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Overall, the Republicans picked up at least seven new Senate seats. In New York, Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-N.Y.) narrowly lost to conservative Alfonse M. D'Amato, but Holtzman called for a recount early this morning...
Unlike Talmadge, several House members were crushed by scandal. Indicated Abscam conspirators Reps. John Jenrette (D-S.C.), Frank Thompson (D-N.J.), John Murphy (D-N.Y.), and Michael Myers (D-Pa.) all lost, as did Rep. Robert Bauman (R-Md.), who had to answer to charges of alcoholism and homosexuality...
...other regional races, Rep. Christopher J. Dodd. (D-Conn.) defeated James L. Buckley in the Connecticut race for retiring Sen. Abraham D. Ribicoff's seat. In New Hampshire, incumbent Sen. John Durkin (D-N.H.) narrowly lost to conservative challenger Warren Rudman. The Vermont contest between Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Steward Ledbetter was too close to call...
...successor, tainted as he is by his vigorous pimping for the president and his bitter attack on Kennedy in recent months. But there are other, new leaders that may be emerging Dellums turned on a lukewarm crowd with his mix of preaching and urban populism. Senator Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), Senator Paul Tsongas (D-Mass), State Sen. Julian bond of Georgia and Gov. Jerry Brown of California are all young, all liberals within the party mainstream, and all rising stars...
...list of surrogates didn't include political leaders like New York Gov. Hugh Carey or Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.), who urged Kennedy to enter the race last fall. But Orren says the endorsements will come quicker now that the Bay State senator has some momentum...