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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1978
Page
4
In the 1978 midterm elections voters face choosing 36 governors 35 senators and 435 House members amid referendums in 16 states on tax cuts and spending caps. The results may reveal taxpayer revolt momentum and the fate of the two party system as Republicans vie for influence.
A pre election overview notes expected GOP gains modest despite mid term losses in past cycles. Voter turnout tied to weather and interest, with 67 million expected to vote about 43 percent of those eligible, and 36 percent in 1974. Predictions highlight possible upsets among incumbents and cross party gains in Senate and governorships.
Voters in a San Francisco precinct cast ballots in a gracious Victorian house described as possibly the poshest polling place in America. Manager William Hunt, in Uncle Sam regalia, urged turnout with a spirited get out the vote message.
San Francisco voters are welcomed to cast ballots in Bob Pritikin’s Mansion Hotel venue a Victorian polling place. Guests drink doughnuts with red white and blue icing listen to a ghostly piano and witness a staged voting experience meant to modernize and dignify polling.
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