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[WA-49] Race may tip control of Senate
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Nov 01, 2004 11:55am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Times |
| News Date | Monday, November 1, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | VANCOUVER, Wash. — State Sen. Don Carlson is an oddity in his party, a Republican in a largely Democratic district.
The unusual status makes some Republicans nervous. It puts Carlson, an affable, retired high-school teacher, at the epicenter of a Democratic push to regain control of the state Senate, where the GOP has held a one-seat majority since 2002.
"A lot of folks are more anxious over the 49th ... because it's such a tough district," said Brett Bader, a Republican consultant. "The Democrats and their allies are convinced that a victory there gives them the whole Senate."
While both parties say they're poised to seize power in the Legislature on Tuesday, many observers expect the fight to boil down to whether Republicans can keep their majority in the Senate, given the Democrats' more comfortable six-seat majority in the House.
Caption: Republican state Sen. Don Carlson, left, and his Democratic challenger Craig Pridemore, a county commissioner, visit before taking part in a political forum last week at a Vancouver, Wash., retirement home. |
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