Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Graham is not the only incumbent Democrat being opposed by a Libertarian in the upcoming elections. Stephen A. Tringward, a Libertarian, is trying to acquire the State Senate seat which Francis X. McCann has held for 24 years. McCann, who describes himself politically as "a Democrat," is known as a somewhat conservative voice in the Senate. He has been associated with efforts to reduce crime and strengthen the Cambridge Police Department...
...candidate who doesn't have to worry about losing is incumbent Democrat Michael J. LoPresti Jr. '70. LoPresti is running unopposed for reelection to his senate seat, which covers the area from Harvard Square east into Boston...
...Democrat, Campbell has four opponents challenging him--two Republican incumbents, a two-time Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and a third Republican...
...This state has become so Democratic that a Republican can only win a lower office if he can get a lot more attention in the media," State Rep. Barney Frank '62, a liberal Democrat, said about the race...
History seems to bear this theory out. A Republican candidate has not been elected to auditor or treasurer in Massachusetts since the '40s. While voters in Massachusetts may not follow party lines in a gubernatorial election, they almost patently vote Democrat on all other tickets--especially when they don't know the candidates...