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SPECIAL ELECTION ISSUE The BG News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 1998 A daily independent student press Volume No. 48 Taft elected new Ohio governor □ Taft promises to • Look for a focus on education, property tax relief and local reaction to college tuition help. the governor's campaign. The Associated Press -page 8 COLUMBUS — Republican Secretary of State Bob Taft you down," he said. defeated Democrat Lee Fisher on He promised to improve edu- Tuesday in the most expensive cation, cut taxes to help pay col- ■ The Women's soccer governor's campaign in Ohio lege tuition, provide property tax history. relief for older Ohioans and force team continues to live With 91 percent of precincts health insurance providers to let In the past with a 1-0 win reporting, Taft had 50 percent of patients choose their doctors. over EMU. the vote to 44 percent for Fisher, Fisher said that despite his according to unofficial returns loss, the campaign was success- tabulated by The Associated ful in bringing people of all back- Press. Reform Party candidate grounds together. John Mitchel had 3 percent and "In that respect, we won a ■ The volleyball team Zanna Feitler, a member of the great victory tonight," he said. lost Its eighth straight Natural Law Party on the ballot He said he did not second match to CSU in five as an independent, had 2 per- guess anything his campaign sets. cent. did. "What a great victory," a smil- "There is always pain as there ing Taft told supporters at a should be, but our pain is less Auoclated Prew Photo Republican celebration. Bob Taft (far right), newly-elected governor of Ohio, reads the inscription on a book given as a present to him today. His wife Hope (far left) and daughter Anna sit next to him. "I'll do my best. I won't let • See TAFT, page five. ■ Senior Kevin Maltarich is coaching local high school football team. Details on Kaptur wins by landslide vote □ Democratic candidate is was one of the only victories for local In spite of this, though, she is glad the the vote Democrats in yesterday's election. election is over. re-elected to the U.S. House as "1 have a lot of things to take care of at • Republican candi- "I don't want to comment on the antics of her opponent is arrested and my opponent because I don't know enough home before I return to Washington in two date for U.S. House about what happened," Kaptur said, adding, weeks," she said, citing cleaning off her desk, spent the night in jail jailed. raking leaves and watching an Ohio State ■ The Mourning Dove "Campaigns should be conducted on the after being arrested for issues anyway." game as her top priorities. issue was defeated Kaptur will continue to represent most menacing by stalking Emery was arrested yesterday and as of soundly. By SARAH DELANEY and University students. Ohio's 9th Congression- and resisting arrest. last night was in custody at the Lucas Coun- al district has most of its population base in MIKE WENDLING ty jail on charges of menacing by stalking The BG News the city of Toledo, but stretches south to • Democrats took a and resisting arrest. include Bowling Green east of Main Street. hit a the polls. Some Marcy Kaptur undoubtedly had a better Kaptur won 81 percent of the overall 9th According to Toledo Police, Emery yelled ■ Boyle claims cite the Clinton scandal night than her opponent, Ed Emery — he district vote, closely matching the 78 percent obscenities at a neighbor on the evening of Volnovlch may have spent the night in jail. of the vote she garnered in Wood County. Oct. 27. When police attempted to arrest as a factor in voting Kaptur was extremely pleased with her Emery yesterday afternoon, he allegedly used illegal campaign decisions. Kaptur, instead, worked the party circuit funding to get elected in the 9th district where she was re-elected to landslide victory over Emery and exclaimed resisted, yelling "Get your fascist hands off enthusiastically, "I like elections!" to the U.S. Senate. the U.S. House of Representatives. Kaptur Voinovich wins ■ Ohio EPA to end Voter threat of clean air U.S. Senate seat control over Cincinnati. turnout □ The current • A campaign governor of Ohio soundly defeats finance question remains could hold up the Opinion 2 opponent Mary Boyle. Page Three 3 final results. Nation 4 constant The Associated Press -page 4 Sports 7 □ Citizens came out to COLUMBUS — Gov. George Agate 10 Voinovich overcame a last- said. vote in spite of minute campaign finance contro- Voinovich was buoyed by the negative campaigns. versy to win an open U.S. Senate state's strong economy, picking seat on Tuesday, giving Ohio two up nearly six in 10 voters who Republican senators for the first rated the economy as good, and "Only the educated By TRACY WOOD and time since 1974. an even bigger share of those Voinovich had been favored who judged it excellent, accord- are free." ERIN BERGER The BG News from the start to defeat Democrat ing to an exit poll by VNS for the Mary Boyle. He heavily outspent AP and five national television Epictetus Students and Bowling Green her on the campaign and joined outlets. Discourses residents showed up at the polls her for only one televised debate. But Democrats found a last- Tuesday to support their candi- BG NewiPhoto/MIKE LZHMKUHLE He took nearly 60 percent of minute issue when the Ohio dates and take advantage of their the votes. Elections Commission received voting privilege. A woman casts her ballot at the Saddlemire Student Services Appearing at a Republican allegations that Voinovich's 1994 Matt DeMain, junior special Building Tuesday. Voter turnout was near the same as other off- victory celebration with his wife campaign spending reports mis- education major, came out espe- year elections, according to pollsters. and other family members, represented payments funneled Look for more dialogue cially to support Bob Taft for on the topic of homo- Voinovich said: "On a night like to a company controlled by his governor because he feels Taft made the decision harder," received many absentee ballots, this, one experiences many emo- brother to cover the salary of a sexuality on the updat- has some very positive ideas for DeMain said. "I thought that it especially from the Perrysburg tions but I can quickly define the political ally. ed BG News website. education. was more important to vote than area. one Janet and I feel most, and Boyle said the certification of Check it out at: DeMain said it is important Evonne Smith, freshman, said that is great gratitude." the race should be delayed until for college students to vote in to not vote at all." she was annoyed by the candi- At the Student Services build- He briefly acknowledged a full investigation was conduct- order to have a voice in society. dates "bashing" each other Boyle, saying she worked hard ed. But a spokesman for the WWW. Robert Clark, a graduate stu- ing, about 200 on-campus stu- through mudslinging cam- dents voted out of about 1,900 and ran an aggressive campaign. Republican secretary of state dent in career and technology paigns. She said she would have Boyle told fewer than 50 sub- said he did not have the authori- bgnews.com education, agreed. registered voters, a typical rather heard about the issues. amount for a midterm election. dued supporters in a small ban- ty to do so. "A lot of things need to be Some voters shook off the neg- According to Judy Myerholtz, quet room in Cleveland that her Terry Cress, 52, is a Democrat changed," Clark said. "We all ative ads, however. Bowling Board of Elections clerk in Per- campaign pressed Voinovich to who voted for Voinovich in sub- need to take a pro-active role in Green citizen Al Urban hasn't rysburg, it was a busy day at the . address issues such as education, urban Columbus. changing them." missed an election since 1953 and If you have a news tip or polls, busier than most. Social Security, the environment "I think Voinovich has been a Although most seemed to doesn't let the dirty campaigning have an Idea for a story, "The phones have been ring- and fair trade. great asset to Ohio," she said. "I believe that it is important to affect his voting decision. "Win or lose, it is worth every really think he's a person who call anytime and ask to vote, some voters were turned ing off the hook," Myerholtz "I looked at the history of the said. minute of hard work if you can has the experience and will do a speak with an editor. off by negative ad campaigns. Myerholtz said she thinks one candidates and the issues they go out there, be yourself and better job.