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Dukakis and his running mate for lieutenant governor Thomas P. O'Neill III never relinquished their substantial early lead which grew to 175,000 vote margin with 74 per cent of the precincts reporting. Many traditionally Republican strongholds shifted to Dukakis, bringing a Sargent concession by 10:00 p.m.
Governor Sargent, in his concession speech, attributed his defeat to "the price of hamburg," and "a national tide which was running against virtually every Republican."
Governor Francis W. Sargent lost gracefully last night, exhibiting no signs of bitterness in the short concession speech which marked the end of six years on Capitol Hill.
Until about 9 p.m., the crowd remained hopeful. "The Governor is still confident," Steve Crosby, Sargent's campaign manager, told the gathering just 40 minutes before the concession speech.
Thirty years ago the Indians in St. Augustine didn't use the Hudson's Bay Store across the river, and consequently didn't care when the freight boat came or didn't come. Although unable to cultivate the barren land, they lived on moose, caribou, bear, beaver and small game...