European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 0 b the stars and stripes election 92 thursday november 5,1992 the following is a state by state wrap up of key races in the South. The states included in this Region Are Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia. Q Alabama by the associated press president Bush captured the states nine electoral votes while democratic sen. Richard c. Shelby swept to a second term against Little known Republican Richard Sellers on tuesday. Shelby received 67 percent of the vote while Sellers received 33 percent. George Wallace or. Lost his bid to end the Gopas nearly three decade hold on a congressional seat by los ing to Republican Terry Everett. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting in the Southeastern Alabama District Everett had 51 percent of the vote to Wallace a 49 percent. The Wallace 2nd District seat has been held for 28 years by Republican rep. Bill Dickinson of Montgomery who is retiring. Republican Spencer Bachus Defeated five term democratic rep. Ben Erdreich for another House seat. Democrats were still Able to hold four of seven House seats. Bush who received nearly 60 percent of the Alabama vote in 1988, lost Many votes this year to Ross Perot. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Bush had 755,464 votes or 48 percent Clinton had 662,676 votes or 41 percent and Perot had 176,495, or 11 percent. Bush swept the state with nearly 60 percent of the Vole in 1988, the state last went democratic in 1976 for Jimmy Carter. Wallace the state treasurer and son of former gov. George a Wallace had been favored to win the 2nd District seat Over Everett a publisher and businessman. Voters also approved the Alabama forever wild land Trust a program that protects areas with unique wildlife and Beauty. Arkansas thousands of people partied with bands and Barbecue along Little Rock streets to celebrate Bill Clinton a Victory. Clinton won 53 percent of the vote in his Home state. President Bush garnered 36 percent of the vote while Ross Perot received 11 percent. Arkansas voters joined those in several other states in imposing term limits. But they also sent Democrat Dale l. Bumpers Back to the Senate for a fourth term. Bumpers was a solid Winner with 96 percent of the precincts reporting with 521,051 votes or 60 percent to 349,999 votes or 40 percent for Republican Mike Huckabee. Democrat rep. Ray Thornton held on to his seat for a second term by handily defeating Republican Dennis Scott. Voters approved a measure that would repeal the personal property tax which taxes household furnishings and a pay raise for statewide elected officials. Florida president Bush squeaked by to take Florida a 25 electoral votes once again winning the slate that gave him his biggest Victory margin in his 198s race against Democrat Michael s. Dukakis. With 99 percent of the Florida vote tabulated Bush had 2,087 109, or 41 percent to Bill Clinton a 2,014,426, or 39 percent. Ross Perot trailed at 20 percent and libertarian Andre mar Rou had less than 1 per cent. Former Federal judge Alcee Hastings a Democrat won election to the House the institution Graham that impeached him in 1989. Hastings appointed to the Bench by then president Jimmy Carter in 1979, was indicted two years later on charges of conspiring to accept a bribe in Exchange for leniency against two men convicted of stealing from a Union. He was cleared of criminal wrongdoing. But a panel of Federal judges later ruled that he lied during his criminal trial and he was impeached by the House in 1989. He was then convicted by a Senate panel. That conviction was thrown out in september by a Federal judge. The . Supreme court is expected to decide the Case. Hastings was Florida a first Black Federal judge and his Victory represented another first never before had an impeached Federal official been elected to Congress. There were no signs of moves to deny him a seat and he got late endorsements from two South Florida congressmen who had voted to impeach him. Hastings and state democratic rep. Corrine Brown joined state democratic sen. Carrie Meek who had no Republican opponent in giving the state three Black representatives. The state had not sent any Blacks to Congress since reconstruction. Democratic sen. Bob Graham cruised to a second term by defeating Bill Grant who lost his House seat in 1990 after switching to the Republican party. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting Granam had 3,170,963 votes or 66 percent to Grants 1,660,264 votes or 34 percent. Florida had 10 open congressional seats six because of retirement and four through reapportionment that gave the state 23 representatives. The current delegation had 10 republicans and nine democrats. Voters also decided to impose term limits on Federal and state legislators and approved a Cap on property tax assess m on election Day vandals sealed a Keyhole shut with glue and padlocked a 2-Inch Chain around a Campaign office door in the Liberty City Section or Miami costing democrats two hours and an untold number of votes said volunteers for the Clinton Gore Campaign. Campaign officials said that during the two hours it took police to open the door volunteers were unable to answer phone Calls from constituents seeking rides to voting stations. Miami police said that they have no suspects. Georgia Bill Clinton narrowly won Georgia a 13 electoral votes and democratic sen. Wyche Fowler or. Was forced into a Runoff. Republican whip Newt Gingrich led a Republican surge in congressional races. Minority whip Gingrich a staunch Serva Tive known for Nis fiery attacks in a Cor As conservative on the democratic controlled Congress holds the no. 2 position in the houses Republican leadership. It was his third re election dogfight in two years including a primary win. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Clinton had 956,606 votes or 44 percent president Bush had 945,348 votes or 43 percent and Ross Perot had 297,134 votes or 13 percent. Fowler considered one of the most vulnerable democrats in the Senate had been leading former peace corps director Paul Coverdell a Republican and libertarian Jim Hudson out failed to gain the simple majority needed to Avert a Runoff with the second place finisher. Fowler served 10 years in the . House of representatives before running for the Senate. With 99 percent of the precincts counted Fowler Nad 1,074,297 votes or 49 percent Coverdell had 1,045,097, or 48 percent and Hudson had 68,076, or 3 percent. Gingrich the gop firebrand who won his last two elections by fewer than 1,000 votes each was running for the first time in a new suburban Atlanta congressional District. He turned Back a Challenge from Democrat Tony Center a lawyer and political Novice who ran an aggressive Campaign with financial support from Gin waving out the vote Republican rep Newt Gingrich of Georgia does his own version Tion Doe fight in two Van to. I i a Kin Harold of be wave tuesday during some last minute campaigning in survived the a Rimari j w 5 re for Han Smyrna. Gingrich s efforts paid off As he non his third elec lfromua1