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1995 Mayoral Report State (E- 1995 Races Election Dates Comments 1996 Factors votes) (Mayoral unless otherwise noted) Birmingham: Richard Arrington Jr. (D) P: N/A G: 10/10/95 Arrington is expected to Senate: Senator Howell Heflin (D) will not seek re-election. A Alabama (9) No significant challenger. easily win re-election. crowded field for both primaries is forming. Montgomery: Emory Folmar (R) P: N/A G: 10/10/95 Folmar is expected to win re- No announced Democratic challengers. election. Arizona (8) Phoenix: Skip Rizma (R) will seek re-election. P: N/A G: 10/03/95 Probable that Rizma will face Potential Challengers: Thelda Williams (R) Run-off: 11/28/95 no Democratic challenge. Tucson: George Miller (D) will seek re-election. P: 09/19/95 G: 11/7/95 This is a solidly Democratic Potential Candidates: Bruce Wheeler (D) seat. Rex Wade (R) California San Francisco: Frank Jordan (D) will seek re-election P: N/A G: 11/07/95 If Willie Brown enters the (54) Potential Challengers: Roberta Achtenberg (D) Run-off: 12/12/95 race. Agnos will not. An Agnos (D) Achtenberg's entry will Angela Alioto (D) splinter the city's liberals. Willie Brown (D) Terrence Hallinan (D) Colorado (8) Denver: Wellington Webb (D) P: N/A G: 05/02/95 Webb is the favorite. but is Senate: Hank Brown (R) is retiring and this will be a hotly Candidates: Bob Crider (D) Run-off: 6/7/95 likely to face a run-off with contested race. Mary DeGroot (D) DeGroot. John Frew (D) Connecticut Bridgeport: Joseph P. Ganim (D) P: 09/12/95 G: 11/07/95 Ganim is heavily favored to (8) No announced challengers. win re-election. Hartford: Mike Peters (I) (former D) P: 09/12/95 G: 11/07/95 Potential opposition may No announced challengers. come from the African American community in the city's north end. New Haven: John Destefano (D) P: 09/05/95 G: 11/07/95 Destefano is heavily favored. No announced challengers. Waterbury: Edward D. Bergin (D) P: 09/12/95 G:11/07/95 Bergin is heavily favored. Potential challengers: Steve Somma (R) Kathy Award (R)