European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse S a 18 10 22 i the East in. Me no it mass. Conn re. A n v no Del to do gov hour ult 2 2 \ it 6 2 23 34 14 1 0 Battle is on Over 44 open House seats by Jill Lawrence associated press democrats and republicans alike predict they la gain on each other next month uncritical election territory the 44 House because incumbents have died retired sought promotions or lost primaries. I Lull expect the republicans to come out Wilh gains. I Ihrk we will hold most of our 23 and make significant gains in the 21 that the democrats Are opening up says rep Guy Aluta Jagt. Chairman of the National Republican congressional committee but Mark Johnson a spokesman for the democratic congressional Campaign Commilles contends just the opposite More at their open seals Are vulnerable he says. We think we can score a Nat gain of a the parties have been remarkably consistent in their Overall projections this year with both agreeing the democrats will pad their 253 180 majority by 1010 15 seats. The Only major conflict is Over who will win More of the open seats considered the lop priority Battle zone in a Field of generally Sato incumbents. Half the open seals in the 435-member House Are duo to members leaving to run for other offices mostly Senate seats. One representative George o Brien r-lll., died. Republican James Broyhill of North Carolina Ieti to finish the Senate term of the late John East and is now. Running for a full term. Primary decals were suffered by Republican Mark Siljander of Michigan and democrats Alton Waldon of new York and Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii. The Resl o the vacancies Are the result of retirements. The gop is counting on winning a fistful of traditionally Republican seats now held by watergate babies democrats elected during or shortly after the water Galo scandal. There Are 31 of the original 75 soil in office and five Are leaving this year reps. Bob Edgar d-pa., and Tim Wirth d-colo., Are running or the Senate while rep. Stan Lundine a candidate for lieutenant governor rep Jim Weaver d-ore., mounted a Senate bid bul has since dropped it and rep. Berkley Bedell a Lowa is retiring. I would be willing to eat Tony Coehlo s hat if we Don t elect Amory Houghton in new York and Curt we Don in Pennsylvania says Vander Jagt referring to his counterpart a i the democratic Campaign group. I think we re going to win the others democratic strategists scorn the watergate designation and Aren t conceding any of he contests Johnson labels the Pennsylvania and new York races very competitive and predicts of Leighl Victory in Colorado and Iowa. One of the most publicized heartland races is the fight to succeed Bedell. Republican Refl Grandy an actor who played Gopher on love Boa grew up in the Dis Ricl and recently moved Back from California the gop has an eight Point registration Edge bul Democrat Clayton Hodgson is exploiting the Carpel Bagger Issue and closing in the democrats Are looking to Dave Nagle in the Iowa City area and Mary Lou Kearns in North Central Illinois to pick up open Republican seats in the farm Bell and Are hoping to keep the South Dakota at targe Seal Shat Democrat Tom Daschle has Vaca cd to run Lor i to Senate. Johnson also predicts oem Coralic clones in seals he d by republicans in Maine Eastern Long Island n.1. Salt Lake City Norfolk a. And Maryland s Washington suburbs. In Maine the democratic candidate is gov Joseph Brennan the incumbent Republican John Mcdornan. Is running to succeed Brennan. And in Maryland the democratic candidate to succeed retiring gop rep. Marjorie Holt is Farmer Washington bullets basketball player Tom Mcmillan. He is leading his opponent the gop delivered a blow to democratic Hopes in the open Louisiana primary when Republican Richard Baker won a Balon Rouge House seat now held by Henson Moore the gop Senate candidate there the republicans were Lurcher heartened by unforeseen Progress
