Washington and state races loom in 1983 elections
Washington state voters choose a successor to the late Sen. Henry M Jackson while a Kentucky woman vies to be the first female governor and a sharecropper son seeks Philadelphia’s first black mayor. Referendums cover nuclear weapons moose hunting and other issues. Former Gov. Dan Evans leads in Washington under appointment to Jackson seat.
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Washington State
Henry M
Scoop) Jackson
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Dan Evans
Jackson
Washington
Reagan
Evans
GOP
Election mood shifts as women win big in major races
The article notes early returns and expectations for several races with women candidates. Martha Layne Collins aims to become Kentucky’s first female governor, Dianne Feinstein and Kathy Whitmire expected to win reelection, and W. Wilson Goode favored in Philadelphia. It also mentions black mayors likely in Durham Raleigh Wilmington and the McDonald-Darden race in Georgia amid ERA debate.
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Senate
Kentucky
Martha Layne Collins
Jim Bunning
San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein
Houston
Kathy Whitmire
Sharecropper
W. Wilson Goode
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Durham
Raleigh
Wilmington
Georgia
Kathryn McDonald
Larry McDonald
Korean Air Lines
Bramsett
Precincts Listed For Local Voting Locations
A continued list of polling sites includes Precinct 4 at Smith Hazel Recreation Center 400 Kershaw St N E Precinct 5 at Aiken Elementary School Chesterfield Street side Precinct 6 at St Angela Academy 308 Berrie Rd S W Precinct 20 at H O Weeks Activity Center 1700 Whiskey Rd Precinct 35 Municipal Building Precinct 47 at H O Weeks Activity Center Precinct 52 H O Weeks Precinct 53 H O Weeks
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Ementary School
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Kershaw St
N.E
Aiken
Chesterfield Street
St. Angela Academy
Berrie Rd
S.W
H.O. Weeks
Whiskey Rd
Municipal Building
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Allain
Washington Senate
Mike Lowry
Tom Dewey
Harry Truman
Walla Walla
Seoul
South Carolina
Kyoto
Japan
State Development Board
U.S
South Korea
America
Little
Korea
Southeast
Little Said
Gould Star
Alabama
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
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