14 Wednesday, November 4.1992 ELECTION '92 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KU faculty, state legislators win tough election battles By Kristi Fogler and KC Trauer Kansan staff writers Two University of Kansas faculty members battled through close races to become legislators, and two experienced legislators are headed back to the Statehouse. Democratic House Speaker Marvin Barkis lost his bid for re-election. Although Lawrence will send three Democrats to the House, voters statewide elected a Republican majority to both the House and the Senate. In Lawrence, Democrat Barbara Ballard edged opponent Republican Brian Kubota in the 44th District, winning 48.83 percent of the vote to Kubota's 48.27 percent. Libertarian Wonkana won 2.75 percent of the vote. Ballard, associate dean of student life and director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, said her election experien e 'was an important factor in her campaign. Ballard ran for the state House of Representatives in 1990. She said the victory especially was satisfying because the 44th District traditionally was a strong Republican district. Democrat Forrest Swall won the 45th district against Republican Bob Skahan and Libertarian Michael Davidson. Swall took 48 percent of the vote to Skahan's 45 percent and Davidson's 4 percent. A key difference between Swall and Skahan during the campaign was their stances on abortion. Skahan, whose platform focused on economic development and reform, said abortion should be an option only in cases of rape, incest and where the mother's life is in danger. Swall is pro-choice. "I think people were paying very close attention to where we stood on the abortion issue," said Swall, assistant professor of social welfare. Swall, who has spent 20 years working with the Legislature on social welfare issues, attributed his victory in part to his ability to speak substantively on key points in his platform. State senate Democrat Betty Jo Charlton won her seventh full term to the House, taking 52 percent of the vote to Republican Neva Entrikin's 29 percent, Independent Richard Small's 13 percent and Libertarian Matt Conrad's 4 percent. Kansas results
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Sandy Praeger (R)20,78558.19
Joyce Wolf (D)12,61435.31
Roger Woods (L)2,1816.10
Charlton said she had been confident of winning despite negative fliers distributed by Entrikin's campaign, which accused her of being a big spender and getting rich from her position. State house of representatives Barbara Ballard (D) Brian Kubota (R) Jay Germany (L) Enterkin said that the Republican Party had distributed the fliers, but she did not deny responsibility for the fliers. "I have always decided to not respond or go on the defensive, and that may have lost some votes," she said. "Negative campaigning has worked in the past, but not in this campaign." 44th district In a race that featured almost no negative campaigning, Republican Sandy Prager won the 2nd District Senate seat against moderate Joyce Cain and Republican Rep. Katherine McCain. 45th district Forrest Swall (D) Bob Skahan (R) Michael Davidson (L) Praeger captured 58 percent of the vote to Wolf's 35 percent and Woods' 6 percent. 46th district 46th district Betty Jo Charlton (D) Neva Entrikin (R) Matt Conrad (L) Praeger, who just finished a term as House representative for the 44th District, said she though she and Wolfe steered clear of mud-shinging. Sean M. Tevis / KANSAN Source: Kansan staff research Both candidates said name-recognition was a significant factor in a victory for Praeger, who also served on Lawrence's city commission. Wolf said, "To overcome that kind of name-recognition takes an enormous amount of money. Going into the race we knew it was going to be an uphill battle." For Douglas County Libertarians, last night's results proved a victory in their getting greater recognition Woods said he was pleased in getting 6 percent of the vote in his Senate race, far beyond his expectation for about 3 percent. County voters pass four referendums By Kristy Dorsey Kansan staff writer Political offices were not the only forums where Douglas County voters expressed their desire for change, as the forums on yesterday's ballot were passed. Students at the Allen Field House precinct said they voted for the governor. Kansas constitutional question No. 2, the victim's rights amendment, passed by a landslide margin. The addition to Section 1, Article 15 of the constitution will guarantee certain basic rights, such as the right to be informed and present at public hearings to victims of crime as long as those rights do not interfere with the rights of the accused. "It provided a little more solid ground for victim's rights without infringing on the accused's rights as well," he said. Kansas, City, Kan., sobbornness. Lawrence graduate student Kiesa Kay said she thought the victim's rights amendment was the most important issue on the ballot. Kay voted against county resolution 92-32, the liquor-by-the-drink issue. Despite moderate opposition, it passed by a comfortable margin. The resolution removed the requirement that Douglas County bars either make 30 percent of their gross revenues from food sales or operate as private clubs, making memberships and waiting periods things of the past. "I'm really thrilled that this came up as an issue," she said. "We have all kinds of things that are in place to protect the perpetrator's rights, but there is nothing to protect the victims." "I think it makes it more hazardous," she said. "They have shown if you Removing the food requirements for bars endangers residents, said Joan Alberts, Lawrence senior. Referendums on the Douglas County Ballot U.S.D. #497 School improvement bonds Liquor by the drink without food sales YES 24,969 73.63% NO 8,942 26.36 YES 26,171 64.86% NO 14,175 35.13 Source: Staff research Sean Tevis/ KANSAN drink and don't eat, your abilities are much more impaired." However, not all students opposed the measure. Leo Tokar, Overland Park senior, said he thought the requirements were too strict. "I feel it is somewhat excessive to have those kinds of restrictions on businesses simply because they sell alcohol," he said. Students definitely played a part in getting the resolution passed, said Rick McNeely, owner of the Jazzhaus, 92$6/1 Massachusetts St. "I appreciate every student who turned out to vote," he said. "God bless every one of them." the bond vote for the Lawrence school system. 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