Word: utah
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...political novices included a 70-year-old semanticist in California, a former astronaut in New Mexico, a rancher in Wyoming and a tax lawyer in Utah. All are conservative Republicans, and all unceremoniously ousted liberal Democratic Senators-including two three-termers-from their seats. But the Senate's only Conservative, James Buckley of New York, was swamped by a left-of-center Democrat. So were right-leaning Republicans in Maryland and Tennessee, and Nebraska elected its first Democratic Senator in four decades...
...Republicans who picked up Democratic seats included ex-Astronaut Harrison Schmitt over Joseph Montoya in New Mexico, Rancher Malcolm Wallop over Three-Term Veteran Gale McGee in Wyoming, Tax Lawyer Orrin Hatch over Frank Moss in Utah and former Navy Secretary John Chafee over Richard Lorber in Rhode Island. Among the Democrats who gained Republican seats: Tucson Attorney Dennis DeConcmi over Sam Steiger in Arizona, Congressman Spark Matsunaga over former Governor William Quinn in Hawaii, Congressman Paul Sarbanes over Incumbent Glenn Beall in Maryland and Omaha Mayor Edward Zorinsky over John McCollister in Nebraska. Some of the most intriguing races...
...UTAH. Second District-Incumbent Allan Howe (D) v. Dan Marriott (R): after sex conviction Howe may hurt entire Democratic ticket...
...Missouri 12 * Montana 4 * Nebraska 5 * Nevada 3 * New Hampshire 4 * New Jersey 17 * New Mexico 4 * New York 41 * North Carolina 13 * North Dakota 3 * Ohio 25 leaning Oklahoma 8 * Oregon 6 leaning Pennsylvania 27 * Rhode Island 4 * South Carolina 8 * South Dakota 4 * Tennessee 10 * Texas 26 * Utah 4 * Vermont 3 * Virginia 12 * Washington 9 * West Virginia 6 * Wisconsin 11 * Wyoming 3 * D.C. 3 * Totals...
Only one of the 71 freshman Democrats elected in 1974, Representative Allan T. Howe of Utah, is currently running behind his opponent, and his political troubles stem almost entirely from a conviction on charges of soliciting a police-decoy prostitute this summer. Aside from Howe, about 20 other freshmen representatives are involved in close re-election contests, but 12 of them were leading their Republican opponents in polls taken in October...