Word: race
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...respect of many voters who had barely heard of him only a month or two ago. In many districts, Humphrey probably slid in on Muskie's coattails; Muskie obviously could provide much of the leadership of the Democratic Party during the next four years. He faces a reelection race for the Senate in 1970, but in 1972 will surely be a center of attention at the Democratic National Convention-and a potential presidential nominee...
...near deadlock may have strengthened some of Nixon's rivals within the G.O.P. Nelson Rockefeller is still a relatively spry 60. He could run for reelection to the New York governorship in 1971, and in 1972 bid again to make the presidential race. Charles Percy bet so heavily on Rocky in Miami Beach that Nixon actually hung up on him in the middle of a furious phone conversation. A Nixon landslide would have left Percy in political limbo. As it is, the G.O.P.'s narrower victory improves Percy's chances somewhat, but not much; he may have...
Iowa. In three terms as Iowa's Governor, Harold E. Hughes, 46, has established himself as an independent and popular liberal. A handsome former truck driver who entered politics when he became angry at the state Commerce Commission, Democrat Hughes was enlisted for the Senate race by Robert Kennedy. A Viet Nam dove and gun-control advocate in a hawkish, rifle-owning state, Hughes was hard pressed by Republican David Stanley, but lowans decided to send their Governor to Washington...
Kansas. Republican Congressman Bob Dole, long a staunch conservative, has become more of a moderate this year in his race for Veteran Senator Frank Carlson's Republican seat. Author of a Food-for-Peace amendment that now sends U.S. farmers as technical advisers abroad, Nixon-back-er Dole easily beat out Democratic Candidate William I. Robinson, a Wichita lawyer. Kentucky. As chief executive officer of Jefferson County (Louisville), Republican Marlow W. Cook, 42, was prepared for advancement. His hard-line policy on Viet Nam and tough stand on riots appealed to Kentucky voters more than the moderately liberal philosophy...
...sharp contrast to the presidential race, most battles for the nation's statehouses were decided early and decisively. Republicans entered the election holding 26 governorships to the Democrats' 24; of the 21 statehouses on the line this year, 13 were in Democratic hands, eight held by the G.O.P. When the returns were sorted, the Republicans had gained five governorships, raising their total to 31?more than double their 1960 low of 14 statehouses. The G.O.P. now had control of six of the nation's most populous states (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania), if only for a while...