The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 11

WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1992 11 A THE TIMES SVi cCrery buries Huckaby in runoff hiHI ill' few (Incomplete and unofficial results.) 151,901 87,706 McCrery Huckaby Congress: Republican to seek appointment to Ways and Means. By THAO HUA and MARGARET MARTIN The Times Republican U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery will head to Congress for a third full term with the Ways and Means Committee on his mind.

McCrery, who buried the. eight-term incumbent Democrat Jerry. Huckaby in a landslide victory at the polls Tuesday, said the first thing he'll do is try to get on the committee, where he'll be more involved in debate on fiscal questions, deficit reduction and health care reform. McCrery won with 63 percent of the vote districtwide, according to unofficial results with 96 percent of the precincts reporting. He outpolled the 16-year incumbent Democrat in 10 of 18 district parishes including Caddo, Bossier, Ouachita and Lincoln parishes.

He's the first Republican congressman since 1876 elected to the 5th Congressional District seat. On Jan. 5, McCrery will be sworn into office. "It's a big victory for all of you who have stuck by me and Joh-nette," McCrery told supporters Times photoDARREL ELLIS Jim McCrery greets supporters at victory celebration. paign, McCrery attacked Huckaby for having 88 overdrafts at the House bank, for flip-flopping on term limits, for flying first class at taxpayer expense and for living in McLean, instead of the district.

Huckaby had attacked McCrery for voting for a $35,000 congressional pay raise, President George Bush's "read my lips" tax increase and for being a "rubber stamp for the Republican Party." He had also tried to hit McCrery for being a lawyer, an incumbent, and a former lobbyist. A Minden native had also claimed that McCrery had had homosexual affairs. McCrery denied and ignored the allegations. McCrery declared victory as his wife Johnette stood by him and supporters shouted "Amen" and "God bless you." Emmett Womack, the clerk of court for Red River Parish, played the Battle Hymn of the Republic on a harmonica as the smell of victory filled the room. they're ready for change," Huckaby later said.

Prior to his defeat Tuesday, Huckaby said he had plans to return to Louisiana to live if he did not win the election. Lou Gehrig Burnett, Huckaby's chief of staff, said Tuesday Huckaby would also consider working for the Bill Clinton administration. Huckaby and McCrery were thrown together after reapportionment drew the two incumbents into the same district. During the often bitter cam at a campaign celebration at the Sheraton Pierremont. Huckaby, dean of the Louisiana delegation, was teary-eyed during a brief speech at his Monroe campaign headquarters to thank supporters and sum up 16 years of accomplishments in the 5th District.

Huckaby said he "established a reputation of being honest, effective, someone who did their homework and made things happen, especially in agriculture." "Tonight the people have said "I I'liiUW iiijim.miiW'M At a glance: 5th District vr Hero's a loo at who won each pansn in the 5th Congressional District, Jerry Huckaby QJim McCrery 11 I 3 1 r-" 1 TT7r X'' A 0. i rr (Ciii mill WOTE: Parishes alono the periphery v3l Af -f i 7 other congressional districts ''Vi JTWlv A -j Entire parishes are shown to jA 4 1 make map easier to read Jerry Huckaby and his wife, Sue, greet supporters In Monroe. v.w, i i i i 1 ibiimhi HHiiiiibIiIiIhiwm iiiiiiiniaiiiiiiiMMllii BWS mm iiVrViidi- mi i 002 Lakeview United Methodist Church 121 429 004 St. Stephen Amer. Lutheran Church 201 583 007 Centenary College Gold Dome 258 382 008 Shreve City Baptist Church 175 678 009 Shreve Island Elementary School 191 879 010 A.C.

Steere Elementary School 78 538 011 Arthur Circle Elementary School 80 545 012 Broadmoor Lab Middle School 124 734 013 Broadmoor Lab Middle School 125 626 014 Querbes Recreation Center 187 500 015 Alexander Special Ed. Elem. School 159 317 016 Riverside Elementary School 141 877 017 Alexander Spec. Ed. Elem.

School 118 203 018 Fire Station No. 7 101 243 019 Dunlap Presbyterian Church 69 215 020 Byrd High School Gymnasium 110 587 021 Fire Station No. 10 97 600 022 Pierremont Mall ,150 459 024 South Highlands Elementary School 144 490 025 Werner Park Elementary School 134 263 026 Betty Virginia Park Rec. Bldg. 90 464 027 Mall St.

Vincent 170 551 028 Shreve Island Elementary School 86 126 036 Sunset Acres Elementary School 207 514 043 Werner Park Elementary School 186 315 047 Knights of Columbus Hall 91 507 048 Riverside Elementary School 86 715 049 Youree Drive Middle School 48 432 052 Woodlawn High School 284 295 053 Oak Terrace Special School 141 494 055 Hillsdale Elementary School 308 417 056A University Elementary School 128 638 056B University Elementary School 93 642 062 South Highlands Magnet Elem. School 76 491 063 Captain Shreve High School 106 505 068 Fire Station No. 3 215 551 069 Westwood Elementary School 213 .799 070 Westwood Elementary School 321 526 072 Baptist Student Center 158 '864 074 Broadmoor Presbyterian Church 67 431 075 Fire Station No. 3 152 934 076A University Elementary School 120 630 076B University Elementary School 130 591 077 University Baptist Church 197 1008 078 Christian Center of Shreveport 91 212 079 Christian Center of Shreveport 122 285 C82A North Highlands Elementary School 156 492 082B North Highlands Elementary School 122 476 083A Ford Park Baptist Church 260 5 604 083B Ford Park Baptist Church 206 559 084 Cockrell Tennis Center 587 600 085A Huntington High School 270 607 085B Huntington High School 282 641 087 Huntington High School 274 570 088 Shreveport Bible Church 226 694 089A Summerfield Elementary School 200 766 089B Summerfield Elementary School 179 627 089C Summerfield Elementary School 220 616 090A Summer Grove Elementary School 115 587 090B Summer Grove Elementary School 170 590 091 A Ridgewood Middle School 152 611 091 Ridgewood Middle School 123 653 092 Forest Hill Elementary School 125 893 093 Southern Hills Elementary School 184 792 094 Summerfield Estates 258 931 095A S. Caddo Branch Shreve Memorial Lib.

102 694 095B S.Caddo Branch Shreve Memorial Lib. 93 686 096 Mangum Mem. United Methodist Church 103 321 097A Ellerbe Road United Methodist Church 91 608 097B Ellerbe Road United Methodist Church 97 597 098 Barrett Elementary School 96 259 100-121 Reserved 0 0 122 Westview Christian Church 222 306 123 Grawood Christian School 155 509 124 Grawood Christian School 105 341 125 Keithville ElementaryMiddle School 293 616 126 Caddo Fire District No. 6 199 728 127 L.S.U. Pecan Station 107 398 128 Ellerbe Rd.

United Methodist Church Rd. 26 261 129 Dixie Garden Civic Center 26 194 132A Caddo Fire District No. 4 252 529 132B Caddo Fire District No. 4 255 455 .133 Caddo Fire District Substation No. 3 286 501 134 Caddo Fire District No.

3, Sub. No. 4 107 257 135 Lakeview Baptist Church 184 461 136 Blanchard Elementary School' 270 834 137A Northwood High School 307 663 137B Northwood High School 272 567 133 Donnie Bickham Middle School 175 665 139 Mooringsport Elementary School 152 373 142 Oil City Community Center 75 212 143 North Caddo High School 70 237 1 44 North Caddo High School 54 99 146 Deep South Gift Shop 96 102 147 Village Hall 131 78 148 Reserved 0 0 149 Village Hall 46 56 150 Ida Community Center 27 106 151 Hosston Town Hall 52 82 152 N. Caddo Branch Shreve Memorial Lib. 282 315 153 Vivian ElementaryMiddle School 215 577, 156 Oil City Community Center 196 234 157' Mooringsport Community Center 108 235 158 Blanchard Elementary School 125 476 159 Greenwood City Hall 251 600 Absentee 585 2225 Huckaby's career comes to quiet end Two-city night: Bitter campaign ends somberly in Monroe, Shreveport.

watched the returns in Monroe. "The makeup of the district was difficult to deal with. It served McCrery better than it did us," said Lou Gehrig Burnett, chief of staff. "People seemed to be discontented with Sieople who have been in office or years and we got caught up in the winds of change. "It's the most difficult night of my life.

He and I have been together 16 years and we had done a lot of good things. We had been winners for a long time. Tonight we're not." The campaign staff went into the day optimistic despite polls showing McCrery with a large lead. Huckaby hoped he would be helped by a high turnout with the presidential election, by the support of unions and by the phone banks he didn't use in the primary. But it wasn't enough.

Working against him: overdrafts at the House bank, his residence in Virginia and minimal support in Caddo Parish, where he had hoped to win 35 percent of the vote. Bossier Parish Community College student Tony Matteson, a campaign volunteer, was among those holding Huckaby signs in front of the television cameras at the Shreveport headquarters. "It hurts that more people didn't see the way Jerry Huckaby sees," he said. By DAVID WESTERFIELD The Times U.S. Rep.

Jerry Huckaby watched Tuesday's election returns hoping he could do what opponent Jim McCrery did in the primary election: surprise the pollsters in a loud way. But 16 years of service in Congress ended softly and somberly for the conservative Democrat. His voice cracked as he made a brief statement of thanks to his supporters in Monroe. "Tonight the people have said they're ready for change," he said. Plans to fly to Shreveport Tuesday night were canceled after vote totals showed McCrery would win easily.

"I feel very sad," said press secretary Sophia Blanks. "I talked with one of our workers in Monroe and she was in tears." A group of 25 or so supporters crowded into Huckaby's small Shreveport campaign headquarters, 855 Pierremont, to watch returns. They quietly ate carrot sticks and cucumbers, chips and dip, while watching Huckaby trail through the night. The congressman voted in Ringgold and 1 Bellaire School 102 568 2 Aulds Library 144 608 3 Parkway High School 141 586 4 Bossier Recreation Center 154 682 5 FireStation 116 159 'it fft'iiiiifiii'imi liiiiEf Pjjn i. 1 Benton Town Hall 338 389 2 Airline High School 94 644 3 Stockweli Elementary School 244 960 4 Apollo Elementary School 125 919 6 Bossier Elementary School 145 262 7 Airline High School 123 598 9 Plantation Park School 175 410 10 Grace Reformed Baptist Church 102 430 11 Bossier Health Unit 148 395 12A RusheonJr.High 27 121 12B RusheonJr.High 43 224 12C RusheonJr.High 126 240 13 Central Park Elementary School 129 357 14 Waller Fire Station 161 397 15 Waller Elementary School 243 267 16 Kerr Elementary School 158 521 17A Meadowview Elementary School 70 155 17B Meadowview Elementary School 140 299 18A Benton Elementary School 131 181 18B Benton High School 45 281 18C Benton High School 42 163 19 Greenacres Jr.

High School 165 327 20 Kerr Elementary School 122 563 21 A Benton Fire Dist. 4 Fire Station 48 188 21B St. Jude Church 13 87 22 Benton Fire Dist. 4 Fire Station 159 641 23 Waller Elementary School 22 124 1 Ivan 164 228 2 Midway 114 329 3A Princeton Jr. High School 215 209 38 T.L Rodes Elementary School 183 444 3C East 80 Fire Dist.

1 FireStation 45 93 3D East 80 Fire Dist. 1 Fire Station 11 15 4 Piatt Elementary School 176 625 :5 Haughton High School 81 129 6 Haughton Town Hall 240 423 7 S.Bossier District 2 Fire Station 330 341 8A Curtis Elementary School 36 150 8B Curtis Elementary School 49 169 8C Curtis Elementary School 17 61 9 Elm Grove Jr. High School 221 416 10 Riverside Baptist Church 291 1222 11A East 80 Branch Library 79 447 11B East 80 Fire District Fire Station 98 396 1 1 East 80 Branch Library 121 287 Absentee 230 846 Bienville 34 17 1,873 1,234 Bossier 50 50 6.882 20,152 Caddo 103 103 16,983 53,851 Claiborne 13 13 680 1,290 DeSoto 49 '49 4,225 5,694 Franklin 30 30 4,793 4,241 Jackson 35 35 3,882 Lincoln 25 25 2,835 5,702 Madison 16 16 1,294 1,288 Morehouse 17 17 3,344 3,635 Natchit 57 57 7,487 5,845 Ouachita 54 54 14,339 25,606 Red River 28 28 2,018 2,328 Richland 37 37 4,452 3,926 Union 23 23 3,243 3,312 Webster 53 53 5,529 7.999 WCarroll 17 17 2,100 1,926 Winn 13 13 1,747 775 hX74 TP: Total precincts PR: Precincts reporting.