California Gubernatorial Battle Ends in Brown Victory
Democrat Edmund Brown Jr. wins the California governor race by under 190000 votes, defeating Houston Flournoy in a tight contest after polls showed a closer outcome. U.S. Senator Allan Cranston secures reelection over H L Richardson by a sizable margin. Mendocino County trends toward Democratic candidates across state offices.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Edmund Brown Jr
Ronald Reagan
California
Brown
Houston Flournoy
U.S
Alan
Cranston
H. L. Richardson
Flournoy
Mendocino County
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Melvin Dymally
John Harmer
Edmund G
Pat” Brown
Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
Alan Cranston
H.L. Richardson
Democrats Sweep 1974 Elections Boost in House and Governors
In the wake of Watergate and high inflation, Democrats expand their House majority to over two thirds and gain statehouses including New York and California. Ford signals cooperation on taxes and wage-price controls while resisting a GOP doom scenario and a 1976 bid.
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UPI
Ford
GOP
New York
California
Drowning At Van Damme Beach Claims Cloverdale Man
A 36 year old Cloverdale man drowned after the fishing boat capsized off Van Damme beach. Survivors Louie Gerke Solene Gerke and Ed Durbin were rescued by Roger Yates the Albion grocer. Coroner reports note two other drownings nearby.
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van Damme Beach
George Edward Meeker
Louie Gerke
Solene
Ed Durbin
Albion
Roger Yates
Benecia
Point Arena
Vallejo
Albion Flats
Meeker
Ledford
Coast Guard
Yates
Voters endorse Clausen Keene in California race
In the 2nd district election Don Clausen won Mendocino Lake Sonoma Del Norte and Napa counties while Oscar Klee carried Humboldt County Behr won Marin County Behr defeated Banker by 97 504 to 79 963 Toni Novak Sutley ran for Peace and Freedom and Keene swept the 2nd district Assembly race defeating Peterson Galletti won Mendocino non partisan race and Richardson predicted 68 turnout with 68. fraction percent counted by 2 am
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Ernie Banker
Ukiah
Marin County
Peter Behr
Tiburon
Behr
Banker
Toni Novak-Sutley
Peace and Freedom
Don Clausen
Crescent City
Oscar Klee
Carole Glass
P&f
Barry Keene
Eureka
Don Peterson
Humboldt County
Mendocino County
Ted Galletti
Elk
Taylor York
Point Arena
York
Galletti
Clausen
Mendocino
Lake
Sonoma
del Norte
Napa
Klee
Keene
Peterson
Viola Richardson
Veterans Building
Potter Valley
Neva M. Cannon
Harold S. Robinson
Frances Avila
Kathleen Bishop
Alvern Lawin
Eleanore Lane
Norman de Vall
William M. Bennett
Propositions 7 to 17 Voting tallies released
Voter results show PROP.7 Yes 9515 No 4654 PROP.8 Yes 9106 No 4752 PROP.9 Yes 8339 No 5616 PROP.10 results not listed PROP.13 Yes 7837 Yes 7289 No 5893 No 4988 PROP.14 Yes 6276 Yes 6653 No 7799 No 7828 PROP.12 not given PROP.15 Yes 8702 Yes 5406 No 4575 No 9020 PROP.16 Yes 5705 No 8419 PROP.17 Yes 7589 No 8582 Page 5 for full story.
Dramatic Democratic wins in California constitutional races
In California, liberal Mervyn Dymally won the lieutenant governor race, and March Kong Fong became secretary of state as the first woman to hold the post. Ken Cory and Jesse Unruh captured controller and treasurer respectively, while Evelle Younger narrowly kept attorney general for the Republicans in a close statewide sweep that omitted one post.
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UPI
Mervyn Dymally
America
John Harmer
California
March Kong Fong
Brian van Camp
March Fong
Evelle J. Younger
William A. Norris
Mendocino County
Evelle Younger
Younger
William Norris
Jess Unruh
John Kehoe
Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Demos Win Two-Thirds: New Assembly Freshman Class Formed
Democrats capture 55 seats in the 80-member Assembly and 24-14 in the Senate with 2 vacancies, securing a two-thirds majority in the Assembly for the first time in over a decade. GOP losses include Robert McLennan defeating Joe A. Gonsalves. Pauline Davis and Ray Johnson also lose in reapportioned districts. Blacks and Mexican-Americans gain modest ground. Raymond Gonzales loses in Bakersfield to William M. Thomas.
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UPI
Assembly
Senate
Robert McLennan
Joe A. Gonsalves
Cerritos
McLennan
Pauline Davis
D-Portola
Ray E. Johnson
Chico
Kern County
Raymond Gonzales
Bakersfield
William M. Thomas
Lake County votes split on Mendocino Community College affiliation
In Lakeport and Kelseyville Unified and Upper Lake Union districts voters approved joining the Mendocino Community College district while Middletown Unified and Konocti Unified districts rejected the plan. Upper Lake 1218 yes 544 no. total 1415. Kelseyville 726 yes 686 no. Middletown 509 no 91 yes. Lower Lake Konocti 3021 no 975 yes. Cont'd on Page 2.
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Kelseyville
Upper Lake Union
Mendocino Community College
Middletown
Konecti
Highway 20
Redwood Valley
Lake County
Lake
Middletown Unified
Lower Lake Area
Galletti Narrowly Holds Fifth District Seat
Incumbent Ted Galletti of Elk appears to have held the Fifth district seat by 20 votes over Taylor York of Point Arena after a recount reduced a 23 vote lead. Final unofficial total awaiting absentee ballots could change the outcome late today.
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Elk
Point Arena
Taylor York
Galletti
York
Joe Scaramella
Bruce Levine
Alvin Withers
Withers
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