European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 10,1994 elections 94 the stars and stripes Page 11 from Page 1 some of the most powerful figures i Congress. House speaker Thomas Foley conceded defeat wednesday to Republican newcomer George Nethercutt in a close race in his Washington state District. .-., v he became the first House speaker turned out of office since 1860. Adding to the democrats losses  Shelby of Alabama announced that he was switching to the Republican party. ,.yy. He was elected As a Democrat in 1986. That gave republicans a 53-47  am changing parties to a party of Hope for America not a party of dependency Shelby said wednesday. Voter turnout was about 75 million or39 percent of the registered voters according to the Washington based Cente for the study of the american electorate. That was up slightly from the 36 per cent turnout in the 1990 midterm elec Tion. A r. ". A a a the combative rep. Newt Gingrich t doctrinaire conservative sure to be in stalled As House speaker in january and Bob Dole the Inonu no Senate majority Leader will share Power with Clinton. They wasted no time opening the new relationship. In a four minute phone Call wednes Day morning Dole told the president i wanted to let you know right up front that we want to work together where we Gringrich who also talked to Clinto wednesday by phone said he was ready to work with the new democratic Minon to which also spread to statehouse. Re publicans have a majority of governorships for the first time in 24 years. The Georgia Republican said he saw his new responsibilities As a very serious and solemn  but he still in tends to enforce the strict tenets of his Reagan esque contract with a Nurica to reduce taxes and shrink the Federal government s  s no reason we can t sit Down and have a serious discussion with the White House about implementing re publican legislative priorities Gingrich   -. V .-., but despite words of cooperation Dole of Kansas said he saw the election As nothing less than a vote of no Confidence in the Clinton  in the Senate republicans won a 52-48 majority a gain of eight seats. Shel Bys defection made it 53-47. That re versed a 56-44 democratic majority in the current  captured 57 previously democratic House seats while democrats picked up just four Republican seats for a net gain of 53.thirty-three House democratic incumbents lost and two were trailing while no House republicans were Defeated. Republicans won at least 227 seat compared with at least 199 for the democrats. The House s Lone Independent was re elected and eight elections remained undecided. Democrats currently control the House 256-178.the Republican resurgence was fed by a deep Felt frustration. Leaving the poll tuesday voters said they feared for the future not trusting the . Economic upturn to last or to improve their lives. Legislatively Universal health care no seems doomed. Panetta said Clinton would propose Only an incremental  s election brings Back the divided government that characterized the Reagan and Bush years. The vote puts North Carolina s Jesse Helms in charge of the Senate foreign relation committee and new York s Al Fonse d Amato Over the Senate banking committee free to reopen the Whitewater investigation of the Clinton finances in Arkansas. A photostat his election night Headquarters tuesday new York gov. Mario Cuomo top photo concedes to his Republican opponent George patau. With Cuomo is his wife Matilda and it got. Stan Lundine at right. In the Bottom photo patau right celebrates the dec Tion Victory with his wife Tibby sen. Alfonso d Amato Center and Pataki i Campaign manager Guy Mol Barl Catherine rudder executive director of the american political science association and an expert on Congress re called that president Reagan could get his program through a Congress that for six of his eight years was under demo cratic control but Reagan was very pop ular and Clinton is not v Mit is going to be harder to govern not easier said sen. Robert Kerrey d-neb., who survived despite his support of a ban on assault weapons. Other key democrats toppled. Three term Goy. Mario Cuomo a lib eral democratic icon fell in new York. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski in Illinois under 17-count Federal corruption indictment also  judiciary chairman Jack Brooks a Texas at 21 terms the longest serving lawmaker seeking re election was ejected by voters some resentful that his committee had approved a ban on As Sault weapons. Texans also dismissed democratic gov. Ann Richards in favor of George w. Bush son of the former  another Bush son Jeb fell Short of taking Over the statehouse in Florid from Democrat . Against the Republican tide Massachusetts Democrat Edward Kennedy easily retained his Senate seat. His son Pat Nek won a House seat from Rhode Island. In one of the closest facts democratic sen. Dianne Feinstein withstood the $27 million Challenge of political neophyte and millionaire Michael Huffington in California and in the nation s most controversial contest democratic sen. Charles Robb beat Back an especially bitter Challe Gefrom Oliver North of the Iran Contr arms for hostages affair a hero to the conservative Christian movement. Washingtonians meanwhile gave mar Ion Barry a second Chance anal a fourth term As mayor. He was in his third term in 1990 whence was videotaped smoking crack cocaine and convicted. Two republicans better known Asen to retainers joined the congressional take Over. Sonny Bono former singing partner of movie Star Cher won a House seat from California and Fred Thompson a Good old boy character from films including in the line of fire and the Hunt for re october won the Senate seat from ten Nessee once held by vice president Algore