" The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 4, 1992 - Page 3 Michigan UA Record turnout causes confusion Dist. 1 Democrat Bart Stupak 2 John Miltner 3 Carol Kooistra 4 Lisa Donaldson 5 James Barcia 0 Andy Davis '7 - 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Bob Carr Dale Kildee David Bonior Walter Briggs SanderLevin ~ WilliamFord V John Conyers, Jr. Barbara-Rose Collins t John Dingell Republican Phil Ruppe ~ Peter Hoekstra Paul Henry V Dave Camp Keith Muxlow Fred Upton V Nick Smith Dick Chrysler Megan O'Neill Douglas Carl Joseph Knollenberg John Pappageorge Robert Geake John Gordon Charles Vincent Frank Beaumont by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Staff Reporter Poll workers and city officials attributed confusion and crowding at polling sites yesterday to a record Ann Arbor turnout. "I don't remember it being quite so crowded," said Marshall Franke, an election official at the Michigan Union polling site. "Maybe there's just a hell of a lot more interest this year. All I know is this is a nightmare compared to most elections." Ann Arbor City Clerk Winifred Northcross agreed. "This morning, between nine and 11, it was just insane - pandemonium. It's sheer pandemonium that luckily only occurs once every four years." Beginning at 6:30 a.m., Northcross said the clerk's office received hundreds of calls from students and Ann Arbor residents who did not know where to vote. "This is typical of presidential election days. We go through this every four years," Northcross said. "We can tell from the number of calls and the activity here that turnout is high, very high. But the vermwded polls result in long lines long lines, the frustrated voters, all are typical presidential characteristics." One component of the high voter turnout was an increase in the number of students voting, Northcross said. She estimated that 70,000 of the 90,000 voters registered in Ann Arbor cast their ballot yesterday. "There are more students vot- ing today than normal, but that's always the case. They don't usu- ally take much interest in the local election," Northcross said. "But there are more than four years ago. This race has just generated a lot more interest." Some election officials said they thought confusion and long lines resulted from first-time vot- ers' unfamiliarity with voting procedures. "They open that curtain and see all these other candidates and is- sues, and I think it's overwhelm- ing for new voters who think they're going in just to vote for president," said Mary Ann Roth, South Quad Residence Hall elec- tion chair, adding that, as of 5:45 Students wait to vote at the Michigan Union yesterday. U S: 0 State Democrat I- AL ~ Richard Shelby .AK Tony Smithv AZ Claire Sargentv 4AR V Dale Bumpers CA ~ Barbara Boxer V Dianne Feinstein CO ~ B. Nighthorse Campbell CT ~ Christopher Dodd FL VBob Graham GA V Wyche Fowler, Jr: Hi ~ Daniel lnouye ID Richard Stallings IL V Carol Moseley Braun IN Joseph Hogsett v CIA Jean Lloyd-Jones v MKS Gloria O'Dellv iKY VWendell Ford Republican, Richard Sellers ~ Frank Murkowski John McCain Mike Huckabee Bruce Herschensohn John Seymour Terry Considine Brook Johnson Bill Grant Paul Coverdell Rick Reed ~ Dirk Kempthome Richard Williamson ~ Daniel Coats ~ Charles Grassley ~ Robert Dole David Williams p.m., 877 people had voted at South Quad. Franke said election workers were talking to voters in line to demystify the voting process and ensure that voters were at the cor- rect site. As of 5:30 p.m., Franke esti- mated that 800 people had voted at the Union and only 12 had come to the wrong site. "It's a surprisingly small num- ber. Very often 60 to 65 percent do not know where they are sup- posed to go. We are amazed, and disappointed, because the line is so long - but they all seem to be in the right place," Franke said. Barbara Boxer (D-California) Schroer conquers Ouiet in race for 52nd District seat S Carol Moseley Braun (D-Illinois) -LA MD MO :NV -NY ,NC ND OH -OK OR' PA SC SD UT PVT WA John Breaux ~ Barbara Mikulski Geri Rothman-Serot V Harry Reid BrohnRauh Robert Abrams Terry Sanford Byron LDorgan John Glenn Steve Lewis Les AuCoin Lynn Yeakel V Ernest Hollings V Thomas Daschle Wayne Owens Patrick Leahy V Patty Murray Alan Keyes Christopher Bond Damar Dahl ~ Judd Gregg VAlfonse D'Amato ~ Lauch Faircloth Steve Sydness Michael DeWine V Donald Nickles Robert Packwood V Arlen Specter Thomas Hartnett Charlene Haar Robert Bennett James Douglas Rod Chandler Robert Kasten John Glenn {0-Ohio} by Hope Calati Daily Government Reporter Democrat Mary Schroer clinched a victory in the hotly-contested State House battle in the 52nd District, defeating former Republican Ann Arbor City Councilmember Mark Ouimet. With 20 of 32 precincts reporting, Schroer had 63 percent of votes while Ouimet had 37 percent. Ouimet and Schroer both cam- paigned vigorously this season in a district predicted to be 52 percent Republican. Last night Schroer said, "We are cautiously optimistic. "It's nice to have someone at the top of the ticket that's not pulling the rest of the ticket down. It's a good year to be a Democrat," Schroer said. Ron Kennedy, Ouimet's cam- paign manager, attributed yester- day's results to the national party scenario. "Mark Ouimet is more in touch with his district than any can- didate in America," Kennedy con- tended. Ouimet was waiting for the re- sults in a suite at the Holiday Inn West. Although 35 people were in the Holiday Inn ballroom at the height of the evening, the room was de- serted after George Bush's speech conceding the election. Even the hotel staff had left by midnight. Ouimet, a former two-term mem- ber of the Ann Arbor City Council and an executive officer at the Great Lakes Bancorp, campaigned to make the Statehouse more inclusive. Schroer, a legislative aide to State Sen. Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor), unsuccessfully sought the seat in 1988. She campaigned to ad- dress the inequities in the state social services budget. Pollack said she felt "fabulous" about the Democratic victories in yesterday's election. She said the victories are a result of the "tragedy" of 12 years of Republican presidency. "That tragedy led to an overwhelming re- jection of the Republicans," Pollack said. Although Schroer would not comment on the outcome, she said she was excited about an unexpected victory in Lincoln township. She outlined her plans if elected. "I am going to face an awesome responsibility of coming up with a balanced budget," she said. "It is important that I represent part of the university and the students." Schroer added, "The state has to keep higher education affordable. That will be a big challenge. We need to get the economy and state moving so you can get employed when you graduate." Ouimet also refrained fror.. commenting on the election results. "There haven't been any great surprises," he said. He said his campaign brought an "old style" of campaigning back to the voters by visiting more than 20,000 voters door-to-door. Student Campaign Coordinator Christy Glass said Ouimet's cam- paign tactics effectively reached students. "He makes voters feel important, closer to the candidate. He has re- sponded to students and in turn I think the students have responded to him," Glass said., Glass added that Ouimet's cam- paign deviated from the traditional Republican party line in his strong pro-choice stance. - Daily Staff Reporters Nate Hurley, Megan Lardner, Will McCahill, and Abby Schweitzer contributed to this report Schroer Regent hopefuls await by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Administration Reporter The race for the two vacant seats on the U-M Board of Regents was too close to call as of press time yes- terday. With 23 percent of votes counted, incumbent Regent Neal Nielsen led with 29 percent of the vote. Nielsen is maintaining a lead over Republican candidate Nancy Laro, from Ann Arbor, who has 25 percent of the vote and Democratic candidate Rebecca McGowan who has garnered 22 percent. Last night, the four candidates, including Democratic candidate Larry Deitch, put their campaigns on the back burner to watch the results of the presidential elections. McGowan, who is from Ann Arbor, said she spent yesterday at home. "Today I took my baby for a long walk and voted. I'd rather be with my family and friends and watch what happens to the presidential election," McGowan said. Democrat Larry Deitch of Bloomfield Hills agreed. "I'm watching ABC and having some friends over and watching the results," Deitch said. Republican Nancy Laro, from Ann Arbor, chose to attend Republican party events. Nielsen (R-Brighton) was unavailable for comment. 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The Republicans gathered in honor of Ford's opponent, Bob Geake, at the Signature Inn in Can- ton Township were also subdued last night. Tabulated results poured slowly into the two red, white and blue- decked rooms packed with almost 300 Republican volunteers, family members and supporters. They looked sadly at television sets that told of a weak showing for Republican candidates and the large cheese and crackers served to the Democrats were not much to get ex- cited about. However, partiers said the food wasn't important. "Republicans may have better food at their victory parties," said Mike Russell, Ford's press secretary, "but Democrats have more fun." The great Democrat victory is the culmination of many months of ex- tensive campaigning, said newly- elected statehouse Rep. Mary Schroer at the City Grill on Main Street where more than 250 local Democrats stomped their feet and cheered for victory last night. "We've had great campaign managers and excellent volunteers," she said. 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