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Former good article nominee1970 United States Senate election in New York was a Social sciences and society good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that during the 1970 U.S. Senate election in New York, Vice President Spiro Agnew referred to Senator Charles Goodell as the "Christine Jorgensen of the Republican Party"?

no election for the last 2 months of the unexpired term

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Contrast this election to that of 2010 in Illinois, where Mark Kirk won TWO races regarding President Obama's old U.S. Senate seat: one for the last 2 months, and one for the full 6-year tearm to start 3 Jan. 2011. Apparently, Goodell's 1968 appointment went all the way through to 3 Jan. 1971.