European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 12 b the stars and stripes election 92 1 thursday november 5,1992 the following is a state by state wrap up of key races in the Mountain Region. The states included in this area Are Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada Utah and  by the associated press democrats scored a double barrelled Victory in Colorado with Ben night horse Campbell becoming the first american Indian to win a . Senate seat in More than a half Century and Bill Clinton surviving a fierce Battle for the often Independent minded states eight electoral votes. Displaying  Independent Streak in several races Colorado sent four republicans and two democrats to the House of representatives. Voters also passed an anti Gay rights measure and soundly rejected a proposal that would have established a school Schroeder voucher system. Campbell who Defeated Republican Terry con siding kept the seat of retiring sen. Tim Wirth in democratic hands. By defeating president Bush in the electoral race Clinton became the first Democrat to prevail in a Colorado presidential Campaign since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. A in be never seen so Many smiling faces a said democratic . Rep. Pat Schroeder who Defeated Republican Raymond Diaz Aragon to win re election. Other House winners included incumbent republicans Wayne Allard Joel m. Hefley and Dan Schaefer As Well As incumbent Democrat David a Skaggs and Republican newcomer Scott Mcinnis. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Campbell Nad 786,353 votes or 55 percent to Considine a 646,526, or 45 percent. A in a elated and overwhelmed a the 59-year-old rancher and designer of Indian jewelry said. Campbell who favors abortion rights credited Colorado a female voters with ensuring his Victory Over Considine who opposes abortion. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Clinton had 616,681 votes or 40 percent to Bush a 548,902, or 36 percent and Ross Perot a 357,372 votes or 23 percent. The unresolved questions involving the Iran Contra scandal Hurt the Bush Campaign in Colorado said Republican state chairman Bruce Benson. A it started coming apart this weekend a he said. With 99 percent of precincts reporting the anti Gay rights measure was prevailing 53 percent to 47 percent. As the trend became Clear Gay rights supporters at a rally angrily shouted Quot no More hate no More  the proposed constitutional amendment would bar the government from adopting or enforcing any Law or policy that gives minority rights or protected status to  Boise mayor Dirk Kempthorne kept an Idaho Senate seat in Republican hands tuesday and president Bush picked up the states four electoral votes. Democratic rep. Richard Stallings started the Campaign As the front runner for the seat of retiring gop sen. Steve Symms but faltered As Kempthorne effectively painted him As a Washington insider Toran electorate apparently fed up with incumbents. President elect Bill Clinton overtook Independent Ross Perot in the closing stages of the states presidential voting. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Bush Haa 269,309 votes or 43 percent Clinton 136,249, or 29 percent and Perot 129,702 or 28 percent. In the Senate race with the same percent of the vote tallied Kempthorne had 269,309 votes or 57 percent and Stallings 207,124 for 43 percent. Stallings a history professor at the mormon churches Ricks College in Rex Burg had a 100 percent congressional voting record during 1992. Democrat Larry Larocco and Republican Michael Crapo both held onto their seats in the . House. With 99 percent reporting Larocco totalled 139,899, or 61 percent to Democrat Rachel Gilberts 96,487, or 39 percent. Crapo got 139,612, or 63 percent to Democrat . Williams 81,354, or 37 percent. Elect Bill Clinton Defeated president Bush to win the states three electoral votes. In Complete returns Clinton compiled 153,754 votes or 38 percent and Bush had 143,677 votes or 36 percent. Ross Perot received 106,657 votes or 26 percent for Congress Liberal democratic rep. Pat Williams a member of the House since 1978, Defeated conservative Republican Ron Marlene who was first elected to the House in 1976. The two were thrown into the same District when reapportionment reduced the state s two districts to one making it now the lamest in the nation representing about 800,000 voters. With every precinct reporting Williams a Liberal Ana a House member since 1978 who is a teacher from Butte received 202,728 votes or 50 percent. Marlenee a conservative wheat Fanner and member of the House since 1976, had 189,126 votes or 47 percent. A third candidate took 3 percent of the  Nevada voters elected their first woman state supreme court Justice reelected sen. Harry Reid and helped Bill Clinton lock up the West. Clinton a Nevada Victory tuesday gave him four electoral votes and ended a string of six Republican presidential wins in the state since 1968. Miriam shearing was elected to the state supreme court edging fellow Clark county District judge Charles Thompson. With 96 percent of the precincts counted shearing had 43 percent of the vote after an acrimonious Campaign. With 97 percent of the precincts reporting in a heavy turnout Clinton had 187,348 votes or 37 percent and Bush had 173,205, or 35 percent. Ross Perot had 131,075 votes or 26 percent. Reid a Democrat first elected to the Senate in 1986 after serving two terms in the House Defeated Republican newcomer Demar Dahl a rancher who mounted a Strong anti incumbency Campaign. With 96 percent of the precincts reporting Reid had 250,525 votes or 51 percent and Dahl had 196,796, or 40 percent. Democratic rep. James h. Bilbray retained his seat defeating Republican challenger j. Coy Pettyjohn a state assemblyman who was Hurt by a name recognition problem. With the voting tally Complete Bilbray cot 127,292 votes or 58 percent and Pettyjohn 83,527, or 38 percent. Rep. Barbara Vucanovich a Republican won a sixth term Over democratic challenger Pete Sferrazza the mayor of Reno making his second attempt to unseat her. Vucanovich with All the votes in had 125,118, or 48 percent and Sferrazza 113,364, or 44 percent. There were also two other candidates. Utah republicans fared better in the gop stronghold of Utah with president Bush easily picking up the state s five electoral votes and Mike Leavitt winning the governor s chair. The republicans won the Senate race and the democrats captured two of three House seats. With 92 percent of the precincts reporting president Bush Nad 289,566 votes and 46 percent compared to 179,775 or 29 percent for Independent Ross Perot and 160,246 or 25 percent for president elect Bill Linton. With 99 percent of the vote in for the governor s race Leavitt was defeating millionaire Independent Merrill Cook and Democrat Stewart Hanson jr., a former judge. Leavitt had 318,709 votes for 43 percent Cook had 253,796 for 34 percent and Hanson 174,622 for 23 percent. In the Senate race with 99 percent of precincts reporting Republican Robert Bennett was beating democratic rep. Wayne Owens 416,356, or 58 percent to 297,838, or 42 percent. In the congressional races with returns Complete in All three districts Republican incumbent James v. Hansen had 159,236, or 65 percent to overwhelm Democrat Ron Holt who had 68,254, or 28 percent. In the 2nd District Democrat Karen Shepherd beat Republican Enid Greene 127,543, or 52 percent to 118,013, or 48 percent. In the 3rd District democratic incumbent William Orton was Defeated Republican Richard Harrington 133,919, or 62 percent to 83,019, or 38  Wyoming voters carried on  nearly three decade tradition re electing re publican Craig Thomas to the stated Lone . House seat and giving All three electoral votes to president Bush although he never campaigned in the state. Wyoming which has t chosen a Democrat for president since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, also approved a proposal to limit terms of political officeholders. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting Bush had 79,515 votes or 40 percent Bill Linton 67,858, or 34 percent. Independent Ross Perot had 51,182 votes or 26 percent. In the House race Thomas had 113,648 votes or 58 percent and Jon Herschler an Eye surgeon who switched from the Republican to democratic party had 77,352 votes or 39  state attorney general Marc Racicot bucked a democratic trend to become Montana s next governor and voters endorsed term limits for elected officials by a 2-to-l margin. Racicot a Republican won a Cliffhanger election Over democratic state rep. Dorothy Bradley who sought to become Montana a first female governor. Racicot entered the race after Republican gov. Stan Stephens withdrew for health reasons. With All of the states precincts reporting Racicot had 208,419 votes or 51 percent to Bradley a 197,416 votes or 49 percent. Racicot was the Only Republican to win a statewide race tuesday in Montana. In the presidential election president polls How some groups voted percent of voters Clinton Bush Perot 32% think nation s Economy is in poor condition 66% 10% 24% 34 rate Lamity s financial situation As worse than four years ago 62 14 24 52 voted for Bush in 1988 22 58 20 27 usually think of themselves As Independent or other than Democrat or Republican 40 31 29 19 have Union member in household 56 22 22 21 Young voters age 18-29 44 33 23 a s in re a Earch 4 surveys an Assoc a in of Abc. Can. Lbs and Abc. Figures a a Orr Nea s sampling error of at least 3 percentage Points. Those who voted Tor others aps amps