Abortion Playing Role in Primaries
Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey swept past a primary challenger who had attacked his opposition to abortion and apparently captured the Democratic nomination for a second term Tuesday.
With 7% of Pennsylvania precincts reporting, Casey, who signed a tough anti-abortion law in November, had 40,722 votes, or 74%, to lawyer Philip S. Berg’s 14,424 votes, or 26%.
Elsewhere, in U.S. Senate races, Oregon Sen. Mark O. Hatfield’s bid for a fifth term drew one minor challenge within the GOP. In a six-candidate Democratic field, businessman Harry Lonsdale, who criticized Hatfield’s anti-abortion views, was considered the likely victor.
Two-term Democratic Sen. J. James Exon of Nebraska had no primary opposition.
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