Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 4

4A The Clarion-ledger Wednesday, November 4, 1W7 ELECTION '87i Attorney general Agriculture commissioner COUNTY Magee(R) Ross(D) Adams 2,445 6,730 Alcorn 1,479 5,154 Amite 986 3,690 Attala 1,022 3,751 Benton 108 705 Bolivar 1,635 6,669 Calhoun 849 2,618 Carroll 521 2,070 Chickasaw 606 2,271 Choctaw 267 903 Claiborne 586 3,731 Clarke 126 586 Clay 0 0 Coahoma 1,002 5,656 Copiah 446 1,756 Covington 2,436 2,786 DeSoto 0 0 Forrest 4,911 11,231 Franklin 821 2,380 George 902 3,370 Greene 760 2,403 Grenada 342 1,508 Hancock 2,576 5,117 Harrison 13,084 21,209 Hinds 24,080 35,347 Holmes 37 223 Hmphreys 17 3,517 Issaquena 123 632 Itawamba 437 1,611 Jackson 9,858 19,864 Jasper 1,569 4,438 Jefferson 102 560 Jeff Davis 1,116 3,353 Jones 0 0 Kemper 483 1,959 Lafayette 1,672 4,839 Lamar 2,680 5,837 Ldrdale 5,225 11,081 Lawrence 449 1,646 Leake 32 144 Lee 4,033 10,469 Leflore 0 0 Lincoln 982 3,644 Lowndes 3,184 9,695 Madison 0 0 Marion 1,729 7,237 Marshall 1,090 5,455 Monroe 1,777 5,533 Mntgmery 923 2,759 Neshoba 845 2,983 Newton 273 725 Noxubee 798 2,762 Oktibbeha 1,970 6,301 Panola 1,617 5,853 Pearl River 2,844 6,490 Perry 0 0 Pike 2,560 8,026 Pontotoc 609 2,184 Prentiss 1,013 4,161 Quitman 581 3,019 Rankin 8,107 14,426 Scott 123 296 Sharkey 359 2,103 Simpson 2,806 5,402 Smith 3,334 2,512 Stone 1,003 3,082 Sunflower 1,229 6,265 Tallahatchie 375 2,114 Tate 0 0 Tippah 22 91 Tshmingo 1,033 5,071 Tunica 273 1,520 Union 156 719 Walthall 1,031 2,919 Warren 4,111 5,723 Wshngton 4,271 8,537 Wayne 1,649 4,861 Webster 549 2,044 Wilkinson 60 414 Winston 54 221 Yalobusha 0 0 Yazoo 1,942 5,905 Totals 145,705 356,866 State treasurer COUNTY Bennett (D) Colom (R) Adams 6,819 2,200 Alcorn 5,402 815 Amite 4,006 605 Attala 4,039 1,064 Benton 690 139 Bolivar 6,370 2,077 Calhoun 3,001 419 Carroll 2,204 402 Chickasaw 2,285 451 Choctaw 988 166 Claiborne 3,498 831 Clarke 552 164 Clay xx xx Coahoma 5,768 924 Copiah 1,738 328 Covington 4,282 860 DeSoto xx xx Forrest 12,741 3,380 Franklin 2,645 494 George 3,644 594 Greene 2,605 482 Grenada 1,554 300 Hancock 5,885 1,894 Harrison 24,435 9,977 Hinds 43,530 17,121 xxxxx Holmes 212 50 Hmphreys 3,594 649 Issaquena 639 110 Itawamba 1,797 269 Jackson 22,830 7,171 Jasper 4,967 1,178 Jefferson 516 78 Jeff Davis 3,753 691 Jones xx xx Kemper 1,756 492 Lafayette 5,193 1,325 Lamar 6,635 1,761 Ldrdale 11,471 5,555 Lawrence 1,828 295 Leake 156 31 Lee 11,530 2,724 Leflore xx xx Lincoln 3,911 676 Lowndes 9,285 3,834 Madison xx xx Marion 7,842 1,045 Marshall 5,359 1,191 Monroe 5,988 1,326 Mntgmery 4,140 479 Neshoba 3,301 525 Newton 909 202 Noxubee 2,511 1,235 Oktibbeha 6,437 1,997 Panola 6,199 1,171 Pearl River 6,920 2,317 Perry xx xx Pike 9,047 1,503 Pontotoc 2,318 411 Prentiss 4,599 548 Quitman 3,086 459 Rankin 17,309 4,988 Scott 331 94 Sharkey 2,069 433 Simpson 6,931 1,138 Smith 4,873 849 Stone 3,289 697 Sunflower 6,199 335 Tallahatchie 2,101 369 Tate xx xx Tippah 103 22 Tshmingo 5,568 749 Tunica 1,437 351 Union 685 110 Walthall 3,411 481 Warren 10,750 3,011 Wshngton 10,092 2,705 Wayne 5,296 1,093 Webster 2,173 444 Wilkinson 394 69 Winston 253 84 Yalobusha xx xx Yazoo 6,500 1,554 Totals 397,974 106,561 State auditor COUNTY Johnson (D) Ware (R) Adams 6,785 2,345 Alcorn 5,834 839 Amite 3,816 804 Attala 5,129 909 Benton 692 105 Bolivar 7,325 1,117 Calhoun 2,925 452 Carroll 2.216 509 Chickasaw 2,336 432 Choctaw 949 190 Claiborne 3,881 469 Clarke 269 137 Clay xx xx Coahoma 6,814 601 Copiah 1,757 369 Covington 4,019 1,119 DeSoto xx xx Forrest 12,196 3,932 Franklin 2,610 528 George 3,491 755 Greene 1,950 1,155 Grenada 1,547 295 Hancock 5,456 2,184 Harrison 23,642 10,746 Hinds 46,850 12,442 Holmes 239 24 Humphreys 3,779 485 Issaquena 644 102 Itawamba 1,759 276 Jackson 21,692 7,901 Jasper 4,780 1,307 Jefferson 572 82 Jeff Davis 3,628 756 Jones xx xx Kemper 1,982 417 Lafayette 5,193 1,296 Lamar 6,066 2,367 Ldrdale 12,567 3,802 Lawrence 1,824 261 Leake 153 37 Lee 11,329 2,539 Leflore xx xx Lincoln 3,917 673 Lowndes 9,400 3,212 Madison xx xx Marion 7,573 1,309 Marshall 5,246 1,158 Monroe 5,877 1,378 Mntgmery 3,119 527 Neshoba 3,298 4864 Newton 745 245 Noxubee 2,661 750 Oktibbeha 6,597 1,674 Panola 6,039 1,290 Pearl River 5,753 3,461 Perry xx xx Pike 8,772 1,787 Pontotoc 2,306 385 Prentiss 4,557 581 Quitman 3,182 417 Rankin 17,004 5,344 Scott 339 77 Sharkey 2,228 264 Simpson 6,416 1,636 Smith 4,703 1,014 Stone 3,061 936 Sunflower 6,548 948 Tallahatchie 2,073 322 Tate xx xx Tippah 107 13 Tshmingo 5,069 844 Tunica 1,535 255 Union 710 310 Walthall 3,301 590 Warren 11,115 3,499 Wshngton 13,851 2,303 Wayne 5,000 1,481 Webster 2,177 357 Wilkinson 387 71 Winston 261 28 Yalobusha xx xx Yazoo 6,944 991 Totals 400,567 104,702 COUNTY Herring (R) Moor (D) Adams 3,007 6,933 Alcorn 1,269 5,589 Amite 1,349 3,338 Attala 2,039 4,041 Benton 142 682 Bolivar 2,382 6,609 Calhoun 913 2,613 Carroll 834 1,851 Chickasaw 255 932 Choctaw 427 771 Claiborne 762 3,727 Clarke 190 520 Clay xx xx Coahoma 1,488 5,412 Copiah 845 1,624 Covington 1,417 3,856 DeSoto xx xx Forrest 4,490 11,931 Franklin 1,141 2,122 George 993 3,365 Greene 959 2,254 Grenada 664 1,224 Hancock 1,939 5,967 Harrison 4,800 30,649 Hinds 23,056 39,694 Holmes 47 214 Hmphreys 1,037 3,418 Issaquena 206 591 Itawamba 430 1,688 Jackson 5,490 25,198 Jasper 1,477 4,719 Jefferson 109 589 Jeff Davis 1,085 3,519 Jones xx xx Kemper 686 1,827 Lafayette 2,200 4,500 Lamar 2,632 6,034 Ldrdale 6,029 11,133 Lawrence 533 1,605 Leake 76 119 Lee 4,327 11,569 Leflore 3,312 6,500 Lincoln 1,303 3,355 Lowndes 4,214 8,976 Madison xx xx Marion 2,381 6,669 Marshall 226 923 Monroe 2,122 5,294 Mntgmery 1,145 2,625 Neshoba 1,136 2,742 Newton 362 644 Noxubee 1,070 3,029 Oktibbeha 3,132 5,447 Panola 1,907 5,685 Pearl River 2,897 6,470 Perry xx xx Pike 2,975 7,731 Pontotoc 709 2,166 Prentiss 1,201 4,094 Quitman 613 3,051 Rankin 9,082 13,690 Scott 138 293 Sharkey 616 2,044 Simpson 2,777 5,423 Smith 1,793 4,014 Stone 860 3,632 Sunflower 2,707 5,479 Tallahatchie 602 1,872 Tate xx xx Tippah 20 110 Tshmingo 1,089 5,013 Tunica 411 1,372 Union 375 700 Walthall 1,332 2,699 Warren 4,574 8,943 Wshngton 4,332 9,466 Wayne 1,651 4,909 Webster 984 1,657 Wilkinson 115 364 Winston 51 235 Yalobusha xx xx Yazoo 2,830 5,610 Totals 148,769 375,403 Moore Moore, from 1A never let you down." Noting that voters had turned to primarily younger candidates in the other statewide offices, Moore said, "I think what you're seeing this year in Mississippi are the folks reaching out for a new future. I think that translates in all the races." Herring, 48, who conceded shortly after 9 p.m. with less than 25 percent of the precincts reporting, told the 50 supporters gathered at the Holiday Inn Downtown that it appeared "our good friend" would win. "I want to congratulate Mike on his resounding victory," said Herring, a Canton lawyer. "He has my full-fledged support." Suffering his third loss in statewide politics since 1975, Herring said, "I cer- tainly have no political aspirations, but I'm interested in helping to build a two-party system in the state." Late Tuesday, it did not appear that the size of Moore's victory would surpass the 80 percent that current Attorney General Ed Pittman, a Democrat, received in his 1983 race against Republican Roger Googe.

Pittman was an unsuccessful candidate for governor earlier this year. Moore, who zealously crusaded on the issues of public integrity, drug abuse and "doing something for the children," became the first Gulf Coast candidate to win statewide office since Bidwell Adams was elected lieutenant governor in 1928. In his second term as district attorney for Jackson, George, and Greene counties, Moore will be the youngest person to sit in the attorney general's Johnson easily wins auditor's post; pledges to fight 'hint of mediocrity' UIJL.I. -1UJ IIMUJp I y' I' fJ Vi chair in 75 years. Herring, who had stressed his lengthy and varied courtroom experience throughout the campaign, toiled throughout the summer in the long shadows of a heated Democratic primary race.

Moore, though immensely popular on the coast because of his efforts in battling corruption and drug abuse, had only single-digit name recognition across the state at the start of his campaign. Animated, confident and dancing on the edge of arrogance, Moore persevered, working heavily in northeast Mississippi, and produced the political upset of the season in August with his stunning defeat of Jackson Mayor Dale Danks for the Democratic Party's nomination. Herring, who did not have an opponent in the Republican primary, found his camp beset by financial problems, which made a meaningful media campaign impossible, and was unable to set the electorate ablaze with either his oratory or issues. "Maybe the people just decided they wanted Mike Moore," Herring said Tuesday. "Politics takes strange turns along the way.

I don't think any of us should be disappointed." Herring, noted that his campaign, which received about $200,000 in contributions, did not borrow any money and would finish in the black. Moore, a keyboard player in rock 'n' roll bands through high school and college, will be the state's youngest chief legal officer since 1912 when former U.S. Rep. Ross Collins of Collinsville was elected to the post at age 31. Although there is not an exhaustive compilation of Mississippi's past attorneys general, documents housed at the state Department of History and Archives show that at least five people younger than Moore have held the office.

Among his peers nationally, Moore will be older than at least three state attorneys general: Oklahoma's Robert Henry and South Dakota's Roger Tel-linghuisen, both 34; and Massachusetts Jim Shannon, who is one day younger. Moore, who received his bachelor and law degrees from the University of Mississippi, served as an assistant district attorney from 1977 to 1978 before being elected at age 27 as district attor ney for the 19th Judicial District in 1979. Shortly thereafter, Moore and his staff embarked on a bitter two-year investigation of the popular Jackson County Board of Supervisors, alleging fraud and misuse of county funds. Eventually, four of the five supervisors were either convicted or pleaded to lesser charges and resigned. Before announcing his candidacy for attorney general in February, Moore, with his immense coast following, had given thought to running for Congress, but had little intention of challenging incumbent 5th District Rep.

Trent Lott of Pascagoula. Herring also received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Mississippi. From 1966 to 1971, he was Madison County prosecuting attorney, and from 1972 to 1975 was district attorney for Rankin and Madison counties. In 1975, Herring, then a Democrat, made his first attempt at statewide politics by running unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor. Four years later, Herring finished a disappointing fourth in the gubernatorial Democratic primary.

Saddled with more than $150,000 in campaign debts after his bid for governor, Herring dropped from the political landscape, paid his creditors, and returned to his private law practice A few years later, Herring resurfaced as a Republican, saying he was disenchanted with the "philosophical drift" of Mississippi's Democratic Party- During the political jockeying before the 1987 campaigns had begun in earnest, Herring was considered to be a likely GOP candidate for governor but instead announced for the attorney general's race in April. Herring, who attempted to hang the yoke of inexperience on his opponent, often chided Moore for not having tried a case in federal court, saying Moore would be "a lost ball in high weeds." Moore maintained there was little difference in handling a case in state or federal court. Herring said Tuesday night, "We feel it important the attorney general have experience in this issue, but this has been decided." Clarion-Ledger staff writers Carol McPhail and Grace Simmons contributed to this report. Gov. Paul B.

Johnson Jr. said name recognition gave him a boost in the voting. Johnson said earlier campaigns and work in the primaries also made him more recognizable to voters. This was his first run for statewide office. He was defeated twice in bids for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat in 1982 by Robert Clarke of Ebenezer and in 1986 by U.S.

Rep. Mike Espy. Ware, conceding defeat, said he thanks "God for the opportunity to offer myself for service to the state and for keeping me safe during my travels and for the opportunity to meet thousands of good Mississippians." Ware, a 38-year-old accountant and Picayune city councilman, ran a low-profile, low-budget campaign and was heavily outspent. He said Tuesday night that he is convinced that a race in Mississippi cannot be won without heavy financial support. Ware said he plans to continue working for the Republican Party but was uncertain if he would seek statewide office again.

"I really do thank the voters that voted for me," he said. Johnson follows Ray Mabus, the Democrat who won the governor's race. The hallmark of the Mabus administration was crackdowns on illegal practices of county supervisors and public corruption. Ware accused Johnson, during general election campaigning, of stating that he would turn his head to public corruption. But Johnson, who has countered the attacks throughout, said that "voters heard me say from DeSoto County to Jackson County that I would use every resource at my command to see that those who violate the public trust are prosecuted and brought to justice." The auditor-elect said the first task he wants to address after taking office in January is making sure the department continues the high quality of service it has provided during the Mabus administration and to see that tax dollars are properly spent.

He wants to keep key personnel, he said, adding that he plans to continue a "very aggressive investigative unit" in the department. Johnson said he wants to see that automation is completed in state and local governments "so that leaders of the state will have current and accurate information to make decisions from." By BEVERLY CANERDY Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and uncle, both former state governors, Democrat Pete Johnson garnered an easy, early victory Tuesday night to become the state's next auditor. With 1,554 of 2,083 precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Johnson leading Republican Danny Ware 399,190 to 104,441, or 79 percent to 21 percent. "How sweet it is," Johnson said in opening his victory speech shortly after 8 p.m. to about 100 supporters at the Ramada Inn Coliseum in Jackson.

"To say that I am excited tonight would be an understatement. By your vote, you have allowed me to continue my family's history of service to this state," said Johnson, adding that the service spans seven generations. Johnson called on Mississippians to "wholly challenge the failed notions of the past" and said that as state auditor he will "patiently and patently reject, at every turn, any hint of mediocrity." The 39-year-old Clarksdale lawyer and the grandson of former Gov. Paul B. Johnson Sr.

and nephew of former PETE JOHNSON: "We have one whale of an opportunity to install automation and use the technology of tomorrow to bring the state forward." "The current state auditor has said there's still a lot of things to do," Johnson said, when asked about following Mabus. "We have one whale of an opportunity to install automation and use the technology of tomorrow to bring the state forward." He said he is investigating grants available to counties that will help in the purchasing of computer equipment and programs. The Clarion-Ledger wakes you up in the JJay-Dreaker! morning For home delivery, call 961-7130..