Article: Teamster election expected to be `squeaker' Ballot tally begins in race between Carey and Hoffa

Government-appointed election officials began counting ballots yesterday in a pivotal election to determine who would lead the 1.4 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters into the next century -- reformer Ron Carey or James P. Hoffa, son of legendary Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa.

About 485,000 ballots mailed in from Teamsters across the country and in Canada are expected to take officials three days or more to certify and count.

Most observers believe the election between Carey and Hoffa will be close. Besides the top labor job, slates of candidates backing either Carey or Hoffa are running for the union's powerful international executive board. Returns from each Teamster local ...

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