European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Is wednesday. November 3. 1993 election 93 the stars and stripes Page 9 Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Todd Whitman left photo meets voters in Btl Tevelle no. Behind Whitman to her left is . Senate minority Leader Robert  of Kansas. In the right photo democratic got. James Florio attends a rally at Rutgers state University of new Jersey in Piscataway As he makes a hid for a second term. Political off year featuring some tight races bylis Mcanany the associated press 71 left for dead politically three years ago. New Jersey gov. Fumes Flono sought to prove tuesday that raising taxes in t fatal. Virginia also was picking a governor and new York Boston Detroit Ana Miami were elect ing mayors. Democrats from president Clinton on Down were pulling for Florio in his bid fora second term against Republican Christine Todd Whitman a former utilities regulator. " like the president did nationally Jim Florio Casein and was willing to pay a political Price to do what needed to be done to get new Jersey s fiscal House inn order said Joan Baggott White House political director. Florio who was vilified in 1990 after raising taxes record $2.8 billion had the Edge in late polls overcoming a big Early Lead for Whitman. Florio successfully portrayed the tax increase As enact of resolve while depicting Whitman As Rich and out of touch. Late in the Campaign she proposed a 30 per cent tax Cut but the idea backfired. It was ridiculed As desperate and phony. While 1993 is considered an off year for politics hundreds of mayoral contests were being decided tues Day along with questions on state and local ballots on such issues As school Choice and Gay rights. ,. Californians decided whether to offer state funded vouch up allowing parents to Send children to private schools Cincinnati residents voted on whether to. Repeal Lan Guage in the City s human rights ordinance that forbids discrimination against  Virginia governor s race featured Democrat Mary sue Terry against Republican George , Virginia s former attorney general was seeking to become the state s first woman governor. Allen whose father was coach of the Washington redskins football team was stressing a theme of honest change after 12 years of democratic Rule. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is barfed from running Forre election. I like Whitman in new Jersey Terry blew an Earl Lead. After trailing 2-1 just four months ago Allen led in late polls. A new York City s contest was a Baciany charged re match of the closest mayoral race in City history when Democrat David n. Dinkins Defeated Republican Rudolph Giuliani in 1989 by 2.6 percentage Points. Most lacks support Dinkins the City s first Black mayor. Most of Giuliani s supporters Are White. Dinkins accomplishments include hiring 6,700 new police officers and seeing crime drop 15 percent in three  Giuliani a former . Attorney struck a chord with voters who feel their City is out of control. He promised to step up Street level drug arrests improve schools and Cut the municipal work  other r aces Detroit voted on a successor to 20-year mayor co Leman Young who is retiring. Twelve candidates ran for the right to Lead atlant during the 1996 summer olympics. Mayor Maynard Jackson declined to  selected a mayor from among six Candi dates., two democrats battled in Boston s nonpartisan mayoral election. Acting mayor Thomas Menton Hope to become the City a first italian american chief executive. That Job came open when mayor Raymond a Flynn left to become Clinton s envoy to the Vatican. Voters in Washington state voted on whether to re peal a $1 billion tax package gov. Mike Lowry won to close a budget Gap and pay for a Universal health car program. Maine voters took up the Issue of whether legislators and four executive offices should be subject to term limits. New yorkers also considered whether the mayor and other City officials should face term limits. Teens get double exposure in Ohio Campaign Bremen. Ohio a identical twin teen agers were on tuesday s ballot for the Village Council. An opponent said that was adding up to double trouble for their Central Ohio town. Jan and Ann Hartman 19, said the decided separately to run As write in candidates in the Village of 1,400  Only five candidates and four open no one shows interest in Small town positions Cedar rapids Iowa up the Job of mayor is not very attractive in Many smaller Eastern Iowa towns so unattractive that Many of towns can t find anyone who wants the Job. Voters in 28 easter Iowa communities voted tuesday for their Choice for mayor Only to find no one name on the ballot. The 28 towns have an average population of 324 people. The largest town in Eastern Iowa with out a mayoral candidate was Columbus Junction population of 1,616. Tace Small est town without a mayor on the ballot was Millville population of 32.a bigger Challenge was facing voters in 14 of the 28 towns without mayoral candidates. They had no City Council Candi dates either. Seats one was surely to be elected. We want to see what politics Are like and since this is our first time we figured we d Start Small Ann Hartman  be got to Stan somewhere and we see Bremen As a Nice Friendly town.". Only three names Deborah deny Latricia Johnston and incumbent Donald the Council seats. The twins age and inexperience Wor ried Berry a 30-year-old housewife who said the twins were getting too much at Tention. It does t matter that they re  s just a Novelty that everyone thinks is cute she said. Spangler were on tuesday s ballot for. They re very Young and Content with Bremen the Way it is and that s what worries  both Are sophomores at the Lancaste Campus of Ohio University. They plan to switch to the Athens Campus and com mute from Bremen a Village about 35 Miles Southeast of Columbus. Jan is majoring in political science and Ann in accounting. Save big with Max savers reap big savings with the 12-Page-Maxi Saver Coupon insert appearing in tomorrow s stars and stripes. Use the coupons to save up to $18 off popular Brand items at your local commissary. Watch for Maxi Saver inserts in future issues of thes nobody does it better. In tomorrow s Issue of the stars and stripes