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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Vermont, Political Amateur William H. Meyer, 44, became the first Democrat sent to Washington in 106 years by edging ex-Governor Harold J. Arthur for the state's lone House seat...
...Connecticut. And in Connecticut none of the Democratic victories were more impressive than two: 1 ) in Eastern Connecticut's Second District, onetime (1951-53) Ambassador to India Chester Bowles, 57, toppled five-term Republican Horace Seely-Brown Jr. ; 2) in heavily Republican Fairfield County, Democratic Lawyer Donald J. Irwin defeated Albert P. Morano, became the first Democrat elected in an off-year election in the county in 28 years...
Maryland: In a no-personality contest between longtime (17 years) State Comptroller J. Millard Tawes and Republican Congressman James P. S. Devereux, ex-Marine war hero, Democratic Workhorse Tawes coasted all the way in to recapture the Governor's chair for Democrats...
Oklahoma: Democratic Nominee J. Howard Edmondson won with no contest, became the youngest (33) Governor in state history...
Rhode Island: Ravaged by internecine disputes. Rhode Island's once-muscular Democratic machine wavered in the primary, provided a real flank opening for popular Republican Christopher Del Sesto, 51. whose knife-edged victory over Democrat Dennis J. Roberts, 55. two years ago was reversed on a technicality. This time Republican Del Sesto turned the trick against Roberts, won by better than a knife's edge...