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Democratic leaders have tried desperately this year to persuade many veteran legislators to seek re-election is their knowledge that while the veterans are personally popular and may be able to win, many of their districts were left essentially as Republican leaning districts after redistricting. Thus when they decided to step down, GOP successors may be likely.
And that’s true too at the congressional level. If Democratic Congressmen Owen Pickett of the 2nd District and L.F. Payne of the 5th District were to decide not to seek reelection in 1996, Republicans contenders would be favored to win elec
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