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Show -- 8"J" y, , I - - , Early PredcHons Fizzle 9 Tlie Salt Lake Tribune. Wednesday, November 3, 1976 TTr ji i 4 WT WTii WW 'S ts 'oiling rupees deport Heavy to Very meavy' Balloting By Associated rresa Heavy to very heavy voting was reported across tie ceut-tr- y Tuesday as Americans lined up to cast ballots in a presidential elation that some observers had predicted might produce ? record low turnout. AstonistJy heavy was the report from election officials in New York med at many polling places. At one precinct In Uuymcn, Gkia., ioi voters had cast ballots by mirtmomtng. In 1972, in die same precinct, 87 ballots were cast during the entire day. Report Heavy Balloting Heavy turnouts were reported by election officials in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, California w county clerk in rural City, .vh1 Monroe County, Wis., had to place a rush oi del for 2,0o0 adaitionni ballots. The reports of heavy turnout came from Boston and Dallas, from Arkansas and Ctrgor.. Chicago election officials raised their election turnout prettetion from 71 to 78 percent, and officials in Montana said parking lots were jam Hayakawa led 53 percent with 3 Associated Press Writer to 44 percent for minor party LOS ANGELES candidates. President Ford grabbed Secretary of State an early lead over March Fong Eu preJimmy Carter on Tues- dicted that 7.9 million of day in California uiuiumios 15 .trillion dential balloting while voters would Republican S I Hayakawa led Democra- cast . b"otr Warm, r J- jtzg. ' a 'v ' ' parts race. registration drive uver the past reverei months increased the Democratic majority in the state. The margin on election day was 5.72 million Democrats to 3.46 S.I. Republican million Republicans. was Hayakawa leading Carter led Ford in incumbent Democrat John Turney, 251,923 to California by 29 percen214,818. tage points in polls after Fords margin was 7 the two nominating con53 percent to ventions, but iiiai lead percent 46 percent with 1 percent dwindled over the last 2(6 months. A survey one for American Indepenweek ago by pollster dent party nominee Lester Maddox of Georgia. Mervin Field gave Ford f sy tip, '. J Democrats swept York Tuesday, with Jimmy Carter dedeating President Ford for the states 41 electoral votes and Daniel Patrick Moynihan wresting away Republican James Buck-ley'- s Senate seat. S. I. Hayakawa (R) a lead, hut with a large number of or crossover voters in hoth parties. Both Ford and Carter had said California was1 crucial to their chances, and Carter spent part of the final two days of his campaign here. Its going to be very close, and the state Ive got to have is California, Carter said Monday during a swing through the state. Senate Contender six-poi- nt ticket-splitte- Indiana Favors President In Governor Landslide Darrell Christian Associated Press Writer President Ford captured Indianas a lead of 60 percent to 39 for Hartke percent. 13 Hartke, who iried to become the first electoral votes Tuesday, getting a lift Indiana senator to win four straight from landslide victories by Rebulican terms, conceded defeat saying my Gov. Otis R. Bowen and GOP U.S.' regret is that there is still so much to be done. Senate candidate Richard G. Lugar. President Ford led Democrat Jimmy Despite the Republican sweep at the Carter by mere than 130,000 votes with top of the ticket. Democrats appeared to be holding the five congressional 62 percent of the 4,599 precincts reportbelieved was seats they won from the GOP in the ing in a ri?te that pivoiai io his hopes of holding the pest W?frsrte landslide of 1974. Midwest. i raves Republicans were stathouse offices attorney Ford had 755,392 votes, or 55 percent, general, state school superintendent to 624,363, or 45 percent, for Carter. and reporter of the Supreme Court and Rated Tossup Court of Appeals. GOP leaders were landslides confident the Bowen-Lugpredictions rated the would help them regain the state House presidential race a tossup. Democrats and possibly retain control in the state had been buoyed by reports of a turnout Senate. that might eclipse the record 2.13 million votes cast in 1960. But RepubliFord appeared to pull ahead in can leaders said the heaviest turnout Indiana last week, capitalizing on the was in strong GOP areas such as states history of voting Republican. Indianapolis, where Ford had a 27,000-vot- e Ahead or Close lead. Ford was either ahead or close to Carter in all the states 10 most Lugar, the former Indianapolis mayor making bis second bid for the populous counties. Carter had a 7,096-vot- e Democrat lead in heavily Democratic Lake Senate, unseated three-terVance Hartke. County (Gary) in the states northwestern corner, but his campaign managers Bowen, a small town doctor before he had said they needed up to a 50,000-vot- e was elected in 1972, swept to a runaway to carrv the state. victory over Secretary of State Larry cushion there Evidence that Ford was riding the A. Conrad. Because of a 1974 constitutional amendment, Bowen became the coattails of Lugar and Bowen was County, first Indiana governor ever to win a strongly indicated m St. Joseph the South Bend area that is the home of term. second consecutive four-veMetre Dame and has a large ethnic and With 62 percent of the precincts Catholic population. reporting, Bowen had 789,634 votes to With most of the vote counted there, a Conrad for percent 566,680 Ford led Carter by 1,200 votes, while to iead and one that threatened surpass Bowen was up 26,000 over Conrad and landslide Bowens record 300,000-vot-e 19,000 over Hartke. By contrast, Lugar of 1972. nine-terRep. John D. Brademas of Lugar had 811,573 votes to 538,806 South Bend won reelection easily. By Frt for-thre- Pre-electi- m ar 59-4- 1 Serve Nuts . BILLINGS (AP) President Fords Montana chairman, Ed Eck, admits it was not a masterpiece of planning. The state Ford committees election night party was scheduled for the Caller Room at Billings Northern Hotel. 2,520,698. had 52 per43 percent for 2,557,469 votes Buckley to 2,321,821. Moynihan cent to We'd be in our room staff member What arc would say, you two talking about? Loudiana recalled, And I'd say, Politics. Irving Taylor, 50, said voting in a presidentail election feels good and a really important is thing to him. About 15 residents voted Monday as social worker Connie Lingren and psychologist Alan Kertes stood by to answer questions. Kertes said he and Mrs. Lindgren watched to make sure neither enced the vote. i states precincts counted was 2,524,302 to Loudiaua, 24, a resident and unofficial tour guide, said he had been thinking on it for two weeks, hard discussing the issues with friends and watching the candidates on television. 4 and a w.-- of the with 79 percent influ- In Albany, meanwhile, the state Republican party said it would try to get a court order impounding all election machines in the state for a recount. Once Before Moynihan, a flamboyant sociology professor who had dabbled in government for years but had run for office just unsuccessonce before became only the fully second Democrat elected to the Senate from New York in the past 25 years. He mounted a traditional, liberal Democratic attack on Buckleys conservative views, and accused the one-tersenator of neglecting the needs of the state. But his victory was fueled in Maddox Gets Votes Mea.pt for Carter Some voters (AP) complained Tuesday that they had accidentally voted for Lester Maddox instead of Jimmy Carter because of the way ballot levers were lined up, election officials said. Thomas Kearney, registrar of voters, said he had received about a dozen calls from voters upset about pulling the wrong lever. He said it was up to the voter to pay closer attention to the levers. Chuck Hurley, a local Carter campaign aide, said his office also had been receiving coils from the levers were not persons concerns lined up well with the candidates. One woman called here in tears because she realized she had voted for Maddox instead of Carter," Hurley said. Were reporting this to the U.S. attorneys office to look into it and see if it warrants any further action. A look at a typical voting machine revealed that the levers in the polling booth did not match up exactly with the candidates names. Carter was flanked on the-- right by Maddcx. the American Independent party candidate, and on the left by the candidates from the Socialist Workers party. Tne lever for Carter only extended as far as his first name. Daniel Moynihan ) New York Senator (D-L- large part by the widespread publicity he won upon big margins in New York City to overcome the larger Republican vote from upstate and the citys suburbs State GOP counsel Thomas 3pm go said papers to impound the machines were being prepared to present to State Supreme Court Justice Edward Conway in Albany. A spokesman for the party said the action was being taken at White House request because of "numerous reported violations and impropr- ieties. as U.S. ambassador to The impounding of the United Nations one of several positions he machines is not unusual had held under Republi- in close elections. Democrats hoped to can administrations in Washington over the past capitalize on Fords initial opposition to federal eight years. We fought for the aid during the New York center of the Democratic City fiscal crisis last Carter pushed such iparty, Moynihan told year. issues as aid to cities and in a supporters victory emstatement. The national government-backe- d ployment programs durgovernment is our govto the ernment, too. New York ing repeated visits where unemploystate, has a claim to make on ment has been above the it. national average. Pushing Points Buckley won election to the Senate six years Buckley conceded defeat, but promised his ago as the Conservative supporters, Were going party candidate in which to be there pushing our politicians have called a fluke. points forward. This FRANCISCO SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. ( IJPI; Richard Nixon and his wife Pat, who is recovering from a stroke, cast absentee ballots m advance of Tuesdays election, apparently in anticipation of a brief deseit vacation which was caled off. The Nixons voted absentee ballot," retired Col. Jack Brennan, Nixons aide, told waiting news personnel. The Nixons were going to go to the desert for three days but the plans fell through. lie did not say where on the desert the Nixons had planned to go, nor why the plans were canceled. The Nixons have been frequent guests at the estate near Palm Springs of Walter A linen berg, funnel U 3. ambassador io Great Britain. Mrs Nixon suffered a stroke at their Casa Pacifica estate July 7 and was hospitalized for more than two weeks. Asked how she was (I ung m her recovery, Bicnmn shrugged and said, Its a slow process but shes doing well. Brenran said one of Nix'mis daughters, Tiiuia Cox, was visiting her parents yihe other :i a i Julia g h t c r , Eis i bower, left a few days ago, he said. going to win a clear-cu- t victory. I think most of the undecided vote went for her." By David Ammons Press Associated Writer SEATTLE Dixy Lee Ray, a Democrat who waged a colorful, shoestring campaign as a Ford Share Ford, meanwhile, had vote in 52 percent of the W a shington , nonpolitician, was elected Washington States first woman gov- tickets- However, plitting voters were nar- giving President Ford the states nine electoral votes. rowly Miss Ray, former Atomic Energy Commission chairman, took an early and commanding lead over Republican John Spellman, outpol-lin- g him in his own King County, which includes Seattle. V- -. V T.1K, a auj With 40 percent of the precincts reporting, she while Democrat Jimmy Carter had 46 percent, with the rest going to Eugene McCarthy and Lester Maddox. With votes counted from 37 percent of the precincts. Ford had 293,590 votes to Carters 257,812. ernor Tuesday. 'nec-ous- e Absentee Vote by Nixons Ray ins Gubernatorial Election In Washington by Wide Margin ! SAN The political view of long star ding was that Carter would benefit from a heavy turnout because of the nafon-widDemocratic registration advantage. Democrats depended Carters margin Tim John Tunney (D) In Close Race The New YORK NEW Staff members ct the state institution says residents have talked of little but politics for the last two weeks. TTy k-c- Associated Press Writer LAKE, re- Cai iei to Benefit? country is going .o continue n the direction of the conservative cause. Moynihan ran ahead of Carter in the state. Both By David Shaffer Voter Wash. (AP) apathy stops at the doors of Lakeland Village, a home for the mentally retarded where residents voted by absentee ballot this week for the first time in their lives. A Ford led Carter 263,056 to 223,838 with results counted from 1,189, or 5 percent, of Californias 24,440 precincts. In the U.S. Senate race, interest in ballot initiatives and ferendum votes. In N.Y. Senate Contest Absentee i - $: ego. Florida election director Wary Singleton raised her election turnout predic MEDICAL v - years State and local election officials consistently attributed the turnout to the presidential contest between Democrat Jimmy Carter and President Ford. Some also cited hot local and state races and high voter Vote - sunny weather in most of the state helped voter turnout. the tic incumbent John Tun-ne- y in the U.S. Senate 5 tion from 70 or 75 percent to 80 percent and said the state appeared heading or its highest voter turnout since 1952. and other crucial states with large VCltoC V VVkvw Detroit officials reported that nearly 31 percent of the eligible voters had casi ballots by midafternoon, compared with 24 percent at the same lime four Retarded Moynihan Beats Buckley Hayakawa Leading Titmiey In California Senate Race By Loug Willis M" MlVVd Dixy Lee Ray New Governor Henry Jackson (D) Washington Senator had 55 percent of the vote to 44 percent for Spellman. The vote totals: Miss Ray, 322, 6C4; Spellman, 258,197. 1 fuel good right now, a grinning Miss Ray told supporters at a celebration m Tacoma. 1 think the big turnout will help, as has been the case with all Democratic candidates. Ray aide Louis Guzzo The victory cheered: party is on its way. Shes Washington voters also U.S. Sen. Henry M. Jackson, a Democrat, and appeared to be returning a U.S. House delegation of one and six Republican Democrats. Voters turned down a nuclear safeguards 2 Incumbents Victorious Carter Holding Garter Holds Diminishing Illinois Lead in Colorado Balloting President Fords DENVER (AP) Lok cn early lead in Colorado on Tuesday and held on to win the slate's seven electoral votes in his drive to retain the presidency. WiUi 43 percent of the states 2,365 precincts in, Ford led Carter 347,641 to 190,341. The President, a familiar sight in the resort community of Vail where he owns a condominium, capitalized on his recognition among voters ana tne states traditional support of Republican presidiantial candidates. Republican Support Colorado traditionally has supported Republican presidential candidates, giving edges to just two Democrats, Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson, since World War II. In congressional races, two incumand the other bents were three incumbents were leading. Rep. Patricia Schroeder, defeated her Republican challenger, veteran State Rep. Don Friedman of Denver, in the 1st District. In the 5i h District, Rep. William Armstrong, a Republican, turned back a challenge by Democrat Dorothy Horvs, a political novice. GOP Incumbent Hep. Jim Johnson, Republican in- cumbent, maintained a lead over a trio of challengers in tne 4'h Disiilet. incumbent Democrat Frank Evans led Melvin Tukaki in the 3rd District. Freshman Demon l Timothy Wirth Six-ter- was locked in a close race with his opponent, former state Sen. Ed Scott, in th 2nd District. Balloting proposals, 10 in all, drew the widest interest in the election following the presidential contest. All of uiose piuposals, except or.c to change the system of taxation on mobile homes, defeat. seemed headed for V oters Choose Humnhrey J 1 Democrat MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Sen. Minnesota and Carter Jimmy Walter F. Mondale won the states 10 electoral votes in the presidential contest against Republican President Ford on Tuesday, and Sen. Hubert Humphrey easily outdistanced five challengers for the precincts percent tallied, Carter and Mondale had 58 percent of the vote with 384,431 votes to 39 percent for Foul and running mate Seii. Bob Dole of Kansas with 266,638 votes. With 39 c--f 65, relcared from a Humphrey. York hospital three days ago aiiti surgery to remove his cancerous bladder, was elected to a fifth Senate term with 449,630 votes, 69 percent of the ballots tallied His nearest competitor had 25 percent. Slight Edge In Wisconsin By Timothy Harper Associated Press Writer MILWAUKEE Democrat Jimmy Carter jumped. to an early lead over President Ford in Wisconsin, then held on while it dwindled with rural returns. With 58 percent of the vote counted in what appeared to be a record state turnout, Carter maintained a 51 to 48 percent lead in a state uiat coni supporters had been counting on winning. Carter had led by as much as wnen returns i ru rn industrial and urban areas came in first. Democrat William Proxmire rolled up a advantage in crushing Republican challenger Stanley York and wirning a fourth U.S. Senate term. Eight of Wisconsins nine congressmen easily won and the incumbent was leading in the other race. In eastern Wisconsin, freshman Rep. Robert Cornell clung to a percent lead over the man he unseated Democratic in the 1974 tide, former Republican Congressman Harold Froehiich. The only other Wisconsin congressional contest was in western Wisconsin where another freshman. Democrat Alvin Baidus, ran away with who initwtW shaped un as a close race with luyuuHi' rr. Ad'iif G undersell. Ruin 1 oi u siiu O. i mi iad tabued Wisconsin as one of the critical smaller statc-- and both predicted that if they won the Daiiy State's 11 electoral votes they would win nationally. - s By Mike Robinson Associated Press Writer CHICAGO Jimmy Carter held onto a diminishing lead in Illinois Tuesday as President Ford moved closer, piling up votes outside the heavily Democratic wards in Chicago. Republican James R. Thompson, a corruption-fightinU.S. attorney in his first bid for elective office, won a landslide victory over Democrat Michael J. Howlett, the Illinois secretary of state and the handpicked candidate of Chicago Mayor Mayor Daley. g With OS? c 1 ''i ported, Carter had 1 ,218,134 votes, or 50.4 percent, to l,170,20o, or 48.4 percent, for Ford. Independent Eugene J. McCarthy had 27,690 votes, or 1.2 percent. Thompson got 1,416,449, or 62 percent, lu 850,658, ui 38 fur Kuwleii, with 5,7o precincts reported. Still to be counted were 1,000 city precincts where Carter should be the stronger. But Ford, showing heavy support in the suburbs and downstate counties, kept pulling closer to the former Georgia governor. electoral votes are at Twenty-si- x stake in Illinois. Ford geared his campaign to the popularity of Big Jim Thompson, who was heavily favored to defeat Howlett, who defeated incumbent Gov. Daniel Walker. former U S. Thompson, a attorney making his first bid for elective office, gained attention by convicting political figures, including some Daley followers, on corruption thaiges. Thompson was drubbing Howlett in the heavily .Republican Chicago suburbs ?.nd wmnmg handily uownstate. Howlett benefited from a hefty turnout in the city where Daley controls the wards but could not overcome the Republicans strength elsewhere. Weather was fine throughout the state and state election officials pro jected a statewide turnout of 75 to 80 percent Carter held a big lead in Illinois after the Democratic National Convention, but Ford closed that gap to four points by Sept. 9 By Whisker-Thi- n Margin, Ford Carries Virginia By George W. Wilbur Associated Press Writer RICHMOND, Va. President Gerald Ford carried Virginia by a 'vhisker-th- Tuesday in the .All eight of the stale s incumbent congressmen who faced opposition won But the Republicans picked up a seat in the eastern Virginia 1st District where Paul S Triple ni2rgin presidential race with Democrat defeated Democrat Robert E. Quinn for the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Rep. Thomas N. Downing. Jimmy Carter. With 97 percent of the returns counted, Ford had an insurmountable lead of slightly more than 22,000 votes out of more mail l.a nuuion bullets cast. Tlie vote, wih 1,807 of the states 1,854 precincts reported, was 821, Bj9 fur Ford and 799,290 for Carter. Carter had jumped into an early lead but Ford swept past him with annul 15 pencil! of vote counted. the Virginia's independent Harry F. Byrd U S. Sen. This breaks the even party split m the states cor.gnss'mal Harry Byrd Jr. (I) Virginia Senator Jr., won another term. Incomplete returns showed 8C2,843 votes lor Byrd, 5Kt,ii2 ior Democrat Elmo K Zumwaii and 68,403 for independent Republican Marlin H. Perpt r six-ye- ti Hplepafmii and gives the Republicans a 6 4 numerical ad- antdge Fifth District Democratic Rep. W. C. l)an Daniel was unopposed. by Apparently the tightness of the presi- ri,., IK'liiiai l at k. v ti u,ima u er turned cut m numbers almost certain to set a record ed 4 r |