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Record number of voters expected at state polls See page 5 for related stories JACKSON (AP) - Mississippians are expected to vote in record numbers Tuesday on whether President Ronald Reagan and Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., should serve new terms. Despite predictions that Reagan holds a solid lead over Democratic challenger Walter Mondale in the state, active voter registration drives by both parties and aggressive campaigns by Reagan, Mondale and senatorial and congressional candidates brought optimistic turnout predictions. Secretary of State Dick Molpus decided to wait until Monday to release his turnout forecast but said, "We've looked at statistics from the past and everything is pointing to a record Tuesday." The existing high of 891,750 was set in the 1980 presidential race. The final Associated Press survey of selected political leaders indicated Reagan had maintained his lead over Mondale and Cochran remained ahead of former Gov. William Winter, his Democratic challenger. Also stimulating the turnout will be two full-scale congressional contests: the 2nd District race pitting Democratic state Rep. Robert Clark, seeking to become the state's first black congressman of against Republican the this century, incumbent Webb Franklin, and the 4th District contest between Democratic incumbent Wayne Dowdy and Republican David County precincts listed Voting precincts in Leflore County's five districts are as follows: In District I, voting booths in the Minter City precinct will be located at T.Y. Fleming Gymnasium. North Greenwood precinct voters whose last names begin with A-I will vote at Greenwood Fire Station No. 3 on East Claiborne Street, while residents with last names beginning with J-Z should go to the Legion Hut on East Claiborne Steet. In District II, voters in the Money Precinct will vote in the office of the Producer's Gin Association. Residents of the Northeast Greenwood precinct will vote at the Old Leflore County Farm. East Greenwood residents should go to the National Guard Armory on Elm Street to cast their ballots. - Schlater residents in District III will vote at the Community House. West Greenwood residents should go to the Leflore County Courthouse, and Central Greenwood residents will vote at Greenwood Fire Station No. 1. In District IV, North Itta Bena residents will vote at the Veterans Building, and South Itta Bena residents will go to the Community House. Voters in the Rising Sun precinct will vote at Rising Sun School, and voters in Southwest Greenwood will vote at the Youth Center on the corner of Henry and Sycamore. - Residents of the Morgan City precinct in District V will vote at the Leflore County Road Barn in Morgan City. Sidon voters should go to the Community House in Sidon. Southeast Greenwood voting machines will be located at East Elementary School, and voters in South Greenwood will vote at the Stone Street Branch Library. Swiftown residents will vote at Maxey's Grocery Store. who won the state by 12,000 votes in 1980, would run strong among the state's traditionally conservative white voters, while Mondale, with his emphasis on social programs, would do best in black areas. Six other presidential candidates will also be on the Mississippi ballot: Libertarian David Bergland, Armstrong. The survey indicated that Reagan, BOTH REPUBLICAN state chairman Ebbie Spivey and Democratic state chairman Steve Patterson said Reagan was ahead as the final weekend of politicking began. Both also said Cochran was ahead of Winter, although Patterson said Winter was gaining and he hoped for a tossup by election day. Worker World candidate Larry Holmes, independent Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr., Socialist Workers' Mel Mason, independent Bob Richards and independent Dennis Serrette. The ballot also included minor challenges to two other congressmen and an ethics amendment to the state constitution. Rep. G.V. Montgomery, D-Miss., is unopposed in the 3rd District, while Democratic Rep. Jamie Whitten is opposed by independent John Hargett of Tupelo, in the 1st and Republican Rep. Trent Lott faces Democrat Arlon "Blackie" Coate of Ocean Springs in the 5th. POLLS IN the state's 2,443 precincts will open at 7 a.m. and dose at 6 p.m. Because many of the 82 counties still use paper ballots that must be counted by hand, officials were uncertain when the complete counts would be available. The final AP survey indicated no signific of First Lady Nancy Reagan's weekend campaign stop bad stimulated additional interest that might pick up some uncommitted voters. A veteran Democratic leader, who asked that name not be used, said the farm harvest crisis caused by wet weather posed some political questions. He said it might cut into Reagan margin if farmers were busy in fields on election day but he saw no sign of it and doubted it would make any significant difference.
Article from 04 Nov 1984The Greenwood Commonwealth(Greenwood, MS)
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