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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Alaska's capital relocation Initiative No. 1 heads for second defeat in two years, with strong support only in Anchorage and nearby areas, heavy opposition elsewhere, per early vote tallies reported today.
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ANCHORAGE (AP) A heavy opposition vote in all areas of the state outside of the Southcentral Senatorial District gave the explosive capital relocation Initiative No. 1 a heading toward its second defeat in two years today.
Only the Anchorage area and surrounding communities in the Susitna Valley on the Kenai Peninsula -- Seward included -- gave the measure, Initiative No. 1, a major boost.
In the Eighth Election District, which includes Anchorage, the vote for capital relocation was running approximately 4½-1.
In Southeast Alaska, where the bulk of opposition to the initiative centered, the vote was approximately 15½-1, far short of the 30-1 margin chalked up in the Panhandle in 1960.
The 1960 District 8 vote was some 3-1 for capital relocation.
The vote this year in the central area was approaching 2-1 against approximately the same margin experienced two years ago.
In Northwestern Alaska, the margin was almost 4-1 against, compared with 2-1 against in 1960.
The vote against the capital relocation initiative submitted to the voters two years ago was 23,972-18,865.
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heading toward second defeat; 1960 vote against: 23,972-18,865
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Heavy opposition vote outside Southcentral Senatorial District gives Initiative No. 1 toward defeat. Support in Anchorage area and Susitna Valley on Kenai Peninsula including Seward. Eighth District vote 4.5-1 for; Southeast Alaska 15.5-1 against; central area 2-1 against; Northwestern Alaska 4-1 against. Compared to 1960: District 8 3-1 for, Panhandle 30-1 against, central 2-1 against, Northwestern 2-1 against.