Carter Grabs Narrow Victory in Historic Southern Win
Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford in a razor thin race to become the first Southern president in 128 years. Carter carries the South and industrial North, winning 297 electoral votes to Ford’s 241 as Ford concedes and urges national unity. Reports note Labor and minority support for Carter while Ford’s defeat follows Watergate backlash.
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Election Balloting Totals Across National and Local Races
Nationwide totals reflect nationwide returns while statewide totals reflect statewide results. Winners are indicated in bold in the clipping, summarizing the major national, state, and local contests.
Hayakawa Defeats Tunney To Win California Senate Seat
Maverick Hayakawa, 70, a Republican and former San Francisco State University president, defeats incumbent John V. Tunney in California to win the U S Senate race. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Hayakawa leads by about 5 to 47 percent, as American Independent Jack McCoy and Peace and Freedom candidate David Wald also receive votes.
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Hayward Daily Review Brief Item From 1976
The Daily Review of Hayward California reports a brief item dated November 3 1976. The readable content notes local happenings and community updates in a compact news brief format.
Super sewer wins in Hayward bonds pass. Livermore valley rejects
Voters in Hayward endorsed Measure M a $7.4 million bond 68 percent in favor with 31.39 percent against while Union Sanitary District Measure W a $10.9 million bond barely passed 52.54 to 47.45 percent but Livermore-Amador Valley rejected an $8.33 million bond to hook into the super sewer. The landmark $165 million project aims to drain Lake South County sewage to a point off the Oakland Estuary.
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Raymond defeats Murphy for Alameda County supervisor seat
English born Livermore housewife Valerie Raymond won a runoff over incumbent John C. Murphy 36,357 to 35,251 in the first district including Union City Newark Fremont Livermore and Pleasanton. Raymond, liberal, will shift the board’s philosophy with bonds and voter approved projects.
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Democrats widen control with large Senate majority shift
National Democratic Party gains widen their edge in Congress as Senate control moves to a large Democratic majority. Report highlights incumbents Fortney H. Stark and Ben Edwards winning reelection, California races shaping the legislature, and suburban and statewide outcomes. Also notes Gov Brown setback on farm workers initiative and other local races.
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