Election Shifts Mark Senate Races and State Picks
Amid national returns leaders claim victory as six incumbent senators lose seats and several governors win re election. Edward Brooke and others fall. Thad Cochran, Nancy Landon Kassebaum win in major party shifts. Mississippi and Virginia races draw late canvassing returns.
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Seattle
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
Meldrim Thomson Jr
New Hampshire
Hugh Gallen
Thomson
Pennsylvania
Richard L. Thornburgh
Pete Flaherty
Milton Shapp
Hugh Carey
New York
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
William Milliken
Michigan
James Rhodes
Ohio
James Thompson
Illinois
Senate
Robinson Victory Maintains House Seat Lead
Robinson defeated Fickett by about two to one across the district, carrying every Warren County district and winning heavy turnout. The result ends hopes for a populist upset and backs Robinson's conservative platform on a balanced budget and strong defense.
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Andrew Miller
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Virginia
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John Warner
Warner Carries Area In Ramifications Of Senate Race
In a Virginia contest, Warner won 54.5 percent in Winchester and carried Warren County despite Miller's gains in Front Royal. Warner led in Clarke and most Frederick precincts, with key wins in Stephens City and Kernstown. The undecided vote in Frederick shifted Warner’s way, potentially extending his Senate tenure.
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Neffstown
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Fauquier County
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White Post
Shenandoah County
U.S. Senate
Virginia Senate Race Ends With Warner Narrow Victory
Elizabeth Taylor joined her husband as Miller battles to translate Virginia governorship loss into a Senate bid. Warner leads as returns come in, strong in the Richmond area and in six districts, with Miller carrying Radford and big margins in two districts. An AP NBC poll shows Warner drawing independents and upper income voters while Miller gains black voters and lower income groups. ERA support splits from overall ticket.
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Rudy Boschwitz
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Florida man in critical condition after Warren crash
Florida resident Timothy Glasheen, 25, staying in Rockland area, suffered severe injuries when his northbound car ran off Route 522 near the I 66 interchange, overturned, jumped a guard rail and landed on its top. He underwent surgery and remains in ICU at Warren Memorial Hospital.
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Rockland
Warren County
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Nelson Longerbeam
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Longerbeam
Glasheen
Referendum Passes In Frederick County Schools Restructure
The referendum passed with strong margins in Shawnee District Stephens City and Kernstown signaling broad support for a new school board selection method. Leaders including Chuck Smith praised the vote while Roger Koontz and John Solenberger framed it as voter trust in regional governance and a push for improved education. End terms noted for Ray Boyce Charles Hott Eugene Larrick and Robert Ayler III.
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Melton Wright
Frederick County
Shawnee
Stephens City
Kernstown
Chuck Smith
Solenberger
Roger Koontz
County Board of Supervisors
Koontz
Ray Boyce
Boyce
Charles Hott
Eugene Larrick
Robert Ayler III
Airman Selected for Instruction at Keesler AFB Miss
Airman Kevin M. LaRose, son of Mr and Mrs Carl M LaRose, chosen for instruction in communications electronics at Keesler AFB Miss after basic training at Lackland AFB Tex He earned credits toward an associate in applied science degree and is a 1978 James Wood High School graduate.
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Lackland
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Airman LaRose
James Wood High School
Weather Forecast for Northern Valley and Virginia
Northern Valley shows gradual clearing and cool conditions with highs in the mid to upper 50s and lows around 40. Virginia expects fading clouds then warmer dry weather with highs mainly in the 60s and mountains in the 50s to 40s, then Thursday mostly sunny and warmer.
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Clarke County planners set routine items for meeting
Clarke County planning commission meets at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Clarke County courthouse to discuss routine standard procedures. No public hearings are planned. County Administrator Bob Lee notes the session will cover non controversial agenda items.
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Clarke County
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