Word: racing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Democratic presidential ticket sweep of the state helped dovish congressman Peter N. Kyros win handily over Republican challenger Horace A. Hildrath. Both candidates favored a bombing halt but Hildrath conditioned it. In the second district Democratic incumbent William D. Hathaway appeared to have won a tight race with State Representative Elden H. Shute. Shute's main charge was against Hathaway's "ultra liberal record...
Humphrey's overwhelming victory helped Democrats in congressional races centering around dogfights in the third, seventh and tenth districts. In the third district veteran Rep. Philip J. Philbin appeared to have won a three way race against Republican Laurence Curtis and Independent Chandler Stevens. In the tenth district Mrs. Margaret M. Heckler, the Republican who unseated former Speaker Joseph W. Martin seems to have handily defeated her Democratic challenger Edmund Dinis. Another incumbent, Rep. Torbert H. MacDonald defeated former White House aid William S. Abbott...
...George Wallace, and it did, giving him over 80 per cent of the popular vote in that state. All five Democratic incumbents, running for re-election to the House won easy victories, with G. V. Montgomery of Meridian turnback former Congressman Prentiss Walker in the only seriously contested race in the state...
Nixon won here. Governor Tim Babcock lost to the democratic challenger Forrest Anderson in the race for Governor...
...King's defeat, eace candidate for Congress David C. Hoeh, was swamped by incumbent congressman James C. Cleveland. Hoeh was Eugene McCarthy's campaign manager and led the New Hampshire delegation to the Democratic National Convention. In New Hampshire's second district incumbent Republican Louis Wyman won a tough race with James Keefe, former administrative assistant to Sen. Thomas McIntyre. Keefe had strong support from the Democratic organization but was still unable to buck the Republican tide...