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Iraq promises to release another 108 foreign hostages 4A Cotton WEDNESDAY November 71990 NEWSP APE FT WIN CITIES ji Dm Wellstone dramatically upsets Boschwitz; With 88 in, governor's race still in doubt V) BV vS iL Staff Photo by Jeff Wheeler Gov. Rudy Perpich, with his wife, Lola, spoke to supporters Tuesday night at a party in Minneapolis. Staff Photo by Jeff Wheeler DFL Senate candidate Paul Wellstone, with hit wife, Sheila, was upbeat as he answered questions. Carlson edges slightly Final weekend crucial to underdog's victory ahead in squeaker finish Minneapolis school referendum hard to call By Betty Wilson and Paul Klauda Staff Writers Gov. Rudy Perpich and Arne Carlson were locked today in a race so close that at times during the long night of counting less than 100 votes separated them out of more than 1.2 million cast Tuesday.

U.S. Sonato fDenotes Incumbent. 3,155 ot 4,090 precincts Paul David Wellstone DFL 563,31 7 Rudy BoschwitzIRf 533,859 Russell B. BentleyGRP 7,775 Page 1B Governor fDenotes incumbent. 3.585 of 4,090 precincts Rudy Perpich DFLf 630,369 Arne CarlsonIR 645,531 Wendy LyonsSWP 1,793 Ross S.

CulverhouseGRP 4,413 Heart Warrior 4,002 (Judith Ann) ChosaERP With 88 nercent of the state's 4 f)9f) precincts reporting, Carlson was lead ing witn 91 percent ot tne gubernatorial vote compared to Perpich's 49. Helms wins reelection; Bradley survives scare Page 8A Mark Dayton in command in race for state auditor By Robert VVhereatt and Paul Klauda StfT Writers Paul Wellstone, the political science professor from Carleton College who most experts said had no chance of beating Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, was projected the apparent winner early this morning in a stunning upset, according to exit polls. The projection was made by Voter Research and Surveys of New York for several major news organizations, including the Star Tribune. At 1:30 a.m.

today, the firm projected Wellstone a winner by 52 to 48 percent A loss by Boschwitz apparently would make him the the only senator tc fail to be reelected yesterday. A victory by Wellstone would be the biggest political upset in a Minnesota general election in recent history. There was no concession by the Boschwitz camp, though the senator talked shortly before midnight as if he knew the ultimate vote count might go against him. "I have a wonderful wife, four wonderful sons, and a lot of talent," he told a reporter before leaving the Thunder-bkd Hotel in Bloomington for his home in Plymouth. "I've had 12 years of this.

"I've never been involved in a cliff-hanger before," Boschwitz said. "I'm not going to stay up losing sleep for it." Wellstone, a DFLer, apparently gained on the IR incumbent over the weekend and battled him evenly through a long night of protracted ballot counting, pulling ahead by midnight At 4 a.m., with 77 percent of the vote counted Wellstone led SI to 49 percent 563,317 to 533,859. At one point with 26 percent of all precincts counted, the two had been separated by a single vote. Wellstone, a fiery orator, told a cheering crowd at the downtown Senate continued on page 1 1 A The abortion issue was clearly among the keys to Carlson's apparent edge in the volatile race. A Star TribuneKSTP-TV Minnesota Poll showed that regardless of party affiliation, hard-line opponents of abortion were swinging toward Perpich and hard-line abortion-rights advocates were moving toward Carlson in the campaign's final days and hours.

Abortion-rights advocates outnumber abortion foes in the state. Carlson, an Independent-Republican, was leading in five of seven Twin Cities area counties. Perpich held a narrow lead in Anoka County, a traditional DFL stronghold, and in Scott County. Governor continued on page 1 SA The squeaker finish was perhaps an appropriate ending to what turned out to be Minnesota's strangest election campaign in years. An unexpectedly large number of Minnesotans voted yesterday.

That, coupled with the complication of hand-counting supplemental ballots in the gubernatorial race, dragged vote tabulations on hours later than usual. As the night wore on, the beleaguered Perpich was counting on heavy support in northern and northwestern Minnesota to offset Carlson's strength in the Twin Cities area and southern Minnesota. DFLer Mark Dayton appeared to have defeated IR candidate Bob Heinrich in the race for state auditor, the only state constitutional office in which the incumbent was not seeking reelection. In the other state constitutional races, Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III and Secretary of State Joan Growe, both DFLers, were capturing more than 60 percent of the vote in their reelection bids. State Treasurer Michael McGrath, another DFLer, led IR challenger John Burger by a lesser margin.

Mark Dayton PagelB Stangeland ousted; E-temstad victorious Nationally, it was a long night for GOP U.S. House Pern. GOP Other Seats won 248 154 1 Leading 19 13 0 Trend 267 167 1 Current 259 176 0 Net change 8 -9 1 U.S. Senate Pern. GOP Other Seats won 17 17 0 Leading 1 0.

0 Holdovers 38 27 0 Trend 56 44 0 Current 55 45 0 Net change 1 -10 Page 14A Minnesota turnout may top 60 percent of the vote counted. He told a somber crowd of supporters in Moorhead that the situation was "not good." But he added, "I hope you brought your brown bags, because it's going to be a long night I still think we can pull this out if we can find some precincts with good totals for us." Peterson was cautious, too. "It looks like it is going to hold," he said, noting that in many key areas he was running ahead of his totals in 1986 when he lost by 121 votes. In the state's other lively congres- Congress continued on page 16A By Jim Parsons ffeff Writer It took three times, but Collin Petersen finally defeated his old foe, Rep. Stangeland, for a seat in Congress from Minnesota's Seventh District.

Stangeland, who has served 13 years in the House and has beaten Peterson twice in the process, was weakened by an ethics controversy. He was reluctant to admit defeat early today, but said he had never trailed by such Slwide margin so late in the vote-counting process. Hp was behind by six percentage points 47 to 53 percent with 86 IR, DFL trade several Senate seats Page 1 Ted Mondale ousts Phyllis McQuaid Page 2B Freeman leads county attorney race Page6B Voters support environmental fund Page 1 3A There was little good news for the GOP. The best of it was in Ohio, where George Voinovich won a Democratic governorship, and in Connecticut, where Gary Franks became the first black House Republican since 193S. Former Sen.

Lowell Weicker vexed the GOP, this time as an outsider. He won an independent bid for governor of Connecticut. Vermont sent Socialist Bernie Sanders to the House in place of a Republican. In Florida, former Sen. Lawton Chiles won handily over first-term Republican Gov.

Bob Martinez.1 Democrat David Walters grabbed the open Republican governorship in Oklahoma. Bruce Sundlun wrested the governorship from Republicans in hard-times Rhode Island, ousting Edward DiPrete. Former Gov. Bruce King's successful comeback returned New Mexico to the Democratic column, and Joan Finney ousted GOP Gov. Mike Hayden in Kansas.

Democrat Barbara Roberts snatched the Oregon governor's race from Republican Dave Frohnmayer. Associated Press Democrats wrested governorships from the GOP in Texas, Florida and five other states Tuesday in midterm elections that sealed a season of Republican disappointment. Democrats also expanded their dominion of Congress, although they lost a hard-fought challenge to Sen. Jesse Helms, Upsets were hard to find, despite stirrings of voter discontent. House Republican Whip Newt Gingrich barely won reelection in Georgia.

Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey, a 1992 Democratic presidential contender, narrowly avoided a stunning defeat by a virtual unknown. Texas elected as governor Democrat Ann Richards, whose late charge was pushed to victory by Republican Clayton Williams' series of blunders. Democratic National Committee Chairman Ron Brown claimed, "Democrats have done extraordinarily well," but the question of which party could claim victory when the evening was over depended on still-to-be-determined races for governor of California and Michigan. Page 9A Thompson reelected in Wisconsin Almanac Democrats widen lead in U.S.

House Page 9A D.C. voters deny Barry council seat Page 1 2A Wexler leads 31 -year Hennepin judge Page 4B Antitax, environmental measures fall Page 8A A long, long night counting ballots Page 1 4A Grunseth launches charge at Carlson Page 1 0A Wednesday, November 7, 1990 31 1th day; 54 to go this year Sunrise: 6:59. Sunset: 4:54 Mostly sunny, high 38. Comics 8.9E OMtuariet 6B Movies 5E TV, Radio 10E Complete Index 2A Circulation 673-4343 Copyright 1 990 Star Tribune VokimeJNurnber217 7sections.