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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1978
Page
15
District tallies show numerous precincts contributing figures such as 203 131 407 841 733 362 170 582 493 352. Names like Br and TM appear with codes and voter counts scattered, while Oliver and IREA entries list additional numbers, reflecting partial statewide returns.
Linn County results matched state totals in most races with Tom Miller winning more Linn votes than Governor Ray for attorney general, and Roger Jepsen edging Dick Clark in the senate race. Branstad carried Linn easily for governor, while total turnout reached 92,241 with 46,706 votes for governor. ON THIS DATE in 1889 Montana was admitted to the Union as the 41st state.
Iowa City residents elected Republican Dale Hibbs to the 87th House District, the first GOP representative from Johnson County in about a decade, defeating Democrat Pat Gilroy 4 284 to 3 729. Jean Lloyd Jones won the 73rd House District and Arthur Small took the 37th Senate seat. Voters rejected hotel motel tax proposals 5 percent in both Iowa City and Coralville, with 7 355 to 4 264 and 834 to 591 results respectively. Ballot totals were unsettled in two precincts due to early bag sealing, and Jim Leach beat Dick Myers in Johnson County 12 442 to 9 046. Home rule passed 10 211 to 3 834.
Mexican Ambassador Jorge Castaneda says Mexico should engage with medium power nations as trusted partners. He argues the U S will prioritize big power interests and cautions that close ties with the United States should be an objective, not an end in itself.
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