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Inside today-
More, More, More:
Election results
for the important
Zorinsky mdrrow victor
in historic Senoto roc
By Larry Lutz "
Democrat Edward Zorinsky, elected
Tuesday as a new Nebraska US. senator,
has turned a page in the state's history
books. Zorinsky defeated Republican Rep.
John Y. McCollister in the first Nebraska
Senate race since 1954 that didn't involve
an incumbent.
It also marks the end of a Republican
regime holding that seat since 1934.
Zorinsky, current Omaha mayor,
thwarted McCollister's bid to move up to
the seat Roman - Hruska vacated after
McCollister had served six years in the
House.
At 1:30 ajn., with Zorinsky leading
273,606 to 241,002, he said he was not
ready to declare himself the winner.
However, ABC and NBC TV networks
declared him the victor with 90 per cent of
the state's precincts reporting.
Zorinsky said he "didnt believe in
delcaring victory until his opponent had
made a statement."
"These totals and projections are based
on computers and I don't trust them,"
he said.
Doesn't trust computers
Regardless of computer projections,
Zorinsky said he was pleased with the
election.
"We feel great at this time about how .
the votes are coming in," he said. "There
are some parts of the state we didn't
emphasize in our campaign, and we realize
those won't vote in our favor."
Zorinsky took an early lead in the vote
tabulation, leading by nearly 30,000 votes ,
in the early returns: At 10 p.m., he led'
110,290 to 86,804 with about 40, per cent
of the state's returns in.
By midnight, however, his lead had
dwindled as returns from cetnral Nebraska
came in. At one point, Zorinsky's lead was
cut to 20,000 before his margin began to
grow again.
Before the election, Zorinsky had said
he could win if he could carry both the
eastern metropolitan areas of the state and
the far west He said he had "done better
in the central part, one of McCollister's
strongholds, during the campaign." .
Zorinsky said he thought his balance
throughout the state had' been the
important point in his win.
'Popularity rise
The victory marked the end of
Zorinsky's rise in popularity . over
McCollister that began after the May "
primary. At that time, Zorinsky was not
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well known in the western part of the state
and was coming off of a difficult primary
campaign.
The turning point may have been the
release of an Omaha World-HeraM poll,
released in early October, which showed
Zorinsky leading by 10 percentage points,
he said.
By the' time the polls opened Tuesday
morning, the outcome was expected to
depend on each party's success in getting
voters to the polls.
Zorinsky- attributed his good showing
in Omaha to an unusually large voter turn
out, and said that was the key to victory.
He said he appealed to a wide variety of
voters because he could not be called
either liberal or conservative.
Zorinsky campaigned on a program of
fiscal responsibility and open government.
He said his tenure as mayor, which began
in 1973, showed voters he was fiscally,
conservative.
Both candidates said they were for the
farmer and the small businessman; both
said they opposed the Humphrey-Hawkins
full-employment bill in Congress.
McCollister said, in a Daily Nebraskan
interview, "the bill would be a blueprint
for a manged. economy and would infringe
on economic freedom."
Photo by Kevin Hfeley
Omaha Mayor Edward Zorinsky, shown during his campaign, has been elected
VS. senator for Nehra&a. .
Early returns indicate
Carter is President-elect
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Election results:
Campaign '76
Democrat Jimmy Carter has tallied
enough electoral votes to win the
presidency. , But, as late as 3 a.m. today,
some news sources still were saying the
election was too close to call.
Shortly after 2 ajn United Press Inter
national projected Carter the victor in
Hawaii and Mississippi, giving him more
than the 270 electoral votes needed for the
victory. .
ABC projected him the victor in Hawaii
and the nation at 2;32 ajn.
Nebraska voted solidly for Ford,
As late as 2 ajn. Wednesday, Carter was
within three electoral votes of victory, with
the outcome in 15 states still undeter
mined. As one commentator put it, it was
Carter's ball, first and goal on the Ford
'one-yard line. ,
New York's 41 electoral votes put
Carter within eight votes of the 270 need
ed for election.
However, because of the narrowness
of the Carter margin and suspected tamper-
ing, the New York State Supreme Court at
1:45 ajn. ordered all state voting machines
impounded pending a recount.
- With 83 per cent of the national vote
counted, Carter had a 51 to 48 per cent
lead over Ford. The vote totals showed
Carter with 34,305 J0O0 while Ford
had 32,262,500. Independent Eugene
McCarthy had one per cent of the national
vote, or "about 500,000 votes.
Carter won throughout the South and
also surprised Ford supporters by winning
Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Missouri
Ford won throughout the Midwest and
also in his home state of Michigan with a
51 to 48 per cent vote margin over Carter.
Fhota by TJ Kirk
Uasiicccssful Senile caaiidste Jcha
Persoecfive: Totals fell fhe'sforv
President
(with 83 per cent of the national vote
recorded)
Jimmy Carter. . , 34304,997.
Gerald Ford ; . - 32,26200.
President
(with 94 per cent of the Nebraska
precincti reporting)
Jimmy Carter 1212J53.
Gerald Ford .321382.
Lester Ihd&ox 3 28.
Roger f-IacSriJe Ml.
Eu-ene McCarthy 84396.
lie rM,,
(wiih 94 per cent of fee jjrecincts re
porting) Edward .7-orinsky. ......... .225,1 64.
John Y. McCollister .253,197.
First CcrzzZazd DiZiizt
(with 93 per cent of the precincts report-
ing)
Pauline Anderson.. 47,623.
Charles Thone . . .131313.
Second Cmpressbasl District
(with 99 per cent of the precincts report
ing) John Cavansugh .102,232.
Jjee Terry. ............... 83,651.
Third Ccrdoasl District
(with 91 per cent cf the precincts report
ing) Virginia Smith (R) 127,520.
James Hansen (D) ......... . 43,823.
William Steen (APN) 4,211.
Nebraska Legislature
(with 83 per cent of the precincts report
ing) 25th District
Jerome Warnar . - - . 6375.
Reginal Powers 2$S.
27th District
Steve Fowler - 7,111.
Don St enberg . 574.
25 th Diirict
Shirley Marsh .............. 3,151.
Ron Wylk ............... . 6,783.
KU Lozrd cf Rrrsts
TLirJDIrict
(with tO per cent of the precincts report
ing) Kermit Vkgia .....1 25JD43.
Merle Hansen 24,465.
Fourth Diarist
(with 71 per cent of the precincts report
ing) Robert Prckop 30,735.
ViZhidXi&Ho 1884.
Fifih Cirict
(with 74 per cent of the precincts report
ing) Robert Koefoot . . 3344.
Gladys Seaton. 22s-.
Eighth District
(with 100 per cent of the precincts
rtportiTg)
James Moylan. . 30,206.
William Rlinier 17,481.
Amendments to the Stats
Constitution
(with 78 per cent of the precincts report
ing) . '
No.l
For. 159,503.
Against . J38J046.
No.2
For..:.... .....219,327.
Against .153,243.
Tlo.3
For 175JD32.
Against J13J23.
Uo.4
For.... ....130,634.
Against -263,253.
For ;.175j061.
Against 2690.
No. 6, parti.
For. .223,602.
Against ................ .175,776.
No.6,prt2
For 19741.
Against. .204,231.
Uo.7
For 172,631.
Against 215 P?7.
No. 8
For 1S9J077.
Against ... J15,750.
