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Show Wednesday, November 6, 2002, THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HaikTheHerald.com), Provo, Utah ELECTION 2002 SENATE 1 Page A9 NATION SENATE Continued from A 1 pMliteMs WASHINGTON (AP) --4 Republicans won control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Democrats in Georgia and Missouri and giving . President Bush's legislative agenda a major boost in the next Congress. By winning their 50th seat with a victory in Missouri, the GOP was ensured control of the chamber next year because Vice President Dick Cheney will cast votes. The triumph came on a night that began with a Democrats clinging to " Tor-ricell- i's d since 1978. Republican Rep. Lindsey takes Helms' old job in Senate Dole RALEIGH, one-se- at Democrats will still be able N.C.(AP)-Republi- can Elizabeth Dole, whose resume includes a pair of cabinet posts, leadership of the American Red Cross, a run for president and marriage to Bob Dole, defeated Democrat Erskine Bowles on Tuesday for the North Carolina Senate seat vacated by Jesse Helms. Dole easily vanquished d Graham, the successor to retiring Strom Thurmond, cruised to victory Tuesday over longshot Democrat Alex Sanders in a race that was never in doubt Thurmond, who turns 100 next month, is the oldest and g member of the Senate. In addition to his backing, Graham received a boost from President Bush, who appeared in TV ads and flew in for critical fi hand-picke- Bowles, White House chief of staff for President Clinton, in one of the nation's premier Senate races. With 87 percent of precincts reporting, Dole had 1,088,531 votes, or 54 percent, while Bowles had 910,448 votes, or 45 percent. The race was created by to use filibusters procedural delays to kill Republican initiatives because such roadblocks need only 41 votes to succeed. fill-i- n defeats Forrester NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. A (Washington Post) tumultuous Senate race marked by the stunning llth-hou- r withdrawal of Sen. Robert Torricelli, and a court battle with overtones of the 2000 Florida recount case ended Tuesday night with Frank Lauten-bersenator the three-tercalled out of retirement, winning a decisive Democratic g, m victory. Republican Doug Forrester, 48, a multimillionaire businessman and political novice only five weeks ago was leading Torricelli in the polls by double digits. But Helms' announcement that he would not seek after 30 years in the Senate. It became the most expensive Senate contest in the country, with the two candidates spending more than $20 million. Dole, 66, returned to her home state after nearly four decades in Washington, bringing considerable advantages in name recognition and political clout. She breezed through the primary against poorly financed and largely unknown opponents. Republican wins Thurmond's seat COLUMBIA, S.C.(AP) Sanders, despite his previous jobs as legislator, judge and president of the College of Charleston, earned little name recognition among voters. Graham, in contrast, gained national prominence as a House prosecutor during President Clinton's mid-ter- 63 Democrat STATE mm Republican (Precincts reporting) Alabama (98) Alaska (55) Arkansas (85) Sununu claims race Illinois (99) (97) Kansas (99) Kentucky (100) Louisiana (100) Maine (83) Massachusetts (99) Michigan (76) Minnesota (38) Mississippi (98) Missouri (97) Montana (76) Nebraska (91) New Hampshire (96) New Jersey (97) New Mexico (95) North Carolina (99) Oklahoma (100) Oregon (58) Rhode Island (99) Iowa N.H.(AP)-R- ep. John Sununu, the son of a former governor, scored a hard-fougvictory TuesGov. day over three-terJeanne Shaheen as the GOP held on to New Hampshire's Senate seat. The sour, campaign was one of the handful expected to play a key role in determining control of the Senate. With 66 percent of the ballots counted, Sununu had 172,181 's votes, or 52 percent, to 153,532, or 46 percent. Shaheen, 55, insisted she was the best moderate for New Hampshire. The same argument was made by son Sununu, the of a former governor and White House chief of staff and his version was backed by more voters. ht m nip-and-tu- Sha-heen- South Carolina (100) South Dakota (81) Tennessee (100) Texas (69) Virginia (100) West Virginia (99) Wyoming (88) ld - Talent could be sworn into after defeating Democratic Sea Jean Carnahan. She was appointed to the seat after her husband, Mel Carnahan, was elected in 2000, three weeks after he was killed in a plane crash. That would give the GOP at least 50 seats in Senate returning next week The results strengthen Bush's political hand. He reversed a trend of the party holding the White House losing Senate seats in elections, and saw GOP victories in at least five of nine states he visited in the Dec. 7 run off Georgia (93) Idaho (71) CONCORD, legislation two-deca- impeachment. N.H. tackle unfinished budget business and perhaps other enough for control because of Cheney. Colorado (86) Delaware (100) tight which convenes next week to office quickly longest-servin- margin, and it meant they will have to relinquish the majority they have held since Vermont Sen. James Jeffords abandoned the GOP in June 2001. With at least 47 senators, New Jersey CTinraptefie Forrester's lead evaporated with the scandal-tainteexit, and Lautenberg steadily reassembled the coalition of Democrats and independents that has elected Democrats in New Jersey in every U.S. Senate race stoop ( Independent CANDIDATES -- J c No result ' No election (Winners in bold) 58 Stevens (R) 79 Pryor (D) 54 Allard(R) 51 Biden(D) 58 Chambliss (R) 52 Craig (R) 65 Durbln (D) 60 HarkJn(D)54 Roberts (R) 83 McConneil(R) 64 Landrieu (D) 46 Collins (R) 58 Kerry (D) 81 Levin (D)62 Coleman (R) 52 Cochran (R) 85 Talent (R) 50 Baucus (D) 63 Hagel(R) 83 Sununu (R) 51 Lautenberg (D) 54 Domenicl(R) 62 Dole (R) 54 Inhofe (R) 57 Smith (R) 58 Reed(D) 78 ' Graham (R) 55 Thune (R) 50 Alexander (R) 54 Cornyn (R) 56 Warner (R) 84 Rockefeller (D) 63 Parker (D) 40 Vondersaar (D) 10 Hutchinson (R) 46 Enzl(R) 72 Corcoran Sessions (R) Strickland (D) Clatworthy (R) Cleland (D)47 Blinken (D) 32 campaign's closing days. "President Bush and the Republican Party tonight have made history," said White House spokesman Ari Fleischer. Sen. Patty Murray, who led her party's Senate election drive, said Democrats failed to hone a sharp message on issues like education and jobs. The country is still divided, but there were a lot of people on the left who didn't hear what they needed to hear in this election and might have stayed home," she said in an interview. Still undecided early Wednesday were a pair of races: Democrat Walter Mon-dale- 's effort to replace the late Democratic Sen. Paul Well-ston- e in Minnesota, and a South Dakota battle between Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson and GOP Rep. John Thune. Rep. John Sununu was victorious for the GOP in New 45 41 Durkin (R) 38 Ganske (R) 44 Rosile(L) 9 Weinberg (D) 36 Terrell (R) 27 Pingree (D) 42 Cloud(L) 19 Raczkowski (R) 37 Mondale (D) 45 0'Hara() 15 Carnahan (D)48 Taylor (R) 31 Matulka (D) 15 (D) 47 Shaheen Forrester (R) 44 Tristani (D) 38 Bowles (D) 45 Walters (D) 36 Bradbury (D) 38 Tingle (R) 22 Sanders (D) 44 Hampshire, Johnson (D)49 Clement (D) 44 Republican-hel- d a retaining seat that Democrats had high hopes of winning. He defeated Democ- 42 Spannaus (I) 9 Kirk (D) ratic Wolfe (R) 37 (D) m Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, despite a lack of help from many conservatives bitter over his primary defeat of 28 'Incumbent HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House winners Republican Sen. Bob Smith. In Colorado, incumbent Republican Sen. Wayne Allard held off lobbyist and former U.S. Attorney Tom Strickland in a rematch of their race six years ago. The triumph came on a night that began with Democrats clinging to a one-semargin, and it meant they will have to relinquish the majority they have held since Vermont Sen. James Jeffords abandoned the GOP in June 2001. With at least 47 senators, Democrats still can use filibusters procedural delays to kill Republican initiatives because such roadblocks need only 41 votes to succeed. Even so, the GOPs capture of the Senate denied Democrats their major remaining source of power. Republicans at Unofficial results In the races for the U.S. House, as of 11:48 1. Total of each Wednesday state's Bepubtcan Independent Democrat Alabama 2 0 4 Alaska 0 0.1 0 5 0 1.4 California 0 2 3 9 0 Colorado 2 0 13 53 3 7 Connecticut 2 0 Arizona Arkansas 7 8 President's party bucks tradition by gaining seats of Washington, eight-termoderate Republican Rep. Constance Morella lost to State Sen. Chris Van Hollen in the nation's second most expensive race with $7 million in spending. In Baltimore, Democrat Dutch defeated former GOP Rep. Helen Bentiey for a vacant Republican seat. By TOM RAUM Island, Republican incumbent Felix Grucci was on the verge of defeat. Republicans won two out of three races for new seats in Georgia. In a battle for a new seat in eastern Georgia, Republican Max Burns, a college professor, defeated Democrat Charles "Champ" Walker. In two other new Georgia seats, a Democrat had a narrow lead in one and a Republican won the 3-- Delaware 0 0 1" 7 0 18 25 Georgia 13 0.; 2 epublicans extended their 1, 2 eight-yea- Illinois 9 0 0 0 0 8 Idaho 4 0 0 10 Indiana 3 0 5 Hawaii Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana 10 10 100 10 6 2 0 10 4 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 5 4 0 2 0 2 3 2 5 6 8 15 8 4 9 11 29 7 13 0 1 New York 18 North Carolina 6 North Dakota 1 Ohio 6 0 12 18 Oklahoma 1 0 4 5 Oregon 4 0 1 5 Pennsylvania 5 0 11 19 Rhode Island 2 0 0 2 7 4 3 3 2 13 3 2 0 South Dakota 0 Tennessee 5 0,11 0 4' 9 11 0 il 32 Utah Vermont 0 3 3 1 West Virginia 2 Wisconsin 4 0 158 1 Washington Wyoming Total R-Il- l., ,00.23 0 0 0 0 0 Virginia third time in a century that the president's party has gained House seats in a after midterm election Presidents Roosevelt in 1934 and Clinton in 1998. "Well probably end the night up two or three seats, I think," House Speaker said early nis Hastert, 6 South Carolina Texas majority Democratic hopes of regaining a majority ended as Republicans chalked up wins in most of the races earlier seen as toss-up- s. Americans voted to fill all 435 House seats, but only a tenth of them were truly competitive. Early today, Republicans had won 221 seats and were leading in six others. If that trend continued, Republicans would hold 227 seats four more than they do in the current Congress. Majority control requires 218 votes. If Republicans post net gains, it would be only the 10 0 New Hampshire ' New Jersey 0 8 11 2 9 1 3 control of the at 7 3 2 2 6 0 9 r -R- House of Representatives early this morning, turning aside crucial Democratic challenges in region after region and positioning themselves to expand their 223-se- 2 New Mexico Nevada WASHINGTON 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nebraska Associated Press Writer 19 ; er On New York's Long Florida 1 m Wednesday. 1 Republicans ride Bush's coattails 3 8 1 1 201435 AP Republicans appeared to be helped by President Bush's popularity and by the relatively low number of competitive races. hard-foug- SIEVE INESIUSThe Associated Press GOP victory: Katherine Harris smiles at supporters during an election-nigh- t victory celebration Tuesday in Sarasota, Fla. Democrats needed a net gain of seven seats to reclaim the control they lost in 1994. As returns rolled in, it seemed likely they would fall far short not only failchaling in some high-profi- le lenges to Republican incumbents, but also losing some of their own incumbents. In a closely watched Kentucky contest, three-terRepublican Rep. Anne Northup defeated Democrat Jack Conway. Republican Jeb Bradley defeated Democrat Martha Fuller Clark for an open New Hampshire seat that had been Republican. Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito won a second term in West Virginia, defeating Democratic chalm lenger Jim Humphreys, a wealthy lawyer, in what was the most expensive congressional race in the country, with $9 million raised and spent. Republicans won three of four races that featured incumbents running against other incumbents the result of a redistricting to reflect population changes. Rep. Nancy Johnson, defeated Rep. Jim and Rep. Maloney, Charles Pickering, defeated Rep. Ronnie Shows, Rep. John Shirnkus, defeated Rep. David in a downstate Phelps, district. But a Republican incumbent was trailing the Democratic incumbent in a see-savote count in the other such race in Pennsylvania. In another closely followed race, GOP businessman Chris Chocola won an open northern Indiana House seat that had been Democratic. In a Gulf Coast Florida race, Democratic Rep. Karen Thurman was ousted by Republican Ginny l., D-H- l., w Brown-Wait- e. Democrats win Tenn., Maryland However, Democrats took formerly Republican seats in Tennessee and Maryland. In a Tennessee House seat vacated by Republican Van Hilleary to run for governor, Democratic State Sen. Lincoln Davis defeated Janice Bowling. In the Maryland suburbs ht other. Democrats became less and less optimistic of making gains as the evening wore on and it even appeared likely that Republicans would gain a few seats. "Everyone here is accepts ing the fact that the House will stay Republican," said Robert Weiner, a former Clin- ton administration official who spoke with reporters at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Harris claims Florida seat Meanwhile, in a victory that was not a suprise, Katherine Harris, former Florida secretary of state and a GOP heroine for her role in the 2000 presidential election, coasted to election for a House seat in Florida representing the Sarasota area. President Bush called Harris and Northup to congratulate them and other winning Republicans. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, RrUl., and Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, coasted to easy D-M- already control the White House and they recaptured their House majority Wednesday. Democrats seemed to have a slight advantage going into Election Day, holding a 5019 Senate margin including Jeffords. That excluded Dean Barkley, the independent named by Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura to replace the late Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone for a postelection session of Congress that begins next week. Democrats also had the advantage of having to defend only 14 of the 34 Senate seats in play, compared to 20 seats held by Republicans. Even with a slender margin of control, Senate Republicans would command committees and control which bills the chamber would debate to Bush's advantage. His proposals for tax cuts, economic stimulus, defense and domestic spending, national security and judgeship nominations would dominate the chamber's agenda and put Democrats in a defensive role. Yet as Republicans learned early last year when Cheney gave them control of a 50-5- 0 Senate, they will be able to take little for granted in keeping unity among GOP lawmakers who range from conservative to moderate. Jeffords left them when they refused to support extra money for special education programs, and remaining moderate Republican senators would be expected to exert similar pressure for favorite initiatives in the new Congress. |