Word: democratizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Democratic surge to lopsided control of the 86th Congress began with the night's first returns. The sun had barely set in the Pacific when Democrats got the news of a stunning party sweep in Connecticut. Then came word that Vermont had sent its first Democrat to Congress in 106 years. The Democratic bandwagon came to a screeching halt in New York, where Republican Nelson Rockefeller, after a remarkable personal campaign, carried the G.O.P. ticket to a vital win. But the Democrats regained their momentum moving westward, and climaxed their victory with the overwhelming defeat of Republican William Knowland...
...Florida: Democrat Spessard Holland, 66, ambled to his third term...
Minnesota: What began as a toe-to-toe shooting match turned into a hands-down victory for Congressman Eugene McCarthy, 42, who buried forever the legend that a Roman Catholic could not be elected to statewide office in Minnesota, rode the well-oiled Democrat-Farmer-Labor machine to a thoroughgoing victory over the Republicans' two-term incumbent, Ikeman Ed Thye...
...hotly contested 10th district, Democrat John L. Saltonstall Jr. held a slim lead over incumbent Congressman Laurence Curtis. With only a few districts yet to report, the count stood...
...most significant Democratic gain in Massachusetts was scored in the contest for the State Senate, which the party took control of for the first time. Biggest upset in the Senatorial contests occurred in the Back Bay where Democrat Richard R. Caples scored a surprishing victory over incumbent Republican James Bailey...