European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 04, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page it the stars and St types thursday november 4,1993j mayoral races Detroit sex ustice triumphs by the associated Tress i former state supreme court Justice Dennis Archer was elected mayor tuesday ending a bitter Campaign to succeed Veteran incumbent conc Ryan a. Young that was marked by accusations of race baiting and crore ism. J. 1 with 52 percent of the vote Coati cd Archer had 68,931 votes or 56 percent compared with 55,253, or 44 percent for Wayne Cotant prosecutor Sharon Mcphail. Young is retiring after 20 years in office. Seattle Rice wins again Norman Blann Rice the City s first Black mayor said sticking to the High ground got him re elected by a landslide. Rice won tuesday by a nearly 2-to-l margin turning aside fierce attacks by challenger David Stern a retired advertising executive Best known for his claim to have popularized the Happy face logo. With ballots from 99.8 percent or the precincts counted Rice had 106,998 votes and Stern 53,607. Boston italian touch added in a City that has echoed for decades with the Hurrah of Irish american political Power the last Hurrah has been sounded at least for a while. It won t be easy but with your help i know we can get our schools working again we can make our streets Safe again and we can change the Way government does business Thomas , the City s first italian american mayor told supporters. With All precincts reporting in the nonpartisan election Menino had73,928 votes or 64 percent compared with 40,866 votes or 36 percent for state rep. James t. Brett a fellow Democrat of Irish descent. Menino who served As acting mayor when mayor Raymond l. Flynn left to become . Ambassador to the Vatican is the firs non Irish mayor elected in 64 years. Hartford Conn Perry ousted Michael p. Peters who bolted the democratic party to run As a Independent stunned the political establishment with a crushing Victory Over three term mayor Carrie Saxon Perry. Peters received 11,768 votes or 61 percent of the ballots cast tuesday compared with 7,022 votes or 37 percent for Perry. Two other Independent candidates split the rest. Atlanta Runoff required the mayor who Wilt preside Over preparations for the 1996 summer olympics and face the problems of crime and the loss of Middle class residents to the suburbs won t be picked until a nov. 23 Runoff. City councilman Bill Campbell fell just Short of a majority in a 12 candidate mayoral race tuesday so hell face Fulton count commission chairman Michael Lomax in a Runoff. With All precincts reporting in the nonpartisan election Campbell had 49 percent or 39,997 votes. Lomax pulled in 23 percent or 18,900 votes. Minneapolis first woman wins the first woman and Black to be elected mayor of Minneapolis tried to reach out in her Victory speech to voters who were drawn to her opponent s Law and order theme. We have common concerns All of us Sharon Sayles Belton said tuesday night after defeating former Hennepin county commissioner John crus in the nonpartisan election. We wan this City to be Safe for  with 98 percent of precincts reporting Sayles Belton had 58,127 votes or 57 percent compared with Denis 43,035, or 43 percent. Miami Runoff needed former mayor Steve Clark and City commissioner Miri Malonso lived to Campaign another Day finishing first and second in a six Way race for mayor  will meet in a Runoff next tuesday. Clark got 17,898 votes or 44 percent to 15,674, or 39 percent for Alonso. Urban league president t. Willard fair ran third with 5,500 votes or 13 percent. Houston Lanier re elected real estate Developer Bob Lanier swept to a second term a mayor of the nation s fourth largest City. Lanier 68, got nearly 91 percent of the vote in tuesday s nonpartisan race for a second two year term against three relatively unknown and underfunded challengers he finished with 167,204 votes or 90.9 percent. His closest challenger Brian Bowen a Gay rights advocate and compute operator got 9,563 votes or 5.2 percent. Pittsburgh door rapper wins Democrat Tom Murphy campaigned by walking through the City a neighbourhoods and banging on 50,000 doors. Many Days he carried his Young son on his Back. Now after wearing out All that shoe leather Pittsburgh s mayor elect says Hll turn to the Effort to revitalize a City that has been shaken to violent crime demoralized by poor Job opportunities and antagonized by labor disputes. " with 99 percent of the precincts reporting Murphy held 66 percent of the vote to Independent candidate Duane Darkins 15percent and Republican candidate Kathy Malta s 14 percent. Independent Jeffrey Hitchcock had 5 percent. Election 93 Virginia governor elect George f. Allen celebrates his Victory tuesday with daughter Tyler a in Richmond. Since 82 promises honesty Richmond a. A maybe it will Getto the Point where hell no longer be known As the son of a famous football  f. Allen certainly took a major stride toward that goal by winning the Virginia gubernatorial race tuesday soundly defeating former democratic attorney general Mary sue Terry. The people have demanded honest leadership from their Virginia government the former con Gressman told cheering supporters. And they Olget  Allen typically is identified As the son of the late George Allen who coached the los an Geles rams and the Washington redskins in the National football league. The 41-year-old Allen who becomes the first Republican governor since 1982, based his underdog Campaign on a Promise to abolish parole he repeatedly tied Terry to president Linton gov. L. Douglas Wilder and . Sen. Charles s. Robb of Virginia All unpopular democrats in a state that leans Republican. Terry who was bidding to become the state s first female governor tried to portray Allen As a tool of the religious right particularly Broad casters Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. Somewhere in Virginia tonight the first governor of Virginia is watching she toddlers to  someday this is a fight we will  All precincts counted Allen had 1,037,200 votes or 58 percent to Terry s 730,219 votes or41 percent. Allen is the state s first Republican governor since the late John n. Dalton ended his term in 1982. Governors in Virginia Are prohibited from serv ing More than one term. Republicans also picked up six seats Intlehouse of delegates on tuesday but the gop could t topple democratic it. Gov. Donald  or. His defeat of Michael p. Farris to win a second term was the democrats Only Bright Epptin Virginia Republican James s. Gilmore i won the attorney general s  minimized the democratic loss. This does t say anything about the Republican or the democratic parties. The Only thing this tells us is about the Type of campaigns run said Wilder. Allen received Strong backing from Christia conservatives anti abortion activists and the gun lobby. Robertson gave tens of thousands of dollars to the Republican candidates. First female governor in n. J. Helped by patience poise Trenton . A no one can accuse Republican Christie Whitman of peaking to Early new Jersey s first female governor owes he come from behind Victory to patience and poise. She patiently believed that despite the polls voters just would t pull the lever for democratic gov. Jim Florio. And she had the poise not to Cave in under an unending barrage of attacks from democrats and scepticism from journalists and the Public. Whitman won tuesday by focusing on theone Issue that bedevilled Florio for the past 3vi years his $2.8 billion tax increase of 1990.still, the margin was a narrow one 50 per cent to 48 percent. I think we All know it was a hard fought race Whitman told cheering supporters in Plainsboro. But the people of new Jersey have spoken More eloquently Man i  in the Campaign s final weeks Whitman trav eled the state in her wheels of change bus sell ing her policies on almost a voter by voter basis. The formula was simple remind people of Florio s tax increase assert it was the cause of new Jersey s economic distress and Promise a bet Ter alternative. Given the negative reaction to her pledge to lower most income taxes by 30 percent that proposal was played Down. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting wednesday Whitman led by slightly More than 33,000 votes. The tally showed her with 1,208,806votes, to Florio s 1,175,628. Seventeen Independent candidates split the remaining 2 percent of Fth vote. Florio the first incumbent governor in stat history to lose a general election conceded shortly after Midnight. Whitman 47, is the daughter of a Republican National committee woman and a wealthy builder who was a state Republican chairman. She serve live years As a Somerset county freeholder and two on the state Board of Public utilities