6 Th Daily Tar Heel Thursday, November 17, 1977
Maybe too early to decide
N.C. voters uncertain on Senate race
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By AMY McRARY
Staff Writer
The vast majority of North Carolinians are still
in the dark about who they want elected in the
U.S. Senate race next year, according to a recently
released survey.
The Carolina Poll, a statewide survey
conducted by the UNC School of Journalism,
revealed that 73 percent of the respondents either
did not know or did not answer when asked who
they would like to see elected to the U.S. Senate.
The poll, which questioned 477 adults 18 or
older, was conducted Oct. 16 fo 2 1 . The results of
the random telephone survey accurately reflect
North Carolina public opinion 95 times out of 100
with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.49
percent, according to journalism professors who
helped conduct the survey.
Sen. Jesse Helms, the conservative Republican
who will be defending his seat, was favored by 14
percent of the respondents. The remaining 13
percent of those polled were divided among
several declared and potential candidates.
Announced Democratic candidates are State
Sen. E. Lawrence Davis, D-Forsyth; State Sen.
McNeill Smith, D-Guilford; Luther H. Hodges
Jr., a Charlotte banker; David P. McKnight, a
former editorial writer for the Fayetieville
Observer, and Joe Felmet, a former copy editor
for the Winston-Salem Journal.
Of the Democratic candidates, Hodges was
named most often, receiving 2 percent of the
support. Davis and Smith each received support
from less than 1 percent of the respondents.
Anolher 2 percent of those interviewed said they
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wanted anyone but Helms elected, while 4 percent
supported N.C. Attorney General Rufus
Edmisten, who said Wednesday that he will not
enter the race. Potential candidate John Ingram,
N.C. commissioner of insurance, was not
mentioned by respondents.
The percentages for support of individual
candidates may be low because respondents were
asked to name whom they would like elected.
Many political polls give a list of names to choose
from, allowing respondents to pick a candidate.
Even so, the survey's results may indicate that it
is too early for voters to form an opinion about the
race. Many respondents said they were unaware of
who the candidates for the seat are. The state
primary is set for May, while theelection will be in
November 1978.
Those adults saying it was too early to form an
opinion had views similar to a 42-year-old
corporation vice president from High Point who
said, "It's too premature to choose."
Others said they did not have enough
information about the candidates to make a
decision. "1 just don't know who's running," a 19-year-old
grocery clerk from Craven County said.
While neither Democrats nor Republicans
showed overwhelming support for any candidate,
a greater percentage of Republicans favored
Helms than did Democrats.
The poll was conducted by telephone using a
process called "random digit dialing" to allow
interviewers to reach unlisted numbers and new
installations. Homes without telephones were
excluded, tending to under-represent the poor.
The survey's finding that 73 percent of the
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respondents don't know who they'd like elected
drew varying responses from aides to four of the
candidates.
"It's a little surprising," said Clint Fuller, a
spokesperson for Sen. Helms in Washington."My
reaction is you'd think a much smaller number of
people would respond in that way."
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Bill Patterson, an aide to Davis, said, "I'm
personally not a campaign veteran, but I wouldn't
be surprised. It is relatively early. I understand
that most people don't think about the election
until two months before."
Paul Bernish, a spokesperson for Hodges, said
the 73 percent of "don't knows" was "too high a
figure and would mean apathy." He said polls
done in March and September by their campaign
pollster. Richard Dresner, showed "less than 50
percent of the sample was undecided."
June Milby, Smith's press secretary, said
converting the "don't knows" into Smith
supporters is the basic purpose fo the state
senator's campaign.
No one in the McKnight or Felmet campaigns
could be reached for comment.
Almost half (47 percent) of those supporting
Helms said they agreed with his performance on
issues. "He (Helms) stands up for what he thinks is
right," a retired Craven County textile worker
said. "He don't mind standing up against things he
thinks are wrong."
"He's a down-to-earth man who's for the
people," a 30-year-old Rutherford County radio
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Canal."
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Fire financial loss triples
By AMY McRARY
Staff Writer
Financial losses from Chapel Hill fires this year
are three times as high as losses during the same
period in 1976.
According to Chapel Hill Fire Department
records, reported fires from J anuary to September
resulted in $161,570 in damages. Only $54,049 in
property losses were reported from January to
September 1976.
Building fires accounted for 79 percent, or
$128,000. of the total loss this year.
However, less than one-fifth (15 percent) of the
249 reported fires involved buildings. "It's not
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