TaMaROFF H 0 N D A 2003 ODYSSEY EXL with the retirement of Rep. Ben Gilman, R-N.Y. Rep. Eric Cantor; R-Va., Gilman's only GOP colleague, handily defeated challenger Ben Jones, better known as "Cooter" on the TV series Dukes of Hazard. That reinforces Cantor's status as one of the GOP's up-and-corners. In Illinois, former Bill Clinton staffer Rahm Emanuel, who is Jewish, won the safely Democratic seat aban- doned by Rep. Rod Blagojevich, who moves to the governor's mansion. But in Georgia, Democrat Roger E Kahn defied the prognosticators by losing to Republican Phil Gingrey for the right to represent the newly drawn 11th dis- trict in the Atlanta area. In Maryland, Democratic Rep. Ben Cardin, one of the senior members of the Jewish delegation in Congress, swamped GOP challenger Scott Alan Conwel, a political newcomer. All Jewish members of New York's big House delegation handily won re-elec- tion on Tuesday, some by huge-mar- gins. In one of the year's strangest races, former Rep. Jim Traficant, D-Ohio, one of the most vehement critics of Israel in the House, ran for his old seat from an Ohio prison cell. Traficant, who was booted out of Congress after a bribery and racketeering conviction, did better than expected, but still gar- nered only 15 percent of the vote. Florida Battle Jewish Republicans poured money and resources into the Florida gubernatori- al race, where incumbent and presi- dential sibling Jeb Bush faced a strong challenge from Democrat Bill McBride. Both campaigns targeted Florida's huge Jewish population; in the end, Bush won handily with 56 percent of the vote. The strong victory of Linda Lingle, a Republican, means Hawaii will have its first woman governor — and first Jewish one. Pennsylvania will also have a Jewish governor, thanks to the elec- tion of former Philadelphia Mayor Edward G. Rendell, a Democrat. Rendell defeated state Attorney General Mike Fisher, a Republican. In Maryland, GOP Rep. Bob Ehrlich defeated Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend — a dramatic upset in this overwhelmingly Democratic state. Both candidates campaigned feverishly for the state's big Jewish vote, and Ehrlich forces claimed they made significant inroads in the traditionally Democratic com- munity. ELECTION from page 17 highest-ranking woman ever to serve there. While her new Senate district is three times the size of her House dis- trict, the issues are the same, said Jacobs. "Even though each community I represent has a unique face, the issues in Ferndale, Farmington Hills Gilda _Jacobs and Franklin are similar. All have concerns about access to medical care and prescription drugs," she said. Jacobs added that her constituents also are concerned about declining school enrollment, consumer issues and urban sprawl. The Big difference between working as a state senator and a representative, Jacobs said, is that "as a senator, I'll be one of only 38 people and I really have a greater voice for our district." State House Despite walking away with a 60-40 win in the race to represent Michigan's 39th Congressional District, Marc Shulman says he never assumed he'd win. "If there's one thing I've learned in my two terms in the state Legislature, it's that the people you represent don't want to be taken for granted," said the West Bloomfield Republican, who will be forced by term limits to leave office after this two-year term. The 39th District covers all of Marc Shulman Commerce Township, almost all of West Bloomfield, plus the village of Wolverine Lake. "The issues I've talked about are the issues that everyone in the district has in common," Shulman said, listing "improving the economic climate; assur- ing that everyone who wants to work has a job; promoting education as an investment, not an expenditure; and protecting our most vulnerable citizens — the elderly, disabled and poor." ELECTION on page 20 Stk. # RI) 89024645 * 42 mo. lease based on approved credit. Plus tax, title, & plate. All leases require $1,850 total due. Zero security deposit. **Sale price plus tax, title, plate, dest. & doc. Fee. Sale - ends 11/15/02 ram•aricIFF 248-353-1300 11.01%TELFIL 28585 Telegraph South of 12 Mile • Southfield Mon. & Thurs. 8:30-9:15 Tues, Weed., fri 8:30 - 6:15 www.tamaroff.com Country Woods® Collection Free In-Home Service • Free Professional Measure At No Obligation quato.p. BLIND SPOT Call today for a free in-home presentation aster Card Southfield • 248-352-8622 Canton • 734-692-5002 21728 W. Eleven Mile Rd. • Harvard Row Mall • Southfield, MI 48076 1 I/8 2002 19