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2 unusual facts about Roy Elson


Roy Elson

Despite Johnson's landslide victory and big gains for Democrats across the country, Goldwater narrowly carried his home state and Elson lost the Senate race to Republican Governor Paul Fannin by a 51.4% - 48.6% margin.

During his first bid he ran for the seat held by Republican Barry Goldwater, who declined to seek a third term in order to seek the Republican Presidential nomination in 1964.



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