University Daily Kansan, November 5, 1980
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tacked Winn's attendance and effectiveness in Congress, said his campaign had been clean.
But Winn replied, "I think the people didn't believe it. They know that because they didn't tell me what happened."
Winn
Watkins cited the three months in 1979 when Winn was at the United Nations and tried to prove Winn was absent from Congress that much all year, Winn said.
Winn, 61, joined a jubilant crowd at the Overland
Pacific American Legion that Watkins, 33, was a
proud supporter.
"The fact he ran a negative campaign was a detriment." Winn said. "It hurt the young man." Watkins, however, refused to dwell on his campaign style.
HE SAID IN his concession speech at the Overland Park Holiday Inn, "I think we gave it all we had, and we've got nothing to apologize for.
"Ours was a difficult and uphill fight. I felt it was important to present our case to the people."
"At the beginning of the campaign, I promised you a good fight, a clean fight, and a winning game."
Winn's oldest son and campaign aide, Larry Winn III, said his father was afraid of losing the race.
But the elder Winn said, "Those are Watkins remarks, not mine, not the Republican Party's."
Ninn's son said Walkin' strong primary momentum that had the Winn campaign worried.
THE ELDER Winn, however, said that Watkins never had any momentum but that Watkins got a three-month head start on the campaign trail.
Winn said he had stayed in Washington, D.C., on business until Oct. 2.
"Watkins had been campaigning since late March," Winn said. "Then we got back here and got to talking to the people and got our organization together."
Winn said there was never any doubt during his campaign that he would win re-election with a majority.
The race was Watkins' first shot at elective office. He had previously served in state
He said he was not sure whether he would run for office again.
"I don't have any plans yet," he said. "I'm tired from the campaign and I just want to take a couple of days and then figure out what I'm going to do."
The mood at Winn's campaign party was
lovous and loud.
After quieting the crowd enough so his tired voice could be heard, Winn said, "I am looking forward to working with a conservative-oriented Congress, one that's concerned with balancing the budget, one that's concerned with deficit control and one that's concerned with defense.
"I am very excited with the new Congress and I want we are going in a positive direction with Rohan Singh."
Congressman Larry Winn acknowledges the cheers of his supporters last night at the Tampa Bay Times' Johnson County headquarters in Overland Park, Winnipeg defeated challenger D Watkins in the 3rd round of the finals.
Upsets
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the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; George McGovern of South Dakota, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee; Birch Bayh of Indiana, an 18-year veteran; John Calver of Iowa; John Durkin of New Hampshire; and Gavlord锡尔 of Wisconsin.
Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, lost a close early morning decision to his conservative challenger. Ren. Stephen Symms.
Despite the GOP onslaught, moderate Democrats were breezing to victory elsewhere.
In the House, Morris Udall of Arizona was one of the few genuine liberals in either chamber to survive GOP challengers. Udall has long been a target of conservative Republicans.
Four Abscam-tained Democrats lost their re-election bids to Congress yesterday, but another, Rep. Raymond Lederer, D-Pa., won.
Rep. Robert Bauman, R-Md., who disclosed recently that he was an alcoholic with "homosexual tendencies," was defeated by Democratic critic Chayen Dyon. Dyson
Incumbents hang onto House seats
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (UPI)—Kansas voters showed their confidence in four U.S. House incumbents yesterday, and for the first time in a dozen years will send a new congressman, Republican Pat Roberts, to represent the "Big First" western Kansas district.
Democrats failed to change Kansas' 4-1 Republican domination of the congressional delegation. Sam Keys of Manhattan gave Republicans their biggest scare of the general election, coming within a few points of 2nd District Commissioner Jim Jeffrets after a fiery campaign.
Among the other incumbents, results from 89 percent of the precincts showed Jeffries beating Keys 76,150 or 53 percent to Keys' 67,314 or 47 percent. With 95 percent of the vote in 3rd District Congressman Larry Winn Jr. defeated Lawrence Democrat Dan Watkins.
The only Democrat in the delegation, Dan Glickman of Wichita, was not seriously threatened by Clayton Hunter, a Wichita Republican, in the 4th District race.
With 81 percent of the 5th District results in, the attacker defeated Parsons Democrat David Milliard.
Election marks finale to clerk's 35 years on job
Rv RILJ. VOGRIN
Staff Reporter
Delbert Mathie has his last ballot box lost night and emitted his final ball of bollots early this morning, at the 180th election closed. After 35 years, Douglas County clerk, Mathia is leaving.
The 61-year-old reflected on his career this morning, a career that spanned five decades and nine presidential elections, plus countless state, federal and non-issue elections. It is a job he bates to leave.
"I'm definitely going to miss this, the elections and all." Mathia said as he waited on the final precinct's report. "I don't want to sound corny, but probably miss the people around me the most."
Mathia leaned over the counter in the courthouse, a pose he has struck many times. Resting on one elbow, he glanced around the lobby of the clerk's office, his office.
"I'll be here an hour and a half after everyone leaves, but I don't mind. That's my job," he said.
"I can't let myself get involved in the races, either. If I did I couldn't do a good job. Usually I don't even have any idea who won. I check the next day in the newspaper."
AS PEOPLE around him debated the results of area races and discussed upsets and big victories, Mathia relaxed. His only worry was the ballots.
Mathia has spent more than half his life in the Douglas County Courthouse. The people around him are more than just employees and workers—they are family.
"This has been a home for me; there are lots of wonderful people here," he said, glancing around him, pointing out hard workers and dedicated employees.
MATHIA CALLED himself an optimist by nature and said he didn't let little things bother him. Nor does he like to hear people complain, he said.
Although he is leaving his post as clerk, Mathia said, he is not retiring.
"Now, I've never said I was retiring, but I admit that I'm be relaxing," he laughed.
Reagan
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percent, with 80 percent of the state's voters tallied.
With all of Douglas County's precincts reported, Reagan won 14,106 votes for 50 percent against Anderson $9,253 votes for 33 percent and Anderson $4,770 votes for 17 percent.
"There has never been a more humbling moment in my life," Reagan said in his victory speech in Los Angeles. "I consider the trust you have placed in me sacred, and I give you my sacred oath I will do my utmost to justify your faith.
"Together we are going to do what has to be done. We are going to put America back to work."
Carter said he would work with Reagan for a smooth transition of administrations. Both he and Reagan stressed the need for national unity after the election.
"Let us now come together as a united and a unified people to solve the challenges of a new decade," Carter said. "I urge all of you to join in with me in a sincere and fruitful effort to support my successor when he undertakes this mission, as president of the greatest nation on earth."
Reagan and George Bush, his running mate,
will be sworn-in on the Capitol stage Jan. 20.
CARTER'S POLLSTER, Patrick Caddell, who told the president Monday that he would lose the election, said that the race was about even during the weekend, but that the outcome was sealed by the developments in the hostage crisis Sunday.
Carter also was plagued by the loss of some votes to Anderson, but in most of the big industrial and Sunset states where the election seemed that did not make a significant difference.
Carter is the first elected president voted out of office since Franklin Roosevelt beat Herbert Hertzman.
Write-ins add to Election Day
It wann't only the campaigning candidates who received votes in your state be counted, but even more欢喜 in the ballots.
Acting Chancellor Del Shankel received two acting in-votes for state senator, one for U.S. Senate and another for House.
Candidates for sheriff include Marci Franciisco, city commissioner; Hunter S. Thompson, writer; and Colt Knutson, former city prosecutor.
George Brett, Kansas City Royals third baseman, voted for district attorney and one for county clerk.
Former Chancellor Archie R. Dykes received one vote for register of deeds, and Ron Kuby, former KU student, was a write-in candidate for district attorney.
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, got one vote for county treasurer and Bill Roy, 1974 and 1978 candidate for the U.S. Senate, received one delayed vote.
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