But there were 9,000 white voters - and 156 black.

He estimated that figure to be about 20 percent of all the white voters.

They demanded that he call a new election for white voters.

Jefferson received about 7% support from both white and black voters.

Those white voters said the election had nothing to do with race.

Still, it appears likely to retain the support of most white voters.

But a recent poll of white voters showed only one in four giving the party their support.

But if this forces them to use sharp language late in the campaign, white voters will be pushed away.

Can the white Catholic voter make the difference in 1988?

This year, white voters made up about 50 percent of the electorate.