When was the last time a widow tried to accomplish that feat and failed?
— Claire Schleyer, Lexington, S.C. A: The last was Sheila Smith, whose husband, Rep. Larkin Smith (R-MS), died in a plane crash on Aug. 13, 1989. Smith sought the Republican nomination for the October special election, but in a surprise decision, GOP leaders — spearheaded by Sen. Trent Lott — decided to back Tom Anderson, Lott’s chief of staff. The move pushed Sheila Smith out of the race before the special election. When Rep. Larry McDonald (D-GA) was among those who perished on the Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down by the Soviet Union on Sept. 1, 1983, his widow, Kathryn, decided to run for his seat. In the special election held later that year, she led in the first round, but she was handily defeated in the runoff by a fellow Democrat, George (Buddy) Darden. Another unsuccessful widow who comes to mind was Priscilla Ryan. Her husband, Rep. William F. Ryan (D-NY), died of cancer on Sept. 17, 1972. Priscilla Ryan wanted the Democratic line to succeed him, but that went to Rep. Bel
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