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Not only had the GOP ousted the bulk of the Senate's liberal old guard--headed by the likes of Sens. George S. McGovern (D-S.D.), Birch Bayh (D-Ind.), and Frank Church (D-Idaho)--but it had also gained a majority in the house (53-47) for the...
Liberal Sens. George S. McGovern (D-S.D.) and John C. Culver '54 (D-Iowa) also lost to conservative challengers, who were backed by New Right and evangelical political action committees.
More moderate Democrats managed to hold off the aggressive Republican assault especially in the Midwest. Alan J. Dixon, for example, defeated David O'Neal for the seat of Sen. Adlai Stevenson (D-Ill.), while incumbent Sens. Thomas Eagleton (D-Mo.) and John Glenn (D-Oh.) overcame Republican challengers. Sen. Gary...
In other important contests, Sen. Herman Talmadge (D-Ga.), head of the Senate Agriculture Committee, overcame accusations of corruption and an official Senate "denouncement" to defeat opponent Mack Mattingly, while incumbent Sens. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.), Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.), Robert Dole (R-Ka,) and Paul Laxalt (R-Nev...
Lewis criticized Sens. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.) and Paul E. Tsongas (D-Mass.) for merely stating their intention to vote against registration rather than actively opposing it.