Terry Considine

Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell's victory in the Colorado Democratic Senate primary last August was partly attributed to a television spot that chronicled his life as an American Indian of humble roots and featured him galloping across the plains on a horse. The day after the primary, polls gave Campbell a seemingly insurmountable 32-point lead over the GOP nominee, real estate developer and former state senator Terry Considine.

Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell's victory in the Colorado Democratic Senate primary last August was partly attributed to a television spot that chronicled his life as an American Indian of humble roots and featured him galloping across the plains on a horse. The day after the primary, polls gave Campbell a seemingly insurmountable 32-point lead over the GOP nominee, real estate developer and former state senator Terry Considine.

Illinois: Carol Moseley Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Colorado: Democratic Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell defeated Republican Terry Considine in a tough race, becoming the only American Indian in the Senate. Washington, D.C.: Voters returned former Mayor Marion Barry to elective office--a city council seat. Vermont: Democratic Gov. Howard Dean was elected in what was once the nation's most Republican state.

Democrats want Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado to pay for his conversion to the Republican Party--$255,460.42, to be exact. That's how much the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee poured into his 1992 campaign. Campbell survived a three-way primary and then defeated Republican Terry Considine with 52% of the vote. Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.), the committee chairman, told Campbell in a letter released Wednesday that the committee had given him "the critical resources necessary to win."

* designates incumbent Party -- Candidate: % ALABAMA (99%) D -- Richard C. Shelby *: 66 R -- Richard Sellers: 34 ALASKA (99%) R -- Frank H. Murkowski *: 53 D -- Tony Smith: 39 I -- Mary Jordan: 8 ARIZONA (99%) R -- John McCain *: 56 D -- Claire Sargent: 32 I -- Evan Mecham: 11 ARKANSAS (99%) D -- Dale Bumpers *: 60 R -- Mike Huckabee: 40 COLORADO (99%) D -- Ben Nighthorse Campbell: 55 R -- Terry Considine: 45 CONNECTICUT (100%) D -- Christopher J.

While the U.S. Grant Hotel has been restored to its former splendor, the fate of downtown San Diego's other famous hotel of the past, the El Cortez, remains uncertain. The El Cortez, with its landmark hilltop location at 7th Avenue and Ash Street, was once one of the best-known hotels on the West Coast.

Colorado Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the only American Indian in Congress, Tuesday won a Democratic U.S. Senate primary that pitted three of Colorado's best-known politicians. In Georgia, Rep. Charles Hatcher, one of the worst abusers of the now-closed House bank, was ousted in a runoff election with state Sen. Sanford Bishop. Campbell had been considered a slight favorite in the Colorado race over former Gov. Richard D.

President Bush's endorsement of term limitations for state legislators and members of Congress could reshape the politics of the issue, accelerating its transformation from a populist struggle between insiders and outsiders into a partisan battle between Democrats and Republicans, analysts say. With that possibility in sight, some leading term limit supporters expressed mixed emotions over Bush's endorsement Friday of a limit-setting initiative on the California ballot.

A trust controlled by San Diego hotelier Mark Grosvenor has acquired the historic 250-room El Cortez Hotel and annex for about $6 million, sources close to the deal confirmed Friday. The new owner plans to renovate the site for hotel operations or condominiums, sources said. Grosvenor, who with his father, Judson Grosvenor, owns the 206-room Grosvenor Inn on Sports Arena Boulevard, bought the vacant El Cortez Hotel in December through a trust administered by Home Federal Savings & Loan.

In one of the most unpredictable years for Senate elections in memory, at least 10 races remain too close to call with any assurance in the last few days of the campaign. In the immediate aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, Republicans had high hopes of picking up several Senate seats by targeting Democrats who voted against war-making authority for President Bush. Some pundits speculated that the GOP might even capture control of the Senate.