Judy Carnahan, Oregon Democratic Party chair,echoed that sentiment, saying the Californiaprimary next month "will be the icing on the cake"for the Massachusetts governor.

Dukakis' aides expressed confidence about theprimaries still to come, and said they expecttheir candidate will be able to command a majorityof convention delegates by the time the Democraticprimary season ends on June 7.

Dukakis, asked if he thought Jackson shouldrecognize his string of victories as a trend,replied, "I hope so."

Dukakis declined to say whether Jackson shouldtone down his recent criticism, but seemed tosignal as much when he said, "I don't minddisagreements on issues. I just hope we can bothcontinue to campaign with the respect we've hadfor each other in the past year."

At the vice president's "Over The Top" rally ina Washington hotel, Bush proclaimed the RepublicanParty is united as it heads into the fall campaignand he took a shot at his likely Democratic rival.

"Let Mike Dukakis go around here talking aboutpink slips, despair, pessimism in the UnitedStates," Bush said. "I'll be the guy out theretalking about hope and opportunity and challenge."

Bush's son George Jr., said his father "needs areal job" and added: "Sometimes sons can saythings a father can't. We want you to go out thereand kick some Mike Dukakis, and kick him hard."

The returns looked like this:

In Ohio, with 41 percent of the precinctsreporting, Dukakis had 353,600 or 65 percent, to124,734 or 23 percent for Jackson.

In Indiana, with 56 percent of the precinctsreporting, Dukakis had 240,930 or 68 percent toJackson's 88,911 or 25 percent.

In the District of Columbia, with 40 percent ofthe vote counted, Jackson had 24,471, or 77percent to 6,617 or 21 percent for Dukakis.

On the Republican side, Bush had 260,976 or 80percent of the Republican vote in Ohio; 190,516 or84 percent in Indiana; and 26,097 for 90 percentin the district, where he resides