European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november �,-1992 election �?T92 the stars and stripes b pager new Hampshire gov. Judd Gregg leaves a voting Booth in Greenfield. The Republican won his race for a . Senate seat new Hampshire Bill Clinton too. The 4 electoral votes in this Rock ribbed Republican state by a 39-38 percent margin Over president Bush but the gop retained open seats in the Senate and the governors mansion. Stephen Merrill the former state attorney general turned Back Deborah a Carnie a Arnesen a bid to become new Hampshire a first woman governor and Republican gov. Judd Gregg won a close Senate race Over millionaire businessman John Rauh. The Economy dominated new Hampshire a races As the states worst recession since the great depression continued. Arnesen a partner in a real estate firm and a state representative campaigned relentlessly for an income tax. Merrill took the a pledge to veto a Broad based tax. Merrill won 56-40 percent. In the Senate race Gregg won 50 percent to Rauhi a 48 percent. Independent Larry Brady received 2 percent. Rauh blamed Gregg for doing Little to save jobs As governor. Gregg compared himself to the popular incumbent both sought to replace a Republican sen. Warren b. Rudman. Republicans also picked up two seats in the next state Senate for a 15-9 margin. New Jersey Bill Clinton became the first demo Atic presidential candidate in a Genera a to capture new jerseys 15 electoral the state was deemed up for grabs Ray on and Bush and Clinton visited Al St weekly. Ross Perot chose the Flemington Fairgrounds in Hunter Don aunty for one of his few Public rallies new Jersey had not voted for a demo Atic presidential candidate since 1964. With 99 percent of precincts reporting votes or 51 percent. Abrams had 2,890,956 votes or 49 percent. In congressional races Republican Rick a. Lazio beat incumbent Thomas Downey on Long Island and Carolyn Maloney took a Manhattan District from Liberal Republican Bill Green. Nydia Velazquez who had knocked off Veteran democratic rep. Stephen j. So-lar2 in a new York City primary became the first puerto rican born woman in Congress. Her District was drawn to have a hispanic majority. Pennsylvania Republican sen. Arten Specter held off a fierce Challenge from Democrat Lynn Yeakel in the a year of the woman to keep his Senate seat while Bill Clinton claimed Pennsylvania a 23 electoral votes. With 99 percent of the returns in Specter had 2,340,393 votes or 51 percent to Yeakell a 2,212,613, or 49 percent. Clinton had 2,220,836 votes or 45 percent to 1,772,949, or 36 percent Bush and 893,263, or 18 Rhode Island whose democratic tradition and sour Economy made it easy pickings for Clinton. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Clinton Haa 198,877 votes or 47 percent president Bush had 121.864 votes or 29 percent and Ross Perot had 94,717 votes or 23 percent. In the governors race with 99 percent of precincts reporting Sundlun was leading Republican challenger Elizabeth Ann Leonard by almost a 2-1 margin. Sundlun had 250,323 votes or 64 percent to 138,881 or 36 percent for Leonard a car dealer making her first bid for political office. A a Sundlun who weathered a major banking crisis during his first term Ana a bruising democratic primary ran a Low key Campaign entered on fighting government corruption and rebuilding the Economy which has been hit hard by cuts in defense spending. Voters approved a proposal to extend the terms of top state officials from two to four years but limit them to two terms. Clinton had 1,360,464 votes or 43 percent Bush had 1,303,350 votes or 41 percent and Perot had 502,080 votes or 16 percent. Republicans failed to break the democrats dominance of the states House delegation. All incumbents were re elected and democrats picked up two of the three open seats to retain a 7-6 Edge. A democratic legislator Robert me Mendez became the states first hispanic representative in Congress. In the presidential race Bush tried to link Clinton with democratic gov. Jim Florio who pushed through an unpopular $2.8 billion tax increase in 1990. Clinton appealed to economic fears with his message of change. Voters agreed to capital punishment for crimes resulting in unintended death. New York Republican Alfonse m. Do Amato won a third term in the Senate despite a bitter name calling Campaign and new Yorkus democratic juggernaut. A a in a not a Diplomat in a your advocate. In a a fighter a do Amato told supporters tuesday As he celebrated his Victory Over Democrat Robert Abrams who refused to concede defeat. Abrams is the state attorney general. Bill Clinton swept up new Yorkus 33 electoral votes. Two incumbent congressmen one a Democrat and one a Republican were ousted and Vot d Amato ejected a puerto rican born woman from a new hispanic District. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Clinton had 3,242,383 votes or 50 percent president Bush had 2,268,729 votes or 35 percent Ross Perot had 1,026,410 votes or 16 percent. In the Senate race with 99 percent of precincts in do Amato had 2,999,156 Specter for president percent for Ross Perot Yeakel a political newcomer had sought to capitalize on both anti incumbent sentiment and what she called the a year of the woman in politics. A i congratulate Lynn Yeakel for a hard fought Campaign and for the courage to undertake a candidacy along with other women candidates which made a meaningful contribution to the election of 1992,�?� Specter said. A presence of women in government is something in be always been  two incumbent congressmen Democrat Peter h. Kostmayer in Bucks county and and Republican Don Ritter in Lehigh county lost. Vermont Rhode Island gov. Bruce Sundlun beat a political newcomer and fellow Democrat Bill Clinton captured the states four electoral votes. None of the presidential candidates had bothered to Campaign in Vermont once the nations most Republican state overwhelmingly elected popular democratic gov. Howard Dean to a full term and gave its three electoral votes to Bill Clinton. Democratic sen. Patrick j. Leahy won re election by a big margin As did rep. Bernie Sanders a socialist who a the Only Independent in the House. With 98 percent of precincts reporting Clinton had 123,780 votes or 46 percent to president Bush a 84,107 votes or 31 percent and Ross Perot a 60,385 votes or 22 percent. In the Senate race with 98 percent of precincts reporting Leahy had 143,286 votes or 56 percent and Republican Secretary of state James Douglas had 114,835, or 44 percent. In the governors race with 97 percent of precincts reporting. Dean had 196,360 votes or 74 percent and Republican challenger John Mcclaughry had 61,078 votes or 23 percent. Other candidates took 2 percent of the vote. Dean who had been lieutenant governor became governor last year upon the death of Republican gov. Richard incl Ling. West Virginia or a. My r a a Bill Clinton took West Virginia and democratic gov. Gaston Caperton Hung on to the statehouse despite breaking his no new taxes pledge. Clinton campaigned twice in West Virginia a democratic stronghold. President Bush who lost the state to Michael s. Dukakis in 1988, ignored it this year. With 100 percent of precincts reporting Clinton Nad 326,936 votes or 49 percent Bush had 239,103 votes or 36 percent and Ross Perot had 106,367 votes or 16 percent. In the governors race with 100 percent of precincts reporting Caperton had 365,477 votes or 5o percent to Republican Cleve Benedictus 240,973 votes or 37 percent. State sen. Charlotte Pritt a Democrat running a write in Campaign got 44,560, or 7 percent. Like Bush Caperton had to overcome reneging on his a no new taxes pledge signing the largest increase in state history. Caperton said it was necessary because or unpaid Bills left by the previous administration. Caperton linked Benedict to jailed former gov. Arch a. Moore jr., whom Benedict once served As finance commissioner. Benedict now agriculture a commissioner is the Only statewide elect democratic rep Frank Pallone or. Leaves de Republican a voting Booth in Long Branch no. He democrats took All three House races won re election in new jerseys 3rd Dis the state had lost one scat because of retried apportionment