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...Democrat] John Kerry Mass. $8,333,197 [*] [Democrat] Robert Torricelli N.J. $8,269,457 [*] [Democrat] Mark Warner Va. $8,237,073 [Republican] Guy Milner Ga. $7,638,652 [Republican] Dick Zimmer N.J. $7,595,374 [Democrat] Harvey Gantt N.C. $7,057,717 [Republican] Jesse Helms N.C. $6,725,515 [*] [Republican] William Weld Mass. $6,639,759 [Democrat] Carl Levin Mich. $5,730,793 [*] [Democrat] Paul Wellstone Minn...
...symbol of the "new South," with good economic growth and low unemployment. Population influx in the '80s gave the state its first new House seat in 60 years, but racial gerrymandering--and some baiting--also make the state a political hotbed. This year all eyes are on Harvey Gantt's second attempt to replace Jesse Helms in the Senate...
...HARVEY GANTT (D) SENATE CHALLENGER...
After losing a close one in 1990--by just six points--Gantt gets a second shot at the state's senior Senator. Pushing health care, education and economic security with an inspirational style, he should do no worse than last time--and could do much better, if public distaste for G.O.P. governance washes off on Jesse Helms...
...almost a lock to defeat relative newcomer Elliott Close. "You just don't run a political novice against a political legend, no matter how old," Towle notes. In North Carolina, it's a somewhat different story. Helms' bitter, racially charged 1990 contest against former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt established Gantt as a legitimate contender. Since then, a coalition of politicians and civic leaders has registered tens of thousands of new voters -- many of them black. "It there is a pivot, it will be the dramatic increase in black voter registration since the last election. Black registration...