6 Wednesday, November 9, 1988 / University Daily Kansan ★KANSAS★ U.S. House 2nd DISTRICT 98 percent of precincts reporting ✔ Slattery (D.i) 133,444 Meinhardt (R) 48,540 3rd DISTRICT Douglas County results ✔ Slattery (D.i) 21,395 Meinhardt (R.) 10,146 99 percent of precincts reporting ✔ Meyers (R,i) 148,348 Kunst (D) 54,208 4th DISTRICT 91 percent of precincts reporting ✓ Glickman (Di) ... 113,510 Thompson (R) ... 64,764 5th DISTRICT 91 percent of precincts reporting ✓ Whittaker (R.i) ... 117,860 Barnes (D) ... 50,755 AMENDMENT State Reapportionment 51 percent of precincts statewide Yes ... 284,180 No ... 181,844 (D) — Democrat; (R) — Republican; (I) — not in office Slattery wins seat in House for 4th term By Barbara Joseph and Grace Hobson Kansan staff writers TOPEKA — Calling it the most gratifying political victory of his life, Jim Slatterly celebrated his triumph over Republican opponent Phil Meinhardt with more than 400 candidates at the Jayhawk Tower last night. With this victory, Slattery will return to a fourth term as U.S. representative to the 2nd Congressional District. "People said a resounding 'yes' to our positive campaign." Slatery, flanked by family members, told a crowd in the Florentine Room. "We didn't spend a dime on negative campaigning. It's part of the reason we won the victory that we did." With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Slattery had 133,444 votes, or 73 percent, and Meinhardt had 48,540 votes, or 27 percent. "I's simply a reflection of what the polls said all along," said John Carlin, former Kansas governor. "This is a Republican district, but Jim Slatter is strong. He showed it again tonight." Amid the bright lights of television stations, cigarette smoke and signs touting local candidates, supporters cheered, clapped and at times talked so loudly that Slattery and other candidates were unable to speakoke on television screens for the national results. "I'm very disappointed, but it's a real adventure. I wouldn't have missed it for anything," said Meinhardt, a retired Air Force officer who moved into the district to challenge Slattery. "I'm going Meinhardt, at the Ramada Inn in Topeka, conceded the race about 8:30 p.m. Roger Aeschilman, communication director of the state Republican party, said, "Phil put up a really good campaign. He is to get the point across that he (Slattery) is an extreme liberal." to seek a job in government; I'm too young to retire." The campaign was an uphill battle for Meinhardt, who struggled with finances and the power of Slattery's incumbency. "To beat an incumbent, you need a minimum of a half-million dollars," said Tish Rogers, Meinhardt's campaign manager. "We had hoped for a closer race. We ran a good grassroots campaign. I wasn't surprised that he lost, though." Rogers said the campaign spent about $40,000 for the primary and general elections, of which $20,000 was Meinhardt's own money. In contrast, Slattery spent about $250,000, none of it his own money, said Don Cooper, Slattery's campaign manager. Lack of finances also affected the number of TV commercials Meinhardt could afford. Rogers said the money for commercials ran out at the end of October. There were no radio commercials. Cooper didn't know exactly how Slattery had spent on TV and radio commercials, but he said it was a sizable amount. The commercials resumed about three weeks ago and stopped this week. Rep. Jim Slattery, D-Kan., who won his fourth term in Congress last night, stands with his wife, Linda, and their sons Michael and Jason at the Democratic headquarters in Topeka. Area turnout high 80 percent of voters fill polls By Katy Monk Kansan staff writer The ballot boxes were brimming in Douglas County last night as about 80 percent of the county's registered voters went to the polls. Voter turnout came within $1\frac{1}{2}$ percentage points of breaking the county record. But those looking for record-breaking events don't have to look far. At 40,574, the number of registered voters in the county is the highest ever. But not all that more people had applied for absentee ballots than ever before. Jaimes said she thought the presidential election and publicity encouraging voting had spurred people to register. "Nationally, they'd predicted one of the lowest voter turnouts. But that's not the way it's been in Douglas County or in the Midwest," she said. "I think the people here take voting very seriously and see it as somewhat of an obligation to go vote." Preliminary results show national turnout at around 50 percent, the lowest since 1948 when turnout was 51 percent. In 2016, 54.41 of 64 when turnover was 48 to 49 percent. The county's record was set in the 1984 presidential elections, when 81.5 percent of 39,826 registered in the county voted. The statewide vote also approached the 1984 record of 1,025,000, but with 90 percent of the vote tabulated, it appeared that the total would fall just short of a million, and the record would stand with the 1984 re-election of President Reagan. State reapportionment amendment excluding college students passes By Craig Welch Kansan staff writer College students who claim permanent residence outside of Douglass County will not be counted in Douglas County census data under an amendment to the state constitution that was passed last night. Some elected representatives had opposed the amendment because they said it wasn't fair not to count students who lived in Lawrence for nine months of the year, many of whom register to vote in Douglas County. With 2,156 out of 3,081 precincts, or 70 percent, reporting, 430,738 people, or 63 percent, voted in favor of the amendment. About 37 percent, or 247,867, voted against it. The amendment, Section 1 of Article 10, will permit the Kansas Legislature to reapportion both senate and representative districts on the basis of a state census in 1989. However, in 1992 and every 10 years thereafter, the amendment will require the Legislature to reapportion on the basis of a federal census. This census would be adjusted to exclude military personnel and college students who claim permanent residence in other states or nations. Military personnel and college students who claim residence in Kansas would be counted in their records, especially where they currently live. The old constitutional method required both houses to reapportion in 1898 and every 10 years thereafter without any requirement regarding the source of population figures used. Incumbent State Rep. Jessie Branson, D-Lawrence, said last night that she opposed the amendment because it didn't count students where they currently live. "I have a house seat with more students in it than any other," she said. "The attempt was to keep the vote as rural as possible, to keep students back on the farms in rural Kansas." But State Rep. David Miller, E-Rudora, said earlier this week that he was in favor of the amendment to the state census to pate the need for the state census. State Sen. John Solbach, D Lawrence, said, "I don't think this should be an amendment. It should be the vote." Kagan report Mark Kanen con- Kansan reporter Mark Fagan contributed information to this story. RIVER CITYHAIR CO. 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