NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS : THE EAST

The major races in the East:

Senate races: 6

House: 101

Governor: 5

Term limit measures: 0

CONNECTICUT * President--With 96% of votes counted:

Bush 566,940 36% Clinton 666,621 42% Perot 341,423 22%

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Christopher J. Dodd easily defeated Republican challenger Brook Johnson, 61% to 39%. Johnson portrayed Dodd as a big spender who traveled the world on taxpayer money. Dodd counterattacked by criticizing Johnson for selling his American plants and investing overseas. * House--The state’s delegation appeared likely to remain evenly split, with three Democratic incumbents and three Republican incumbents headed to victory. First-term Rep. Gary Franks, the lone black Republican in Congress, won a tough battle in his district with 44% of the vote to Democrat James Lawlor’s 32% and independent Lynn Taborsak’s 23%.

DELAWARE * President--With 100% of votes counted:

Bush 102,436 36% Clinton 125,997 44% Perot 59,061 21%

* House--Republican Gov. Michael Castle defeated Democrat S. B. Woo, 57% to 43%, for the state’s sole House seat. * Governor--Democrat Tom Carper, a five-term congressman, defeated Republican B. Gary Scott, 66% to 33%.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA * President--With 100% of votes counted:

Bush 19,813 9% Clinton 186,301 86% Perot 9,284 4%

* Other--Former Mayor Marion Barry won a City Council seat, while voters defeated an initiative ordered by Congress that would have reinstituted the death penalty. An initiative to severely restrict campaign contributions appeared headed for an easy victory.

MAINE * President--With 79% of votes counted:

Bush 155,051 31% Clinton 200,185 39% Perot 152,572 30%

* House--Incumbent Democrat Thomas Andrews easily defeated L. L. Bean heiress Republican Linda Bean with 66% of the vote. Incumbent Republican Olympia J. Snowe narrowly beat back Democrat Patrick McGowan, a former state legislator who nearly unseated her in 1990.

MARYLAND * President--With 99% of votes counted:

Bush 656,827 36% Clinton 927,063 50% Perot 263,881 14%

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Barbara Mikulski easily beat Republican Alan Keyes with 71% of the vote. Keyes had hoped to ride an anti-incumbency wave to victory, but his support crumbled when it was revealed that he was paying himself an $8,463 monthly salary from campaign funds. * House--The state’s delegation was evenly divided, with four Democrats and four Republicans winning their districts. Two incumbents battled it out over a redrawn district--with Republican Wayne Gilchrest emerging victorious over Democrat Tom McMillen, 52% to 48%.

MASSACHUSETTS * President--With 80% of votes counted:

Bush 626,827 29% Clinton 1,035,143 48% Perot 485,457 23%

* House--Republicans snatched two vulnerable seats from the formerly all-Democratic delegation. Incumbent Nicholas Mavroules, who is facing a 17-count federal indictment, lost his seat to Republican Peter Torkildsen. Incumbent Joseph D. Early, who had the state’s worst record in the House banking scandal, was defeated by Republican Peter Blute. Incumbent Democrats Barney Frank, Edward J. Markey and Joseph P. Kennedy II easily won their districts. * Other--Voters also faced ballot questions that would raise the cigarette tax, place a tax on hazardous chemicals and require packaging to be made of recycled material or to be reduced in size.

NEW HAMPSHIRE * President--With 88% of votes counted:

Bush 165,920 38% Clinton 169,880 39% Perot 100,012 23%

* Senate--With 87% of the vote counted, Republican Judd Gregg led Democrat John Rauh, 51% to 47%. * House--The state’s delegation remained the same, with both incumbents--a Democrat and a Republican--returned to office by wide margins. * Governor--Republican Steve Merrill, with 56% of the vote, turned back Democrat Deborah Arnesen’s bid to become the state’s first female governor.

NEW JERSEY * President--With 98% of votes counted:

Bush 1,291,458 41% Clinton 1,345,263 43% Perot 496,961 16%

* House--All incumbents--five Democrats and five Republicans--were returned to office. The state’s delegation will include seven Democrats and six Republicans. Democrat Robert Menendez became the state’s first Latino representative in Congress.

NEW YORK * President--With 99% of votes counted:

Bush 2,268,729 35% Clinton 3,242,383 50% Perot 1,026,410 16%

* Senate--Incumbent Republican Alfonse M. D’Amato won a hard-fought race against Democrat Robert Abrams with 51% of the vote. * House--The state’s 31-seat delegation appeared headed for a nearly even split between Democrats and Republicans. Incumbent Democrat Thomas Downey was defeated by Republican Rick Lazio, and incumbent Republican Bill Green lost to Democrat Carolyn Maloney. In New York City, Nydia Velazquez captured 77% of the vote to become the first Puerto Rican-born woman in Congress.

PENNSYLVANIA * President--With 97% of votes counted:

Bush 1,677,641 36% Clinton 2,137,933 46% Perot 847,356 18%

* Senate--Incumbent Republican Arlen Specter defeated Democrat Lynn Yeakel, 51% to 49%, in a bitterly contested race. * House--The 21-seat delegation was nearly evenly divided between the two major parties. Eleven Democrats and 10 Republicans won their districts. Democrat Marjorie Mezvinsky narrowly won an open seat against Republican John Fox with 50% of the vote. Incumbents from both parties ran into some trouble--Democrat Peter Kostmayer lost his seat to Republican Jim Greenwood, and Republican Don Ritter was defeated by Democrat Paul McHale.

RHODE ISLAND * President--With 99% of votes counted:

Bush 121,877 29% Clinton 198,877 48% Perot 94,717 23%

* House--The state’s delegation remained the same, with both incumbents--a Democrat and a Republican--winning reelection. * Governor--Incumbent Democrat Bruce Sundlun cruised to victory over Republican Elizabeth Leonard, 64% to 36%. * Other--Voters approved a proposal to extend the terms of top state officials from two to four years, but limit them to two terms.

VERMONT * President--With 87% of votes counted:

Bush 72,172 31% Clinton 106,675 46% Perot 51,225 22%

* Senate--Incumbent Democrat Patrick J. Leahy beat back Republican James Douglas, winning reelection with 56% of the vote. * House--Incumbent independent Bernie Sanders overwhelmingly defeated Republican Tim Philbin and Democrat Lewis Young with 60% of the vote. * Governor--Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean rolled over Republican John McClaughry, 74% to 23%.

WEST VIRGINIA * President--With 77% of votes counted:

Bush 164,035 34% Clinton 241,129 50% Perot 75,993 16%

* House--The state’s delegation remained the same, with all three incumbent Democrats easily winning reelection.