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 Union Voters Contributed To Davis' Victory (06-03-98)

 Analysis: Outsiders Don't Connect With Voters (06-03-98)

 It's A Davis-Lungren Matchup In California (06-03-98)

 Congressional, Gubernatorial Races Mark Primaries In 7 States (06-03-98)

 Calif. Voters Eliminate Bilingual Education, Reject Union-Dues Measure (06-03-98)

 Jerry Brown Wins Oakland Mayoral Race (06-03-98)

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Union Voters Contributed To Davis' Victory

California voters are optimistic about future, exit poll shows

By Keating Holland/CNN

LOS ANGELES (June 3) -- California voters were in a sunny mood as they headed to the polls Tuesday, according to a CNN/Los Angeles Times exit poll.

In a survey of 5,143 voters, two-thirds of people said they thought California was going in the right direction, while only a third think the state was on the wrong track. And the state of the economy was less important to them than education, crime or taxes.

Californians were voting for the first time under a new system known as a "blanket primary," in which voters of any party could vote for any candidate and all candidates appeared on the ballot.

How did they react to the new rules? Only 9 percent found the system confusing and 58 percent approved of the fact that they were allowed to vote for candidates of different parties.

Here are the survey's numbers; final results were released Thursday morning:

Is California Headed In The Right Direction?
Right direction
Wrong track
66%
34%
Most Important Issue
Education
Crime
Taxes
Economy
47%
25%
22%
15%

The keys to Davis' Victory

Lt. Gov. Gray Davis was aided by a strong showing among union members and voters who live with someone in a union, but union households were not the only key to his victory. Davis got nearly half of his vote from voters in union households -- far more than businessman Al Checchi or former congresswoman Jane Harman -- but they did not represent a majority of the Davis vote.

Another key to Davis' strong showing: Most Davis voters were men, while a majority of Checchi and Harman voters were women. Harman voters were most likely to be liberals; Checchi voters most likely to be conservatives and Davis voters the most likely to be moderates.

In other respects, Davis voters also split the difference between Checchi and Harman voters. Most Checchi voters had no college education, while six in 10 Harman voters did. Davis voters fell in between those two extremes; 54 percent of them attended college. In the same way, Harman voters were most likely to have high incomes; Checchi voters were the poorest, and Davis voters were in between.

Here are all the numbers:

Checchi
(D)
Davis
(D)
Harman
(D)
Lungren
(R)
Final Statewide Results
13% 35% 12% 34%
Party Registration
Democrat
Independent
Republican
16%
13%
7%
52%
42%
13%
18%
15%
7%
9%
21%
70%
Political Ideology
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
14%
13%
10%
49%
44%
15%
21%
15%
23%
7%
23%
65%
Gender
Men
Women
12%
14%
34%
33%
10%
15%
37%
33%
Race
White
African-American
Hispanic
Asian
9%
17%
30%
14%
30%
53%
36%
36%
11%
17%
11%
10%
43%
9%
17%
39%
Age
18-29
30-49
50-64
Over 64
19%
28%
14%
27%
13%
33%
14%
33%
11%
34%
13%
36%
11%
39%
7%
40%
Education
No College Education
Some College But No Degree
College Graduate
Post-Graduate
20%
11%
10%
9%
35%
32%
33%
38%
9%
11%
12%
17%
31%
39%
38%
30%
Income
Less Than $40,000
$40-60,000
Over $60,000
17%
12%
10%
37%
34%
33%
11%
12%
13%
29%
35%
38%
Religion
Protestant/Other Christians
Catholic
Jewish
11%
18%
11%
29%
38%
46%
11%
10%
19%
44%
30%
19%
Union Membership

Voter Or Someone Else In Household Belongs To Labor Union
12% 43% 12% 27%

No One In Household Belongs To Union
13% 29% 13% 39%
Marital Status
Married
Widowed
Single
13%
10%
13%
32%
44%
36%
11%
7%
17%
39%
36%
25%
Region
L.A. County
Orange County
Rest Of Southern Cal.
Bay Area
Rest Of Northern Cal.
18%
9%
14%
12%
10%
36%
23%
31%
44%
37%
11%
8%
12%
17%
12%
30%
55%
39%
17%
35%


The Senate race

There were some ideological differences between voters who chose state Treasurer Matt Fong, who won, and those who preferred businessman Darrell Issa in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate. Two-thirds of Issa voted described themselves as conservatives; only a bare majority of Fong voters were conservatives.

Fong's victory may be due to the new primary rules that allowed Democrats to vote for GOP candidates. A quarter of all Fong voters were registered Democrats, compared to only 17 percent of Issa voters who crossed party lines to support him. About one in 10 Fong voters were Asian Americans.

Here are all the numbers:

Boxer
(D)
Fong
(R)
Issa
(R)
Final Statewide Results
44% 22% 19%
Party Registration
Democrat
Independent
Republican
73%
51%
10%
10%
22%
39%
5%
13%
36%
Political Ideology
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
78%
52%
15%
8%
20%
32%
3%
12%
36%
Gender
Men
Women
39%
48%
26%
19%
20%
18%
Race
White
African-American
Hispanic
Asian
35%
78%
57%
34%
26%
8%
11%
50%
24%
3%
11%
9%
Age
18-29
30-49
50-64
Over 64
48%
44%
44%
41%
17%
21%
21%
27%
15%
19%
20%
19%
Education
No College Education
Some College But No Degree
College Graduate
Post-Graduate
47%
40%
41%
48%
19%
21%
24%
25%
15%
21%
19%
18%
Income
Less Than $40,000
$40-60,000
Over $60,000
48%
45%
41%
19%
18%
25%
15%
20%
20%
Religion
Protestant/Other Christians
Catholic
Jewish
35%
47%
69%
26%
21%
12%
24%
16%
9%
Union Membership

Voter Or Someone Else In Household Belongs To Labor Union
51% 19% 14%

No One In Household Belongs To Union
39% 24% 22%
Marital Status
Married
Widowed
Single
39%
46%
55%
25%
21%
14%
21%
19%
14%
Region
L.A. County
Orange County
Rest Of Southern Cal.
Bay Area
Rest Of Northern Cal.
51%
24%
42%
59%
39%
18%
29%
20%
20%
26%
16%
34%
23%
7%
18%


Prop. 227 poll

Prop. 227: Bilingual Education

Nearly half of all primary voters said they believed that "if you live in America, you should speak English," and nearly four in 10 felt that "bilingual education is not effective."

Not surprisingly, given those sentiments, Prop. 227 passed on Tuesday. Only 19 percent of the state's voters felt that Prop. 227 would discriminate against non-English speaking students. There was a slight gender gap on this ballot initiative, with 54 percent of men voting for it and 53 percent of women against.


Here are all the numbers:

Yes No
Final Statewide Results
61% 39%
Party Registration
Democrat
Independent
Republican
47%
59%
77%
53%
41%
23%
Political Ideology
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
36%
59%
77%
53%
41%
23%
Gender
Men
Women
64%
57%
36%
43%
Race
White
African-American
Hispanic
Asian
67%
48%
37%
57%
33%
52%
63%
43%
Age
18-29
30-49
50-64
Over 64
50%
59%
61%
66%
50%
41%
39%
34%
Education
No College Education
Some College But No Degree
College Graduate
Post-Graduate
56%
65%
63%
57%
44%
35%
37%
43%
Income
Less Than $40,000
$40-60,000
Over $60,000
54%
61%
64%
46%
39%
36%
Religion
Protestant/Other Christians
Catholic
Jewish
66%
54%
55%
34%
46%
45%
Union Membership

Voter Or Someone Else In Household Belongs To Labor Union
53% 47%

No One In Household Belongs To Union
65% 35%
Marital Status
Married
Widowed
Single
64%
62%
53%
36%
38%
47%
Region
L.A. County
Orange County
Rest Of Southern Cal.
Bay Area
Rest Of Northern Cal.
57%
75%
66%
49%
59%
43%
25%
34%
51%
41%

Prop. 226: Union Dues

Prop. 226 poll

The dispute over Prop. 226 was largely between Democrats, the traditional beneficiaries of union political activity, and Republicans.

So it comes as no surprise that a majority of voters who supported the "Paycheck Protection Act" were Republicans while a majority of "no" votes came from Democrats. Men represented a majority of those who favored Prop. 226; women were half of those who opposed the measure. (This is probably a function of the gender gap between the two parties.) Overall, a plurality of California voters on Tuesday felt that labor unions have too much influence.


Here are all the numbers:

Yes No
Final Statewide Results
47% 53%
Party Registration
Democrat
Independent
Republican
28%
45%
72%
72%
55%
28%
Political Ideology
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
23%
40%
71%
77%
60%
29%
Gender
Men
Women
50%
45%
50%
55%
Race
White
African-American
Hispanic
Asian
55%
31%
25%
48%
45%
69%
75%
52%
Age
18-29
30-49
50-64
Over 64
40%
45%
49%
55%
60%
55%
51%
45%
Education
No College Education
Some College But No Degree
College Graduate
Post-Graduate
39%
47%
53%
50%
61%
53%
47%
50%
Income
Less Than $40,000
$40-60,000
Over $60,000
42%
48%
51%
58%
52%
49%
Religion
Protestant/Other Christians
Catholic
Jewish
56%
41%
37%
44%
59%
63%
Union Membership

Voter Or Someone Else In Household Belongs To Labor Union
36% 64%

No One In Household Belongs To Union
55% 45%
Marital Status
Married
Widowed
Single
51%
46%
40%
49%
54%
60%
Region
L.A. County
Orange County
Rest Of Southern Cal.
Bay Area
Rest Of Northern Cal.
47%
61%
50%
37%
48%
53%
39%
50%
63%
52%



Portrait of the electorate

The percent of all voters who said they were...

Party Registration
Democrat
Independent
Republican
48%
6%
40%
Political Ideology
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
20%
43%
37%
Gender
Men
Women
52%
48%
Race
White
African-American
Hispanic
Asian
69%
14%
12%
3%
Age
18-29
30-49
50-64
Over 64
8%
38%
30%
24%
Education
No College Education
Some College But No Degree
College Graduate
Post-Graduate
20%
27%
28%
25%
Income
Less Than $40,000
$40-60,000
Over $60,000
29%
22%
49%
Religion
Protestant/Other Christians
Catholic
Jewish
50%
24%
5%
Union Membership

Voter Or Someone Else In Household Belongs To Labor Union
35%

No One In Household Belongs To Union
65%
Marital Status
Married
Widowed
Single
65%
7%
13%
Region
L.A. County
Orange County
Rest Of Southern Cal.
Bay Area
Rest Of Northern Cal.
25%
8%
24%
14%
29%

In Other News

Wednesday, June 3, 1998

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It's A Lungren-Davis Matchup In California
California Bans Bilingual Education, Rejects Union Dues Measure
Who Are Plato Cacheris And Jacob Stein?
Senate Task Force On China Meets For First Time
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Nevada Waste Storage Measure Fails By Four Votes
Alabama Primary Results
California Primary Results
Iowa Primary Results
Mississippi Primary Results
Montana Primary Results
New Mexico Primary Results
New Jersey Primary Results
South Dakota Primary Results


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