European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 4, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3 women win spots in Senate races Feinstein Boxer head push against status quo by Mitchell Landsberg the associated press the busiest primary night of the year turned into another Victory party for women led by californians dual democratic Senate nominees former san Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein and rep. Barbara Boxer. Women also won several High profile House primaries tuesday and Montana state rep. Dorothy Bradley gained the Chance to become her states first woman governor winning a close democratic primary. Iowa nominated a woman Democrat Jean Lloyd Jones for . Senate. A californians have spoken loudly and clearly and sent the whole country a message the status quo must go a Feinstein told supporters at a san Francisco Victory rally. Nine states held primaries tuesday. There were fewer upsets than in earlier primaries this year and House members who wrote bad checks managed to win renomination in Iowa and Ohio despite Strong challenges. Alabama sen. Richard c. Shelby won the democratic nomination for a second term and both Alabama and North Carolina moved closer to electing their first Black members of Congress in this Century. The most action was in California. It not Only tilted the Scales with its 52 congressional districts and 15 open House seats a by far the most of any state a but also had both . Senate seats up for election for the first time in its history Boxer who serves on the House armed services committee won the democratic nomination for the seat held by Democrat Alan Cranston who is retiring. With 89 percent of the precincts reporting she had 1,152,784 votes or 42 percent followed by state it. Gov. Leo Mccarthy with 828,188 votes or 31 percent and rep. Mel Levine with 588,247 votes or 22 percent. Voters will have a Sharp Choice in the general election. Boxer who is among the More Liberal members of Congress will face a Strong conservative rep. Bruce Herschensohn. He Defeated moderate rep. Tom Campbell in the gop primary. With 81 percent of the precincts reporting Herschensohn had 751,007 votes to Campbell s 699,022 votes a 38 percent to 36 percent. Palm Springs mayor Sonny Bono who never Shook his image As a lightweight trailed with 17 percent and four other candidates divided the remainder. In the other Senate race sen. John Seymour got a solid vote of Confidence in the Republican primary to fill the final two years of the term abandoned by Pete Wilson when he became California s governor. Wilson appointed Seymour As his successor but the former state senator still has to stand for election. With 81 percent of the precincts reporting Seymour had 967,624 votes or 52 percent to 490,662 votes or 26 percent for rep. William e. Dannemeyer who is considered More conservative. Two other candidates trailed including dentist Jim Trinity who picked up a surprising 13 percent. With 58 percent reporting in the democratic race for the two year seat Feinstein had 1,015,167 votes or 67 percent. State controller Gray Davis was far Back with 594,141 votes or 33 percent and two other candidates had 5 percent each. Both Feinstein and Boxer referred repeatedly in their campaigns to the paucity of women in the Senate a there Are Only two. Their victories the Success of Lloyd Jones in Iowa and earlier primary victories by women in Illinois and Pennsylvania mean there is the potential for the women a caucus to swell to As Many As seven next year. Lloyd Jones Defeated Rosanne free Burg and will face an Uphill Battle against Republican sen. Charles e. Grassley who had no opposition. Lloyd Jones said she entered the race after seeing the Senate judiciary committee Grill Anita f. Hill during the confirmation hearings for supreme court Justice Clarence Thomas. In Montana Bradley led the Field in a six Way race out distancing her nearest competitor Helena prosecuting attorney Mike Mcgrath 41 percent to 34 percent. She will face attorney general Marc Racicot Winner of the gop race. Black women won both of North Carolinas runoffs in newly formed districts designed to give Blacks a better shot at Congress. In the 1st District businesswoman Eva Clayton Defeated Walter Jones jr., who is White in a democratic race. She will face Ted Tyler the White gop nominee in november. In the 12th District Barbara Gore Washington won a gop Runoff and will Republican George Bush 75% Patrick Buchanan 7% uncommitted 18% Democrat Bill Clinton 68% Jerry Brown 7% uncommitted 20% amp amps a s s Republican George Bush 74% Patrick Buchanan. 26% a George Bush 83% h Patrick Buchanan,17% a Quot i. Democrat Bill Clinton 48% Paul Tsongas 7% Jerry Brown 40% \ i 1 deck rat Bill Clinton 61% Paul Tsongas 11% Jerry Brown 19% Republican i Republican George Bush 83% George Bush 64% Patrick Buchanan 17% p Patrick Buchanan 9% Sil uncommitted 27% Democrat Bill Clinton 59% Paul Tsongas 11% Jerry Brown 20% uncommitted 7% pc 5 is m amp George Bush 72% Patrick Buchanan 12% uncommitted 17% $ Democrat i Democrat Bill Clinton 53% Paul Tsongas 6% Jerry Brown 17% uncommitted 19% $ v  a it Vav i ssi Bill Clinton 47% Paul Tsongas 11% Jerry Brown 19% uncommitted 24% face democratic nominee Mel Watt who is Black. Two democrats and two republicans All of them Black were sent into runoffs in a similarly redrawn District in Alabama. In Ohio rep. May Rose Oakar won the democratic nomination for a ninth term in the Cleveland area despite a stiff Challenge based partly on her 213 bad checks. She won 39 percent of the vote compared with 30 percent for her nearest challenger county commissioner Timothy Hagan. In Southern Ohio rep. Bob Mcewen who wrote 166 bad checks had a 1,005-vote Lead Over rep. Clarence e. Miller after All precincts had been counted. The two Republican congressmen were thrown into the same District by reapportionment. An official canvass was being taken to determine whether a recount is required. Iowa a four term gop rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot who admitted to 105 bad checks Defeated political unknown Ronald j. Long. In Alabama a Senate race Shelby had 293,516 votes or 61 percent with 96 percent of the precincts reporting. His main challenger Jefferson county commissioner Chris Mcnair had 131,782 votes or 28 percent. In Ohio it. Gov. Mike Dewine won a gop primary for the right to Challenge Democrat sen. John Glenn in november. The los Angeles riots served As a backdrop to californians election and were especially significant in several local races in los Angeles. District attorney Ira Reiner whose prosecution of the four White men in the police beating of Rodney g. King failed to produce a conviction appeared hearted for a Runoff in his bid for re election. Superior court judge Joyce a. Karlin going before voters for the first time since her appointment last year led three challengers. She angered Many by granting probation to a korean grocer who fatally shot a Black teen Ager in a fight Over a $1.79 bottle of Orange juice. Los Angeles residents voted overwhelmingly for a police Reform measure prompted by the King beating. They also favored a a buy american initiative that opponents warned would keep foreigners from investing in riot  discontent focuses on Perot candidacy Washington apr in several states from coast to coast republicans and democrats especially White males acted in anger. You could see it on television in colourful charts. It was called the Ross Perot Factor. After weeks of reporting that voters were not satisfied with the candidates the to networks tried a new tactic in polling voters in tuesdays primaries. The Survey at polling places in effect was advertised As a Shadow election that included Perot on both parties ballots. His support in the Survey ranged from 29 percent among democrats in new Jersey to 46 percent among democrats in Ohio and republicans in California. As an actual write in candidate where that was allowed Perot collected less than 10 percent the networks estimated. Richard Hunt 61, of Pasadena calif., a psychology instructor said he did no to vote for anyone in the presidential primary because he supports Perot. A i think he brings a Strong sense of business to government and statesmanship qualities that would Rise above the political infighting a he said. The matchup spotlighted regional variations in Perot a support. He led Bill Clinton by 11 Points in Ohio was neck and neck with a 2-Point Lead in California and trailed by 8 Points in new Jersey lbs reported. An analysis of the results in wednesday s Washington Post found that a the vast majority of Perot a supporters Are White and that he did better with men than women in both parties. Perot was reported to have run Best among democrats who consider themselves conservative and among four sometimes overlapping groups of republicans a those who supported Patrick Buchanan As a protest against president Bush who think the Economy is getting worse who Call themselves liberals and who believe abortion should remain Legal. Perot supports abortion rights. The exit polls found 73 percent of California republicans oppose their party a anti abortion stand As do 72 percent in new Jersey and 62 percent in Ohio lbs reported. The abortion Issue and dismay at the process by which Justice Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the supreme court contributed to a Strong turnout of women in California. But the pre eminent Issue in California has been the los Angeles rioting. Most democratic voters surveyed said it was caused by government neglect of cities but three in four republicans blamed a breakdown in family values Abc reported. Two in three Ohio voters and majorities in California and new Jersey said the country would be better off if All incumbents were thrown out and the country started Over with new people in office lbs said