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6 McCOMB ENTERPRISE-JOURNAL Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999 Election '99 itv arii anng ommunity nate 39 race Smith 091 top inSe Adult CPR Course Tuesday, November 9, 1999 5 p.m. 8 p.m. Course Fee $15 Area incumbents retain legislative seats Child and Infant CPR Course Thursday, November 11, 1999 5 p.m. 8 p.m.

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In the House of Representa- tives, two Democrats, Clem Net- ties of District 97 and Bobby fc Moak of District 53, easily won re-H election. A Republican, Andrew Retchings of Natchez, won re-i election in District 95, which in-? eludes parts of Amite and Franklin counties. In the Senate, Republican Joseph Stogner of Sandy Hook won another term, while Cindy Hyde-Smith beat two candidates in the race to succeed W.L. Ray-; born in District 39. Nettles received 4,624 votes (60 percent) to Republican cons' tender Bobby Maddox's 3,034.

I Maddox said he was disap-: pointed with the outcome. He said he felt like a lot of people "voted party and not person." "Looking at the way other Re-j publicans came out around the state, you feel like a lot of people I voted party instead of person," Maddox said. "I just hate they left a lot of things on the table. I real- ly believed in the programs I had for seniors and prescription drugs. I just hope folks going up there will work hard and make things happen for south Missis- sippi instead of just sitting there and voting." Nettles was unavailable for comment today.

Smith, who received 14,317 votes (75 percent) to Republican Helen Price's 3,119 (16 percent) and independent candidate Frank Greer's 1,562, said she "felt good about the win," but was surprised she carried the race with such a large margin. "I became a mother in January and a senator in November," she laughed and said, noting that her first child, Anna Michael, was born in January." Smith ousted Rayborn in the Democratic runoff. "Beating the incumbent in the runoff gave our campaign the motion to keep going all the away into the general election. It gave us that boost," she said. "I owe a lot to the good supporters behind me and to my husband Michael.

We ran a clean campaign and plan to work just as hard in the Legislature as we did during the campaign." Stogner, who received 9,390 votes (56 percent) to Ann Simmons' 7,292, said he was "tickled to death to win by that much." "I changed party four years ago and my district is pretty divided up with two areas strong Democrats and two areas predominantly Republicans. The votes I received just proved that a lot of the people voted for the man instead of the party. I'd rather see a person vote against a cause they don't agree with or issues, rather than Adult CPR Basic First Aid Course i Friday, December 17, 1999 I 8 a.m. 4 p.m. Course Fee $50 (this course meets OSHA requirements) All Courses will be held at the SMRMC EMS Community Training Center Office 101 North Broadway, McComb Pre-registration is required for all courses.

For more information, contact Charles Dykes RN, BSN, (601) 249-0529 Email: smrmcctctelepak.net The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in CPR and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association, and any fees charged for such a course do not represent income to the association. Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center 215 Marion McComb, MS 39648 (601) 249-5500 Member FDIC 0TTIfimTW Stogner ferent, the only thing an incumbent can run on is his record. And, you have to make sure everything is right at home. The numbers came up almost 10 percent in Lincoln County (Moak received 72 percent of the votes in Lincoln County), I feel like a lot of that has to do with the new arts school for Brookhaven." Eubanks said he was "disappointed with the outcome of the race, but not disappointed with my efforts or the people who supported me.

"Going into the election I knew I had three disadvantages: I was up against a 16-year incumbent, I only had $6,000 to campaign with vs. his $40,000 and I was a Republican in a heavy Democratic area. "The campaign was a good experience and I enjoyed it. I will probably run again," Eubanks said. "I just hope everyone will pray for our new elected officials." In District 95, Retchings received 4,498 votes (59 percent) to Democratic candidate Pamela Ferrington's 3,180 to return to his seat.

He could not be reached for comment. Perkins lagged with 84 votes, and Reform candidate Jerry Ladner got 63. County candidates unopposed in the general election were Circuit Clerk Roger Graves, Tax Assessor Joe Young, Coroner Percy H. Pittman District 1 Supervisor Tazwell Bowsky, District 5 Supervisor Carroll Fortenberry, County Attorney Ben Regan, Central District Constable Billy Young, Southern District Constable Scott Enlow, and justice court judges Cy Hoaglund in the Northern District, Spencer Nash in Central and Phillip O'Brien in the Southern district. Angela Green, AN FAC COMPANY Smith Although that we banking We will tailored will listen and long term expertise.

We are community Moak Nettles against a party. The issues are what are the future of our state. "I'm proud the people put me back into office. The people I've helped put me back in and I'm proud of it. As long as we care for people, we can make good progress." Simmons said she was "grateful to all the wonderful people, especially the senior citizens who voted for me.

I felt like I would make a big difference in this district. I will continue working in whatever capacity I can for the people of this district." Moak said he was very proud of the results and happy to be returning to the House for a fifth term. He received 6,443 votes (74 percent) to Republican Shannon Eubanks' 2,245 votes. "It was probably the best numbers I had district-wide," Moak said. "I was really happy because voters tend to turn out for the August primaries, but voter turnout is down in November.

This traditionally spells a problem for an incumbent because the negatives will turn out in November and the positives stay home. "Every campaign is a little dif- years. In the only other contested county race, longtime incumbent constable Harry Thompson, a Democrat, received 3,370 votes (69 percent) to stave off Republican Chris Taylor, who got 1,517. Pike County citizens opposed a statewide term limits initiative, with 5,693 ballots (54 percent) against it and 4,768 in favor. Among other statewide elections, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ronnie Musgrove.

led in Pike County with 6,413 votes (51 percent) to Republican candidate Mike Parker's 5,964 (48 percent). Independent candidate Helen Cosh In 41 -C QVIftQS at Andrew FIRESTONE SCREEN ONLY 25" CONSOLE TV LARGE SELECTION GAS OR ELECTRIC GE RANGE Fre8 Standing or Built-in I P' 4 TO '1 ,499" s59 Not just another bank. Pike (Continued from Page 1A) years in office. "I had a lot of help that I didn't know about till later on, with people getting out and helping me get elected," Adams said. "I think they wanted a change for the best, and I hope I can live up to the confidence and support I got." Paulk said his switch to the Republican party during his current term may have hurt him, and he also criticized the unit system of county government for delaying his ability to respond to constituents' requests.

But Paulk was good-natured about his loss. "I'm 65. I'm retired. I'm just going to retire, try to maybe even take up fishing," he said with a laugh. "I appreciate the people letting me serve that long, and I appreciate the ones that voted for me this time.

I think they wanted to try somebody new, so I wish him the best." In Districts 2 and 3, the Demo- Governor (Continued from Page 1A) ing Democratic," said state Rep. George Flaggs, a Democrat from Vicksburg. Former state Rep. Gene Saucier, a Republican from Hatties-burg, said he was not so sure. "That would be interesting.

We'd see some real arm-twisting. You'd see an awful lot of Democrats come flat out for Parker," he said. Musgrove and Parker evenly split the 80 counties that had reported votes, with Parker doing best on the Gulf Coast and in central Mississippi. Musgrove ran strong in northern Mississippi and in the Delta, where the Rev. Jesse Jackson led a voter turnout effort over the weekend.

Musgrove gave supporters a thumbs-up sign and pumped his arm in the air before beginning his campaign speech. He said he was encouraged Tuesday when he opened up a fortune cookie during lunch at a Chinese restaurant to find the message "It is not in your nature to give up." Parker, 50, who spent a decade in Congress first as a Democrat and then as a Republican before quitting last year to prepare for this race, spent millions of dollars waging a campaign that devoted more time to introducing his family than tackling issues. The former Brookhaven funeral home owner's campaign slogan had been "One of us, for all of us" and, in a sharp turn for a Republican, courted the black vote with thousands of dollars in get-out-the vote money. Despite the effort, Musgrove ran best in the predominantly black areas. Musgrove, 43, went into the race the frontrunner with the best name recognition.

When he fell in 7 cratic incumbents won easily over Republican challengers. Elmore was re-elected with 1,636 votes (78 percent) over Republican challenger Dennis Quinn's 460. "I'm going to work harder. I know I'm a hard-working woman," Elmore said with a laugh, ibut I will work hard, and I'm a team player, and I do think Pike County will move forward, in a positive way of course." She was encouraged by, the turnout of young voters. "There were so many young people between 19 and 25 years old," she said.

"That shows they are concerned about the future of Mississippi and Pike County." Supervisor Matthews garnered 1,866 votes (71 percent) to Karla Kaberlein Holmes' 735. Matthews, who will be serving his third full term, attributed his success to "the way the county's going. I think the county's going in the right direction. There's a lot of growth. We're sound financially.

We've come a long way in 10 That would bo in- tercstlng. We'd see some rea! arm- twicting. You'd sco an awful lot cf Do-. mocrats ccmrncnl'ng on C.cly 4 MMfca-itoR the polls, the Batesville attorney spent the final weeks trying to make up lost ground with ads criticizing Parker's votes in Congress to cut benefits for senior citizens and health care and to raise taxes. Musgrove's attack campaign mirrored strategy in his successful race in 1995 against then-Lt.

Gov. Eddie Briggs, a Republican. Polls then, and in this race, showed him trailing going into the election. Fordice told reporters that it was "very important that after 118 years of absence that we maintain control of the Governor's Mansion." "I believe you ought to try another party every 120 years or so just for the heck of it. Something good might happen," said Fordice, who leaves office in January.

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