Nixon wins big in birthplace city

Yorba Linda Star November 15 1972 page 1   

Voters in Yorba Linda gave President Richard Nixon a good vote in the election last Tuesday. With about 81% of the eligible voters casting their ballots here, the final unofficial tally showed that Nixon received 5,827 votes to Sen. George McGovern's 1,408.

Nixon carried all 26 cities in Orange County and all unincorporated areas with the exception of Sunset Beach. All cities gave him a majority of better than 2 to 1 or more, except, Laguna Beach.

In Yorba Linda it was a little better than 4 to 1 in favor of Nixon.

Locally the race for Third District Supervisor perhaps drew more interest than the Assembly or Congressional races. In this race, Bill Phillips, incumbent, was defeated by Ralph Diedrich by a vote of 4,436 to 2,955 for incumbent Phillips. Both are residents of Fullerton.

The vote in the city of Yorba Linda was as follows:

President—

Richard M. Nixon, 5,827

George McGovern, 1,408

John G. Schmitz, 331

Benjamin Spock, 29

U. S. Congress, 39th District—

Hinshaw, 5,242

Black, 2,157

State Senate, 35th District—

Whetmore, 5,323

Lacayo, 1,714

Ewing, 378

Assembly, 35th District—

Briggs, 5,355

Shipkey, 2,034

Local voters cast their ballots as follows for the 22 state propositions:

No. 1—College Bonds

Yes, 4,112; no, 3,360

No. 2—Health Science Bonds

Yes, 3,838; no, 3,604

No. 3—Pollution Bonds

Yes, 3,590; no, 3,884

No. 4—Legislative Reorganization

Yes, 4,955; no, 2,330

No. 5—Local Control for School

Yes, 4,218; no, 3,088

No. 6—Constitutional Rev.

Yes, 4,810; no, 2,352

No. 7—Elections

Yes, 4,792; no, 2,574

No. 8—Exemption for Pollution

Yes, 1,684; no, 5,683

No. 9—Unsafe Schools Bonds

Yes, 3,334; no, 4,069

No. 10—Blind Veterans Exemption

Yes, 6,776; no, 750

No. 11—Right of Privacy

Yes, 4,455; no, 3,026

No. 12—Disabled Vets Exemption

Yes, 6,725; no, 773

No. 13—Workmen's Compensation

Yes, 5,352; no, 2,066

No. 14—Tax Limitations

Yes, 2,806; no, 4,680

No. 15—State Salaries

Yes, 1,800; no, 5,601

No. 16—Hwy. Patrol Salaries

Yes, 2,643; no, 4,811

No. 17—Death Penalty

Yes, 5,861; no, 1,706

No. 18—Obscenity

Yes, 2,762; no, 4,874

No. 19—Marijuana

Yes, 1,730; no, 5,931

No. 20—Coastline

Yes, 3,830; no, 3,653

No. 21—Prohibits Bussing

Yes, 5,726; no, 1,811

No. 22—Agriculture Labor

Yes, 3,744; no, 3,741

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