamond Richard Snelling Virginia 12 Washington...
...battle for the seat vacated by Sen. Richard Schweiker (R.-Pa.) will become an East/West conflict. Democratic candidate Peter Flaherty, Pittsburgh's whiz-kid mayor during the early '70s counts on strong support from his hometown and the surrounding industrial valleys, while the Republican contender, former Philadelphia District Attorney Arlen Spector seems to maintain the allegiance of the densely-populated southeast...
...meet regularly, in bitter contests for public office between politicians from Philadelphia and those from the Pittsburgh area. This year the prize is the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Richard Schweiker. The contestants are Democratic former Mayor Peter Flaherty, 55, of Pittsburgh and Republican former District Attorney Arlen Specter, 50, of Philadelphia...