The Michiaan Daily - Friday, August 10, 1984 - Page 7 Lousma 'launches' fight with Levin for Senate From staff and wire reports Republican U.S. Senate nominee Jack Lousma said Wednesday he wants President Reagan and some of his fellow former astronauts to climb on board and campaign for him this fall. Lousma, at a news conference, said his race with U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D- Mich.) hopefully would bear none of the rancor of his GOP nomination battle with former congressman Jim Dunn. WITH ALL of the precincts reporting, Dunn had 200,079 or 37 percent and Lousma 334,717 or 63 percent in Tuesday's primary. Lousma scored big across the state and ran about even in Dunn's home base in the Lansing area. "With this victory we have launched the Michigan msision into orbit," Lousma told 100 supporters gathered at an Ann Abor hotel on election night. "All systems are go. In November, when we land it will be in Washington in the United States Senate," the former astronaut said. Lousma immediately launched his campaign for November attacking "Carl Levin's record as Jimmy Car- ter's strongest supporter and Ronald Reagan's strongest foe." AS A BAND played "Hail to the Vic- tors," the University alumnus moved through the crowd, shaking hands and thanking his supporters. In Lansing, Dunn told a small group at his party that he had fun in the cam- paign and hoped to teach Lousma a bit about economics before the battle against Levin heats up. In a closely contested local race Tuesday, Michael McCauley inched by Donald Grimes in the Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary for a chance to meet incumbent Rep. Carl Pursell in the November election. McCAULEY, 35, won the election by a mere 181 votes. Unofficial results DOUG McMAHON/Daily U.S. Senate candidate Jack Lousma, flanked by his wife, Gratia, thanks a group of supporters at the Sheraton University Inn Tuesday night after claiming victory in his primary race against former Rep. Jim Dunn. showed McCauley received 4,670 votes while Grimes had 4,489. The results came in slowly Tuesday night and the lead switched back and forth several times. It was not until early Wednesday morning that Mc- Cauley learned he won. Scott Adler, campaign manager for McCauley, said "the victory was a product of hard work." "It turned out the way we thought it would." McCauley, a Plymouth-Canton High School teacher, lost by a two-to-one margin in Ann Arbor. Grimes received 1,711 votes here while McCauley had 898. However, McCauley repeatedly said during his campaign that he would lose in Ann Arbor because Grimes is a resident of the city. McCAULEY, who lives in Plymouth, counted on the rest of the counties to win the district. The 2nd Congressional District includes most of Washtenaw County and extends into parts of several other counties. Grimes, 28, said he was disappointed with the loss but admitted that he can now relax. "Now I guess I can enjoy the rest of the summer," said the Univer- sity research economist. Grimes said he is not sure whether he will ask for a recount because of the close totals. However, Grimes congratulated McCauley and offered support in the uphill battle against Pur- sell, who received over 30,000 votes in the uncontested Republican primary. In other local primaries, incumbent Washtenaw County Sheriff Ron Scheibil won the Republican nomination and will face Democratic victor James Douglas, Saline's police chief, in November. In the non-partisan race for the Probate Judge position, the recipients of the two highest vote totals - Judith Wood and Richard Conlin - will square off in November. Daily staff writer Lily Eng filed a report for this story. USE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS INDIVIDUAL THEATRES SMfa ,bery 761970 DAILY FIRST MATINEE $2.00 JAMIE LEE I HOWELL FRI. 1:00, 7:30, 9-30, 11:15swPYZ. SAT. 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30, 11:15 DePtAUL VER HOEVEN The Director of .. ''TURKISH DELIGHT" -aond- "SOLDIER OF ORANGE' "A WICKEDLY FUNNY COMMEDY" -NEWSWEEK IDMR D DDC RF/ RFNF S01TMR GOP, Morris surprised by Jensen win (Continued fromPage 1) Because Jensen has no phone and could not be contacted, it is unclear what his plans are for his race against the incumbent. In an interview before the primary, Jensen said he hoped to use the race as a "springboard" for yet another campaign for the Ann Arbor mayorship. He said he wouldn't have enough money to successfuly unseat Bullard. Currently Jensen has no formal ties with the Republican party, even though he has won the primary. The local Republican Party does not consider Jensen an acceptable candidate. "IF ANYONE had read the article in the Ann Arbor News about the two candidates, there would have been no question on how one should have voted," said Weaver. That article, which appeared in the August 2 edition of The Ann Arbor News, painted Jensen as an extremely unacceptable candidate for public office. Though not a licensed attorney, Jensen personally filed suit against the newspaper last week for $75,000 because of the article. In her post mortem, Morris suggested the idea that some Democratic voters may have crossed party lines to embarrass the local Republican Party. According to Weaver, in such small primaries few voters cross over. But Weaver didn't rule out the possibility and pointed out the results in the 15th Congressional District, which includes nearby Ypsilanti. Voters there chose an announced white supremist and affiliate of the Ku Klux Klan as the Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives. Though there is still time to call for a recount, Morris said she didn't have the money to ask for a recounting of the ballots. According to Weaver, the voting was not close enough for a recount to overturn the decision. Morris philosophically claimed that she "learned too much in the campaign not to run again," and "won't allow the defeat to discourage her in a future campaign." She plans to finish her schooling at the University and continue to work with the Republican party. "Ann Arbor had the chance for an active campaign in the State House," said Morris. "I hope in two years there will be a Republican candidate strong enough to defeat Perry Bullard." FRI 1:00, 7:10, 9:10, 11 P.M. SAT. 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:16, 11 P.M.