The Michigan Daily-Thursday, August 12, 1982-Page 3
Pollack wins primary bid
election would be easier than campaigning for the reasons for the victory.
By BILL SPINDLE primary. "We ran an excellent campaign," said Pollack. "It
With final election results yesterday showing her Pollack's campaign manager, Donna Wegryn, was one of the smoothest, most dynamic campaigns
the clear winner in Tuesday's 18th district state agreed that fall campaigning would be easier I've been involved with."
Senate primary, Lana Pollack and her staff say they because "there will be more differences between Pollack won the city of Ann Arbor by a large
are already looking forward to November's election. Lana and Roy Smith than between Lana and the margin and finished a close second to Eckstein in Yp-
Pollack captured 50 percent of the district's vote Democratic candidates. silanti. In Ypsilanti Township, she finished third
with 8,127 votes. Her closest competitor, UAW Pollack said she hopes to continue capitalizing on behind township supervisor Allen and Eckstein.
economist Peter Eckstein, received 4,314 votes, or 27 both the fact that there are no women in the state Pollack will run against Republican Roy Smith in
percent of the total vote. Other candidates James Senate and her "excellent" campaign staff in the November to determine who will represent the 18th
Murray-1"859 votes- and Ron Allen -1,900 votes _ general election - two factors she said helped her District, which includes all of Washtenaw County ex-
finished considerably farther behind, with 11 percent capture the Democratic nomination. cept for Saline.
of the vote. BOTH POLLACK and Wegryn said they were sur- Smith, a long-time member of the state House,
ALTHOUGH Pollack said she expects a close race prised at Pollack's victory margin in the primary, passed up a secure re-election bid to run for state
in the fall, she said she felt campaigning for the fall but they claimed their campaign staff was one of the Senate. He ran unopposed in Tuesday's primary.
Primary ni
Tuesday's gubernatorial primary
results evoked every emotion from
jubilation to despair at candidates'
campaign headquarters across the
state. The following was compiled
using file reports from staff writers
in each of the major camps.
Amid cheers of "Blanchard for
Governor," victorious Democratic
gubernatorial candidate James Blan-
chard entered the Crystal Ballroom of
downtown Detroit's Book Cadillac
Hotel to thank the more than 550 sup-
porters who helped make his campaign,
a success.
Shortly after 10 p.m. helium-filled
balloons rose to the ceiling as a ragtime
band struck up a rousing chorus of
"Happy Days are Here Again" while
Blanchard climbed the speaker's
rostrum to claim an early victory.
"TOGETHER we'll build a bright,
exciting future for our state," Blan-
chard yelled to the crowd, "On Novem-
ber second we'll win and so will
Michigan."
Walking through the crowd, Blan-
chard stopped to embrace some well-
known faces, including UAW leader
Tom Sullivan and University Regent DEM
Thomas Roach. Later, at a private Book
reception on the hotel's 26th floor,
Blanchard received congratulations the Plaza
from U.S. Senators Carl Levin and student
Donald Riegle. Church in
"I thought the race would be thusiastic
somewhat closer," Levin said, but ad- even afte
ded that he had "no doubts" about gubernat
Blanchard's eventual victory. he would
BY MIDNIGHT, most of the About 5
festivities had ended and the crowd ch's base
dissipated to a few staunch supporters, television
confident that they had done their job among th
well. FERE
For Democrat Zolton Ferency it speech a
wasn't exactly the grand ballroom in thanking
Headlee,
Blanchard
present
business-labor
confrontation
ght: Winners and losers
IOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL primary winner James Blanchard thanks a cheering crowd of supporters at the
Cadillac Hotel in Detroit. Blanchard's son, Jay, and wife, Paula appeared with the candidate.
Hotel, but supporters at the
parish of St. John's Catholic
n East Lansing remained en-
c and optimistic last night,
r their candidate conceded the
orial election and announced
not run for public office again.
0 people gathered in the chur-
ment, watching three portable
ns and chatting informally
emselves and with Ferency.
,CY MADE his concession
little before 10 p.m. After
all those who worked with him
on the election, Ferency, a veteran of
four gubernatorial campaigns since
1966, announced he would not seek
public office again.
Ferency followers seemed disappoin-
ted by his decision and responded with
shouts such as, "You're our candidate,
Zolton."
Although Ferency supporters admit-
ted they knew throughout the campaign
that chances for victory were slim,
most agreed the campaign had been
effectived in promoting leftist politics.
'It really is important to have the issues
brought forward even if Ferency
doesn't win," said aide Hill Gates.
"someone has to talk about them.'
CLOSER TO home spirits sank last
night at the campaign headquarters of
Ann Arbor physician Ed Pierce when
the state Senator conceded his bid for
the Democratic gubernatorial primary
to Blanchard.
"It's fairly certain that it would take
a miracle greater than the immaculate
conception to win this election," Pierce
quipped to a gathering of more than one
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state Sen. Jack Welborn of Kalamazoo fourth.
Headlee, author of the Headlee Tax Limitation
Amendment, was both conciliatory and independent
during a news conference in suburban Southfield.
THE FARMINGTON Hills insurance executive
said he will not look for ideological balance in picking
a running mate, dropping the name of conservative
state Sen. Harry DeMaso (R-Battle Creek).
Brickley carried Washtenaw county with 38 per-
cent of the vote, while Headlee finished second with
31 percent of the vote. Patterson drew 24 percent.
Headlee sent a one-word telegram - "bye" - to
Milliken aide Joyce Braithwaite and, talking about a
phone conversation with the governor, said "we
didn't slash our wrists and put our wrists together."
Yet Headlee also said he will consult with Milliken
about the ticket and will seek to "preserve the best"
from the past administration.
MILLIKEN, FOR his part, said he was "disappoin-
ted" with the primary's outcome but expects to sup-
port the nominee. He said the Republican party
should wage a "constructive" campaign in Novem-
ber, adding this was not done in the primary.
Headlee said he hopes President Reagan will cam-
paign for him in Michigan, saying such appearances
would be a plus, and called for debates with Blan-
chard.
"He can bring his union bosses with him," Headlee
quipped, in an opening shot.
The former State Chamber of Commerce chair-
man's platform calls for cutting welfare benefits to
the level of the surrounding states, repealing the
Single Business Tax, tightening unemployment com-
pensation eligibility and banning new taxes.
Blanchard, by contrast, has called for an "active
jobs program" that would include retraining as well
as public works projects.