May 19, 1992:
AuCoin will eventually be declared the Dem primary winner but lose to Packwood in November.
The Democratic primary battle to find an opponent for Sen. Bob Packwood (R) in November is too close to call.
Rep. Les AuCoin finishes just 39 votes ahead of businessman Harry Lonsdale, the 1990 nominee against GOP Sen. Mark Hatfield. AuCoin will eventually claim the Dem nomination but lose to Packwood in the general election.
A nine-term member of the House, AuCoin will be hampered by his overdrafts in the House bank. And shortly after the November election, allegations about Packwood's treatment of women will begin a long process that ultimately results in his resignation from the Senate.
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