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Wednesday, november 8, 1972
lincoln, nebraska vol. 96, no. 37
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National
President
(with 43 of the national vote recorded)
Richard M. Nixon (R) 22,405,841
George McGovern (D) 13,048,977
President
(with 22 of the Nebraska pracinctt raportlng)
Richard M. Nixon (R) 70,036
George McGovern (D) 30,627
U.S. Senate
(with 22 of tha praclncti raportlng)
Carl T. Curtis (R) 65,245
Terry Carpenter (D) 44,509
First District House
(with 28 of tha pracinctt raportlng)
Charles Thone (R) 25,130
Darrel Berg (D)
14,903
Second District House
(with 30 of tha praclncti raportlng)
John Y. McCollister 17.653
Patrick Cooney (D) 10,596
Third District House
(with 16 of tha precinct raportlng)
Dave Martin (R) 18,260
iMrron Fitrnm-ald (D) fl Oil
Local
1st District Board of Regents
(with 32 of tha pracinctt reporting)
Edward Schwartzkopf 14,925
2nd District Board of Regents
(with 6 of tha praclncti reporting)
Kermit Hansen 14,470
Clifton Batchelder 10,308
25th Legislative District
(with 37 of tha praclncti raportlng)
Jerome Warner , 1,379
Bonnie Hibler 759
27th Legislative District
(with 37 of tha praclncti reporting)
William Swanson 1,635
Steve Fowler 1,528
29th Legislative District
(with 33 of the praclncti reporting)
Fern Hubbard Orme 2,027
Shirley Marsh 2,143
Lancaster County Commissioner
(with 32 of tha praclncti reporting)
Jan Gauger (R) 7,244
James Studnicka (D) 9,750
Lancaster County Judgeships
(with 32 of tha praclncti reporting)
Ralph Slocum 9,002
Jeffre Cheuvront 7,492
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Nixon wins
andslide
Election coverage by Steve Arvanette and Chris Harper
Richard Nixon swept to a landslide victory in Tuesday's
national balloting for the presidency over his Democratic
opponent George McGovern.
According to final vote projections, Nixon was winning in
states with a combined total of 521 election votes. McGovern
was only winning only Massachussets, New Mexico and the
District of Columbia for a combined electoral vote of 17.
Two-hundred-seventy are needed to win.
Saying he would "not shed any tears," McGovern
conceeded he had lost his race to become president at 10:30
p.m.
In urging his supporters to "stand with your convictions,"
McGovern said the campaign was worth the sacrifice If the
"day of peace" was pushed any closer as a result.
Republicans apparently failed in their attempt to gain
control of the U.S. Senate, which was held by Democrats by a
55-45 margin.
The new Senui ...ould not be much different in political
make-up. However, two veteran Republicans Margaret Chase
Smith from Maine and Jack Miller from Iowa were projected'
to lose their seats.
Republicans appeared headed for a net increase of about 18
House of Representative seats. Democrats controlled the
House by 35 seats before Tuesday's election.
Kermit Hansen, University regent from Omaha's Second
District, Jumped to 8n early lead over opponent Clifton
Batchelder. Batchelder, a former state senator, was trying to
unseat Hanson who was appointed to the Regents in 1970 to
complete an unexpired 6-year term.
With 6 per cent of the precincts counted, Hansen was
leading Batchelder 14,470 10,308-
In the Regent race for the First District, incumbent Edward
Schwartzkopf was unopposed for re-election. Schwartzkopf
was to have opposed S.H. Brauer, however, Brauer withdrew
before the general election.
Terry Carpenter was giving U.S. Senator Carl Curtis a tough
race in early state-wide returns Tuesday night. Incumbent
Curtis, is seeking a fourth straight six-year term.
Early counting, which was mostly from Lancaster and
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