Election ’86
Nuclear
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proved Measure 51. which pro
vides for a nuclear-free zone in
Eugene.
Organizers have been work
ing about three years to pass
nuclear-free measures, said
David Oaks, a member of
Political Action for lasting
Security. He added that sup
porters will have to unite to
keep the City Council from
overturning the measures,
which they technically could
do.
“With great reluctance, the
time is now to get involved in
city politics." Oaks said.
lane County voters also ap
proved a bond measure to build
additional jail facilities, but
defeated the tax-based measure
that would provide funding to
operate those facilities.
Ballot Measure 19. a $5.1
million bond issue providing
funds for facilities and pro
grams to support the existing
lane County jail, passed with
50 percent of the vote, while
Measure 20, a $3.1 million pro
perty tax levy, was defeated by
48 percent.
As a result of the defeat of
Measure 20, additional jail
space probably will not be
constructed.
Ballot Measure 52. which
establishes the 5.5-mile West
Eugene Parkway, was over
whelmingly approved by 70
percent of voters, with 64 of 68
city precincts reporting.
The county assessor will con
tinue to be elected, not ap
pointed, after Ballot Measure 17
was defeated by 56 percent of
voters from 132 of 181 precincts
reporting.
Challenger Ellie Dumdi
defeated incumbent Chuck Ivey
in a race for county commis
sioner. She attributes her vic
tory to keeping her campaign on
a positive track and maintaining
personal contact with voters.
Dumdi said her top priority
will be to support existing
businesses in the area to help at
tract new businesses.
"We’ve lost so many mill
jobs, now we have to find jobs
to replace them.. that's where
my experience is — in
generating jobs.” Dumdi said.
Incumbent County Assessor
jim Gangle defeated challenger
Norman Pohll by a wide margin
of 49 percent to Pohll's 32 per
cent of the vote.
Commenting on the wide
margin. Gangle said he offered
people the benefit of
experience.
‘‘I campaign on my
record.. .1 hope (o continue to
make improvements in my job
as tax assessor." he said.
Pohll tied his campaign
defeat to the defeat of Ballot
Measure 17, which would have
directed that the county
assessor be appointed rather
than elected.
All four people running for
City Council were unopposed.
Eugene Mayor Brian Obie said
three of the council members
are returning, and one is new.
City Council priorities will be
continuing economic efforts
and establishing the Riverfront
Research Park, Obie said.
Although Eugene voters ap
proved Measure 51, making the
city a nuclear-free zone. Obie
and the City Council opposed
the measure.
"It is a major burden for the
city to carry, and I don't think
the voters understood that." he
said.
The race for Eugene Water
Elne Dumdi
and Electric Board director at
large was a close one and pro
bably will not be decided until
sometime today.
Incumbent jack Craig, with
38.8 percent of the vote, said he
thinks the close margin centers
on the Trojan issue. Craig sup
ported Measure 14. which
would have closed the nuclear
plant in Rainier until a perma
nent waste site was located. His
opponent. Randy Thwing. with
39.8 percent, opposed the
measure.
Craig said Thwing outspent
him in the campaign because
Thwing received campaign con
tributions from people affiliated
with the nuclear plant.
Steve Comacchia was elected
as l.ane County Commissioner.
Position 2, and Bill Rogers, who
ran unopposed, was elected to
Position 5.
Emily Schue. Robert Bennett.
Freeman Holmer and |eff Miller
were elected to positions on the
Eugene City Council.
Ron Davis was elected as
director of subdivision 2 of the
Emerald People's Utility
District.
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disposal were defeated by
voters.
Measure 14 would have clos
ed the Trojan Nuclear Power
Plant near Rainier until a
federally licensed waste
repository was located.
Measure 15 would have
changed the definition of
radioactive waste to ioclude the
waste generated by the
Teledyne Wah Chang Albany
plant.
Measure 16 would have phas
ed out nuclear weapons
manufacturing in Oregon.
And all the state measures
aimed at changing the state's
tax structure were defeated by
voters Tuesday.
Measure 9. the property tax
relief measure was defeated as
have been similar measures in
the past five Oregon elections.
Measures 11 and 12. the
package aimed at shifting the
tax burden from property taxes
to income taxes, also were
defeated.
Measure 7, the Oregon sales
tax measure, also was defeated.
In state races, Democrats
maintained control of the
Oregon state Legislature.
In the local races for the state
Senate. Larry Hill was elected
from District 21. and Grattan
Kerans was elected from District
20. Both Hill and Karans ar«
Democrats.
In local races for the state
House of Representatives. Carl
Hosticka retained his District 40
seat, and David Dix took the
District 41 seat. Both Hosticka
and Dix are Democrats.
Democrats win Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats, picking off GOP
seats around the nation on Tuesday, broke the Republicans’
six-year hold on the Senate and served notice on President
Reagan that his last two years in office will require ’the art of
government by compromise."
Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas conceded
at midnight that the Democrats would win control of the
"Oh yeah, it's a question of whether it will be 53 or 55"
Democrats, he said.
Democrats harvested Republican seats In Maryland and
Florida and were leading narrowly in half a dozen more
states.
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necessary to find the underlying
causes and clear any ambiguity
in the election results.
Exit polls also are necessary
because elected officials often
claim that because the people
elected them, they must agree
with the officials' platforms.
Lemert said. Unless voters are
allowed to discuss whether a
candidate's positions on foreign
policy, taxes and social welfare
affected their vote, the can
didate must interpret for
himself, he said.
The best time to ask voters is
right after they have voted, said
l.emert. who has been conduc
ting exit polls in l,ane County
since 1978.
"Lane County is not like the
rest of the state.” and the results
of the exit poll should not be
projected to the rest of the state.
U-mert said. Instead, the results
should be used as an explana
tion for why voters voted yes or
no.
Three factors were involved
in the preparation of the exit
poll, said Tom Obreut. graduate
teaching assistant for l.emert. A
pool of 42 precincts was chosen
randomly to be the control
group.
The pool was then split in
thirds, with pollers conducting
exit interviews in three different
time frames for each subgroup
— from 8 a m. to noon, noon to
4 p m and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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