European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 California s Cranston victorious in Squeaker los Angeles a Democrat Alan Cranston won a fourth Senate term in a Cliffhanger Over Republican rep. De Zschau while californians ousted death Penally foe Rose Bird As chief Justice of the state supreme court. Gov. George Duck Majian trounced los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley in a rematch of their 1982 race. Cranston said his Victory by a Manjin of so percent to 4b percent was closer than i hoped it would  it was the toughest race of Cranston s 18-year Senate career. With 97 percent of the Vole tallied Cranston led Zschau by 3,489,357 votes to 3,330,275. Deukmejian had 4,241,826 votes or 60 percent to 2,656,592 Voles or 38 percent for Bradley. Deukmejian will be flanked by democrats in Sacra mento since they retained at least four of the other five statewide offices up for grabs and won majorities in the state Senate and Assembly. Cranston 72, is expected to become majority party whip in the . Senate. Democratic it. Gov. Leo Mccarthy beat Republican Mike curb and Democrat Gray Davis Defeated Republican William Campbell for controller succeed ing Democrat Ken Cory. Bird Defeated by a margin of 66 percent to 34 per cent said she conceded with a conscience at  voters also removed two other Liberal appointees of former gov. Jerry Brown justices Cruz Reynos and Joseph Grodin giving Duck Majian the Chance to appoint in january a new conservative majority to the state s highest court. All three justices were targeted by conservatives be cause of their Voles to overturn death penalty convictions. Sex pow wins Goldwater s seat Phoenix Ariz. A Republican John s. Mccain Iii a two term congressman who spent Svi Yearsin a North vietnamese prison Camp has captured the Senate seat held for three decades by Barry Goldwater. Voters also elected their first Republican governor in 12 years tuesday picking Auto dealer Evan Mech. Am Over superintendent of Public instruction Carolyn Warner and millionaire businessman Bill Schulz. Mccain held a commanding Lead Over former slate sen. Richard Kimball with 95 percent of the precincts reporting. Mccain had 485,169 votes or 60 percent to Kimball s 321,427, or 40 percent. Now i be got to try to follow in the footsteps of an institution Mccain said referring to Goldwater who is retiring. With 98 percent of the precincts reporting in the governor s race Mecham had 330,151 Voles or 40 percent. Democrat Warner had 286,138 votes or 34percent, and Independent Schulz a rep Hcan tuned Democrat had 214,412 votes or 26 percent. People want a change said median in explaining his unexpected win. I represent the end of the Good old boy  Veteran 2nd District rep. Morris Udall Defeated Sheldon Clark to remain the Only Democrat Amon Arizona s five member House delegation. Republican John j. Rhodes i the son of the former House minority Leader won the seat vacated by Mccain. Republican Jon Kyi won in the 4lh District and incumbent republicans Bob stump and Jim Kolbic were re elected in the 3rd and St districts respectively. Rudman of . Retains seat Concord . A sen. Warren Rudman co author of the Gramm Rudman deficit reduction Law easily won re election to Lead a sweep that Kep new Hampshire s governor and congressmen in the Republican  two gentlemen i ran against made it a referendum on a nun Rudt Nan and i was delighted Rud Man said after beating former Massachusetts gov. Endicott Peabody a Democrat and Bruce Valley an Independent gov. John Sununu a nuclear Power proponent won a third term by defeating a challenger who had vowed to Stop the is billion Seabrook nuclear Power  won despite a significant crossover vote by dissident republicans. Sununu pledged that i administration would in Are the nuclear Plant is truly a Safe facility. Reps. Judd Gregg and Robert Smith won their . House new to Complete the gop sweep or top offices. Gregg look 74 percent of the vote in defeating demo Cri Taurence Craig Green while Smith captured 56 percent to Democrat James Derkers 44 percent. With All 298 precincts reporting Rudman had Ftp Foo California democratic sen. Aim Cranston with actress Morgan Fairchild in pre election rally in Sut Francisco. 153,707 votes. Peabody his closest challenger had 79,001 votes. Recent polls showed More voters opposed to sea Brook than for it but Sununu stressed his stewardship of the stale s Economy which has produced the nation s lowest unemployment rate. With All 298 precincts reporting Sununu had 54 percent or 134,674 votes to Mceachern s 46 percent or 116,154 Voles. Sununu 47, is the third new Hampshire governor this Century to win three two year terms. Kentucky senator re elected Louisville by. A Kentucky voters gave incumbent democratic sen. Wendell h. Ford a re sounding mandate for a third term while former base Ball Pitcher Jim sunning will get to try his stuff in Congress. Ford s Victory was expected but his margin Over Republican Jackson m. Andrews still established anew Benchmark for Success in a statewide race. Unofficially Ford received 494,623 votes 74 percent to 170,945 for Andrews. Ford held the previous record of 65 percent established in 1980. I Don t want to look at it As any kind of a landslide but i do look at it As a mandate Ford said. "1 was thinking that 65-35 would be a substantial margin. I thought if we could maintain that we would be doing very Well. We like those kinds of  Bunning a former Pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit tigers succeeded h s political Mentor retiring gop rep. M. Gene Snyder in the 4th District with 67,626 votes to 53,906 for democratic state rep. Terry l. Mann. The remainder of Kentucky s congressional delegation of four democrats and three republicans was unchanged. Incumbent democratic reps. Romano l. Mazzoli and cart c. Parkins won easy victories As did Republican rep. Larry j. Hopkins. Garn returned to Senate Salt Lake City a Republican sen. Jake Garn claimed a third term in a landslide Victory he described As humbling while democrats claimed their first congressional seat since 1980. Garn who flew aboard the space shuttle discovery in april 1985, Defeated real estate Salesman Craig Oliver by 72 percent to 27 percent. With 1,744 of 1,804 precincts reporting Gam had 299,916 votes. Oliver had 111,046. When you be been around this Long. I can t Tell you How humbling it is to have a Victory of this size said Gam who halted his Campaign for three weeks in september to donate a kidney to his daughter. Democrat Wayne Owens Defeated Salt Lake count commissioner Madam Tom Shimizu in the 2nd con Gressional District with 56 percent of the vote the 1st District incumbent. Republican rep. James. Hansen narrowly won a fourth term with 53 per cent of the vote Over Democrat k. Cunn Mckay with 616 of 621 precincts reporting. In the 3rd District gop incumbent Howard Niel son Defeated Dale Gardiner for a third term. Fowler scores upset in Georgia Atlanta a Wyche Fowler an Atlanta con Gressman who was outspent trailed in the polls and opposed by president Reagan will go to Washington As Georgia s new senator. Fowler upset freshman Republican Mack Mattingly a come from behind sensation himself six years ago when he Rode Reagan s Republican tide into office. In unofficial returns from 2,503 of 2,526 precincts or 99 percent. Fowler took 616,910 votes or 51 percent and haltingly had 595,259 for 49 percent. Mallin Gly called the close finish quite an achieve ment in an election year where the pendulum is swing ing Back the other  Democrat John r. Lewis a Veteran of the civil rights struggle became Georgia s first Black Congress Man in 10 years swamping Republican challenger por Tia Scott by a margin of 76 percent to 24 percent. Gov. Joe Frank Harris handily Defeated Republican Guy Davis a former prosecutor and police officer in his bid for a second term. In other congressional races Republican reps. Newl Gingrich and Pat Swindall won re election. So mall Defeated Ben Jones who played cooler in the the Dukes of hazzard television series. Gingrich beat Democrat Crandle Bray. Kansas gives Dole 70% vote Topeka Kan. A kansans sent Republican sen. Bob Dole Back to Washington for a fourth six year term while Mike Hayden reclaimed the Gover nor s office for the Republican party Dole who will lose his current Senate majority leadership position Defeated political newcomer Guy Mac Donald by a vote of 546,626 Volet or 70 percent to233,806 votes or about 30 percent with 96 percent of the vote tabulated. Hayden will become the first gop governor in this Republican dominated state in eight Yean and Only the second in the last two decades. He will succeed Democrat John Carlin who was ineligible to succeed himself. Hayden speaker of the Kansas House and 14-year generation governor of i ther also were Kansas governors. With 95 percent of the vote tallied Hayden had 411,004 votes or 52 percent to Docking s 387,019, or 50 percent. Four incumbent House members won easily democrats Dan Glickman and Jim Slattery and republicans Pat Roberts and Bob Whitaker. Republican Jan Mey ers was unopposed