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8 INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL, Lancaster, Wednesday, November 9 1 988 Lancaster County Election Results Democrats tighten grip on the Senate; Sen. Weicker loses WASHINGTON (API Democrats tightened their grip on the Senate Tuesday as they knocked off maverick Republican Sen. Lowell Weicker and engineered wins by two former governors Virginias Charles Robb and Nebraskas Robert Kerrey in GOP territory. In Florida, where Republicans hoped to pick up the seat of retiring Democrat Lawton Chiles. Democratic Rep.

Buddy MacKay was in a see-saw battle with conservative Republican Rep. Connie Mack. ABC projected MacKay would win. Democrats appeared likely to pad their 54-46 Senate majority by one or two seats, and Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, the Republican minority leader, conceded his partys numbers in the Senate would be trimmed in the 101st Congress that convenes next year.

Its going to be tougher, he said. Dole, who lost to George Bush in the partys presidential primaries, also criticized the GOP winner. We could have used a little help from the vice president in some of the states Florida, he said. But several other races remained too close to call, and Republicans appeared within reach of offsetting some of the Democratic gains. Freshman GOP incumbent Chic Hecht of Nevada, criticized for having allowed his state to become the leading candidate for a nuclear waste dump site, held a narrow lead over Democratic Gov.

Richard Bryan. Wyomings Malcolm Wallop was weathering a surprisingly strong challenge from state Sen. John Vinich. a populist Democrat who accused the incumbent of being out of touch with problems in the states economy. And in the fight for Washington states open seat, former GOP Sen.

Slade Gorton was attempting a comeback and was in a virtual tie with Rep. Mike Lowry, a liberal Democrat, with less than half of the vote counted. Weicker. whose career has been built on support from an unusual coalition of Republicans and moderate Democrats, lost to a vigorous attack by state Attorney General Joseph Lieberman. Lieberman accused the incumbent of having neglected the state to pursue his own philosophical agenda and portrayed him in cartoon TV spots as a sleeping bear who had missed important votes.

Weicker refused to concede defeat. No matter how all this turns out, I dont have a single gripe, he told supporters in Newington. At times choked with emotion, he said he would continue to fight for causes he believes in either as a senator or a citizen. Robb easily defeated black GOP candidate Maurice Dawkins to take the seat of retiring Republican Paul Trible in Virginia. In Nebraska, appointed GOP Sen.

David Karnes was defeated by Kerrey, a Vietnam veteran and Medal ot Honor winner who made national news while governor for his romance with movie star Debra Winger. In New Jersey, Democratic incumbent Frank Lautenberg held off a strong challenge from Republican Pete Dawkins, defeating the former Rhodes scholar, Army general and football star in the nations most viciously fought Senate campaign. And 80-year-old Sen. Quentin Burdick, who underwent surgery in August for colon cancer, beat back a challenge from state House Republican leader Earl Strinden, w'ho had raised the issue of Burdicks age and health during the campaign. Republicans did pick up one Democratic seat in the South, where the party suffered heavy losses in 1986.

Rep. Trent Lott, the assistant House Republican leader, defeated three -term House member Wayne Dowdy to take the seat of retiring Democratic veteran John Siennis. Former farm broadcaster Conrad Burns held out the hope of another GOP pickup in Montana, where he took an early lead over incumbent Democrat John Melcher. Republicans suffered a appointment in Wisconsin, where state Senate Minority Leader Susan Engeleiter fell short in her bid to capture the seat oi retiring Democratic Sen. William Proxmire.

Instead, the seat was won by millionaire businessman Herb Kohl, owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team and a political novice. Kohl spent nearly $6 million most of it his own money to win public notice, contrasting with Proxmire, who spent $145.10 on his landslide re-election bid six years ago. In neighboring Minnesota, Democrats saw their hopes for a gain evaporate as Republican Sen. David Durenberger defeated state Attorney General Hubert H. Skip Humphrey, who was seeking to reclaim the seat of his father, the late senator and vice president.

Texas Sen. Lloyd Benlsen, trailing as the Democrats vice-presidential nominee, won his second contest for re-election to the Senate and his post as Senate Finance Committee chairman. Ohios Howard Metzen-baum, a liberal two-term Senate gadfly, held on to defeat Cleveland Mayor George Voinovich, who had outspent him during the campaign. Rep. James Jeffords, a moderate Republican who has been Vermonts sole House member for the past 14 years, won easily in his bid to claim the seat of retiring GOP Sen.

Robert Stafford. As usual, most incumbents seeking re-election appeared sate. Democratic winners included Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who was leaving his post as Democratic leader but was due to take over chairmanship of the powerful Appropriations Committee; Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, chairman of the Labor and Human Resources Committee, Sen, George Mitchell, D-Maine, one of three senators seeking to replace Byrd as Democratic leader.

Other Democratic incumbents returned to office were Tennessees Jim Sasser, Paul of Maryland, Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York, Jeff Rumanian of New Mexico. Donald Riegle of Mulligan. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona and Spark Mutsunaga ot Hawaii. Republican incumbents winning re-election included Sens. John Heinz of Pennsylvania.

Richard Lunar of Indiana. John Danlorth of Missouri, William Roth of Delaware. John Chafer of Rhode Island and Orrin Hatch of Sen. Pete Wilson, also appeared to he surviving a strong challenge from Democratic Lt. Gov.

Leo County backs GOP hopefuls in Pa. races Continued from Page 7 way and make sure state funds are rapidly deposited. English promised to tighten up shortterm investments, audit state expense accounts and detect welfare fraud. our other candidates ran in the treasurers race: John Brickhouse, Consumer Party; Libertarian Thomas E. Radom-! ski Susan Davies, of the New Al-; liance party; and Populist Joseph Yasenchak.

The countys ballot for state treasurer broke down as follows: Philips. 88,404 Catherine Baker Knoll 10,486 John Brickhouse 537 Thomas E. Radomski 329 Susan Davies 210 Joseph Yasenchak 115 In 1984, Lancaster County gave 93,932 votes in the treasur-; ers race to R. Budd Dwyer, who died when he shot himself in 1987 before he was due to be sentenced in a bribery case. In that election, 30,149 votes were cast for Democrat A1 Benedict, 1,243 for Consumer Party candidate Priscilla L.

Thomas and 478 for Libertarian Ralph Mullinger. Bush, Heinz, Preate win in Pennsylvania 230-11). weiglitlifter accused of crushing his father to deatli HOLLYWOOD. Fla. (AD A 230-pound weightlifter diagnosed as a manic-depressive was in custody Tuesday, accused of crushing his 150-pound lather to death in a bear hug.

police said. Joseph Sarateno, 37, apparently clasped John Saraeeno, 68, breaking six ribs and a vertebra, police Lt, Bob Banks said. "Its difficult when you're dealing with the mentally ill. said homicide detective Jack Holfman. On Friday, Saraeeno stood outside his familys home for 14 hours, swaying side to-side in the rain, neighbor Angie Rerma said.

The son eventually went into his home. His mother discovered the body on Saturday and Saraeeno was arresled. political contributions and broken political promises. Mezvinsky lollowed the pattern of negative campaigning that propelled Gov. Robert P.

Casey into the executive mansion in 1986. Both candidates launched last-minute television advertising attacks on their Republican opponents. Preate, 47, a three-term district attorney from Lackawanna County, cited his prosecutorial experience and backing from law enforcement groups. After trailing in the early unofficial count. lTeale lulled Continued irom Page One With more than JO percent of the precincts reporting, Allegheny County Commissioner Barbara Haler pulled even with Auditor General Don Bailey in Tuesday's heated race to become the states top fiscal watchdog.

With 93 percent of the states 9.423 precincts reporting, Bailey, a Democrat, led with 1,903.770 votes or 19 percent to Ms. Halers 1,873.863 votes, or 49 percent, Republican Ernie Pronto. successfully defending himself against a powerful negative campaign, narrowly defeated Democrat Edward Mevinsky in their bitter fight for state attorney general. With 92 percent, or 8.462 of 9,423 precincts reporting, Preate had 1,900,185, or50 percent of the vole compared to Mozvinskv's 1.832.336. or 49 percent.

Mezvinsk.v, 51. a funner two-term Iowa congressman and lor-mcr Pennsylvania Democratic Party chairman, had battered ireatc over supposedly tainted ahead as rural Republican areas were tallied. Control of the state House and Senate was not expected to he decided until the early hours of Wednesday. Democrats control the House, 99-97, with seven vacant seals. All 203 seats were on tho ballot.

Half of the 50 seats were on the ballot in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 27-23 advantage. Incumbents were declared winners in all 23 congressional races in the state. There arc 12 Democrats and 11 Republicans the two-year seats. 4.