Weather Wednesday November ,2 2 @2002 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan One-hundred-twelve years ofeditordalfreedom Cloudy throughout the day with a 20 percent chance of rain and winds reaching 13 mph. 47 Tomorrow- Vol. CXIII, No. 44 www~michigandaily corn / Granholm victorrus, despite Democratic losses bi U.S. Senate By Louie Meizlish and Jordan Schrader Daily Staff Reporters DETROIT - State Attorney General Jennifer Granholm cruised to victory in the Michigan gover- nor's race last night, defeating Republican opponent Dick Posthumus - an outcome that surprised few observers. She didn't look back after her surprisingly easy win in the August Democratic primary over two seasoned political veterans. Few observers thought Posthumus, the outgoing lieutenant governor from Kent County's Alto, would have much of a chance against her. He easily won the Republican primary, but was rarely able to get within 10 points of Granholm in recent polls and never held a lead. "Today we won a victory not for one candidate, not for one party, but for the future of our state," Granholm said in declaring victory a little after 11 p.m. At the same time, Democrats were hoping they would be able to hold onto the attorney gener- al's office, which Granhohm was leaving, but results were not available and most of the party had dis- banded by 4 a.m. In Lansing, some of the Republicans who had campaigned for a Posthumus victory were in tears as the lieutenant governor mounted the stage in the Radisson Hotel's ballroom to tell them it was over. Posthumus, nonetheless, urged supporters to remember all was not lost. Much of the vision he stood for will go on because of Republican victo- ries in the legislative, executive and judicial branch- es, he said. "This campaign was not about Dick Posthumus," he said. "It was about ideas of freedom, ideas of lower taxes, ideas about creating jobs and opportu- nities for people no matter where they came from. Those ideas were worth fighting for, and they'll be worth fighting for tomorrow". See GOVERNOR, Page 7 FRANK PAYNE/Daily After beating Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus last night in the race for governor, Jennifer Granholm became the state's first-ever female governor. She celebrated with friends, family and supporters last night at the Detroit Renaissance Center. Voters turn down Proposal Four By Carmen Johnson Daily Staff Reporter The tobacco settlement proposal - the most controversial on this year's ticket - did not pass during yesterday's election. The funds in ques- tion in Proposal 02-4 will continue to fund col- lege scholarships and other state programs, rather than annually budgeting $300 million to health care. "I think the defeat of Proposal 4 shows that students clearly voice their concern for politics," said Hrant Hratchian, chair of the Association of Michigan Universities and a student at Wayne State University. "The defeat of this proposal means that uni- versity students have the assurance that tuition will not be increasing as much," Hratchian said. "We seriously believe we won the debate, but people didn't like the solution we proposed." - Roger Martin Citizens for Healthy Michigan spokesman "If the proposal passed, there would have been a tuition increase by at least 20 percent." For high school students, the defeat was a pos- itive one, allowing for the continuance of the Michigan Merit Award program, which awards $2,500 scholarships toward college tuition for students who pass a series of academic tests. Last year, the total amount of money awarded to University in-state students was $7,678,000. State Sen. John "Joe" Schwarz (R-Battle Creek) said the proposal "makes a mockery out of the constitution." He added the proposal would have put lan- guage in the Michigan Constitution stating that $8.5 billion in tobacco settlement money would be permanently budgeted for health care. Among the opponents of the proposal were See PROPOSAL 4, Page 7 Dems lose control of U.S. Senate to GOP WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans turned aside crucial Democratic challenges in region after region yesterday and headed towards extending their eight-year control of the House of Representatives. Democratic hopes of regaining the chamber dimmed as Republicans chalked up wins or were leading in most of the races earlier seen as toss-ups. Americans voted to fill all 435 House seats, but only a tenth of them were truly competitive. Early today with only Alaska's polls still open, Republicans had won 195 seats and were leading in 32 others. If that trend con- tinued, Republicans would hold 227 seats - four more than they do in the current Con- gress. Majority control requires 218 votes. Traditionally, the president's party loses seats in midterm elections. But this year, Republicans appeared to be helped by Presi- dent Bush's popularity and by the relatively low number of competitive races. Democrats needed a net gain of seven seats to reclaim the control they lost in 1994. As returns rolled in, it seemed likely they would fall far short not only failing in some high-profile challenges to Republican incum- bents but also losing some of their own incumbents. In a closely watched Kentucky contest, three-term Republican Rep. Anne Northup defeated Democrat Jack Conway. Republican Jeb Bradley defeated Democrat Martha Fuller Clark for an open New Hampshire seat that had been Republican. Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito won a second term in West Virginia, defeating Democratic challenger Jim Humphreys, a wealthy lawyer, in what was the most expen- sive congressional race in the country, with $9 million raised and spent. Republicans won three of four races that See SENATE, Page 7 FRANK PAYNE/Daily U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, who won his fifth term yesterday, addresses crowds during last night's Democratic Party victory celebration at the Detroit Renaissance Center. evin wins ffth U.S. Senate term-1- By Tomislav Ladika and Jennifer Misthal Daily Staff Reporters University of Michigan Board of Regents Asof 2:30 a.m., the race for two Andrea Fisher Newman Gregory Stephens A open seats on the University Board of Regents was too close to 1 I 1,019,49 call. Look for complete coverage of Andrew Richner Ismael Ahmed the race in tomorrow's edition of The -/ Q7 70 DETROIT (AP)-- Michigan voters chose to stick with experience by re- electing incumbent U.S. Sen. Carl Levin to a fifth straight term last night. Levin secured more than 60 percent of the vote and extended his Senate tenure to 30 years, while sweeping past Republican challenger Andrew Raczkowski. Levin, a Democrat from Detroit, was considered a heavy favorite by political pundits and the 62-to-37 per- representative from Farmington Hills, was the largest margin among Levin's five victories. "Thank you for the vote of confi- dence" Levin told supporters after pro- claiming victory at the Democratic Party's victory party in the Detroit Renaissance Center. "This is as close as you can come in politics to winning a Stanley Cup for the fifth time in a row" Looking ahead to his fifth term, Levin pledged to find a way to get the nation's economy back on track and said "a priority within a priority" is extend- ing unemployment benefits. I A~A.E,-F~ '....A ~...P'4. ~ I i