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HectHon Senators and F-2 The Miami Herald Wednesday November 7 1984 12A Helms wins GOP stages a Kentucky upset OKLAHOMA 84 of vote counted ALABAMA 85 of vote counted Boren 707717 (76) Heflin 706298 (63) Crozier 212217 (23) Smith 409981 (36) 9024 (1) Davis 0 Murphy 0 13626 (1) ALASKA OREGON 78 of vote counted Havelock Stevens HendriksenD 71992 (34) Hatfield 140713 (66) RHODE ISLAND 99 of vote counted Pell 276245 (73) ARKANSAS 58 of vote counted Pryor 253495 (58) Leonard 103294 (27) Bethune 185913 (42) SOUTH CAROLINA 73 of vote counted COLORADO 47 of vote counted Purvis 224111 (32) Dick 195396 (37) Thurmond 464279 (66) Armstrong 333917 (62) Davis 0 10941 (2) Green 0 5375 (1) DELAWARE 100 of vote counted Biden 147056 (60) SOUTH DAKOTA 61 of vote counted Cunningham 47129 (26) Pressler 134720 (74) TENNESSEE 97 of vote counted Gore Jr 959238 (60) Burris 97903 (40) GEORGIA 75 of vote counted AsheR Nunn 545432 (34) 871023 (82) Hicks 189668 (18) IDAHO 31 of vote counted Busch 21823 (22) MASSACHUSETTS 77 of vote counted 65349 (42) Humphrey 90434 (58) 8" McClure 74544 (74) From Herald Wire Services Republicans led by the re-election of Jesse Helms and a surprise victory in Kentucky retained control of the Senate Tuesday to give President Reagan a congressional power base for two more years But Democrats keyed by the apparent ouster of Illinois Sen Charles Percy by US Rep Paul Simon trimmed the GOP lead by two seats from 55-45 to 53-47 a summary of each race: Alabama Incumbent Democrat Howell Heflin 63 defeated GOP challenger former US Rep Albert Lee Smith Jr 53 Alaska With the support of labor and the oil industry incumbent Republican Ted Stevens 60 is expected to defeat the Democratic nominee former state Attorney General John Havelock 52 Arkansas Democratic incumbent David Pryor 50 defeated GOP challenger US Rep Ed Bethune 48 With 50 percent of the vote in pryor led 57 percent to 43 percent Colorado William Armstrong 47 the GOP incumbent overwhelmed Democratic challenger state Lt Gov Nancy Dick 54 Delaware Incumbent Democrat Joseph Biden Jr 41 routed his GOP challenger former state House Majority Leader John Burris 38 With all precincts reporting Biden won 60 percent of the vote to 40 percent for Burris Georgia Incumbent Democrat Sam Nunn 46 routed his GOP challenger Jon Michael Hicks a 32-year-old teacher Idaho Incumbent Republican James A McClure 59 easily retained his seat against an inexperienced and underfinanced Democrat 49-year-old Pete Busch With 6 percent of the precincts reporting McClure led 79 percdht to 20 percent Illinois Percy was losing to Simon 55 and TV projections gave the victory to Simon A moderate three-term senator and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Percy 65 embraced Reagan and the right wing in an effort to retain his seat With 75 percent of the precincts reporting Simon led with 51 percent while Percy had 48 percent The race took on increased meaning after Helms won Helms the second ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee could move to the chairmanship of the panel Iowa GOP incumbent Roger Jep-sen lost to his Democratic opponent US Rep Thomas Harkin 44 With 83 percent of the vote in Jepsen led 56 percent to 44 percent Jepsen 55 has been struggling since June when it was reported that in 1977 Jepsen had applied for membership in a that was later closed for prostitu- McAteer 0 83025 (5)- TEXAS 71 of vote counted DoggettD 1384033 (41) Gramm 1985818 (59) VIRGINIA 97 of vote counted Harrison 577611 (30) Warner 1334220 (70) WEST VIRGINIA 66 of vote counted the challenge of Democrat Norman 47 With 22 percent of the vote in lead was 59 percent to 41 percent New Jersey Incumbent Democrat Bill Bradley 41 easily defeated GOP opponent Monclair Mayor Mary Mochary 42 With 44 percent of the vote in Bradley led 63 percent to 37 percent New Mexico Republican incumbent Pete Do--menici was trouncing his Democratic challenger state Rep Judith A Pratt 42 73 percent to 27 percent with 24 percent of the vote in North Carolina With 79 percent of the precincts in Helms had 52 percent of the vote and Hunt 48 percent Oklahoma Democratic incumbent and former Gov David Boren 43 easily held off Republican Will Crozier 38 With 32 percent of the precincts reporting Boren led 76 percent to 23 percent Oregon Incumbent Republican Mark Hatfield's unusual dealings with Greek financier Basil Tsakos faze Oregon voters who gave him a big win over state Sen Margie Hendriksen 41 With 7 percent of the vote in Hatfield led 65 percent to 35 percent Rhode Island Incumbent Democrat Claiborne Pell 65 won the rights to his fifth term over Republican Barbara Leonard 60 -South Carolina Strom Thurmond the 81-year-old GOP incumbent won his sixth Senate stint over Democrat the Rev Melvin Purvis 44 With 43 percent of the precincts reporting Thurmond led 66 percent to 32 percent South Dakota GOP incumbent Larry Pressler 42 drubbed Democratic challenger George Cunningham 52 With 12 percent of the vote in Pressler led 74 percent to 26 percent Tennessee With Republican incumbent Howard Baker retiring the GOP lost its seat to US Rep Albert Gore Jr 36 who thrashed Victor Ashe 39 an attorney and former state senator With 37 percent of the vote in Gore led Ashe 63 percent to 33 percent Texas In a vicious $11 million campaign to replace retiring Republican John Tower Democrat-tum-ed-Republican Phil Gramm 42 trounced State Sen Lloyd Dog-gett 38 With 44 percent of the precincts in Gramm led 60 percent to 40 percent Virginia Republican incumbent John Warner 57 defeated his Democratic challenger Edythe Colton Harrison 50 West Virginia Democratic Gov Jay Rockefeller 47 defeated GOP opponent John Rease 34 With 59 percent of the vote in Rockefeller led 55 percent to 45 percent Wyoming GOP incumbent Alan Simpson 53 trounced his Democratic opponent Victor A Ryan 63 With 17 percent of the vote in Simpson led 81 percent to 19 percent 4346 (4) Kerry 1008339 (56) Billings 0 Primack 0 556 (0) ILLINOIS 65 of vote counted Shamie 796700 (44) MICHIGAN 38 of vote counted NEW JERSEY 90 of vote counted Simon 1508243 (52) Levin 708647 (48) Bradley 1677539 (64) Mochary 927231 (36) Percy 1365591 (47) Lousma 768919 (52) Givot 0 34662 (1) Johnston 0 4347 LeiendeckerO 5707 (0) Rockefeller 242474 (54) RaeseR 203478 (46) NEW MEXICO IOWA 87 of vote counted 85 of vote counted MINNESOTA 44 of vote counted WYOMING 68 of vote counted Harkin 613350 (56) Pratt 119198 (28) Grows 361621 (45) Jepsen 478327 (44) 24545 (22) BoschwitzR 439225 (55) DomeniciR 303313 (72) RYan Putman 1873 KANSAS 77 of vote counted NORTH CAROLINA 79 of vote counted MISSISSIPPI 98 of vote counted Maher 0 Hunt Jr 161783 (22) Simpson 88138 (78) LEGEND Democrat Republican Other Incumbent Elected 809088 (48) Ka8sebaum 557843 (77) Winter 359348 (39) Helms 869287 (52) Merritt 5581 (1) Cochran 564681 (61) Emory 0 6281 (0) tion Kansas GOP incumbent Nancy Landon Kassebaum 52 defeated Democratic opponent James Maher 46 She claimed almost 77 percent of the vote Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell upset incumbent Democrat Walter Huddleston 58 who was seeking a third term With 89 percent of the precincts counted McConnell had 51 percent of the vote to 49 per cent for Huddleston McConnell 42 chief executive of the county that includes Louisville had sought to closely identify him with Reagan McConnell clearly was helped by President landslide in Kentucky Louisiana Democratic incumbent Bennett Johnston 52 had only token opposition in winning the Sept 29 and his third term Maine William Cohen the 44-year-old Republican incumbent drubbed his Democratic opponent state House Majority Leader Elizabeth Mitchell 44 With 16 percent of the precincts reporting Cohen had 70 percent of the vote compared to 30 percent for Mitchell Massachusetts Democratic Lt Gov John Forbes Kerry 40 defeated GOP nominee Raymond Shamie to win the seat of retiring Democratic senator Paul Tsongas With 35 percent of the precincts reporting Kerry had 58 percent while Shamie had 42 percent The mat chup attracted national attention as a classic liberal-conservative battle Michigan All three networks declared incumbent Democrat Carl Levin 50 the winner over former astronaut Jack Lousma 48 the GOP challenger With 36 percent of the vote in Lousma led 52 percent to 48 percent but most votes from heavily-Democratic Detroit had' not been counted Minnesota Despite Walter victory here Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Anderson Growe 49 was unable to unseat GOP incumbent Rudy Boschwitz 53 With 52 percent of the vote in Boschwitz led 55 percent to 45 percent Mississippi With 33 percent of the precincts reporting Thad Cochran the first Republican to win a Senate seat from Mississippi since Reconstruction led Democrat William Winter 59 percent to 41 percent Montana Democratic incumbent Max Baucus 42 held off conservative Republican Charles Cozzens 42 With 13 percent of the vote in Baucus led 60 percent to 40 percent Nebraska Conservative Democratic incumbent James Exon 63 edged GOP challenger Nancy DeLong Hoch 48 With 41 percent of the vote in Exon led 52 to 48 New Hampshire Gordon Humphrey the 47-year-old GOP incumbent held off GOP extends its wins to statehouse takes 8 ARKANSAS 61 of vote counted NORTH DAKOTA 61 of vote counted Townsend Orr had sought to appeal to young voters by resorting to television advertising geared to rock music video enthusiasts Missouri Attorney General John Ashcroft 42 a Republican who records gospel music in his spare time defeated Lt Gov Kenneth Rothman The two were running for the right to replace Republican Christopher Bond Montana The popular Schwinden 59 defeated Republican State Sen Pat Goodover for a second term Goodover was reluctant to run filing only after no other prominent Republican would do so From Herald Wire Services President coattails appeared to extend to the statehouse Tuesday as Republicans captured at least eight governorships However two Democratic incumbents Bill Clinton in Arkansas and Ted Schwinden in Montana were re-elected And Democrats ousted Republican incumbents Allen I Olson in North Dakota and John Spellman in Washington Olson was hurt in his race against Democratic state Rep George Sinner by disclosure last week that he had failed to file his 1983 income tax returns In a 13th state Vermont Democrat Madeline Kunin held a narrow lead in her bid to become the second woman governor in the nation She was facing Attorney Gen John Easton for the right to succeed retiring Gov Richard Snelling who defeated Kunin in 1982 The Republicans entered election with 35 of the 50 statehouses but the Republicans had high hopes of closing the gap and seemed to be succeeding Here is a rundown of Tuesdays races in the 13 states plus Puerto Rico: Arkansas Clinton 38 become the first chief executive to serve three two-year terms since Orval Faubus by defeating Woody Freeman a political newcomer Ashcroft Schwinden MONTANA 29 of vote counted NORTH CAROLINA 80 of vote counted Schwinden 68875 (70) Edmisten 757479 (45) Goodover 26222 (27) Martin 918769 (55) Dodge 0 3456 (3) Prochnow 0 3534 (0) LEGEND NEW HAMPSHIRE 61 of vote counted Spirou 56992 (34) Democrat Republican Other Incumbent Elected Sununu 111283 (66) New Hampshire Incumbent Republican John Sununu 45 was an easy winner over challenger Chris Spirou the House minority leader in a race in which the biggest issue was the controversial Seabrook nuclear power plant Sununu was for it Spirou North Carolina James Martin 48 a six-term Republican congressman from the Charlotte area defeated Attorney General Rufus Edmis-ten a protege of former Sen Sam Ervin to fill the seat vacated by Gov Jim Hunt North Dakota Sinner 55 scored a suprise victory Utah over Olson who had appeared headed for re-election until his IRS problem came to light recently Ilhodc Island Edward Djfyete 49 mayor of Cran- ston Anthony retiring House defeated former succeed Mathesoifr defeated Rhode Island Attorney Gen Vermont Solomon for the right to succeed Gov Joseph Garrahy a Democrat The race between Democrat Kunin and Republican Easton was labeled too close to call by the networks early today Delaware Republican Lt Gov Michael Castle 44 defeated former state Supreme Court Justice William Quillen in the race to succeed Republican Pierre du Pont West Virginia Republican Former Gov Arch Moore won an extremely close race against state House Speaker Clyde See Jr Moore succeeds Democrat Jay Rockefeller who was running for the Senate Puerto Rico Former Gov Rafael Hernandez Colon took an early lead Tuesday in his bid to unseat two-term Gov Carlos Romero Barcelo Washington Speaker Norman Bangerter 51 Democrat Wayne Owens a Democrat Booth Gardner heir to a congressman for the right to timber fortune and the Pierce Countv long-time Democratic Gov Scott (Tacoma) executive scored an upset over Spellman who he had called ineffective Indiana Robert Orr 66 won a second four-year term by defeating state Sen Wayne.