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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesdav. November 9, 1994
5B
George W. Bush defeats Ann Richards in Texas
Republican George W. Bush beat Democratic Gov. Ann Richards to become the next leader of Texas.
Bush, the 48-year-old managing partner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, succeeded in his second try for office. He lost a 1978 election for the U.S. Congress.
Bush advised the presidential campaigns of his father, George Bush, and apparently learned one lesson well. President Bill Clinton talked about change in his 1992 victory over the elder Bush, and his son mentioned the word in every speech in his gubernatorial run.
Only the second Republican to be elected Texas governor since the Reconstruction, Bush said his win will give him a chance to make necessary changes to the state.
One of his favorite lines was, "If you like things the way they are, vote for her. If you want change, vote for me."
Bush advocated tougher penalties for juvenile criminals, no mandatory early release of convicted felons, no parole for sex offenders, abolition of the Texas Education Agency and creation of home-rule education districts to give parents, teachers and local
communities more control.
An exit poll showed that Bush scored a bull's eye with his focus on crime, and Richards received little credit for the state's economic recovery.
The poll also showed that Richards didn't get much of a bounce from her endorsement last week by Dallas billionaire Ross Perot, who's viewed unfavorably by more than half of Texans.
Slightly more than half of those who said they had backed Perot's 1992 independent presidential bid voted for Bush yesterday.
BOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy survived anti-incumbent sentiment to win the toughest re-election campaign of his career yesterday. He will be joined in Congress by two other members of the clan: a son and a nephew.
Kennedy retains seat in Congress is joined by his son and nephew
Kennedy beat Republican venture capitalist Mitt Romney, the son of former Michigan Governor George Romney.
With 612 of 2,105 precincts reporting, Kennedy led Romney 58 percent to 40 percent.
The liberal standard-bearer's son Patrick won a house seat from Rhode Island, and nephew Joseph took a house seat from Massachusetts.
Republican beats Cuomo in New York
NEW YORK — Gov. Mario Cuomo,
the voice of Democratic liberalism
for more than a decade, lost his
relection bid yesterday to a little-
known Republican challenger,
George Pataki.
Pataki will be New York's first Republican governor in two decades.
Until two weeks ago, the upstart challenger held a solid lead in several polls. A surprise endorsement from New York's Republican Mayor Rudolph Giuliani boosted Cuomo in a comeback that fell short.
The defeat could spell the end of Cuomo's political career, which saw him become one of his party's most recognizable visages and powerful voices.
Compiled from The Associated Press.
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