European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28, the stars and stripes thursday november 10,1988 Norana elects nation s youngest governor by the associated press Evan Bayh inc 32-year-old son of a former . Senator was elected the nation s youngest governor and the first Democrat in 20 years to hold he office in Indiana while a newcomer routed West Virginia s gop warhorse gov. Arch Moore. In scoring the democrats first Victory in an Indiana gubernatorial race since 1964, Bayh overcame a gop landslide for George Bush and sen. Richard Lugar in vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle s some state. Bayh Indiana Secretary of state succeeds Robert d. Orr who at 70 is the nation s second oldest governor. The youngest . Governor in office is John r. A Cucman or. Of Maine who was not up Tor re Cletion tuesday. He is 40. Gov Edward Diprete withstood a Challenge in Rhode Island and fellow Republican Norm Bangerter fought far re election in Utah As 12 states Al Lam their lop office. Montana offered the gop its Best Hope of retaking a Gover Norship. With 71 percent of the vote counted Bayh who As the son of Farmer sen. Birch e. Bayh is heir to a popular name in Indiana politics Defeated Republican it. Gov. John m. Mutz 761,768 votes or 53 percent to 672,003 votes or 47 per cent. In Wisl Virginia gallon Caperton a wealthy insurance executive seeking his first political office denied the 63-year old Moore an unprecedented fourth term in a state with a slumping Economy. Ca Parton 48, styled himself an outsider with a businessman s approach to the Job and portrayed Moore As an old school politician. With 48 percent of the vote counted Caperton led 157,940 Vales or 60 per cent to 103,621 votes or 40 percent for Moore. Democrats held 27 of the 50 governorships and hoped for a net gain tues Day of two to four seats which would put the party in Good position to influence the state congressional distracting Bat Les after he 990 census. Nine incumbents six republicans and three democrats were on the bal lot. Orr is barred by Law from a third term Montana Democrat Ted Schwin Dan and new Hampshire Republican John Sununu Are retiring. In Rhode Island democratic Busi Nessman Bruce Sundlun began his Sec Ond Effort to unseat Diprete As a Distant underdog bul turned the race into a Cliff Hanger by pressing allegations of unethical conduct against the incumbent. With by percent of the vote counted Diprete received 155,859 Voles or 3 percent to Sundlun i 149,681 votes or 49 percent. Utah gov. Norm bang crier stigmatized by. A big tax increase battled Back and reached election Day in a Light race against Democrat Ted Wilson former mayor of Salt like City. Independent Merrill Cook who ran on a tax limitation platform battled for the support of conservatives. Montana s Thomas judge democratic governor in 1973-81, battled former gop slate sen. Stan Stephens Over How Best to revive the slate s farm and rail Road Economy. In other races Kums Hup Uwan on. Mian n. Riih to Uncil Damom Jamb mfr roof Rand Libor liw a and to tic Law my. Widt 06 psf Terri of Tow vote Tun Tod 139.1x4 nut or 71 a Wail to krtlhtootls7,1 73 wet or 29 Param. Mem Kouw nou Dit i Swift a. Wan much of flu a m. A Tecton a rolled 339.721 Mtnor i pcTi1 to zi7.m of a Tiwi flow nor. Mtg Hampst Lars a Kef Toui Juh Orew Gnu Mai and Ion of a torn boy Hor rat irad Paul ice uni i i wow in hero of of Stum Tudur Plant who Rotny Root it Tum to it 0011 Nof i onto no run too. Wei Piroll of tto to Umnus. Cum win or 12 pram u votnormpT.-. Mort Nouna hmm than Jan mirth it to Fem of it on. Bob Joplin my Herat Wiki Mirum Iri hit a Coultm. 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With a full heart and great Hopes i thank All the people throughout America who have Given us this great he said he meant to be president of All the people and expressed his goal for an America that is Strong and Resolute in the world Strong and big hearted at Home. And when 1 said i wanted a Kinder gentler nation i meant it and i mean we the first vice president in Iso years to move directly into the Oval office via the ballot Box and he did it in style. He won qua Etc s Indiana o get off to a running Start then blazed uncontested across Dixie. He won Ohio Michigan Mew Jersey Pennsylvania and Texas key slates which had been crucial to Dukakis Hopes andr Oded up big margins in the Rocky Mountain states. Dukakis won at Home in Massachusetts As Well As Mew York and Rhode Island and even traditionally Republican Iowa. Victory for Bush came when Missouri put him Over the lop. Quay had the last laugh after listening to demo cratic jokes at his expense and even hearing some republicans say he was t seasoned enough for the vice presidency. All i can say is you did it we did it and George Bush did it the 41-year-old senator told supporters i Washington. Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bent sen had Bis Senate Seal to go Home to. He won handily. Sen. Robert dote r-kan., said it was probably Correct that there would t be a mandate to go along with Bush s Victory. That was t the Reagan View however. In a statement the president said of Bush and Quayle their mandate will continue the changes that create jobs Prosperity and peace for All s Campaign manager James Baker crowed about the Southern fortress erected for the vice president. He got a clean sweep there on super tuesday in the primary Campaign and he got a clean sweep in the general election he said. Dukakis campaigned even As the Vole totals mounted. It s a fight to the finish a Cliffhanger he said. It reminds me of 1960," when John of Kennedy and Richard m. Ninon battled Down to the finish Dukakis said before concluding a final round of to interviews fed Back to the Battleground states. But As the night wore on it looked less and less like i960 and More like four of the five previous Whitehouse elections that ended in Republican Victory Bentsen said on Abc that republicans did a Job on Michael Dukakis with the negative ads. And they distorted his record to a remarkable Senate from Page 1. ,. Picking up the seat or retiring Democrat Lawton Chiles democratic Ren. Buddy Mackay was holding a narrow Lead Over conservative Republican rep. Connie Mack and Abc projected Mackay would win. _ freshman gop incumbent Chic Hetchl of Nevada criticized for having allowed his stale to become the leading candidate for a nuclear waste dump site held a narrow Lead Over democratic gov. Richard Bryan. Wlkker whose career has been built on support from an unusual coalition of republicans and moderate democrats lost to a vigorous attack by state attorney general Joseph Lieberman who accused him of having neglected the slate to pursue his own philosophical Agenda. Robb easily Defeated Republican Maurice Dawkims to take the Seal of re tiring Republican Paul Trible. In Nebraska appointed gop Karnes was Defeated by Kerrey a Vietnam Veteran and medal of Honor Winner who made National news while governor for his Romance with movie Star Debra Winger. In new Jersey democratic incumbent Frank Lauten Beni held Strong Chal Lenge from Republican Pete Dawkims defeating the former Rhodes scholar army general and football Star in the nations most viciously fought Senate Campaign. Quentin Burdick of North Dakota an80-year-old Democrat who underwent surgery in August for Colon cancer beat Back a Challenge from slate House re publican Leader Earl Strinden who had raised the Issue of Burdick s age an health during the Campaign republicans did pick up one demo cratic scat in the South rep. Trent ult of Mississippi the assistant House re publican Leader Defeated three Ter House member Wayne dowdy to take the Seal of retiring democratic Veteran John Plennis. In Montana former farm broadcaster Conrad bums had out the Hope of another Republican gain with an Early Lead Over incumbent Democrat John Melcher. Republicans suffered a disappointment in Wisconsin where state Senate minority Leader Susan Engeleiter failed in her bid to capture the seat of retiring Democrat Wil Liam Proxmire. Instead the scat was won by millionaire businessman Herb Kohl owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team and a political Novice in neighbouring Minnesota democrats saw their Hopes for a gain evaporate As re publican incumbent David Durenberger Defeated slate attorney Genera Hubert Humphrey who was seeking to re claim the scat of his father the late senator and vice president. Lloyd Bentsen Oft Eias the unsuccessful democratic vice presidential candidate won re election to the Senate. House prom Page 1 scaled Lute last month said a department investigation had uncovered substantial evidence of serious and sustained misconduct in St Germain s dealings with financial Industry lobbyists. The department s Crimi Nal division declined to prosecute but referred its find Ings last May to the House ethics committee which has not said How it is handling the matter. In Georgia former actor Ben Jones a Democrat Defeated two term Republican rep. Pat Swindall in a bitter rematch in their suburban Atlanta District. Jones a recovered alcoholic played cooler on the to series Dukes of Swindall is fighting perjury charges Stem Ming from a drug Money laundering probe. With half the vote counted Jones led Smi percent. Going in the democrats held a 255-177 majority in inc House with three vacancies. All 435 seats were up for election but there were just 27 in which no incumbent was running 12 of them held by democrats and is by republicans during the past Congress. In 1986, a record 98 percent of House members pinning for re election kept their seals. This year 408 incumbents sought another term and few of them were Likely to lose. More than so incumbents were running virtually unopposed by late evening 309 incumbents had won and 46were leading 98 percent of the incumbent races. Fewer than a half dozen incumbents were railing their challengers. While Republican presidential nominee Geotge Bush swamped Democrat Michael Dukakis be potential parly lineup in the new Congress wavered Between no Chang and a democratic gain of less than a handful. The last time a party that won the White Home lost scats was in i960, when John f. Kennedy became president and the democrats lost 20 seats Peggy Connolly a spokeswoman for the democratic congressional Campaign committee predicted he party would pick up two seats. Rich Galen her counterpart at the National Republican congressional committee. Also speculated that two scan would change parties but said the switch could go either incumbents were locked in tight con tests As the evening wore on. Republican challenger Edward Romaine trailed by fewer that 100 votes in a bid to unseat rep. George Hochbrueckne a first term Democrat with More than four fifths of the Vole counted in their Long is land . Rep. John Hiler r-ind., who won re election in 1986 by 47 votes More comfortably Defeated lit same opponent democratic lawyer Tom Ward this Vear. And seven term Ren. Phil Sharp Defeated Republican lawyer Mike Pence in another close Indiana con test
