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Voters in Maine and South Carolina begin choosing successors today to Democratic Govs. Joseph E. Brennan and Richard W. Riley, while four Democrats and one Republican seek to replace the late Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo in the New York City borough of Queens. South Carolina Republicans pick a nominee to oppose Democratic Sen. Ernest F. Hollings. Virginia has one contested congressional primary and North Dakota has primaries for state and local offices.
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