Word: democratically
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...election proved, more than anything else, that the usual rules about Republicans and Democrats simply don't apply in Massachusetts. King, although a Democrat, was the favored candidate of big business, and managed to raise far more money than his Republican opponent, State Rep. Francis W. Hatch Jr. '46. As a result, King appears likely to appoint members of the state regulatory commissions who are highly acceptable to the industries concerned...
...other races, Thaddeus Buczko, long-time Democrat incumbent, defeated Timothy O'Brien for state auditor. Also, Democrat Mike Connolly defeated former MDC commissioner John Sears for secretary of state...
Interest in the House races focused less on the redistricting, which aided Democrat incumbents at the expense of Republicans, than on the efforts of the Coalition for Legislative Reform, a maverick group seeking to dilute the power of House speaker Thomas W. McGee (D-Lynn) by capturing 55 to 60 of the House seats. Returns for Coalition candidates were not available early this morning...
...prominent democrat who did not support King was Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The panel agreed that Kennedy's support was one of the strongest factors in Rep. Paul D. Tsongas' election to the Senate. Tsongas, unlike King, was willing to support Kennedy's National Health Insurance plan without reservation. "So Kennedy went on T.V. for him," Joyce said, adding "those areas where Kennedy is effective will show tonight in Tsongas' returns...
Campbell, a Democrat, faced two Republican incumbents, a two-time Democratic gubernatorial candidate and an incumbent's younger brother. Only three of the five candidates could be elected to represent the Newport district, Campbell's hometown, in the 1979 New Hampshire State Legislature...