The Nation - News from May 19, 1986
Harold E. Stassen, the former Minnesota governor who ran for President seven times, won his party’s overwhelming vote of confidence for his congressional candidacy. At the Independent-Republican Party’s 4th District convention in St. Paul, the 79-year-old Stassen won support on the first ballot. Stassen will challenge Democrat Rep. Bruce F. Vento, a five-term incumbent, in the Nov. 4 election. The endorsement marked the first time Stassen has won the party’s backing since he was elected to his third term as Minnesota governor in 1942.
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