Word: margin
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...this race. She boasts of being fiscally responsible--taking credit for eliminating a $20 million debt as a township trustee--and hopes to succeed Jacobs by also stressing the need for improved education. The liberal Carson has another asset: a Democratic district that gave Clinton an 11-point victory margin over Bush...
...years in the House, Leach has made a name for himself as a savvy moderate who has gained considerable influence as chair of the Banking and Financial Services Committee, from where he directed an energetic pursuit of the Whitewater scandal. After winning his last two elections by a wide margin, Leach makes for a formidable incumbent...
...become a member of the post-G.O.P. revolution group of conservatives that dominated the 104th Congress. He supported a balanced-budget amendment and opposed the assault-weapons ban. His record is consistent with his G.O.P.-leaning district, and he beat challenger Lisa Donaldson once before--by a 28% margin...
...13th District is 41% Latino, and both major-party candidates are Hispanic. Menendez, in general a loyal Democrat, broke with Clinton in opposing NAFTA and the U.S.-led bailout of Mexico. But having won his two previous general elections by an impressive margin, he is considered the favorite in this race...
...party by voting often in favor of gun control and environmental protection. He once tried to stop G.O.P. efforts to weaken the Clean Water Act and called on President Clinton to stop the dumping of dredged silt off the New Jersey coast. This formula has increased his margin of victory in each of the past three elections, making the well-financed Saxton a formidable incumbent...