19-12-HR Haldeman Political File
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library Contested Materials Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 19 12 11/3/1971 Campaign Memo From: Harry Dent To: Gordon Strachan RE: Evaluations of November 2, 1971, Elections. 3 pgs. 19 12 11/2/1971 Campaign Report Election Results from the different participating states. 5 pgs. 19 12 11/2/1971 Campaign Memo To: Harry Dent RE: Handwritten note with two names of Senate candidates and statistics. Election returns and recommended telephone calls attached. 6 pgs. 19 12 11/2/1971 Campaign Memo From: Robert C. Odle, Jr. To: The Committee for the Re-Election of the President Staff RE: Monitoring the various races for the Attorney General and Mr. Haldeman. 2 pgs. Monday, April 11, 2011 Page 1 of 3 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 19 12 10/29/1971 Campaign Memo From: Robert C. Odle, Jr. To: The Attorney General RE: What race the Committee for the re-election of the President will be monitoring, including a summary of the races, and telephone calls. 3 pgs. 19 12 11/2/1971 Campaign Report Write-up of candidates for the Gubernatorial and Mayoralty races. 2 pgs. 19 12 11/2/1971 Campaign Memo From: Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Election Watch. A copy is attached. 4 pgs. 19 12 10/6/1971 Campaign Memo From: Harry Dent To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Politics File. 1 pg. 19 12 10/5/1971 Campaign Memo From: Peter Millspaugh To: Harry Dent RE: Newspaper coverage of the Wallace fund- raiser. New York Times article attached. 3 pgs. Monday, April 11, 2011 Page 2 of 3 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 19 12 9/20/1971 Campaign Memo From: Bob Finch To: H.R. Haldeman RE: The Electoral College and the Mexican- American: An Analysis of the Mexican- American Impact on the 1972 Presidential Election. 17 pgs. 19 12 8/11/1971 Campaign Memo From: Larry Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: Odds and Ends of the Election. 2 pgs. Monday, April 11, 2011 Page 3 of 3 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Data, November 3, 1971 TOr GORDON STRACHAN FROM: HARRY DENT please handle~_____ For your inforrnation_______ \ EVALUATION OF NOVEMBER 2, '1971, ELECTIONS I. Victories 1. Indianapolis, Indiana: Incumbent Republican Mayor Richard L~gar, .. running a,campaign closely identified with the President, won re-election 153,407 votes to the Democrat candidate's 100,552. This was the biggest percentage for any Republican candidate since President Eisenhower. State Chairman John Snyder says this should be seen as a real victory for the president as well as Lugar. 2. Evansville, Indiana: Evansville has elected a Republican mayor for the first time in 20 years, Russell G. Lloyd. 3. San Diego, California: Republican Assemblyman Pete Wilson wo:a the mayoral race with 115,417 votes to his opponent's 71,321. Botn' men were of conservative stripe, and voting was on party lines. 4. Birmingham, Alabama: Republican Mayor George Seibels who is closely tied to the president in Birmingham won re-election by \, 12,000 votes on October' 12. Seibels I regarded as one of the South I s most progressive mayors, won despite heavy opposition because of an occupational tax he supported. 5. Cleveland, Ohio: Republican Ralph Perke was elected mayor, beating out a Stokes-backed black independent and a moderate Democrat. Perke had been auditor of Cuyahoga County. Party people see strengthening of president's position in Ohio reflected in the vote. Perke has ties to the president from 1968, when he worked with'ethnics. 6. Columbus, Ohio: Republican Tom Moody was elected mayor of Columbus. Republicans now hold all but three or four city halls in Ohio. 7. Pennsylv~nia 18th Congressional District: Republican Heinz over his Democrat opponent by 103,000 to 49,000 at latest count. Seen as victory for P·resident since the Democrat, Connelly, tried to exploit the economic issue. II. 'j.'<?8S-UPS 1. New Jersey: GOP retained Senate, but lost control of Assembly, though not by overwhelming majority. Republican State Sena·tor Hap Farley lost big in Atlantic County, taking everyone with him. GOP held in counties where President was strong in 1968. Party people feel they made fairly good showing. 2. San Francisco: Republicans here not surprised at Alioto win, but feel some significance in that Republican Dobbs was second in the three-way race, with 69,786 votes. A Republican, John Molinari, was elected a San Francisco supervisor. III. Major Setbacks 1. Kentucky: Democrat Wendell Ford beat Republican Tom hl3berton. Ford had styled his campaign as running against the President as . well as Emberton and Nunn. Emberton turned off attack too early, wpund up on defensive. Democrats turned out consistent numbers of voters statewide. Democrats hold 2 - 1 edge in registration. , , , 2.' Virginia: George P. Shafran, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor ran third statewide despite heavy campaigning by Governor Linwood Holton: Democrats captured all of Northern Virginia state Senate delegation. OVerall Evaluation: Ohio showed greatest Republican vigor. While Indiana was strong, several college towns were lost, indicating need 'to beef up youth vote efforts. Attempts will be made by Democrats to use Kentucky as a barometer (Scoop Jackson said it this morning in a press conference), but the pennsylvania 18th should refute this to a degree since the Democrat who ran much in the style of Ford, was defeated. ~. I November 2, 1971 ELECTION RETURNS CONGRESSIONAL RACE: Pennsylvania 18th Heinz (R) 103,000 Connelly (D) 49,000 GUBERNATORIAL RACE: Kentucky Emberton (R) 388,594 Ford (D) 448,418 C handler (I) 37,739 Smith 7,231 Mississippi Waller (D) 427,544 Evers (I) 117,652 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Virginia Shafran (R) 183,926 Koste1 (D) 269,841 Howell (I) 317,008 MAYORAL RACES: Indianapolis Lugar (R) 153,407 Neff (D) 100,552 page 2 - Election Returns for November 2, 1971 Philadelphia Longstreth (R) 343, 169 Rizzo (D) 391,692 Cleveland Perke (R) 87,374 Pinckney (D) 72,386 Carney (I) 64,923 San Francisco Dobbs (R) 69,786 Alioto (D) 97,251 Feinstein 55,175 Boston Hicks (D) 70,326 White (D) 113,119 San Diego Wilson (R) 115,417 Butler (D) 71,321 Baltimore Pierpont (R) 17,740 Schaefer (D) 128,807 Harry S. Dent 11:00 a.m., November 3, 1971 1 I November 2, 1971 II ELECTION RETURNS CONGRESSIONAL RACE: Pennsylvania 18th Heinz (R) 103,000 Connelly (D) 49,000 GUBERNATORIAL RACE: Kentucky Emberton (R) 388,594 Ford (D) 448,418 C handler (I) 37,739 Smith 7,231 Missis sippi Waller (D) 427,544 Evers (I) 117,652 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Virginia Shafran (R) 183,926 Kostel (D) 269,841 Howell (I) 317,008 MAYORAL RACES: Indianapolis Lugar (R) 153,407 Neff (D) 100,552 page 2 - Election Returns for November 2, 1971 Philadelphia Longstreth (R) 343, 169 Rizzo (D) 391,692 Cleveland Perke (R) 87,374 Pinckney (D) 72,386 Carney (I) 64,923 San Francisco Dobbs (R) 69,786 Alio~o (D) 97,251 Feinstein 55,175 BQston Hicks (D) 70,326 White (D) 113,119 San Diego Wilson (R) 115,417 Butler (D) 71,321 Baltimore Pierpont (R) 17,740 Schaefer (D) 128,807 Harry S. Dent 11:00 a. m., November 3, 1971 UPI-14 (OTHER ELECTION3) PITTS13URGtl--HEPUaLICAfJ lie JOH;~ dEINZ III, HEIR TO A FOOD PROCC:SSING FORTU:~£, USED A YOUTriFUL I11;\Gi!: ANJ A ~cjELL O:iGANIZED C/~t~PMIG;~ TO OVER'>lJHf':U'l DEf10Ci"U\T JO;·HJ CONNiLLY BY A 2-1 :'iAR(31 TUESD:W IN TriS NAT IO:v··S OlJL Y COUG;~ 51 mJAL Rl\CL HEINZ RECEIVED 103,~00 VOTiS TO 49,060 FOR CONNELLY IN COMPLETE ~OFFICIAL RiTU~NS IN PENNSYLVANIA'S 18Tri CONGRiSSIONAL DISTRICT I SUBURBAN PITTSBURG,i. SO~£ RiPUaLICANS AT Trl2 HEINZ VICTORY CELEBRATION CALLED TriE aECTIO~ A VINDICATION OF NIXON'S POLICIES. MOST DEMOCRATS AT OONNELLY'S HEADQUARTERS aLAiiJiD HIS DiFiAT ON HEAVY SPENiJING BY dEINZ. -0 INDIANAPOLIS--VOTERS IN AMiRICA'S llTt! LARGEST CITY TUESDAY ~-EL~CTED REPUdLICAN MAYOR RIC~RD LUGAR, ONi OF P~E3IOENT NIXON'S fDST riiiQUE:NT ADI} ISERS ON UiUAN AFFAII\S. LUGAR, 39, PR€SIDiNT OF Trli NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND VICE PRESIDENT OF' THE PRESIDENT'S f\DVISORY COUNCIL O~~ INTERGOVERlJr'lENTAL RELATIO:~S, DEFEATED HIS DEt'lQCHATIC CHALLENG ..:H, JOHN NEFF, :)/.1, 3Y A BETTEH THAN .3-'[0-2 HATIO. -0 ALBANY--A DW~T BILLION BOND ISSUE TO IMPROVE rlIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WAS DEiEATE0 TUESDAY DESPITE THE BACKING OF GOV. ~ELSO~ roCKEfELLER AND ~AYOR JOHN LINJSAY. THE BO~0 LOST BY 150,0~0 VOTES IN NEW YORK CITY WITH Tt!E UNOFfICIA~ ~ATE~IDE TOTAL RUN~ING 1,3~5,049 AGAINST THE MEASURE AND 1,302,294 FOR IT .. -vJ- JERSiY CITY--DR. PAUL JO~DAN, A PU3LIC HEALTH P~YSICIANf BEAT 17 ffiHER CANDIDATES TO FILL THE UNE:X?IRiD TiR~ OF FORMER MAYO~ TrlO~AS WHELAN. WHELAN IS SERVING A 15-YE:AR PRISON SENTENCE: FO~ EXTORTION OJNSPIRr\CY. ELSiWriiRE IN NEW JERSEY, DEMOCRAT~ MA~2 DiEP INROADS INTO THE REPUBLICAN i'lAJORITY Il~ TrL~ STATE LEGI';;LATUHi. -ij- MACON, GA.--GOP ~AYOR RONNIE TrlOMP30N, CLAIMING TrlE SUPPORT OF VIC~ PRESIDENT AGNEW p Ef\SILY WOi~ ELi:CTIOi'J TO riIS SiCOND FOUR-Yil\K TER'l TUj~SDAY • . TriOM?SON PILED UP 18,989 voriS TO 13,721 FOR £MORYGREENE, A DEl\lOCHAT AND BIBB COUNTY CD,1iviI3SION£f,. MIAMI 8EAC~--F~RMER DADE COUNTY ri~YOR CrlUCK riALL WON A LANDSLIDE 'VICTO;{Y TU.~SDAY FO:q l1AYO:i OF AII\ilI dE/\Cd,- ':3UCCiii)ING JAY DEK/1Ea \~dO .