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...Republicans would love to get this Senate seat. James Exon, the Democratic incumbent, is retiring after 18 years, and even Bob Dole has paid a neighborly visit to score some points for Hagel with the electorate. In a state where most voters are Republican, Hagel's challenge is to win back party members who helped give Ben Nelson two gubernatorial victories...
...NELSON (D) SENATE (open seat...
Swett, a moderate, was the first Democrat to win the Second District House seat in 78 years, in 1990. While a member of the House--before being beaten by the Second's current Representative, Charles Bass--he co-authored the Congressional Accountability Act, the first Contract with America law passed by the 104th Congress. An unusual campaigner, in his bid for the Senate Swett has spent days working jobs from lobsterman to factory worker to Dunkin' Donuts employee in order to get to know his constituents...
...Arnie" Arnesen's campaign priorities include business-government partnerships for worker retraining and making the minimum wage a livable wage. Until 1990 the Second District hadn't elected a Democratic Representative since 1912. Though the G.O.P. took the seat back in 1994, a turning national tide may give Arnesen a chance...
ROBERT TORRICELLI (D) SENATE (OPEN SEAT...