Word: sununu
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Dates: during 1982-1982
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...pledge," a campaign promise customarily made by New Hampshire gubernatorial candidates to veto sales or broad-based income taxes. Determined to protect the state's tradition, Republican Thomson came out of political retirement and filed as an independent. But the Republican nominee turned out to be John Sununu, a conservative ally. Fearing his candidacy could drain enough votes from Sununu to re-elect Democratic Incumbent Hugh Gallen (who refused to take the pledge this time), Thomson tried to withdraw but it was too late. His self-defeating campaign worked: Thomson got only 2% of the vote and Sununu upset...
...Blanchard (D) Donald W. Riegle Jr. (D) MINN. Rudy Perpich (D) David Durenberger (R) MISS. No Race John C. Stennis (D) MO. No Race John C. Danforth (R) MONT. No Race John Melcher (D) NEB. Bob Kerrey (D) Edward Zorinsky (D) NEV. Richard Bryan (D) * N.H. John H. Sununu (R) No Race N.J. No Race Frank R. Lautenberg (D) N.M. Toney Anaya (D) Jeff Bingaman (D) N.Y. Mario M. Cuomo (D) Daniel P. Moynihan (D) N.C. No Race No Race N.D. No Race Quentin N. Burdick (D) OHIO Richard F. Celeste (D) Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) OKLA. George Nigh...