for the presidency of the Teamsters Union. Incumbent Ron Carey, a former UPS driver, is credited with eliminating much of the corruption troubling the union for decades. Challenger Jim Hoffa, a labor lawyer, is the son of Jimmy Hoffa, who led the Teamsters from 1958 to 1967. A federally appointed election officer begins counting approximately half-a-million ballots today.
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