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Wednesday, November 5. 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Docking followers proud of campaign
By KAREN SAMELSON
Staff writer
SAN JOSE
TOPEKA — The mood was anxious for much of the evening, but supporters of Lt. Gov. Tom Docking rallied for their favorite candidate when he entered the room at 11:15 last night to concede defeat to Mike Hayden.
"Do-cking. Do-cking." the Democrats cheered as the gubernatorial candidate ascended the platform.
As of 3 a.m. today, Hayden had defeated Docking 430,436 votes to 400,229 votes, or 52 percent to 48 percent.
"My friends, we have fought long and hard, with integrity and with character," Docking told hundreds of supporters at Jayhawk Tower. "We can hold our heads high."
Docking's eyes were moist, but his wife, Jill, held her head high throughout his speech and joined the crowd in cheering him on.
Docking thanked his supporters and campaign workers, and called his running mate, Junction City publisher John Montgomery, an incredible asset.
"You bet!" Jill Docking added with a smile.
Docking's teary-eyed sister-in-law, Ginny Sadowski, the Dockings' 7-year-old son, Brian, and Jim Parrish, chairman of the state Democratic Party, stood next to the candidates.
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"We have run a race founded on integrity and honor, and one we can stand proud for." Docking said. "We live in a democracy, and we have reason to be proud of the process."
Most supporters, like Docking
himself, were dejected but gracious losers, although a few shouted slogans such as "Let him hang hinge itself."
nuisen.
After Docking and his family left,
Parrish quieted the crowd to introduce a somber-looking Gov. John Carlin. Docking has been Carlin's lieutenant governor since 1983.
"We can be extremely proud of those who have represented our party." Carlin said. "Let us remember we've been down before as a party, but never out."
Mike Horak, Emporia junior and president of KU Democrats, looked down at the floor and kicked the colored streamers that had been tossed out before Docking entered the room.
"I think that the best leader of Kansas wasn't elected tonight," said Horak, who was campus co-chairman for Docking. "I'm so glad I worked for Docking. It wasn't in vain."
The Democrats were optimistic earlier in the evening, with U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery winning his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives by a wide margin.
By 9 p.m., Horak and others were nervous, saying that Docking wasn't getting the strong majorities in the urban areas that they thought he would need to offset the rural votes for Havden.
The polls showed the candidates neck and neck, and the Democrats didn't give up.
Kirstin Myers, Shawnee senior and former president of KU Democrats, said, "When you're a Democrat in Kansas, you get optimistic when your candidate's even closely behind."
Democratic candidate Tom Docking concedes the Kansas governor's race to Mike Hayden as his wife, Jill, stands by to lend moral support
Lottery amendment passes
By NANCY BARRE
A proponent of an amendment, which he says "bring Kansas back into the
20th century, "didn't have to stay up late last night to find out whether Kansans agreed with him in approving a state lottery.
The amendment to the Kansas Constitution that will allow the Legislature to create a lottery was approved by Kansas voters by more than a two-to-one margin.
Although the final count of 507,114 votes for the lottery and 284,466 votes against wasn't announced until early this morning, support for the amendment came so early that election officials declared the amendment a winner at 9 p.m. yesterday.
State Sen. Jack Steinerger, D-Dallas City and one of the main authors of the amendment, said last night that he was glad the amendment passed, and that he had expected a victory all along.
Steineger said he supported the lottery for two reasons.
"First, people have a right to vote on important issues like the lottery, and they finally got the chance to vote," he said. "Also, the lottery is an important new source of revenue. It will go a long way in helping the Legislature gain the funds that it now lacks."
The Rev. Richard Taylor, leader of Kansans for Life at Its Best!, a lobbying group that opposed the lottery, said he was sad the lottery had passed and blamed the news media for the victory.
"The public did not have the facts because the news media did not give them to them," Taylor said.
Before the election, Taylor had said that the lottery might raise revenue, but that more money would go to lottery operators and promoters than to a state revenue fund.
Steineger said he thought Kansas voters passed the amendment for three reasons.
"First of all, they saw the success Missouri was having with its lottery. Second, they're aware of the state's revenue problems and they think the lottery will help. And third, they saw all that Kansas money going over to Missouri," Steineger said.
Steiniger said that many Kansans crossed the border to buy Missouri lottery tickets because Kansas didn't have a lottery. Missouri initiated a state-owned lottery last year.
Although voters have passed the amendment, a lottery will not start unless the Kansas Legislature instates one. Steiner said.
"I'm confident they will approve a lottery plan in the next session though," he said. "They wouldn't dare not to overhew the overwhelming support the lottery has received from the voters."
An interim legislative committee will start drafting a plan for a lottery on Nov. 11, Steineger said. He said he expected a lottery to be in operation by June 1.
Steineger, who originally estimated that the lottery would earn $30 to $40 million for the state after taxes, said last night that his previous estimate might have been too high.
"Earnings could possibly be as low as $20 to $30 million," he said.
Pari-mutuel betting approved
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Kansas voters took what supporters of parimutuel wagering called a step into the future last
night when a majority of voters approved part-mutuel wagering.
With 91 percent of the precincts reporting, Kansans voted 437,253 to 289,730 in favor of the amendment, one of the three "sin" issues. The others, lottery and liquor by the drink also passed.
in Douglas County, 57.5 percent of the voters approved the amendment, which passed by 3,408 votes
Passage of the amendment means that the Kansas Legislature may regulate and license horse and dog racing and tax pari-mutuel wagering on horse and dog racing.
The tax on the wagering will be between 3 and 6 percent.
certain powers
Thirty-seven states besides Kansas now have legalized pari-mutuel wagering.
Supporters of the amendment, who had predicted that it would pass easily, said last night that they thought Kansas voters had voted for the amendment for both economic and recreational reasons.
"Some people view it as a new source of tax revenue for the state," said George Smith, coordinator for Kansans for Pari-Mutuel. "Many others say they're tired of driving to Omaha."
Gary Toebben, executive vice president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, said he also thought Kansans saw pari-mutuel as an economic issue.
"Kansans probably have been supportive of this issue for quite a bit of time but never had the opportunity to vote on it before," he said.
The Rev. Richard Taylor, president of the Topeka-based lobby group, Kansans for Life at its Best', would not comment on the amendment's passage last night, except to say that he thought Kansans had voted for the amendment because the news media had not provided them with the facts about the issue. Taylor's group had opposed all three "sin" amendments.
Toebben said part-mutual wagening at horse and dog racing tracks in the state would bring increased revenues to the state through the tax and would benefit the hospitality and agriculture industries.
agriculture Douglas County probably will not be one of the counties to get a horse or dog track in the near future,
the county still will benefit from pari-
mutuel. Toebben said.
"Douglas County always benefits when the state of Kansas benefits," he said. "So many of the dollars in this county result from appropriations from the Legislature to the University."
Smith said increased television advertising in the last two weeks by greyhound organizations in the state might have helped the amendment.
might have been wrong. But he said the real reason Kansans had voted for the amendment was that they were ready for a change in the state's image and entertainment opportunities
"Pari-mutuel is just one example of that." he said.
The amendment was approved with a county option, which means that pari-mutuel wagering will be allowed only in the counties that approved it.
Smith said his group was waiting to see which counties had passed the amendment to see where racetracks might be built.
About six counties, including Sedgwick and Shawnee, are considered good sites for a racetrack, Smith said.
Sedwick and Shawnee counties both approved the amendment by 59 percent and 68 percent, respectively.
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery announces that he won his third term as 2nd District representative for Kansas in the U.S. House. Family and sup porters surrounded him as he made the announcement at 8:45 last night the Jayhawk Tower.
Voters keep Slattery in Congress
By KIRK KAHLER
Staff writer
TOPEKA — In an overwhelming victory last night, Democrat incumbent Jim Slattery defeated Republican challenger Phill Kline for the Kansas 2nd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Representative With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Slattery received 70 percent of the vote to Kline's 29 percent.
Slattery, who accepted the victory in the Regency Room of the Jayhawk Tower in Topeka, vowed he would continue to represent the people of the 2nd District in much the same fashion as the nast
four years — with an independent voice. State Treasurer Jim Parrish announced Slattery's victory at 8:45 p.m.
"Kansans want their congressman to be an independent voice, and that's what I'll try to provide," he said.
In an interview after his brief acceptance speech, Slattery expressed his pleasure in attaining his third consecutive term in office.
he said. "I will work on the budget deficit and tax fairness, so Kansas will continue to be the land of opportunity."
in it,
"I'm very excited," he said. "I'm very pleased and honored to be re-elected, or rehired, again."
Slattery credited his victory, in part, to his campaign tactics.
"In the past two years, and this year, we didn't spend a dime on negative advertising."
spend a dime on negative advertising. He said that his positive campaign was effective and that Kansans had expressed their appreciation of the campaign.
"People resent negative campaigns, that's why we're seeing victory," he said.
About three blocks away, Kline, a 28-year-old University of Kansas law student, conceded defeat in his hotel room at the downtown Ramada Inn
"I'm very proud that we forwarded some very workable ideas," he said.
Graves tops Runnels as secretary of state
By CRAIG HERRMANN
TOPEKA — Incumbents easily won re-election for the state offices of insurance commissioner and treasurer, but a wide-open secretary of state's race produced some early excitement.
elected.
Republican Bill Graves defeate
Democrat Judy Runnels for
secretary of state in a race that
begined close but widened throughout
the evening. Graves won 422,157
votes, or 53 percent, to Runnel's
367,800 votes, or 46 percent.
Democratic incumbent Joan Finney held off a stoner-than-expected challenge from Republican Larry Montgomery for state treasurer, while Republican Fletcher Bell went virtually unchallenged by Democrat Dan Landers to retain his position as insurance commissioner.
Graves, however, remained optimistic.
Early in the evening, Graves actually trailed Runnels in the secretary of state's race.
"We've seen votes from Shawnee County, which is where our opponent is from." Graves said early in the evening at the downtown Ramada Inn in Topeka. "I'm optimistic but nervous."
As the results from Kansas' other large counties came in, Graves became more optimistic about his chance for victory.
He said he thought that if Runnels were to win, she would have to get a large number of votes in those counties.
"We've been see-sawing back and forth, so I'm not ready to make any prediction yet," Runnels said at Topeka's Jayhawk Towers Hotel. "There's still a chance."
counter.
However, when Graves moved into the lead about 10:30 p.m., Runnels would not admit defeat.
"We gotten good numbers out of the four big counties now — Johnson, Wyandotte. Shawnee and Sedgwick—and I think the trend will continue as we move into the western counties." Graves said.
At 12:25, however, Rumnels gave her concession speech.
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Before a dwindling crowd chanting "We love Judy," Runnels said that despite losing, she thought the secretary of state's office would have good leadership.
"I know he'll do a good job and secretary of state," she said.
Meanwhile, Graves gave his vic tory speech to the crowd at Republican headquarters.
"I am very pleased to be able to serve for the next four years across the hall from Mike Hayden," Graves said.
In the race for state treasurer, incumbent Democrat Joan Finney said she thought the rural vote helped her retain her office.
Funney, who won 55 percent of the votes, defeated Republican challenger Larry Montgomery, who won 44 percent.
Montgomery was optimistic throughout most of the night and said he hoped the western Kansas votes would carry him to victory.
would carry him in a car.
He maintained his smile as he delivered his concession speech at the Republican Headquarters
"We didn't do as well as the rest of them tonight," he said. "But we sure had a great night."
The race for insurance commission soner went easily to incumbent Fletercher Bell, who cruised to victory over Democrat Dan Landers.
Bell won 540,407 votes, or 69 per cent, to Landers' 243,419 votes, or 31 percent.
Bell said his victory was not a surprise, as his opponent made little effort to campaign.
"I haven't seen my opponent at all." Bell said.
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