Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 191 0 •:• 88th Year, Issue 41 © 1998 November 6, 1998 Newark, Del. • 50e THis WEEK . .. IN SPORTS NEWARK The CLOBBERS tallies A.l. 19 NEW CASTLE COUNTY Fifth District County Council DuPoNT Karen Venezky (D) * 8,947 David Horack (R) 4,943 Sixth District County Council . ~·~~n·~ ~· • J. Christopher Roberts (0)*10,707 ~ . - IN ~~~~: ·:~~LE . Charles Mulholland (R) 8, 778 Recorder of Deeds Michael Battaglia (R) * 58,034 GHS STUDENTS Lawrence Connor (D) 51 ,291 STATE SENATE DESIGN, 6th District NEWARK POST STAFF PHOTO BY HEIDI SCHEING Liane Sorenson (R) * 7,884 Donna Reed waited for election returns with her mother (seated) and other campaign workers after Victoria Santoro (U) 1,168 PRODUCE the polls closed on election night. 1Oth District 8 Steve H. Amick (R)* 4,935 ·&SELL. Mark E. Amsler (D) 2,773 11th District Local Republicans Anthony J. Deluca (D) 3,416 IN THE NEWS Donna Reed (R) * 3,166 • STATE HOUSE 14th District CAsHO MILL win some, lose some Richard DiLiberto (D)* 2,224 Br MARY E. PETZAK of Bear-Glasgow. "I wouldn't the Varlano Civic Association James Flynn (R) 1,477 say there is a big Democratic and ·a member of both the 7 & 15th District UNDERPASS NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER edge in these districts, but there 40 Alliance and the Bear/Glas­ Bruce Reynolds (R) 1,956 is a light Democratic edge," gow Council of Civic Associa­ Robert Maistra (D) 1,416 AMPAIGN worker for said DeLuca at the Boys and tion . MOVING Donna Reed com­ Girls Club earlier on election In his campaign announce­ 23rd District C plained bitterly about day. "Hopefully (there is a good ment, Viola noted that he has D.C. Cebula (D) 1,533 the mudslinging of her oppo­ turnout) and hopefully that will been a member of the Teamsters Timothy Boulden (R) * 2,428 AHEAD nent, Anthony DeLuca, during help me." uni<?n for the past 18 year . He the race. But in the end, it was And although Republicans is a pa t president of the 7 & 40 26th District Reed herself who did a little were urprised at Reed's lo , Alliance and erved on the Richard F. Davis (R) * 1,808 ... SLOWLY. name-cal ling. they were astounded at Richard board of directors of the John Viola (D) 1,901 3 "He's not a nice man and the Davis of Sherwood Forest Bear/Glasgow Council of Civic voter are not going to like what going down in defeat to politi­ Organizations. STATE AUDITOR they got," said the one-term cal newcomer John Viola in the Other area Republicans in Diane M. Kempski (D) 73,944 Republican legislator following 26th Representative District. state race fared better with sen­ R. Thomas Wagner (R)*101,933 NEWS 1-5 her loss on Tuesday night. (See Davis, a state representative ators Liane Sorenson (R­ Results Box to right}. since 1983, co-chaired the Joint Hockessin) beating Victoria POLICE BLOTIER 2 • STATE TREASURER Reed lost her 11th District Finance Committee in the state Santoro of the U.S. Taxpayers Janet Rzewnicki (R) * 75,226 OPINION 6 tate enate eat to the same Hou e. Party and Steven Amick (R­ Jack Markell (D) 104,132 per on he defeated to take it "I can't believe Davi lo t," Newark West) beating Democ­ LIFESTYLE 8 only four year ago. said State Representative rat Mark Amsler of Newark. ATTORNEY GENERAL THE ARTS 9 The hopes of those waiting at Stephanie Ulbrich (R-Newark State representatives Bruce Jane Brady (R)* 100,984 Reed's headquarters in Breeze­ South). Ulbrich ran unopposed Reynolds (R-Bear) defeated John T. Dorsey (D) 78,468 DIVERSIONS 10 wood II ro e and fell with every for her seat in the 24th District. chlllenger Robert Maista and CROSSWORD PUZZLE 11 phone cal1 after the poJls clo ed Viola aid there was a steady Timothy Boulden (R-Newark) • UNITED STATE CONGRESS at 8 p.m. on election night. turnout at the Boy and Girl pulled out the win against Michael N. Castle (R)* 120,605 SPORTS 19·24 Finally, around 9:30 p.m., with Club in hi home precinct alJ Newark re ident D.C Cebula Dennis E. Williams (D) 57,847 most of her runners' reports in, day but didn't necessarily think who campaigned heavily. PEOPLENEWS 16·17 Reed said simply, "That's it. It's that was the reason for his suc­ Incumbent Richard DiLiber­ *Denotes incumbent OBITUARIES 25 , 27 over. I'm still going to go over cess. "I think it just shows that to (D-Newark West) held onto to Cavaliers (Country Club) and people aren't as apathetic as his seat in the 14th Di trict CLASSIFIEDS 30·36 have a good time. Who want to everyone ha aid," Viola noted . against Rosevi11e Park re ident come?" One political commentator James Flynn who also l.ost in An hour later, she stepped on election night said organized 1996 against Senate Majority onto the stage at the Republican labor support as well as heavy Leader Thomas Sharp. Election Night Headquarters civic involvement in the Route In New Castle County races, and drew a shaky laugh from 40 area might have helped both Democrats Karen Venezky and the crowd with her first com­ DeLuca and Viola. J. Christopher Roberts retained ment. "I'm looking for a job," DeLuca, who pointed out their counciJ eat in the 5th and he said. that he is a fonner bu ines 6th Di tricts respectively. DeLuca, who has been quot­ manager for the International Republican Michael Battaglia ed as saying "politic i a con­ Bro~erhood of Electrical will return a. Recorder of 7 3 tact port" won heav.i!¥ io .ueu Wodr.i:n. · a t preaideat. of Deeds. 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