Word: turnout
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...women's health center. In a 1973 election for four new councilors--which the conservative Berkeley Gazette described as "the last effort of rational, reasonable people"--Mayor Widener endorsed not his ex-partners in the April Coalition but a slate of liberal Democratic types, the Berkeley Four. With student turnout down 20 per cent from 1971 and an impressive 75 per cent turnout in wealthy Berkeley Hills, only one Coalition candidate got herself elected, and the Coalition was left with its old minority...
Graham first apologized for the small turnout from her neighborhood, attributing it to a wake following a shooting death. She then called Burke's discussion of the related facilities area "premature," because "I don't think the community has even decided whether they want a Library...
...unexpectedly large turnout has presented Allison and Eckstein with difficult logistic and staffing problems. "I have called book publishers all along the East Coast trying to get more texts," Allison said...
...number of counties were. While a number of counties in the Delta did have strong organizations, black candidates in many counties failed to campaign aggressively and did not develop the precinct organization to get out the vote. Many local blacks relied on Evers alone to produce a big enough turnout to give them the votes necessary to defeat entrenched whites. Many county organizations were not even strong enough to keep black voters loyal to black candidates. In some counties--including Evers's home area--black voters sometimes became jealous of black candidates and rationalized supporting the white opposition by concluding...
...seven Democratic and two Republican candidates have been campaigning hard during the past month. But voter interest in the election has been low, and experts predict a turnout of under 20 per cent...