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State's Congressional Staffers Crank Up, One Packs Up rope by U.S. military personnel. English is chairman of that task force. Tulsa Democrat James R. Jones retained his 1st District congressional seat by 6(1 percent of the vote.

Jones' Washington office manager Mary Pay Gaffney, said the staff is glad it's all over. "A campaign is a big mental strain. 1 Ihink wc have worked hard and have done a good job. The congressman was pleased, also." She said the Washington staff had a watch party and kept close contact with Jones' watch party at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa. "We all thought we were going to be tired this morning, but we're not.

Everyone feels good." Lillian Newby. Watkins' press aide, laughed and wondered how to give "reaction for a non-race." She said the office was affected most by Texas Democrat Robert Gammage's loss-Tuesday at the polls. Watkins and Camm-age are next-door neighbors in the Cannon House Office Building and many members of the two staffs are close friends, she said. "The Gammagc siaff is nol real happy today. They didn't know fthcy had lost) until this morning and they didn't expect it," she said.

Rep. Tom Steed, Shawnee Democrat, won his bid for his 16th lerm in District 1. Truman Richardson, Steed's administrative assistant, declined to comment on the election outcome. received 74 percent of the 6th District vole. He told a reporter Wednesday by phone that he was very pleased with the election results.

English said what started out to be a small gathering of friends and family at the Hilton Inn West Tuesday night turned out to be a large victory party of between 100 and 200 people. He said many people from Cordell and the vast. 6th District showed up. "It was by far the largest parly we've ever had and the largest victory," he said. English is trying to shift gears now from a victorious political candidate to a serious congressional investigator.

He leaves Friday for Europe where he and the "Task Force on Drug Abuse in the Military" will research drug abuse in Eu Carter, administrative assistant and Del Smith, press secretary. Joe Carter was at a luncheon Wednesday and Del Smith was on vacation. Oklahoma City Republican Mickey Edwards garnered about 80 percent of the vote in the 5th District. His press aide, Bea Elliott, said he talked to Edwards briefly Tuesday night. was very pleased, relaxed and buoyed by the results.

He has worked very hard, both in the campaign and in Washington," he said. The whopping show of approval is especially signficant because of the- Democratic sweep in Oklahoma, Elliott said. "People like Mickey and they think he has done a good job." Rep. Glenn English, Cordoll Democrat, By Gaylc Gerlach Washington Bureau WASHINGTON While a lone staffer packed boxes and answered telephones, Wednesday in Oklahoma Rep. Ted Rison-hoover's office, ihc rest of the Oklahoma congressional offices basked in victory's sunshine and began gearing up for another two years on the Hill.

Four Oklahoma congressmen wore returned to the House of Representatives Tuesday by Oklahoma voters. Ada Democrat Wes Watkins didn't have a challenger in District 3 and Risenhoover was defeated in the 2nd District congressional primary last August. Risenhoover has only three staff members now, on the Washington payroll Elaine Plotkin, office manager, Joe Helm Race Outcome Pends Other Seven State Senate Incumbents Fare Well derating lodging a lawsuit to contest the voting machine error. "Obviously, there was a foul-up on the machine, we all know that. When you have a foul-up.

what can you do?" Curry asked. Mrs. Helm was a staunch opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment (luring her four-year stint in the Legislature. She Is the first woman to serve in the Senate since 1929. While she appeared headed to defeat, seven of her colleagues won handily in their bids for another four-year term.

Heading the list was state Sen. John Dahl. chairman of the Senate Agriculture Commit- candidate, Nelson Berry, received the remaining 15 votes. Perki.ns said officials decided to give the three candidates the votes in question and add them to their final tabulations, which would give Cain a 206-vote edge over Mrs. Helm.

Perkins said the tabulations will be forwarded to the state election board for certification. Mrs. Helm will have until 5 p.m. Monday to file a protest, he said. Mrs.

Helm's campaign manager, Clark Curry, said Wednesday the incumbent senator is consulting with an attorney and is consi- margin, or 177 voles, over Mrs. Helm in tabulations from all but one voting machine in the northwest Oklahoma City Senate district. But Oklahoma County election officials tabulated 200 votes-Wednesday from the suspect machine that had accidentally reversed the party identification of Mrs. Helm and Cain, a mistake which could affect the outcome if voters used the straight-ticket levers, said Carl Perkins, election board secretary. Of the 200 votes in question, Cain was given 107, while Mrs.

Helm was attributed with 78 votes. An independent By Ed Kcllcy State Sen. Mary Helm, a conservative Oklahoma City Republican and Ihc lone woman Senate member, was apparently defeated in Tuesday's election by a Democratic challenger, but the outcome may be contested because of a 200-balIot voting machine problem, an aide said Wednesday. Other Senate incumbents, however, tared much better as seven legislators were returned to Iheir posts by voters, according to final, unofficial returns tabulated Wednesday. Democrat Bernest Cain, a former lobbyist for Common Cause, held a 5,182 to 5,005 One Incumbent Retain Seats in House By Mick Illnton All but one of the 28 incumbents in the Oklahoma House were re-elected to their posts Tuesday with the lone defeat occurring in Cleveland County where Republican Helen Cole ousted Democrat Kenneth Craig of Moore by less than 500 votes.

Cole, former GOP stale official, returned the post to Republican hands after Democrat Craig's two-year term in Ron Shotts' old House district. Shotts. unsuccessful candidate for governor, held the post from 1972-76, resigning lo bid for the stale Corporation Commission. Also in Cleveland County, Democrat Cal Hob-son, former Lexington mayor, won I he House District 15 post, defeating Norman Klein by nearly 2,000 votes. Hobson had passed up four other Democrats in the primary seeking the post formerly held by Glenn Floyd, a U.S.

Senate candidate for a short time. In Oklahoma County's 15 state House posts, all 10 incumbents were re elected including five Republicans and 10 Democrats. House District 84 changed to Republican hands with Bill Graves edging out Democrat Gary Led-better by a 720-vote margin. The post was held by Democrat Judy Swinton, who did not seek re-elcc-lion. And in House District 86.

Democrat Bob Kerr outdistanced Republican George Barnes by 305 votes. The post was held by Democrat David Hood. Kenneth Nance's former Democratic House District 91 post also remained Democrat with Charles Gray soundly defeating Republican Robert E. Lee, 3.784-997. House members from Oklahoma County reelected to third terms were Democrats Jerry Stewart, District 93, and Fred C.

Joiner, District tec, who defeated Republican challcnger John Choate by 1.724 votes. Dahl has represented the five-county northern Oklahoma district since 1970. In Lawton, incumbent Sen. Al Terrill had little trouble in besting Republican Roy D. Moore by a 7.757 lo 4,563 margin.

Moore was Terrill's first opponent since the 41-year-old legislator came to the Senate in 1965. Meanwhile. Senate President Pro Tempore Gene C. Howard, of Tulsa, won another term by defeating GOP hopeful Abbott Grant by 3,300 votes. In the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, four incumbent, senators will return to the sta to capitol when the Legislature convenes in January.

They are Republican E.W. Keller, of Bethany, and three Democrats, James Howell, of Midwest City: Lee Cate, of Norman, and Gideon Tins-ley, of El Reno. Elsewhere, Republican candidate Don Nic-klcs, of Ponca City, edged Democrat John Heinze in the District 20 sent being vacated by retiring Sen. Roy Grantham. Nickles' victory means Republicans will still retain the nine seats ihcy held in the 48-seat Senate last winter, despite Mrs.

Helm's apparent loss. Below is a list of the latest tabulations, including the Senate district, the counties involved, the names of the candidates, their party affiliation, and votes received: District 2 (Delaware, Mayes, Rogers) 58 of 58 precincts. Bill J. Crutchcr, D. 11,57 Timothy K.

Tim Mostellcr. R. 4,968. District 10 (Garfield, Logan, Noble, Osage, Pawnee) 105 of 105 pre- cincls. John L.

Dahl. D. Incumbent, John Choate, 6,685. District IS (Cleveland) 56 of 56 preclncls. Leo Cate, incumbent, Jim Helm, R.

7,600. District 20 (Kay, Grant) 91 of 91 precincts. John A. Heinze, Don Nickles, 10.347. District 22 (Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher) 85 of 85 precincts.

Gideon Tinsley, incumbent, Ernest Hellwegc, R. 9.024. District 32 (Comanche) 32 of 32 precincts. Al Terrill, incumbonl, Rov D. Moore, 4,563.

District 3 1 (Tulsa, Osage, Washington) 30 of 30 precincts. Robert V. Ctillison. D. Milt Goodwin, R.

2,361. District 36 (Tulsa) 23 of 23 precincts. Gene C. Howard, Abbott Grant, 3,417. District 10 (Oklahoma.) 35 of 35 precincts.

Mike Combs, 9,819: Wendell Dockum.R, 6,176. District 12 (Oklahoma) 28 of 28 precincts. James Howell, incumbent, Charles Campbell, R. 4,122. District 16 (Oklahoma) 28 of 28 precincts.

Bernest Cain. Mary llclm.R, Incumbent. Nelson Berry. 1,201. District 50 (Lincoln, Logan, Pottawatomie, Seminole) 74 of 74 precincts.

Jeff Johnston, 11,911: Rodney O. 4,218. District 52 (Oklahoma) 33 of 33 precincts. Glen C. Collins.

E.W. Keller, incumbent, 8,627. District 54 (Tulsa, Wngnncr) 56 of 56 precincts. Don Cummins, Jim Forrester, Hi 8,659. incumbent.

7,598. District 12 (Muskogee, Wagoner) 15 of -15 precincts. Bill Lancaster, (D). incumbent. Scott Landon, (R), 3.511.

District 25 (Pontotoc) 37 of 37 precincts. Lonnte L. Ahbot. (D). incumbent, Jim Wright, (R).

3.11". District 31 (Klngtlshcr, Logan, Noble) 37 ot 37 precincts. Richard Burst. (D), Frank W. Davis.

(R). 1.591: Fred Bross, (I). 255. District 35 (Creek, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee) 50 of 50 precincts. Don Johnson, (D).

incumbent, Wyndoll Brogden (R). 3,104. District 3S (Kay, Osage) 48 of 18 precincts, Hilly Kennedy. (D), incumbent. Bruce Gambia, (R).

3,182. District 37 (Kav) 33 of 33 precincts. Mary Layne Ralev, (D). James Doepel Holt, (R). incumbent.

Dlstrtrt 10 (Onrlleld) 10 of 16 precincts. David Mvers. (D). 2,260: Homer Rlcger. (R).

2.993. District II ((iarflcld) 29 of 29 precincts. Ray Solomon, (D), 2.596; Bob Anderson, (R). 7.145. District 12 (Blaine, Caddn, Canadian, Kingfisher) -12 of 42 precincts.

Tom R. Stephenson, (D). incumbent, 4.K08; Ralph J. Choale, (R), 4.137. District 13 (Canadian) 37 of 37 precincts.

Donald D. Fettdersen, (D), 5.214: Joe Thomas. (R), 2,657. District 5 (Cleveland) 25 of 25 precincts. Cal Hob-son.

(D), Norman Klein, R). 2.318. District 16 (Garvin, Grady, 33 6f 33 precincts. Charles Elder, (D), incumbent. Charles W.

2,111. District 11 (Grady, McClaln) 31 of 31 precincts. Denver Don Leonard, (H). 1.156. District 51 (Cleveland) 31 of 31 precincts.

Kenneth P. Craig. (D), incumbent, Helen Cole. (30, 5,147. District 57 (Beckham, Custer) 37 of 37 precincts.

Wnvne Winn, (D), incumbent. Cary West, (R), 2.621. District 58 (Major, Woods, Woodward) 56 of 56 prc-rinrls. William B. Maxwell, (D).

3.620; Lewis M. Kamns, (R), incumbent, 5,261. District 59 (Beavrr, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward) 72 of 72 preclncls. Rollln Reimer, (D). 5,015: Floyd Steinert, (R).

1,976. District 61 (Beaver, Cimarron, Texas) 38 of 38 precincts. Bonita Hocme, (D), Walter E. Hill. (R), 3.076.

District 69 (Tulsa) 15 of 15 precincts. Dennis Wharton. (D), William J. Wiseman (R). Incumbent.

6.455. District 75 (Tulsa) 11 of 11 precincts. Gene D. Combs. (D).

Incumbent, Carol Seim, (R), 1,438. District 16 (Tulsa) 16 of 16 precincts. Mary Thct-ford. D), Jerry L. Smith.

(R), incumbent. 5.821. District 78 (Tulsa) 13 of 13 preclncls. Charles Cleveland. (D), incumbent, 4.09S; Frank Pielzel.

(R), 3,706. District 79 (Tulsa) 16 of 16 precincts. Leon R. Standlce. (D), Ted M.

Cowan, (R), Incumbent, 5,281. District 81 (Oklahoma) 18 of 18 precincts. John Hill. (D), Nenl A. McCaleb, (R).

incumbent, 5,366. District 82 (Oklahoma) 17 of 17 precincts. Betty Shroff lor. (D), T.W. Bill Holnday, (R), Incumbent, 5,503.

District 83 (Oklahoma) 14 of 11 preclncls. Jerry G. Bell, (D), Stanley W. Alexander, (R), 3,97 I. District 84 (Oklahoma) 13 of 13 preclncls.

Gary M. Lctlbctter, (D), 3.008; Bill Graves, (R) District 85 (Oklahoma) 17 of 17 precincts. Jerry Andrews. (D), George Camp, (R), Incumbent, 3,974. District 86 (Oklahoma) 13 of 13 precincts.

Bob Kerr, (D), George Barnes. (R), 2,932, District 87 (Oklahoma) 17 of 17 precincts. E.C. San dv Sanders, (D), Incumbent, Alan Dabnoy, (R), L504. District 88 (Oklahoma) 11 of 12 precincts.

Don Den-man, (D), incumbent, Stephen Mattia, II), 503. District 90 (Oklahoma) 8 of 8 preclncls. J. Mike Lnwtor. (D), Incumbent, Ron McWhlrlor, (R), 1,463.

District 91 (Oklahoma) 9 of 9 preclncls. Charles Grnv, (D), 3,78 Robert E. Lee, (R), 997. District 92 (Oklahoma) 11 of 11 precincts. Jim Fried, (D).

incumbent, Ray Dalntri, (R), 1,424. District 93 (Oklahoma) 15 of 15 precincts. Jerry Steward, (D), incumbent, 1,864: BUI Hevernn, (R), 384. District 94 (Oklahoma) 10 of 10 precincts. Fred C.

Joiner, (D). incumbent, Mike Shaw, (R), 1,350. District 96 (Oklahoma) 24 ol 21 precincts. James E. Briscoe, (D), incumbent, Maxine Kincholoe, (R), 2,822.

District 97 (Oklahoma) 15 of 15 preclncls. Hannah D. Alkins, (D), Incumbent, Mack Kuykcndnll, (R), 1,507. District 98 (Canadian, Oklahoma) of 11 pre-clncts. Ross Duckett, (D), Incumbent, Virginia Gregory, (R), 1,605.

District 100 (Canadian, Oklahoma) 21 o( 21 preclncls. Douglas Hall. (D), 373 Mike Fair, (11), 799. Re-elected to a sixth term in the House was Democratic Rep. Hannah Atkins, whose District 97 is in northeast Oklahoma City.

Democrat James Briscoe, House District 96, was elected to his first full two-year term Tuesday, defeating Republican Maxine Kincholoe by 1,316 votes. Briscoe filled out the term of the late John Miskelley who died in June 1977 after a traffic accident. In the two Oklahoma-Canadian County House precincts, incumbent Democrat Ross Duckctt edged by Republican Virginia Gregory in House District 98, and Republican Terry Campbell's for-itniicx District 100 nost went to Republican Mike Fair, who defeated Douglas L. Hall by 436 lip votes. Tulsa County voters returned throe Republicans and two Democrats to their House posts.

In the Panhandle, GOP challenger Walter E. Hill of Turpin won a landslide victory over Democrat Bonita Hocme of Cuymon in the District 61 race for Marvin McKee's old seat. Also In western Oklahoma, Cheyenne Star newspaper publisher Rollln Rctmor, a Democrat, narrowly edged past Fargo farmer Floyd Stcinert. In that House District 59 encompassing all or portions of seven counties. Reimer carried in Roger Mills, Beckman, Beaver and Dewey counties, and Stelnerl won in Ellis, Harper and Woodward coun-ties.

Reimor's unofficial tally stood al 5.015 to Stein-crt'K 4,976. Steinert said Wednesday he had not decided whether to contest the election. The seat was held by Mark Brndshaw of Arnctt who died in a plane crash. This Is a list of the latest tabulations. Including the state House district, counties served, names of candidates, party affiliation and the unofficial XDUtrlcf 7 (Ottawa) 37 of 37 precincts.

Joseph E. Fltzgibbon, (D), Incumbent, 3.f.85; Norman R. Young-hers, (It), 3,308. District II (Nowala, Washington) 37 of 37 precincts. Diana IA Voting, (D), Robert M.

Kane, (II)..