CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: A man considered a strong supporter of U.S. anti-drug efforts in Colombia has just been elected Colombia's president. Alvaro Uribe is also promising to crack down on left wing guerrillas, who have been the source of so much violence there. There are threats against voters who cast ballots -- cast an ominous cloud over today's election. CNN's Harris Whitbeck was there.</s>HARRIS WHITBECK, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The mayor of Bogota kicked off election day with a solemn raising of the flag and the playing of the national anthem. Security was tight around polling stations, especially where President Andres Pastrana cast his vote, and issued a warning to the leftist guerrillas who threatened terrorist actions to sabotage the election. "The FARC guerrillas have declared war on the Colombian people," he said. "And we will show them that it will be ballots and not bullets that they should seek victory." Security seemed even tighter when leading candidate Alvaro Uribe showed up to vote. The man who has survived 15 attempts on his life promised to do away with the guerrillas and rightist paramilitary forces by increasing military spending and intensifying the army's campaign against the FARC. Voters, tired of decades of a bloody civil war, responded to that message. Ruiz Salamanca (ph) said the country's violence was most on his mind as he cast his vote, adding he had to wait and see what the new leader would do about it. By the time the polls closed, exit polling by a local magazine showed Alvaro Uribe had a wide lead over his closest rival,
Alvaro Uribe Wins Presidential Elections in Colombia