European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes election 92 saturday october 31,1992 Senate races knotted As vote nears by the los Angeles times Washington in one of the most unpredictable years for Senate elections in memory at least 10 races remain too close to Call. In the immediate aftermath of the persian Gulf wait republicans had High Hopes of gaining several Senate seats by targeting democrats who voted against War making authority for president Bush. Some pundits speculated that the gop might even gain control of the Senate. But the nation s lingering economic woes and the consequent struggle president Bush has encountered in his re election bid dimmed those prospects. As a result republicans must win several Tough con tests to hang on to their 43 seats. Democrats mean while Are aiming to increase the seats they hold from 57 to 60, a number that would give them enough votes to kill gop filibusters in the 100-member Senate. Much attention is focused on contests involving women candidates Many of whom were prompted to run after the Stormy hearings conducted last year by the All male Senate judiciary committee into sexual harassment charges against then supreme court Nomi Nee Clarence Thomas. Currently three women serve in the Senate including the widow of sen. Quentin n. Burdick d-n.d., who is occupying the seat until voters pick a replace ment. On tuesday a record number of 11 women nominees 10 democrats and one Republican Hope to enlarge that number. Here is a look at Senate races that have attracted in Terest Colorado the race for the seat being vacated by Democrat Timothy e. Wirth pits rep. Ben lighthorse Campbell 59, against Terry Consi me 45, a Denver businessman. Campbell who is half Cheyenne Indian had an Early Lead in the polls. But attack ads by the Well financed Considine entering on House votes Campbell missed in part because of his Indian jewelry business helped make the contest competitive. Illinois after taking a huge Lead in polls following her defeat of sen. Alan  in a March primary Democrat Carol Moseley Braun 45, ran into trouble inner Campaign to become the first Black women to serve in the Senate. Her biggest problem has been questions about he handling of a $28,750 Check to her Mother a nursing Home patient receiving medicaid benefits. Braun another family members divided the payment instead of reporting it to state officials who might have ordered that it be used to defray government expenses for the care of Braun s Mother. Even so she remains favored to prevail Over her Republican opponent Rich Williamson 43, a former mid level official in the Reagan administration. New York in one of this year s roughest campaigns Republican sen. Alphonse d Amato 55, is slugging it out with state attorney general Robert Abrams in contest regarded As much too volatile to Call. D Amato although tainted by charges of ethical misconduct has effectively used his healthy Campaign War Chest to put Abrams 54, on the defensive. Abrams also has been hindered by the aftermath of a bitter primary in which he narrowly Defeated Geraldine Ferraro the former democratic vice presidential nominee. North Carolina democratic sen. Terry Sanford 75,was High on the Republican hit list when they selected potentially vulnerable targets this year. But Sanford responded with a vigorous Campaign visiting All of the . Senate races party affiliation of senators sj"2s�1992, in seeking election sen. Alan Cra Stort is retiring contests democratic incumbent s seat � Republican incumbent s seat election for two Senate seats incumbent not running for re ejection 40 so 60 70 80 do state Alabama Alaska Arizona California California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Idaho incumbent Richard g Shelby Rafikh Mykowski John Mccain Date l bumpers Afan Cranston John Seymour Timothy b Wirth Christopher a Dodd Bob Graham Wyche Fowlerjr Dante a Inouye Steve a state Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Missouri Nevada new Hampshire new York North Carolina incumbent Alan j. Dan Coats Charles � Grassley Robert dote Wendelt. Ford John a Bream Barbara a Mikutsky Christophers Bond Harry Reid Warren b. Rudman Alfonse d Amato Tefr Sanford stale North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin incumbent Leftt Contrad John Glenn Donnick Tes Bob Packwood arten Specter Ernest f. Hoff rigs Thomas a Daschle Jake Gam Patrick a Leahy Brock Adams Robert w. Hasten or Nof running for re so Sutton aps a state s 100 counties. And his opponent Republican businessman Lauch Faircloth 64, has run what critics termed a stealth Campaign. Ohio legendary space hero John Glenn 71, is fac ing a Tough Challenge from a nagging critic Republican it. Gov. Mike Dewine 45. While Glenn still leads inthe polls the race May show the political fallout from the Keating five savings and loan Case that involve Glenn and four other senators. The Senate ethics committee ruled that Glenn had done nothing illegal or improper in his dealings with a major contributor former savings and loan executive Charles h. Keatingjr. But the incumbent s links with the Man who came to symbolize the savings and loan fiasco that has Cost taxpayers billions of dollars have continued to fuel Dewine s Campaign. Oregon Republican sen. Bob Packwood is  life against democratic rep. Les Aucoin. Aucoin 50, has tried to link Packwood wit president Bush and grab hard for Democrat Bill Clin ton s coattails. But Packwood has pounded on a Cpin s 83 overdrafts at the House Bank and pictured him As an Absentee lawmaker for missing votes. Pennsylvania Republican sen. Arlen Specter 62,has run a textbook perfect Campaign but Nas yet to clearly pull ahead of Democrat Lynn Yeakel 52. A political neophyte Yeakel got into the race to protest Specter s Tough questioning of Anita Hill As the Senate judiciary committee investigated her sexual harassment charges against Thomas. Washington Democrat Patty Murray 42, who Call herself a mom in Tennis shoes and Republican Rod Chandler 50, a Silver haired politician and five term Veteran of the House Are locked in a tight race for the seat being vacated by democratic sen. Brock Adams. Wisconsin Republican sen. Robert w. Kasten jr.,50, needs to stage a comeback to fend off Democrat Russell Feingold 39, a state senator. Kasten has been gaining in the polls recently by painting his foe As a extreme Liberal who would favor higher taxes. Clinton s 69 letter to woman tells of concern Over Vietnam London a a woman who dated Bill Clinton during his stay at Oxford University made Public parts of a 1969 letter in which he wrote of having a hard time adjusting to the thought of not serving in Vietnam. Tamara Kennerley said thursday that she decided to publicize the letter after being infuriated that president Bush was criticizing the democratic nominee s anti War activities of two decades ago. I think it s important to show that he thought he was going to Vietnam and that when he found that he want he found it hard to come to terms with the 45-year-old businesswoman said. Clarice Humphrey 92, of Eutaw ala., holds her voter registration form. Humphrey Kennerley said she met Clinton while who said her husband John always took care of voting cast an Absentee ballot for visiting her sister in Oxford in april 1969, Democrat Bill Clinton. The Humphreys daughter Martha Hathcock said her father the beginning of a whirlwind Romance for would t allow her Mother to Register. He died last november. The 22-year-old Arne rican Rhodes schol finally votes a and the 21-year-old English girl. Until Clinton returned to Arkansas that summer she said they spent every weekend together in Oxford or London. In a letter dated aug. 15,1969, Clinto told her that he had joined a program that allowed him to go to Law school for three years before joining the  there will be no Vietnam then she quoted the letter As saying. The letter continued time at Home has been Boring but beautifully hot and Ido have a pretty Good Tan. Have been playing my saxophone with a local band building a House and meeting with some of the town s younger kids for diversion and pleasure. The idea of not being inthe army now and going to Arkansas Law school is almost More than i can handle just having a hard time adjusting. You know How i Brood and worry too