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Voter turnout at the polls was high in Douglas County, Page 6.
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Bush and Perot concede defeat,
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ELECTION 92
Photo coverage of election day, Page 7.
Kansas communities Rossville, Clinton and Bush City make their choices for president, Page 5.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.102,NO.53
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1992
PRESIDENT
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It's Clinton
Democrats recapture presidency
Knight-Ridder Tribune
The Associated Press
*Krishna Ranabar Tyban*
President-elect Bill Clinton and his running mate Al Gore, raise hands in celebration in Little Rock, Ark., after claiming victory in the presidential election. At left is Clinton's wife, Hillary.
Bill Clinton was elected the nation's 42nd president yesterday in a Democratic landslide that swept George Bush from office and ended 12 years of divided government in Washington. The Arkansas governor vowed to problems too long ignored, including the economy, AIDS and the environment.
Bush wished Clinton well and promised a smooth transition of power. "It sover," he whispered to his wife, Barbara.
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Voters were renewing Democratic control of Congress and said pocketbook concerns had mattered most as they chose a new generation of leadership.
Clinton, who campaigned as a different kind of Democrat and vowed an end to Republican trickle-down economics, built his majority in all regions of the country. He settled matters in Oregon, Washington and California, where he was the first Democrat to prevail since 1964.
Savoring his triumph, he appeared with Vice President-elect Albert Gore and their families before a crowd of thousands at a rally in Little Rock, Ark. The crowd gathered to cheer the first Democrats to win a national election since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
The 46-year-old governor will become the nation's third-youngest president when he takes office Jan. 20.
"This election is a clarion call for our country to face the challenges of the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the next century," Clinton said. "To restore growth to our country and opportunity to our people, to empower our own people so they can take responsibility for their own lives."
The Associated Press tally showed Clinton had won 349 electoral votes andled for 8 more — far more than the 270 needed to win the election. Bush had 160 electoral votes, a far cry from the 425 he compiled in 1988.
With 95 percent of the precincts reporting, it was Clinton with 43 percent of the vote, Bush with 38 percent and independent Ross Perot with 19 percent.
Perot ran the strongest third-candidate race in more than a generation, and the Clinton-Gore team will take office after having won far less than 50 percent of the vote.
Perot conceded in Dallas, where he said, "the people have spoken," and told Mr. Bush, "they don't speak."
Election returns prompt KU, Lawrence party faithfuls to hold victory celebration
See related stories, Pages 9, 10.
Vote totals by state
By Mark Martin
Kansan staff writer
More than 50 people packed around three television sets last night at the Douglas County Democratic headquarters as Gov. Bill Clinton won the presidency.
At 9:45 p.m., when CBSE declared Clinton the winner, a band, which had formed just for the evening broke into "Happy Days Are Here Again." Cheers and whistles joined the guitars and barjos in commemorating Bill Clinton's victory. Smiling Democrats, ranging from small children to senior citizens, celebrated the first democratic president in 12 years.
"This is a big weight off of all of our shoulders," said Matt All, president of KU Young Democrats. "Now we can get this country out of the problems we've had in the last 12 years."
A map of the United States charted Clinton's progress, with Democrats coloring in the states Clinton won as they were announced. Clinton/Gore T-shirts, buttons and posters could be seen throughout the tiny headquarters at 946 Massachusetts St.
"The most important thing is the fact that all these students are going to be walking
down the Hill in May," he said. "They want jobs, and they think Clinton will provide that."
Jason McIntosh, president of KU Students for Clinton, said Clinton was popular among college students because he had specific plans for the economy than President Bush.
"Those were the dark days," he said, smiling. "But since June, I've had a good feeling in this. People were skeptical, but Bill Clinton was smart about a strategic plan, and I think he'll be able to perform."
Democrats at the headquarters relaxed after a long day.
"It's great that so many people voted." said
Melntosh said he endured a lot of criticism when he started KU Students for Clinton in
Alexandra Harper, a visiting professor of Latin American Studies. Harper said she had been on the phone for two hours yesterday. "I think the high turnout helped Clinton."
Besides traditional Democrats, others who had recently decided to support Clinton
"Bush didn't really address the issues, and it didn't seem like he had any real goals for the future," said Balchander Jayaraman, who organized KU Republicans for Clinton, a group which formed three weeks ago. "We never voted Democratic in my life, but it was necessary this time."
LOCAL
Candidates run close state races
Kansan staff report
Two close state House of Representative races caused a night of nail biting at the Douglas County Courthouse yesterday, while Lawrence's state Senate race and other House race featured wider margins of victory.
Sandy Praeger
Republican Sandy Praeger gained the Second
District State Senate seat. Her 20,785 votes beat Democrat Joe Wolf's 12,614 and Libertarian Roger Woody's 2,181.
Democrat Barbara Ballard captured the 44th District House race. The count stayed close until Ballard pulled ahead as the last precincts checked in.
Ballard gained 6,887 votes, compared to Brian Kubota's 6,613 and Libertarian Jay Germano's 377.
Barsons 64 and Harriet Barry Gemmellman 577.
Democrat Forrest Swall won another close race in the 45th District against Republican Bob Skahan and Libertarian Michael Davidson.
Swall received 4,986 votes. Skahan got 4,683, Davidson got 475.
Democrat Betty Jo Charlton won her seventh full term in the 46th District with 5,946 votes, beating Republican Neva Entkirn's 3,339. Independent Small's small 1,521 and Liberian Matt Conrad's 519.
Official vote counts are to be released Friday.
See related story, Page 14.
Kansan staff report
Voters opt for change in county
Douglas County voters voiced their desire for change in yesterday's election, passing all issues on the ballot.
The liquor by-the-drink referendum, officially called County Resolution No. 92-32, passed 26,171 to 14,175 — almost a two-to-one margin.
In the other ballot issues:
The bond vote for improvements in Lawrence public schools won by a wide margin, with 74 percent, or 24,969 voters, in favor of issuing the bonds and only 26 percent, or 8.942, onposed.
■ Kansas constitutional amendment Question No.1, which altered tax rates on residential, public utility, commercial and industrial property, was in Douglas County by a margin of 22,878 to 13,704.
Kansas constitutional amendment Question No. 2, guaranteeing crime victims certain basic rights, was approved by 90 percent of voters in Douglas County, passing 35,416 to 3,993.
See related story, Page 14.
CONGRESS
Voters in Kansas return Dole, Meyers to seats in Congress
The Associated Press
'Goliath' defeats Gloria; Republican wins fifth term in Senate
TOPEKA — Bob Dole, the small-town Kansas war hero who rose to political power nationally, won a sweeping victory yesterday and claimed a fifth six-year term in the U.S. Senate.
Dole handily defeated Democratic challenger Gloria O'Dell and two minor candidates — Independent Benjamin Barkley and Libertarian Mark Kirk, both of Wichita.
With 33 percent of the vote counted.
Dole had 63 percent to O'Dell's 33 percent and Campbell-Cline's 1 percent.
he congratulated me. I appreciated
what he said from his office in
Washington.
O'Dell called Dole when the outcome became evident, about an hour later.
He said O'Dell, who billed her underdog campaign against one of the nation's most powerful politicians as "Gloria vs. Goliath," had run "about as good a race as she could."
I think she worked hard," Dole said. "Obviously, it's tough to win again."
The senator said none of O'Dell's campaign attacks on his record and campaign efforts.
particularly but said "some statements were made about me not owning property in Kansas and having ties to the Dole pineapple company that I think came from other people and weren't true."
"The fact that I've been here that long, that's fair game," Dole said of his 32 years in Washington.
He said he was pleased the race had been run on a fairly high level.
"I don't think we hurt her too much," he said. "We didn't run any negative advertising. But we probably spent more than we needed to."
On why Dole beat her, O'Dell said,
"He's carried the name of Kansas for years on the national scene. I think there are people, looking for this to be his last term as senator, that wanted to give him that chance again."
Incumbent overcomes redistricting, reclaims House seat
WICHITA — Incumbent Republican Jan Meyers of Overland Park yesterday overcame congressional redistricting, which moved Lawrence from the Second District into the Third District, and won her fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Associated Press
Incumbents Dan Glickman, Pat Roberts and Jim Slattery also won re-election.
Meyers, 63, was opposed by Democratic state Rep. Tom Love.
With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Meyers had 61 percent, with 169,668 votes, to Love's 39 percent, or 109,548 votes.
U.S. House
Democrat Dan Glickman overcame opposition from a cable television company, national conservative
groups and anti-incumbent sentiment to win his Fourth District congressional race.
With 75 percent of the precincts reporting, Glickman had 55 percent, or 111,372 votes, and his Republican opponent, state Sen. Eric Yost had 45 percent, or 89,934 votes.
In the First District, Republican Roberts said he was encouraged and gratified to win so handily in a year
when there was strong anti-incumbent sentiment.
Five-term incumbent Slattery said his Second District win against Republican challenger Jim Van Slyke was recognition of his efforts in Congress.
With 64 percent of 1,298 precincts reporting in District 1, Roberts had 112,951 votes, or 70 percent, compared with opponent Duane West's 48,123 or 30 percent.
With 77 percent of the precincts in the district counted, Slattery had 110,075 votes, or 58 percent, while Van Slyke had 42 percent, or 80,730 votes.
Slattery, 44, Topeka, was first elected to Congress in 1982. He served six years in the Kansas House.