Missing Coattails

DESPITE the President's overwhelming personal victory, unprecedented ticket splitting enabled many Democrats to triumph unexpectedly, or with unexpected margins. Among the more remarkable Democratic winners and their percentage of the vote compared with Nixon's in their states:

SENATORS DEMOCRAT NIXON Hathaway, Me. 53% 61% Huddleston, Ky. 51 64 Haskell, Colo. 50 63 GOVERNORS Docking, Kans. 63 68 Salmon, Vt. 55 63 Kneip, S. Dak. 60 54 Rampton, Utah 70 68 Judge, Mont. 54 58 Bumpers, Ark. 76 70

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