Proposition 9 Rejected as Other Measures Pass Ballot
Proposition 9 failed while other ballot measures advanced. The debate highlighted bonds worth up to 800 million, property tax changes, an open primary, and updates to state trial and election law. Industry leaders warned against inaction, urging pollution controls and smarter land use amid a tense political climate.
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Black Stoddard
Associated General Contractors
Inhuding Oil Company
Soeh
ED Koupal
Prop
Clent Whitaker di
Whitaker & Baxter Public Relationsip
People's Lobby
Koupal
Taney
Watt elected ABC District trustee amid Prop 9 vote
William Watt of Artesia was elected to the ABC Unified School District board in unofficial counts from 68 precincts. The district also voted four to three to abolish trustee areas. Watt polled 4,149 votes to replace resigning trustee Charles R. McCarty. Other candidates and vote totals are listed, with Prop 9 opposition funds noted. In statewide races tallies show Prop 1 bonds, Prop 2 school bonds, Prop 3 trial law revision, Prop 4 open primary, Prop 5 Regents, Prop 6 naturalized citizens, Prop 7 property tax revision, Prop 8 chiropractors, Prop 10 state constitution. In the Bay Area, most counties opposed the Southern Crossing bridge project.
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William Watt
Artesia
ABC Unified
ABC
Watt
Little Lake
Charles R. McCarty
Walter Demyanek
Lou Banas
Norwalk
Fran Evans
Cerritos
Lynn W. Gardener
Clifford Bristow Cox
A. Wayne White
Lakewood
San Francisco Bay Area
Alameda
Humters Point
San Francisco
Biddle Narrowly Wins California Senate Seat
GOP gains shrink Democratic Senate edge to five votes in Riverside San Bernardino district where W Craig Biddle leads Bob Presley. Complete returns show Pierson trailing in Inglewood renomination race while Wedworth leads in Hawthorne and Nymally dominates central Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
W. Craig Biddle
California
Senate
Biddle
Bob Presley
Riverside- San Bernardino
Gavaney
Assembly
Valifornia
Pierson
Frank Holeman
Inglewood
Jess Unruh
James Wedworth
Hawthorne
Wedworth
David Cunningham
Merv Nymally
Wille Hetron
Long Beach council election results and voting delays
Richards leads District Five with 62 915 votes to 41 096 while James H. Wilson wins in Sixth District 64 701 to 35 593. Cruchley tops in Eighth with 55 435 to 45 130. Rubley defeats Jones in Ninth 54 778 to 46 195. Mrs. Simon becomes Long Beach’s first councilwoman since the 1980s. absentee ballots show early tallies amid IBM card issues causing delays. New council terms start July 3. first meeting July 5 with mayoral election on the agenda.
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Edward F. Cruchley
Wesley D. Carroll Jr
Russ Rubley
Larry N. Jones
Simon
Long Beach
Ruth Bach
Sitton
Hall
Paul R .Deats
State Assembly
Phillips
Raymond Kealer
Margaret TL. Moore
IBM Corporation
Sharp
Morgan's
Tong Beach
San Francisco
California
Edward T. Bennett
Los Angeles
Hayes and Braude face runoff in county elections
Unofficial returns show Schabarum leading in the east county district and a runoff likely for supervisor. Gov Reagan appointed Schabarum after Bonelli’s death, with Mexican-American voters pivotal. In the district attorney race Bugliosi trails Busch, forcing a runoff after neither hit 51 percent. Ward and Dorn also in runoff for Fifth District, first incumbent LA County supervisor to reach a runoff in 16 years. Hahn reelected in Third District with about 85 percent.
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Campbell
Jay
Schabarun
Teagan
Frank Bonelli
FR - Hacienda Heights
Lawrence E. Walsh
Dhuntington Park
San Francisco Forty-Niners
Gay
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Los Angeles County
Joseph Busch
Vincent Bugliosi
Charles Manson
Busch Jed
Bugliosi
Marge Buckley
Eral
Freedom Party
Chris Smith
Miss Duckley
South
Buseh
Ivelle Yottiger
Bughodi
Warren Dorn
Baxter Ward
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Tom Shaw
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General Motors
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Bert Bond
Tom Clark
Edwin Wand
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ED Cruchley
Russell Rubley
James A. Hayes
Claudia
Naples
Chuck Sundquist
Peter Schabarum
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Runolf
Hayes
Braude
Tis
Dorn
Ward
Dern
Kenneth Jahn
Willian Taylor
Hahn
Wayne Sharp
Ron Morgan
Joy Carter
Levy
Pine Ave
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Fanney
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Eeeler
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Stoke Waevy
Henry Overby
Olive Greer
Lombardy
Waly
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