03 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1976
Page
1
President Ford conceded defeat to Jimmy Carter in the 1976 race and pledged a smooth transition. Ford telephoned Carter to offer support and congratulated Carter on victory. Carter will take office January 20 as the 39th president.
Carter edged Ford in a tight nationwide race with California delivering 45 electoral votes and Ohio likely close after dawn results. Carter addressed a cheering Atlanta crowd after宣布 victory while Ford acknowledged defeat following months of economic woes and energy crises.
The Democrats held their 62-38 Senate margin and near 290-145 House control, with 33 Senate seats contested. New faces will join the chamber, including Mondale’s successor potential, while Carter led nationally with about 51 percent and 272 electoral votes as Ford trailed.
In New York the Dow Jones slipped 10.72 points to 955.37 amid broad trading on the NYSE as bargain hunting narrowed a larger early loss. In Detroit about 14,000 Ford of Canada workers walked out after failed talks in Toronto.
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith quits the Geneva conference on black majority rule saying no progress since talks began October 28. He will return only when there is something to come back for. The report notes other U S election results across states.
The notice lists election coverage across multiple sections and pages in Iowa newspapers. It mentions weather, comics, sections for deaths society editorials sports and classifieds and notes a humorous quote about bachelorhood.
Democrats retained full control of Linn County courthouse after the general election, with Orlie Workman winning the sheriff’s post in a three way race. Incumbents and other Democratic victors claimed seats for clerk of court and two at large supervisor positions, while a sheriff’s department official hinted at a possible challenge and resignation.
Former State Senator Tom Riley of Cedar Rapids narrowly loses to Congressman Mike Blouin in the Second district race by 2,492 votes. Blouin leads 102,960 to 100,468 with two other candidates totaling 984 votes in 11 counties. Riley had predicted gains in Linn and nine counties but fell short as results came in.
Bettendorf businessman James Leach, 34, Republican, defied the odds to defeat incumbent Edward Mezvinsky, 39, in the 1st District. Unofficial totals from 13 southeast Iowa counties showed Leach with 109,570 votes to Mezvinsky’s 100,801, with Larry Smith of the American Party at 252. Leach’s victory shifts the state’s congressional balance to four Republicans and two Democrats after Jan 1.
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