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major: Livingston said voters Reactions showed their approval of a Republican Congress by re­ Continued from Page 1 electing Republican Senator A Gramm Old Party “At least the power is going to Phil Gramm. be with the conservative “I think Sen. Gramm’s pretty Republicans,” he said. “We can convincing victory shows peo­ keep taxes and welfare issues in a ple want a more responsible system of checks and balances.” government,” he said. • Kristy Perez, president of “Americans are pretty happy Aggie Democrats and an educa­ with a Republican Congress.” tional psychology graduate stu­ • Ryan Runkle, president of dent: Perez said Clinton’s victory Aggies for Clinton and a senior is representative of voters’ philosophy major: Runkle said he expectations of their future. was excited about the re-election “Looking at the two candi­ of the Democratic president. dates, I think they made the right “It looks like they choice for their future,” she said. (Republicans) may have won a “I’m thankful students went out sheriff’s race,” he said in refer­ and voted, no matter what party ence to the election of they voted for.” Republican Sheriff Chris Kirk. • Jeff Livingston, president of “But we (Democrats) won the College Republicans and a presidency and we’re going to senior electrical engineering keep it well into 2000.”

Missouri, Kentucky and Election Tennessee, home state of Vice Continued from Page 1 President A1 Gore, also were in the Democratic column, as was Clinton went on to an industri­ Clinton’s Arkansas. Arizona and al belt sweep, winning New Jersey, New Mexico brought good news Pennsylvania, Michigan and from the Southwest; Louisiana Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa and from the South. Minnesota added to Clinton’s Clinton carried the six New Midwest rout. The border states of England states and rolled through By Cap New York, Maryland, Delaware, Te West Virginia and the District of President Columbia. California, Oregon and Life could Washington continued the rout. j^Jpatty Groff. .;i_RESUI_Ts|S| Dole and Jack Kemp, on the Dave House, The Battalio' Many peoj other hand, carried 14 states with U.S. Senator Phil Gramm celebrates his victory over Democratic challenger Victor Morales last night at the College Station Hilton with Ivife of Texas / Clinton a combined 129 electoral votes. his wife Wendy. ^Hvally Groff, b Popular: 49 percent if Dole’s wins came in North Kition, Patty G Electoral: Won 29 states Dakota, Oklahoma, Indiana, She is Pat Alabama, Wyoming, Mississippi, Morales fairy tale ends with Gramm’s victory and Washington, D.C., with V North Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, This is tl 361 votes; leads in 5 states Utah, Idaho, Virginia, South (AP) —The clock struck mid­ Station Hilton ballroom to cele­ dropping out and refocusing on cede defeat hours after Gram profiling m with 27 votes. Carolina and his native Kansas — night on Victor Morales’ fairy­ brate his third-term victory. “The his Senate campaign. was declared the winner. of all states carried by George Bush tale bid for the U.S. Senate people of Texas entrusted us with Branded Goliath in a battle “It’s not over,” he promis Dole against Clinton in 1992. Tuesday, and the Democratic the future of our country, with the between the power of incumben­ enthusiastic crowd at a downt ife, mother < underdog did not go home with future of our children. So help me cy and the lure of the little guy, Austin hotel. Popular: 41 percent m Dole based his challenge to , lour, literacy Electoral: Won 13 states II Clinton on a pledge of dramatic the glass slipper. God, I will not let you down.” Gramm declared the little guy had Surrounded on stage by cam- rommerce n; tax cuts and an indictment of Republican incumbent Phil With 47 percent of precincts in fact won this contest. paign volunteers, Morales said hevvorj<;_force with 113 votes; leads in 3 Clinton’s ethical record. Clinton Gramm was the belle of the ball reporting, Gramm had “I’m David, the Goliath is big was proud of their efforts ^Valley Develoi states with 29 votes. asked for four more years by citing on this election night, coasting to 1,766,431 votes, or 56 percent. government,” he said. “David urged his supporters to staj c Qroff wj1( the 10 million new jobs and low victory over the high school gov­ Morales had 1,359,736, or 43 won, because the issue is govern­ involved in the political process. wj(p’ Perot unemployment that marked the ernment teacher who tried to ride percent. Two other candidates ment and the role of government “If by some miracle Pbil[rient Coun Popular: 8 percent first four. into office in a pickup truck and split the remainder. in a free society. My opponent Gramm does pull this out . niistic abou Electoral: none; leads in The White House campaign on a shoestring budget. “This ultimately got down to wanted more government. I want­ please don’t go back to cynidsmEpr inh farili offered a stark generational con­ “Today the people of Texas substance and issues, and when it ed more freedom, and I think don’t go back to apathy,” he sai( “yye 0pen c trast, pitting a graying 50-year-old placed their faith in us,” Gramm did, we started to win,” said that’s the choice.” “This race was about our righ* looking to fir told about 300 cheering support­ Gramm, 54, who made a short­ Morales remained unconven­ take it on. No matter what Ik lomeone for e Results as of 11:30 p.m. % baby boomer against Dole, 73, a veteran of 35 years in Congress and ers who gathered in the College lived run for president before tional to the end, refusing to con­ results, hold your head up high. j_{er organ the battlefields of World War II. exas Employ aintains a n; Groff said: Democratic leader Dick only in the South, where the GOP Helms’ victory was his fifth, in a rematch over Gat band and sug House Gephardt easily won re-election. has grown in recent years, did Senate who was bidding to become the first black electedftmhe things sh Continued from Page 12 Gephardt, the likely speaker if Republicans appear to have a Continued from Page 12 the South since Reconstruction. lyolve around I Democrats were to gain control, comfortable edge. Republican incumbents winning new terms incli And in South Dakota’s at- planned an election night cele­ By a 51-45 margin, voters dis­ In Rhode Island, Rep. Jack Reed easily held another ed Helms; Thurmond; Mitch McConnell of Kentuo large seat, Republican John bration in downtown St. Louis. approved of Congress’ perfor­ seat for the Democrats. his third; Phil Gramm of Texas, his third; Thad Cocltt P Thune captured a seat vacated Track star Jim Ryun, former mance under GOP leadership the Republicans replaced one senator with another in of Mississippi, his fourth; Jim Inhofe in Oklahoma,! | >w/y by Democrat Tim Johnson. In world record holder in the mile, past two years. Kansas, where Rep. Pat Roberts won handily; and Rep. first full term; and Fred Thompson in Tennessee,i Mississippi, 33-year-old GOP won an open Republican House And by almost a 2-to-l mar­ Sam Brownback kept Bob Dole’s old Kansas seat in the his first full six-year term. Sen. Pete Domenici won! Senate aide Chip Pickering cap­ seat in Kansas to join other gin, those interviewed expressed GOP column. fifth term in New Mexico; Warner’s victory was! |J|p tured the seat of retiring Republican athletes, football star a negative view of Gingrich, who State Rep. Mike Enzi kept a Wyoming seat for the fourth. Sen. I .any Craig won re-election in Idaho. Democratic veteran Sonny J.C. Watts of Oklahoma and major was hoping for a second term as Republicans, who also were defending seats in Maine, Democrats returned to office included Kenya1 Montgomery. league pitcher Jim Running of House speaker. Half of the voters Oregon and Colorado where incumbents were retiring. Joseph Biden of Delaware, winning his fifth term;C And former Republican Rep. Kentucky, in the House. surveyed said their view of the Winning his eighth term, Thurmond got a step up on Levin, winning his fourth; and Jay Rockefeller of# Wes Watkins staged a comeback Voters interviewed in exit polls speaker played a role in their immortality Senate-style. Come May, he’ll break the Virginia, who won for a third time. Sen. PaulWellsto: in Oklahoma to take a vacant across the country were splitting choice for U.S. representative. record for longevity, 41 years and 10 months, held by the in Minnesota turned back a challenge to win his secs Democratic seat. evenly between Democratic and The exjt polls were conducted by late Carl Hayden of Arizona. Thurmond’s public career term; Harkin’s term will be his third, and Sen. 1 Gingrich and House Republican House candidates; Voter News Service. began in the 1920s. Baucus won a fourth.

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