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Friday, November 10, 2000 ! Volume 7, Number 16 Page 1 of 9 Stage set for Dems The to consolidate power Howey !"#$%%&%'(&))*+',&-*.'*/$0*'12/3'4"* By BRIAN A. HOWEY in Indianapolis It was just after the polls closed on Election Night when senior Lugar staffers noted how the senator had drawn Political from the Sept. 28 edition of HPR as he stumped for House candidates: “200 Election could signal historic shift: Party of Bulen fading to Democrats?” Report It was used as a motivational tool for Republicans from the Lugar perspective, even while some of the Lugarites questioned the veracity of the HPR equation: That The Howey Political Report is published by NewsLink Indiana was slipping from a Republican state, not to a swing Inc. Founded in 1994, The Howey Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter analyzing the state, but a Democratic state. political process in Indiana. While Lugar rolled to a huge 67 percent victory over David Johnson, and George W. Bush staked out an impres- Brian A. Howey, publisher sive 57 to 41 percent win over , the opponent of the Mark Schoeff Jr., Washington writer internal combustion engine, the rest of the numbers churned Jack E. Howey, editor out by Hoosier voters on Nov. 7 lend credibility to the HPR The Howey Political Report Office: 317-254-1533 theory. PO Box 40265 Fax: 317-466-0993 Gov. Frank O’Bannon won a convincing 56 to 42 Indianapolis, IN 46240-0265 Mobile: 317-506-0883 percent victory over GOP rising star David McIntosh. More [email protected] telling, he carried Marion County by 54,000 votes, while www.howeypolitics.com Gore lost Indianapolis by a mere 5,000 votes. While Democratic members of Congress are still at a Washington office: 202-775-3242; Business Office: 317-254-0535. 6 to 4 minority, Baron Hill has begun consolidating his hold on the 9th CD and Tim Roemer staved off his harshest 3rd Subscriptions: $250 annually via e-mail or challenge in a decade into the teeth of a Bush headwind. fax. Call 317-254-1533. Then there was the Indiana House. Lugar had spent a © 2000, The Howey Political Report. All rights good part of the final week stumping for Republican candi- reserved. Photocopying, Internet forwarding, faxing or dates from Crown Point, to Muncie, to Richmond, to reproducing in any form, in whole or in part, is a viola- Vincennes. Almost all of them lost. Not necessarily because tion of federal law and is strictly prohibited without consent of the publisher. Lugar didn’t have coattails, but more that O’Bannon did, and Continued on page 2

“You don’t have to get snippy about this...” Ticker Tape: Presidential update p. 2 Congress: Hill, Roemer survive p. 4 - Vice President Al Gore, after telling a Horse Race: Election results from disappointed George W. Bush he was withdrawing State, Federal offices p. 6 his Election Night concession early Wednesday.

In Our 7th Year of Covering the Golden Age of Hoosier Politics Friday, Nov. 10, 2000 Page 2 of 9

BUSH LEADS BY 225 VOTES: With 65 out of 67 Florida counties completing recounts, George W. Bush led Al Gore in Florida by a 225-vote margin at HPR’s late Thursday night dead- line. Calls for a revote in Palm Beach County prompt- ed the Bush campaign to begin eyeing recounts in , and , where only a few thousand votes separat- ed the two candidates in Freeman-Wilson of aiding and employing states Gore had won. DNC Democrats, from page 1 drug dealers while serving as a judge in Chairman and even more so that Indiana House Gary. Now those may have been legiti- others noted that Gore had Republicans overplayed their hand. mate issues, but the proper way to deal a 200,000 popular vote with them would have been to have the advantage, but there are So while Gore and Bush were class Republican candidate, Steve Carter, detail still nearly 4 million absen- acts who conducted themselves with the the concerns, release position papers on tee ballots to be counted, distinction the office they sought the matter, answer questions from the including 1 million in deserved, in Indiana this year, it was a dif- media, and then get a detailed response . ferent story with potentially profound repercussions. from Freeman-Wilson. MANNWEILER STEPS McIntosh, finding himself down in None of that happened. Carter said DOWN: House Minority the polls, ran about five weeks of “attack” he didn’t even know about the U.S. Leader Paul Mannweiler will ads against Gov. O’Bannon on the issues Chamber ads. He called for them to be step down from leadership, of education and “mismanagement” of the pulled, which they weren’t. Carter did setting off a power struggle incumbent administration. McIntosh respond with the worst TV ad of the year between House conserva- learned that Hoosiers were in no mood for - a person scratching their fingernails tives and moderates. negativity, and he wisely pulled back the across a blackboard before he intoned that Seeking to fill the void were ads that were legitimately comparative in he was running “a positive campaign” Reps. Brian Bosma and nature, albeit critical of O’Bannon. while his surrogates wallowed in the gut- Mike Murphy of Indiana- Realizing that he faced an almost impossi- ter. Missing from this equation was the polis, of ble task of knocking off an incumbent Indiana Chamber’s Christopher LaMothe, Bedford, and Michael Smith governor, McIntosh seemed to spend the who had to know about the U.S. Chamber of Rensselaer. final weeks of his campaign positioning strategy, did nothing to stop it, and now himself for another run in 2004. envisions himself as a potential 2004 O’BANNON CRUISES TO But down ballot in the Hoosier gubernatorial candidate, but one who is SECOND TERM; 2004 GOP state, the gutter instincts took root and already tainted. SPECULATION BEGINS: ended backfiring on those they were The largely unknown Freeman- Gov. Frank O’Bannon easily designed to help. Wilson lost the election by a 51 to 46 per- cruised to his second term, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce cent margin, with the HPR/TeleResearch Continued on page 3 ran ads accusing Attorney General Karen Poll two weeks prior showing Carter had Page 3 of 9 Friday, Nov. 10, 2000

2000 Gubernatorial Race Polling Sequences HPR/TR Star/13 WISH SBT/22 JMA HPR/TR WISH SBT/22 Star/13 HPR/TR 6/10-15 8/24-27 9/9-10 9/18 9/24-25 9/30-10/1 10/10 10/12 10/26-28 10/28-29 Final

O’Bannon 44 50 44 48 48 46 46 44 49 52 56

McIntosh 40 29 26 33 34 38 26 34 33 37 42

Horning 3 -- 1 -- 1 4 2 2 2 3 2

Others ------2 ------

Undecided 13 21 29 17 17 12 26 15 16 8 --

POLLWATCH: The final HPR/TeleResearch poll ended up within the margin of error, as O’Bannon defeated McIntosh 56 to 42 percent - a 14 percent margin compared to 15 percent in our final poll. The 8 percent undecided split about evenly to both candidates. Our forecast of a possible two-seat GOP pickup in the Indiana House was only slightly off in what turned out to be a status quo election. And our congressional forecasts were right on target with U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer winning the only tossup race in the 3rd CD by 4 percent, within the margin of error. " a 10-point lead. The Chamber ads may don’t believe that stuff.” have cost him some support. And they didn’t. Kuzman, Leuck, But the real barn dung of this elec- Frenz, Bischoff and Herrell and all were tion was perpetrated by Indiana House in tough re-election battles. But in the Republicans. They accused Democratic end, Kuzman won by 1,517 votes over State Reps. Claire Leuck, Bob Bischoff, Ron Johnson, Frenz topped Holcomb by Ron Herrell, Bob Kuzman and John Frenz 1,955, Herrell won by 2,091 over Karen of voting for pedophilia, sexual perversion Burkhardt, Bischoff defeated Jean Leising tying a 19th Century record and condom giveaways, and letting mur- by 202 votes, and Leuck by just 136 votes for 16 years of consecutive derers and rapists get out of prison early. over Don Lehe. Democratic rule while This was based in large part because they These close races were blown by announcing that he will voted for the last biennial budget, which the worst political instincts of the chal- soon have another grand- included funding for the Indiana Univer- lenging Republicans. Instead of retaking child. O’Bannon defeated sity Kinsey Institute, which studies human the Indiana House, the Republicans now Republican David McIntosh sexuality. find themselves in the same hole they 1,209,980 to 894,066 (with “He got too outrageous. His bes- were in going into 2000, down 53 to 47 99 percent reporting), for a tiality charges made the Wall Street members despite the electoral tail winds 56 to 42 percent victory Journal for most outrageous campaign that Bush and Lugar provided them at the (which was within the final charges,” observed Bill Stuart of the top of the ballot. HPR/TeleResearch Poll error Indiana about The GOP gutter traipse could have margin). Libertarian Andrew the campaign Republican Eric Holcomb profound impact on the Hoosier political Horning reported 38,185 for ran against Frenz in the Vincennes area. scene. The House Democrats are now in 2 percent. O’Bannon “He just went too extreme. When you go the powerful position of redrawing the appeared to be more into the unbelievable range, people don’t congressional and legislative maps for the delighted by one of those believe it.” Speaker John Gregg added, “It “precious little miracles” as was so hateful and spiteful. People just continued on page 9 continued on page 4 Friday, Nov. 10, 2000 Page 4 of 9 Congressional races stayed local

By MARK SCHOEFF Jr. yes and she stuck her hand out. Pence and BRIAN A. HOWEY in Indianapolis. went up in the last week with an ad in he told thousands of sup- WASHNGTON - Searching for a which he pledged to talk only about his porters about another mandate after the 2000 congressional own ideas, not his opponents' stances. grandchild on the way. “So election might require a microscope. the future always looks Certainly no national issue or trend Pence Had Cash, ID Advantage great,” said O’Bannon, who emerged, as the House barely remained in But a campaign, of course, also was joined on stage by his Republicans hands and the Senate headed involves strategy, tactics and name ID. wife Judy and family, LG for a 50-50 tie. Pence did well in each category. Joe Kernan, U.S. Sen. Evan But in the 2nd CD, the victorious "I've got (an opponent) who's been Bayh, Democratic Chair Republican candidate thinks his style of on the radio Robin Winston and campaigning received a strong endorse- for 10 years Indianapolis Mayor Bart ment from voters, and he wants to carry and he's out- Peterson. “It’s been a the message to others in his party. spent me three remarkable, remarkable year Former radio talk show host Mike to one," said and we’re glad it came to a Pence won the open seat vacated by Rock, an victory tonight,” O’Bannon Republican Rep. David McIntosh with 51 Anderson lawyer who is the son of a for- said. McIntosh said he percent of the vote in a three-way contest. mer Anderson mayor and lieutenant gov- intends to stay in Muncie. Most observers believed that the race ernor. Pence spent $920,625 on his cam- “We haven’t sorted out the would be decided by a plurality because paign as of Oct. 18, according to the options, but we’ll be living of the presence of a credible and well- Federal Election Commission, most of it here in Muncie,” McIntosh funded third party candidate, former GOP on television buys. Rock had spent told WRTV. While many state senator Bill Frazier. Frazier drew 10 $290,090. anticipate McIntosh return- percent of the vote while Democrat None of Rock's spending went into ing to the Hudson Institute Robert Rock Jr. garnered 39 percent. Indianapolis network television. He did go and gearing up for another Pence said that the vote validated up on Richmond cable. But his weaker run for governor in 2004, his "mainstream conservative agenda." TV push hurt. "It was a big factor, espe- there was significant grum- But the packaging of the message was just cially in the southern part of the district. I bling in GOP circles in the as important. After running what he got clobbered down there." past week that a second acknowledged were bare-knuckle races in But Pence also won in the north. shot will not be automatical- 1988 and 1990 loses to then-Rep. Phil Rock credited the Pence campaign for ly extended his way. Names Sharp, Pence focused on staying positive establishing its headquarters in Anderson. of potential 2004 GOP can- this time around. "He minimized the inherited advantage I didates were topped by Pat "This election gives me a legitimate had in my home county," said Rock on Kiely of the Indiana Manu- claim to advocate that type of campaign- election night. "I won, but not by the mar- facturer’s Association, for- ing within the Republican Party," said gin I would need to carry the whole dis- mer Republican National Pence. He said he wants "to be a catalyst trict." Actually, Rock wound up losing Committeewoman Jean Ann for bringing a different tone into Indiana Madison County. He won Delaware Harcourt, former Lilly CEO politics among my friends." County, another critical Democratic Randall Tobias, LG nominee His favorite vignette from the cam- stronghold, by only 1,262 votes. Murray Clark, State Sen. paign trail involves a visit to the 12th Pence said the decision to put his , former con- Street Café in Muncie. While greeting headquarters in Anderson stemmed from gressman John Hiler, and customers, he encountered a woman who the fact that his campaign manager, Lani Indiana Chamber of Com- refused to shake his hand. Later as he was Czarniecki, and his treasurer are both merce CEO Christopher working the room, she came back and from Anderson. "There is no question that LaMothe. asked him whether he was the candidate having the headquarters at the north end running positive commercials. Pence said of the district helped to shore up any continued on page 5 Page 5 of 9 Friday, Nov. 10, 2000 reservation people had about Mike being he would focus on cutting taxes, rebuild- from the southern part," said Czarniecki. ing the military and "restoring respect for life." He also will devote much time to Frazier Stalls establishing his district offices and con- Frazier didn't have to worry about stituent service operation. locating a campaign headquarters because That's a good idea following an HOUSE SPEAKER GREGG he essentially didn't have one. But he did election in which the voters apparently VOWS RETRIBUTION: have plenty of money. The Muncie farmer said they don't want to see anything spe- House Speaker John Gregg and businessman sank more than cific - or ideological - emanating from expressed his bitter disap- $300,000 of his own money into televi- Washington. Concentrating on constituent pointment in the campaigns sion and radio advertising. Almost all of it service and projects is "a good way to aimed by Republicans at was his own money. But Frazier, who put tread water while figuring out what the victorious State Reps. Claire up a hard-hitting ad critical of the North public mood is," said Chris Sautter, a Leuck, Ron Herrell, John American Free Trade Agreement, couldn't Washington Democratic political consul- Frenz, Bob Bischoff and get traction against Pence, a staunch trade tant who has worked for 20 years on Bob Kuzman. “They went supporter. Hoosier campaigns. "This is a status quo overboard on the negative. "I found no one that supports election. People generally like the way the It backfired,” Gregg NAFTA, but my opposition to that cer- country is moving. A guy like Mike Pence declared shortly after he tainly didn't translate into votes," Frazier would be wise to find the middle." determined the House said. His stance on the issue most likely Democrats would hold on to appealed to workers in manufacturing Roemer Holds on in 3rd a 53-47 majority. Bill Stuart, industries, an important labor constituency Democratic Rep. Tim Roemer held policy director for the for a Democrat like Rock. onto his seat in the 3rd CD despite a Indiana House Democratic "I wasn't able to get over the 39 or strong challenge from well-financed Caucus, thinks the strate- 40 percent that I needed to get over," Republican Chris Chocola, a local busi- gies of Republicans Eric Rock said. He attributed it to Frazier's ness executive. Roemer captured 52 per- Holcomb and Dan Hostettler "NAFTA message more than anything." cent of the vote to Chocola's 48 percent in - Holcomb in particular - Rock spent part of the last week of the a race that wasn't declared until 1 a.m. worked against them. campaign doing a press tour on NAFTA, In the final weeks of the campaign, Holcomb took out an adver- criticizing the pact for costing the 2nd CD Chocola appeared to be gaining ground, tisement that suggested high-paying jobs. The Pence campaign erasing a double-digit Roemer lead thanks Frenz supported bestiality. said that their polls showed Frazier taking in part to a visit to the district in late “He got too outrageous. His equally from Pence and Rock. October by GOP presidential candidate bestiality charges made the But Frazier lacked the infrastructure George W. Bush. Wall Street Journal for most outrageous campaign to get out his vote. "If you're going to do "In some ways, it means keep doing charges,” Stuart said anything (in politics), you better stay with what you're doing," said Roemer (Evansville Courier & one of the big parties," he said. "I'm a spokesman Chris Mehl. "People respect Press). “He just went too household name out here, but so what. It Tim as an independent voice for them." extreme. When you go into doesn't much matter. Independent candi- Roemer, as cochairman of the centrist the unbelievable range, peo- dates are like stepchildren. You're disre- New Democrat Coalition in the House, ple don’t believe it.” Gregg garded by everybody, including the vot- has tried to pull his party into the middle. added, “It was so hateful ers." The Chamber of Commerce endorsed him and spiteful. People just Rock said he has no regrets. "We this year. don’t believe that stuff.” The ran a good race. We had help from many Chocola took heart in the results Republicans accused good people. We wouldn't have done any- despite his loss. "We got a lot farther than Democrats of supporting thing differently other than have more expected because of the work of a lot of youth condom distribution fun." good people. We just came up a little and voting for sexual per- short." In particular, he had hoped to do version (via funding through Next Step for Pence better in LaPorte County, where he lost by IU’s Kinsey Institute) - a As a new congressman, Pence said continued on page 9 continued on page 6 Friday, Nov. 10, 2000 Page 6 of 9 Indiana 2000 Racing Form INDIANA Goodnight, D 81,423 12TH DISTRICT 35TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT 99% Riegsecker (R) 30,469 M. Young (R) 17,786 Bush, R 1,231,713 6TH CD 100% Barnes (D) 11,041 strategy right out of the Gore, D 888,201 Burton, R 194,771 13TH DISTRICT Kirkpatrick (L) 1,104 Woody Burton Playbook. Buchanan, Ref 17,173 Griesey, D 72,821 Meeks (R) 31,600 Gregg said of Reps. Mike Browne, L 16,672 Hauptmann, L 8,874 Prokop’wicz (D)11,712 36TH DISTRICT Murphy and Kathy Kay Borst (R) 24,621 Richardson who ran the GOVERNOR 99% 7TH CD 100% 16TH DISTRICT Reno (D) 12,095 GOP House caucus, “I O’Bannon, D1,225,671 Kern, R 131,562 Long (R) 27,249 Williamson (L) 1,061 won’t forget their lies they McIntosh, R 902,713 Graf, D 65,174 Headlee (L) 863 said about our members.” Horning, L 38,479 37TH DISTRICT Murphy insisted that neither 8TH CD 100% 18TH DISTRICT Bray (R) 14,254 he nor Richardson were ATTNY GEN. 98% Hostettler, R 116,860 W’eath’rwax (R)29,648 Wheeler (D) 8,685 involved in the House cam- Carter, R 1,039,458 Perry, D 100,461 Nelson (L) 2,094 paign other than raising Freeman-Wilson, D 40TH DISTRICT money and writing checks, 938,952 9TH CD 100% 20TH DISTRICT Simpson (D) 29,167 saying it was Mannweiler Harshey, L 43,591 Hill, D 125,978 Kenley (R) 37,897 Barger (R) 3,403 and Brad Tracy who deter- Bailey, R 101,790 mined the issue strategy. SUPT. 98% Chambers (L) 4,634 Reed, R 1,133,037 THE FLORIDA FIASCO: McCullum, D 786,022 10TH CD 100% Here is how the Florida Goldstein, L 78,160 Carson, D 91,300 presidential fiasco played Scott, R 61,818 42ND DISTRICT out on Nov. 7-8. CONGRESSIONAL Ali, L 2,513 24TH DISTRICT Jackman (R) 30,313 9 p.m. Nov. 7: CBS U.S. Senate 99% Lawson (R) 39,298 Lambton (L) 3,131 anchor Dan Rather said, Lugar (R) 1,415,807 Aaron (L) 5,308 “Gore has won Florida and Johnson (D) 681,589 2ND DISTRICT 44TH DISTRICT starts to score other signifi- Hager, L 29,364 S. Smith (D) 25,889 28TH DISTRICT Skillman (R) 33,125 cant victories.” Indiana Gard (R) 44,065 Democrats partying at the 1ST CD 98% 3RD DISTRICT 50TH DISTRICT Convention Center erupted Visclosky, D 140,173 Rogers (D) 31,482 30TH DISTRICT Server (R) 42,968 into frantic cheers as Reynolds, 51,701 Lubbers (R) 36,239 and 5TH DISTRICT Robb (D) 18,116 INDIANA HOUSE quickly followed into the 2ND CD 100% Alexa (D) 33,383 Cicak (L) 1,296 1ST DISTRICT Gore column. Pence ( R) 106,023 L. Lawson (D) 11,937 9:54 p.m. Nov. 7: Rock, D 80,885 7TH DISTRICT 32ND DISTRICT CNN’s Bernard Shaw said, Frazier, I 19,077 Hershman (R) 26,976 Miller (R) 27,830 2ND DISTRICT “Hold on, hold on, we’re Altman (D) 22,748 Kern (D) 14,697 Harris (D) 16,091 moving Florida back in the 3RD CD 100% Tennies (L) 2,727 tossup column.” Roemer, D 107,076 8TH DISTRICT 3RD DISTRICT Midnight, Nov. 8: Chocola, R 98,367 Bowser (D) 30742 33RD DISTRICT C. Brown (D) 16,589 NBC’s Tom Brokaw intoned Howard (D) 25,374 that Florida was headed 4TH CD 100% 9TH DISTRICT Chulock (R) 6,580 4TH DISTRICT back into the undecided col- Souder, R 131,051 Adams (R) 30,093 Gordon (L) 835 Ayres (R) 18,695 umn, saying, “Turn the Foster, D 74,492 Bucko (D) 7,905 lights down, the party just 10TH DISTRICT 34TH DISTRICT got wilder.” 5TH CD 99% Broden (D) 22,547 Breaux (D) 19,667 2:30 a.m. Nov. 8: Buyer, R 132,035 Wilken (L) 1,008 Loveless (R) 3,480 Page 7 of 9 Friday, Nov. 10, 2000

5TH DISTRICT 19TH DISTRICT 33RD DISTRICT Baugh (L) 454 Fry (D) 11,105 Kuzman (D) 13,879 Liggett (D) 11,090 Crawford (R) 7,072 Johnson (R) 12,177 Carpenter (R) 9,544 47TH DISTRICT Foley (R) 8,998 6TH DISTRICT 20TH DISTRICT 34TH DISTRICT Eggers (D) 3,307 Bauer (D) 10,057 Budak (R) 14,828 Adams (D) 10,964 Ehrhard (R) 5,255 Whitehead (R) 7,391 48TH DISTRICT 21ST DISTRICT Mock (R) 14,876 ABC’s Peter Jennings 7TH DISTRICT Mangus (R) 14,828 35TH DISTRICT Crabtree (D) 6,777 announced, “Florida goes to Kromk’wski (D) 11,524 Munson (R) 11,696 Mr. Bush. Just stop and Barkley (R) 5,491 22ND DISTRICT Shepperd (D) 8,867 49TH DISTRICT absorb that for a moment. Ruppel (R) 12,446 Ulmer (R) 17,201 Unless there is a terrible 8TH DISTRICT Evans (D) 5,480 36TH DISTRICT calamity, George Bush will Dvorak (D) 15,660 J. Lutz (R) 12,397 50TH DISTRICT be the next president of the Zirkle (R) 9,768 23RD DISTRICT Austin (D) 11,487 Dillon (R) 18,674 .” Friend (R) 14,385 Just for a moment ... 9TH DISTRICT 37TH DISTRICT 51ST DISTRICT as the Post’s Pelath (D) 14,458 24TH DISTRICT Mellinger (D) 15,380 Kruse (R) 17,036 presses rolled off editions McClain (R) 12,721 reading, “BUSH WINS!” ... for 10TH DISTRICT Sabatini (D) 9,160 38TH DISTRICT 52ND DISTRICT then at ... Cheney (D) 12,859 Buck (R) 25,112 D. Sturtz (D) 9,536 4:30 a.m., Nov. 8: “We Cannon (R) 9,279 25TH DISTRICT Wonderly (R) 7,825 are going to take Florida Leuck (D) 11,810 39TH DISTRICT back into the too close to 11TH DISTRICT Lehe (R) 11,674 Torr (R) 26,428 53RD DISTRICT call column,” Jennings said Stevenson (D) 13,447 Cherry (R) 18,878 on ABC. “So now we have 26TH DISTRICT 40TH DISTRICT Tutterrow (D) 7,404 our second major switch of 12TH DISTRICT Scholer (R) 9,086 Whetstone (R) 16,503 Brand (L) 3,085 the evening.” This came after Aguilera (D) 12,089 Windler (D) 5,186 Nickerson (D) 5,711 Gore had called Bush to say 54TH DISTRICT he was going to concede 13TH DISTRICT 27TH DISTRICT 41ST DISTRICT Saunders (R) 13,569 and actually was on his way Dobis (D) 14,212 Klinker (D) 12,644 T. Brown (R) 18,152 to give a concession speech Spott (R) 5,662 O’Brien (R) 8,095 55TH DISTRICT in Nashville, only to call it 42ND DISTRICT Hoffman (R) 13,978 off. Gore reportedly called 14TH DISTRICT 28TH DISTRICT Grubb (D) 13,669 Garvey (D) 7,240 Bush to rescind his conces- V. Smith (D) 14,280 Thompson (R) 17,025 Andrews (R) 7,774 sion, with an icy Bush Steveson (L) 454 56TH DISTRICT reportedly telling him, 15TH DISTRICT 29TH DISTRICT Bodiker (D) 9,508 “You’ve gotta do what you Dumezich (R) 15,134 Richardson (R) 31,149 43RD DISTRICT Pappin (R) 8,882 have to do.” Minutes later, Duda (D) 8,753 Stefani (L) 2,585 Kersey (D) 13,414 tearful Gore supporters Backlund (L) 439 Gluck (L) 1,703 57TH DISTRICT heard campaign Chairman 30TH DISTRICT Herndon (R) 10,903 Bill Daley tell a worldwide 16TH DISTRICT Herrell (D) 11,442 44TH DISTRICT Lux (D) 9,745 audience, “This race is still M. Smith (R) 17,840 Burkhardt (R) 9,351 Crosby (D) 16,132 too close to call. This race 58TH DISTRICT still continues!” Had Gore 17TH DISTRICT 31ST DISTRICT 45TH DISTRICT Burton (R) 16,702 given that concession Cook (D) 13,428 D. Young (R) 12,555 Gregg (D) 16,554 McCauley (D) 3,820 speech only to have a Roush (R) 5,859 Hood (R) 5,187 recount - with a Palm Beach 32ND DISTRICT 59TH DISTRICT ballot snafu and temporarily 18TH DISTRICT Turner (R) 11,919 46TH DISTRICT Yount (R) 16,956 missing ballot boxes - and Wolkins (R) 16,927 Herriman (D) 10,172 Tincher (D) 11,748 perhaps a race decided by Carson (R) 8,078

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60TH DISTRICT 75TH DISTRICT 89TH DISTRICT Parmlee (R) 3,192 Welch (D) 13,961 Avery (D) 14,850 Buell (R) 10,102 Padgett (L) 304 Shean (R) 10,495 Sims (D) 8,543 76TH DISTRICT Hubertz (L) 635 INDIANA 61ST DISTRICT Weinzapfel (D) 14,164 RECORDS Kruzan (D) 11,512 D.Hostettler (R) 7,923 90TH DISTRICT 1988 U.S. SENATE only a handful of votes, the Murphy (R) 16,558 Lugar, R 1,430,525 vice president’s hasty 62ND DISTRICT 77TH DISTRICT Fitzpatrick (D) 3,823 Wickes, D 668,778 actions could have ignited Denbo (D) 14,370 Hasler (D) 14,019 Stinson (L) 1,160 Lugar 68%, Wickes a Constitutional crisis. 31% HPR’S Presidential 63RD DISTRICT 78TH DISTRICT 91ST DISTRICT Analysis: What an incredi- Crooks (D) 13,762 V. Becker (R) 24,831 Behning (R) 6,703 1994 U.S. SENATE ble night of politics and TV. Godfrey (D) 6,333 Lugar, R 1,039,625 We are now faced with an 64TH DISTRICT 79TH DISTRICT Palmer (L) 331 Jontz, D 470,799 Electoral College winner Frenz (D) 11,863 Ripley (R) 16,668 Bourland, L 17,343 who has lost the popular Holcomb (R) 9,908 92ND DISTRICT Barton, NA 15,801 vote to be decided by a 80TH DISTRICT Hinkle (R) 9,994 Lugar 67%; Jontz 30% Florida recount scheduled 65TH DISTRICT GiaQuinta (D) 9,051 Danz (L) 463 to be concluded on Thurs- Steele (R) 15,335 1998 U.S. SENATE day. Hanging in the balance Rhum (D) 7,096 81ST DISTRICT 93RD DISTRICT Bayh, D 1,012,244 will be the political futures Moses (D) 8,573 Frizzell (R) 16,071 Helmke, R 552,732 of former Indianapolis 66TH DISTRICT Conley (R) 4,794 Richardson (L) 1,507 Sink-Burris,L 23,641 Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, Goodin (D) 12,287 Bayh 63.7%, Helmke rumored to be Bush’s Hanner (R) 9,663 82ND DISTRICT 94TH DISTRICT 34.7% choice to head HUD, and Espich (R) 18,492 Bardon (D) 13,562 Indiana Republican 67TH DISTRICT Young (D) 7,570 Ogden (R) 8,479 1992 GOVERNOR Chairman Mike McDaniel, Duncan (R) 16,135 Grant (L) 489 Bayh, D 1,382,151 who could be in line for a 83RD DISTRICT Pearson, R 822,853 political job. 68TH DISTRICT Alderman (R) 17,922 95TH DISTRICT Bayh 62%, Pearson 37 Bischoff (D) 11,746 Emerson (D) 5,998 Dickinson (D) 11,030 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS: Leising (R) 11,544 1980 GOVERNOR 1st CD Roger A. Chiabai, 84TH DISTRICT 96TH DISTRICT Orr, R 1,257,383 Noal Highlands (alt); 2nd CD 69TH DISTRICT Goeglein (R) 16,675 Porter (D) 13,304 Hillenbrand,D 913,116 Virgil Scheidt, Shirley Lytle (D) 12,236 Houck (D) 6,756 Gaff-Clark (R) 3,694 Orr 57.9%, Hillenbrand Wright-Small (alt); 3rd CD Coates (R) 9,506 F. Peterson (L) 434 42% Michael Miner, Len Zappia 85TH DISTRICT (alt); 4th CD Marla Irving 70TH DISTRICT Pond (R) 18,168 97TH DISTRICT 1976 GOVERNOR David Daugherty (alt); 5th Robertson (D) 15,637 Mahern (D) 5,573 Bowen, R 1,236,555 CD Don Heckard, Kenneth Shireman (R) 11,995 86TH DISTRICT B. Smith (R) 4,185 Conrad, D 927,243 Culp, Jr. (alt); 6th CD Bev- Atterholt (R) 17,320 Hart (L) 316 Bowen 57%, Conrad erly Gard, Jeff Heinzmann 71ST DISTRICT Goodloe-Coe (D) 9,708 42% (alt); 7th CD Rodric D. Bray, Bottorff (D) 14,826 Perry (L) 1,178 98TH DISTRICT Garry Warren (alt); 8th CD Taylor (R) 7,141 Crawford (D) 10,201 1972 PRESIDENTIAL Virginia Lee, William 87TH DISTRICT Silva (R) 2,615 Nixon, R 1,405,154 Springer (alt); 9th CD Max 72ND DISTRICT’ Mannweiler (R) 16,694 Klopfenstein (L) 303 McGovern, D 708,568 Middendorf, Janet Ellings- Cochran (D) 14,267 Mansfield (D) 7,913 Nixon 66%, McGovern worth (alt); 10th CD P.E. White (R) 10,017 Kennedy (L) 651 99TH DISTRICT 33% MacAllister, Michael Chry- Summers (D) 12,103 sler (alt); at-large Barbara L. 73RD DISTRICT 88TH DISTRICT Neville (R) 2,738 1984 PRESIDENTIAL McClellan, Robert J. Hiler, Oxley (D) 15,113 Bosma (R) 22,345 W. Smith (L) 361 Reagan,R 1,377,230 Jr. (alt) and Michael D. Jessup (D) 8,616 Mondale, D 841,481 McDaniel, Diane Adams 74TH DISTRICT Siroky (L) 501 100TH DISTRICT Reagan 62%, Mondale (alt). " Stilwell (D) 17,647 Day (D) 5,438 37 percent. " Friday, Nov. 10, 2000 Page 9 of 9

that U.S. Rep. John Hostettler has the craft the new 8th CD in the 2001 Congress, from page 5 best ground organization in the state. reapportionment, then he will run in about 8,000 votes. Once again it showed as Hostettler 2002. Gregg would be a pro-life, pro- But Chocola believes one of his rolled to a 53-46 percent win over Dr. gun Democrat like Perry - but he issues - questioning Roemer's residen- Paul Perry, a pro-life, pro-gun would merge well with the establish- cy - resonated with voters. "People Democrat many believed could peel ment wing of the party. really care that their congressman live off support from the Hostettler base. in their district." But it wasn’t to be. Both Hill already eyes 2002 Mehl said that Roemer sold his Hostettler and Perry nationalized the One day after winning his sec- district condominium when his wife race, with the incumbent making the ond term, U.S. Rep. Baron Hill told became pregnant with their fourth better case. “A lot of people realized the Louisville Courier-Journal that he child last year. But congressional rules that a vote for Paul Perry was a vote would seek a third in 2002. permit members to keep their primary to put in Dick Gephardt in the speak- Hill fended off a vigorous chal- residence in the Washington area. er’s chair,” said Rob Krieg, Hostet- lenge by Republican Michael Bailey. Roemer pays fees and taxes in the 3rd tler’s spokesman (Susan Taylor, Hill said that polling his campaign CD and registers his cars there. Evansville Courier & Press). had done three weeks ago showed "He does have to explain that Not only that, the establishment him with a 10-point lead. But Hill better," said Mehl. But he emphasized Democrats who support John Hamil- remembered 1998 when he overcame that Roemer's political opponents ton in the primary went through the a 10-point deficit to defeat Republican have not been able to portray him as motions, but never really enthusiasti- Jean Leising. being out of touch. "People are happy cally jumped aboard the Perry band- His campaign was bombarded with how Tim comes back" to the dis- wagon. Many remember his past votes with phone calls from worried district trict. Over the next two years, the in recent GOP primaries and won- Democrats who knew the 9th is Roemer office will redouble its efforts dered if they were really electing a changing demographically, were wor- to promote Roemer's town hall meet- Republican. Others saw him as a ried about the 13,000 Bailey signs that ings and other district activities. Johnny One Note, talking only about seemed to be everywhere, saw GOP The race was one of the most medical matters, and they wondered River city mayors do well in costly in Indiana. Chocola had spent whether a rich doctor was the right 1999, and had a history of bizarre $831,949 as of Oct. 18, much of it his Democrat for the Bloody 8th. Even upsets and near misses. own resources. Roemer had spent when Hostettler was one of only three The day after the election, Hill $568,133 as of Oct. 18. Chocola went congressmen to vote against a domes- said of his poll, “We were right on the up on television in June. Roemer went tic violence bill, Perry was unable to money,” but added, “You’re never up in late September. galvanize Democrats. bulletproof” (Gregory Hall, Louisville Roemer criticized Chocola for Hostettler carried 10 of 12 Courier-Journal). negative campaigning. But Chocola counties, including Vanderburgh by There is still good news for said he was trying to define differ- 21 votes. His 16,000 vote plurality Republicans, however. The fact that ences. "We stuck with the facts; we surpassed his 12,000 vote win in ‘98. Bailey received 44 percent of the vote documented everything. You have to Hostettler’s biggest victory yet with little help from the GOP estab- show contrasts." may provide only a breather. The big lishment means Hill will probably speculation even before Perry’s defeat face a challenge in 2002. The immedi- Hostettler’s biggest victory was that Indiana House Speaker John ate speculation is that Kevin Shaw Mike McDaniel has long said Gregg will be in a position to help Kellems might give it another shot. "

O’Bannon victory, and it included $600,000 in 1999 to Democrats, from page 3 take control of the big mayoralships, which then put a fur- next 10 years in the 2001 reapportionment process. That ther dent into GOP fundraising. They now control virtually epic miscalculation could greatly aid and abet Speaker all the power centers in the state, and are preparing to Gregg and Gov. O’Bannon in their attempts to create an rework the legislative and congressional maps to their Indiana that may soon be known as a Democratic state. advantage. " Indiana Democrats detailed their strategy for an