Word: middlesex
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...herself into a full-fledged campaign. Graham appears relatively certain of her own victory--the campaigning she's doing is mostly on behalf of Sen. Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass.) and Francis W. Hatch '46, Republican candidate for governor, the only Republicans who have a chance of winning in Middlesex County...
...even the primary races were not much to look at this year. Freshman representative Saundra Graham, who represents the 28th Middlesex district, which includes the area surrounding Harvard Square, was unopposed in the primary. Now she is well on her way to a second term in the Massachusetts House, but for one general election adversary--Freda Lee Mason, a Libertarian...
...fabled old Greek, Diogenes, had he toted his lantern around Middlesex County, would have had an easier time finding an honest man than a Republican candidate for county office. The GOP is conspicuous by its absence in county races this November, and it leads one to wonder whether the "two party system" is a political phrase, or really the way in which a Belmont socialite spends his Saturday nights...
These are enigmatic times for politics in Middlesex County, when the big decisions are made in September, and November serves only as the coronation...
Without question the most-publicized, most expensive and closest of all the county races, the quest for the Democratic nomination for Middlesex County D.A. featured an entrenched 19-year incumbent and an experienced public sector attorney as its main combatants...