European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes election 92 1 thursday november a 1992 the following is a state by state wrap up of key races in the Midwest. The states included in this Region Are Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota and Wisconsin. Illinois Braun Rush by the associated press Democrat Carol Moseley Braun will become the nations first Black female senator after defeating Republican Rich Williamson 55 percent to 45 percent. Said Braun �?o1 think Illinois says to the nation that we can get beyond race bait politics we can get beyond gender we can get beyond those isms sexism and racism that Divide us and really begin to tap the creativity that everybody has to  Williamson a former aide to Ronald Reagan became the gop candidate after better known republicans did not want to run against sen. Alan j. Dixon considered a sure bet for re election. Dixon however lost the March primary to Braun. Sixteen of 17 House incumbents were re elected including ways and Means committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski a Democrat. Democrats will hold a 12-8 Edge in the states congressional delegation Down from a 15-7 margin before Illinois lost two seats because of reapportionment. Democrat Bobby Rush was elected to a House seat from Chicago defeating re publican Jay Walker. Rush is a former Lack Panther Leader and City Alderman who this year led Bill Clinton a National voter registration drive. The Only loss for democrats was the defeat of incumbent rep. John a Cox jr., who lost to Republican Donald Man Zullo in the 16th District in Northwest Illinois. A proposal to make education a Basic right and mostly state funded was Defeated. A victims Bill of rights was approved. A record 6,68 million people registered to vote in the state and As Many As 80 percent about 5.34 million cast ballots the state Board of elections said. Coats who replaced departing vice president Dan Quayle in the Senate in 1989, Defeated Joseph Hogsett who was Hurt by breaking his Promise to serve a full four year term As Secretary of state. Coats got 58 percent of the votes Hogsett got 42 percent. Bayh a Democrat who at 36 is the nations youngest governor won a second term who 63 percent of the votes defeating Republican state attorney general Linley e. Pearson who had 37 percent. Rep. Jim Jontz a Democrat lost his seat to Republican Steve buyer. The rest of Indiana a House delegation was reelected including Democrat Lee h. Hamilton who beat an anti abortion activist who ran to commercials showing aborted fetuses. Democrat Pamela Carter was elected attorney general. She is the first Black woman to win Indiana statewide office. Iowa two term Republican . Sen. Charles e. Grassley on tuesday overwhelmingly Defeated state sen. Jean Lloyd Jones who said she entered the race after watching Grassley on the Senate committee that questioned Anita Hill in the supreme court confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas. The count was 72 percent for Grassley to 28 percent for Lloyd Jones. In the 2nd . House District freshman Republican Jim Nussle Defeated three term Democrat David a Nagle. The two ended up in the same Northeast District after reapportionment. Democratic challenger Elaine Baxter lost to Republican rep. Jim Lightfoot in the 3rd District. The Only Iowa Democrat going to the . House the next session is longtime rep. Neal Smith who will be in his 18th term. A proposed equal rights amendment to the state Constitution was Defeated 52 percent to 48 percent. Conservatives talked about taxpayer financed abortions and homosexual marriages in to commercials supporters said the amendment addressed pocketbook issues such As equal pay. A a Indiana gov. B Evan Bayh 111, a Democrat and sen. Dan Coats a Republican were re elected in bipartisan landslides. Kansas Senate minority Leader Robert Dole a 24-year Senate Veteran will return to Congress As perhaps the nation s most powerful Republican officeholder a with the White hot use occupied by a Democrat for the first time in 12 years. Dole a heavy favorite easily won reelection Over democratic challenger Gloria of Dell former assistant to the state treasurer and aide to former rep. Martha keys. Dole ended up with 64 percent of the votes of Dell had 32 percent. Of Dell had neither the Money nor the message to unseat dote. Critics said she criticized Dole too heavily and failed to present herself As a Good alternative. After the state loses a House seat because of reapportionment its delegation will have two democrats and two republicans. No incumbents were Defeated. Voters also overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to ensure crime victims the right to be notified of Legal proceedings involving those suspected or convicted of crimes. A plan to change tax assessment rates on varying kinds of property also was approved. Michigan state voters approved limiting terms of their members of Congress As Well As state legislators and other top state officials. They stopped Short of wholesale changes elsewhere however. Of 11 incumbents seeking re election to the . House All were re elected. Of the five open seats three went to republicans one was won by a Democrat and a Democrat was leading in the remaining race. The new delegation will have 10 democrats and six republicans. Proposals to limit terms were approved for congressional statewide officials and legislators. Property assessment limits and a property tax Cut both were Defeated. A plan to reduce Auto insurance rates was Defeated. Minnesota democratic rep. Gerry Sikorski whose political reputation was tarnished by 697 Oad checks he wrote on the now defunct House Bank was Defeated by Republican Rod Grams a former to news Anchorman. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Grams had 131,234 votes or 47 percent to Sikorskis 98,570 votes or 36 percent. Independent Dean Barkley had 47,547 votes or 17 percent. The race to replace Republican rep. Vin Weber who Aid not run after disclosures that he wrote 125 bad checks on the House Bank was too close to Call. Republican Cal Ludeman a Farmer who ran for governor in 1986, and Democrat David Minge a lawyer were a handful of votes apart with 98 percent of precincts reporting. Alan Page will become the first Black person to serve on the Minnesota supreme court. Page a former pro football Star won the first election since 1966 for an open seat on the seven member court. Missouri Democrat Mel Carnahan the lieutenant governor won the governorship handily Over William Webster the state s Republican attorney general. With 98 percent of precincts reporting Carnahan had 1,350,494 votes or 59 percent Webster had 951,043, or 41 percent. Incumbent gov. John Ashcroft was prohibited from seeking another term. In the . Senate race sen. Christopher s. Bond a Republican helped by an overwhelming advantage in fund raising Defeated Democrat Geri Rothman Scot y w  r Quot two votes anyway div ii or Vivki a ssh d a la leaves a Chicago polling place after voting to it 1 erne. He was one of 16 House incumbents re elected in Illinois