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star Wyoming Bl Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1984 Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyo. Northwest Wyoming roundup Northeast Wyoming roundup Hinckley leads Hopkinson in closely contested Senate seat Controversial judge Paul Liamos ousted by northeast Wyo voters SHERIDAN Northeastern Sheridan County voters turned it down, however in Crook County by 460 to 398 in partial returns, and in Sheridan County by 1,163 to 992. In Campbell, Johnson and Weston Counties, proposals were on the ballot to expand the county commissions from three to five members. In Campbell and his three challengers for the county's single commission seat.

And in Powell, incumbent mayor Richard Heasler, with 1,020 votes, was defeated by Ralph Borcher, who had 1.132. In Fremont County, Republican State Senate candidate Frank Dusl maintained an overwhelming lead over his two challengers as the votes were tallied. With all 32 precincts in, Dusl won heavily with 9,538, followed by Democratic challenger Carl Wirth with 2,134 and Independent Howard O'Connor with 1,269. All five of Fremont County's some precincts still out Three House Republicans were returned unopposed from northeastern Wyoming, John P. Marton from Johnson County, Lauris Tysdal from Weston County and Mel ZumBrunnen from Niobrara County.

In the hotly contested race for Sheridan County treasurer, losing primary candidate Mary Lee Stopka waged a write-in campaign against Republican primary winner Sylvia Sadler. Sadler and Stopka each had first place at one time in the early returns, and with seven precincts reporting Sadler was ahead by a narrow margin, 759 to 732. In the Weston County county commission race, where another primary loser waged a write-in campaign, Republican Ron Moody appeared to be winning by a wide margin against write-in candidate Leo Perino and Democrat Margeret Hutt. In other local government races, results showed: Niobrara county, Republican Roderick Giesinger leading by a wide margin over Democrat Helen Oates in the race for county commission; Campbell County, Republican Bill Barkley ahead in the county commission race, and Frank Manglos, incumbent Dave Ebertz, and Pat Mueller the winners of three city council seats in unofficial final results; Johnson County, Republican incumbent Harold Jarrard keeping his county commission seat, incumbent Emil O. Hecht winning mayor of Buffalo, and Bill Moriarty and Susan McCrary winners of city council seats, unseating incumbent George Knepper, in unofficial final results; Sheridan County, Max De-Bolt ahead in the Sheridan mayor's race, Republican incumbent Bruce Kerns ahead 1,101 to 1,044 against Democrat Debbie Rice in the race for county commission, and Phil Nowak and Gary Ketchum winning races for Sheridan city council.

The tough fight for Big Horn County's single seat in the State Senate was one of Northwest Wyoming's most interesting races as newcomers Harold Hopkinson and Frank Hinckley battled it out in the Big Horn Basin. But while observers gave the Republican Hopkinson an edge, an upset was in the making as the votes were tallied. With all 13 precincts reporting, Hinckley led Hopkinson by 3,025 to 2,105 and the seat appeared headed for Democratic hands. The race for Big Horn County's two seats in the State House of Representatives was closer than expected, although the county has traditionally been a Republican stronghold. Incumbent Republican conservatives Grant Sanders and Mark Sorenson faced a spirited challenge from Democrat Sterling Evans, and with all 13 precincts reporting, Sorenson led with 3,058 votes, followed by Sanders with 2,925 and Evans with 2,306.

In Park County, voters turned down propositions to institute an optional One Cent Sales Tax and to form a solid waste district. With all 25 precincts reporting, the One-Cent Tax was defeated by 9,249 to 1,023. The solid waste measure lost by 6,002 to 3,591. Cody voters also soundly defeated an obscenity ordinance Tuesday an issue which has divided this small community for almost a year. With all precincts reporting, the ordinance failed by 2,398 votes to 1,247.

The county's three incumbent Republican state representatives, Tom Jones, with 6,820 votes, Philip Robertson with 6,703 and Peg Shreve with 6,859 won handily over Democratic challenger Felix Bessler with 3,388 votes. Cody mayor Dorse Miller retained his seat over challenger Ron Carlson by 1,964 votes to 1,664. Republican incumbent Lloyd Barling won by a wide margin over margins. One of the most spirited races in the county was for one seat on the County Commission, with Republican incumbent John Philp of Lysite opposed by Democrat Reno Long of Riverton and American Party member Donald Clapp of Lander. Final results showed Philp leading Reno by 6,825 votes to 3,382, with Clapp in the third position with 1,577.

A measure 'to increase the county commission from three to five members appeared to be passing with 6,369 in favor and 5,508 against. In Teton County, the best race was between five-term Democratic incumbent State Representative H. L. Jensen and Republican challenger Rod Everett, who argued over the Homestead Tax Exemption and the promotion of Jackson Hole. With all 10 precincts in, Jensen retained his seat with 3,299 votes to Everett's 894.

Another of the county's most interesting races between incumbent Democratic County Commissioner Leslie Peterson and Republican challenger Dan Hazen. Peterson took a win with 2,754 votes to 2,383. Republican Bland Hoke beat Democrat Jim Huidekoper by 2,676 to 1,279 for the second commission seat. With all six precincts reporting in Washakie County, incumbent Republican State Representative Dale Weaver won a victory from Democratic challenge from Pat Lauber by 2,303 votes to 1,871. Also in that county, Republican incumbent county commissioner Tom Bosch edged out challenger Democrat James Davenport, by 2,285 to 1,892.

In Hot Springs County, incumbent Thermopolis mayor Clark Mortimore with 523 votes was defeated by challenger Edward Sulsar with 1,233 votes. With all 9 precincts in incumbent State Representative Don Jackson was leading Democratic challenger Jean Owsley by 1 ,262 to 1 1 32. Wyoming residents voted to unseat 6th District Judge Paul Liamos Tuesday. Liamos was unseated by a vote of 6,271 to 4,475 in late returns from the judicial district including Campbell, Crook and Weston Counties. Crook County voted to retain Liamos but Campbell and Weston counties voted to unseat him, the returns showed.

In the Campbell-Johnson race for State Senate, left wide open by the retirement of Republican Neal Stafford and the primary defeat of Republican Catherine Parks- Gaddis, the unofficial final returns from Campbell County indicated that the two Senate seats will remain Republican and split between Gillette and Buffalo. Republican John Perry of Buffalo had 9,267 votes, Republican Kelly Mader of Gillette, former state representative, had 7,114 votes, Democrat Olive White of Gillette had 3,945 votes and Libertarian Larry Gray of Buffalo had 1,058 votes in the unofficial final returns. In a race for three House seats in Sheridan County, Democratic incumbent Lynn Dickey held her own but incumbent Democrat Delia Herbst lost out to Republicans Hardy Tate and former state representative Carleton Perry in early returns with only four precincts reporting. Herbst and Republican Charles L. Simon jockeyed for fourth place in the early returns.

Voters in Campbell County turned down a $14 million school bond issue by a vote of 4,840 to 3,867 in the final returns. Weston County voters approved a one-cent sales tax crucial to construction of a new $4.7 million hospital in Newcastle. The one-cent tax was also on the ballot in Campbell, Crook, Sheridan and Johnson Counties. Voters approved it in Campbell and Johnson Counties according to early returns. Crook and Southeast Wyoming roundup Southwest Wyoming roundup Larson pulls from behind to beat Freudenthal at the wire Demos cling to a tenuous grip in traditional SW strongholds 1 KELLY MADER Takes Johnson-Campbell seat Johnson counties, voters turned down the expansion, while Weston voters approved it by a narrow margin with counts on the two largest precincts still out.

In the Sheridan County race for State Senate, Republican incumbent Rex Arney had a wide margin over Democrat Jim Perkins, 636 to 359 according to the early returns. In Niobrara County, in the first race for the new combined Goshen-Niobrara Senate seat, Republican incumbent Russell W. Zimmer won easily over Democratic challenger Kay Wiand, 1 ,032 to 314. In the Crook County House race, incumbent Republican Marlene Simons was leading Democratic challenger Pamela Floyd by a wide margin, 751 to 117, with AL WIEDERSPAHN Wins Laramie Senate seat versity of led Republican Elliot B. Hays, 4,926 to 4,083.

Hays, a former UW administrator who ran unopposed in the primary, is making his first bid for elective office. Kinney ran unsuccessfully two years ago for the Wyoming House of Representatives. Albany County leaders in an eight-way race for four seals on the state House were Republican incumbent Patti MacMillan, Democratic incumbent Sheila Arnold, Democratic incumbent Matilda Hansen, and Republican Gil Engen. 3,683, with 26 of 29 precincts reporting. The three-way race for two Goshen County seats on the state House of Representatives gained statewide attention not because it appeared close, but because of a wrangle between Republican' in- STEVE FREUDENTHAL Loses in Laramie County i I FRANK DUSL Wins Fremont Senate seat seats in the State House of Representatives were up for grabs, but with the exception of Republican Dale Urbigkit, the incumbents won the day.

Republican incumbents Bob Baker, Mary Odde, Harry Tipton, Dale Urbikit and Democratic incumbent Scott Ratliff, were faced in Tuesday's election by Republican challenger Dennis Tippits, Democrats Ray Cartwright, Jeff Garber, Fred Kilfoy and Pat Wilson, as well as Independent challenger Richard White. With all precincts reporting, Odde led the voting' with 9,458, followed by Tipton, Ratliff, Baker, Tip-pits, 7,211 and Urbigkit with 7,133 was out of the running. Kilfoy, Wilson, Cartwright, and Garber and White trailed by large all won reelection. The final tally from all 24 precincts showed GOP challenger Kathleen Sun falling a mere 16 votes short of taking the third seat from Brown. The tally was Harrison Salisbury 4,046, Brown 3,878, Sun 3,862 and Democrat Leo DeHerrera 1,650.

Former State Sen. Bud Dailey, a Democrat, defeated Republican Henry Hewitt in a close race for a two-year term on the Carbon County Commission, 3,571 to 3,421. In the battle for the four year term, GOP incumbent James ANN STRAND Headed for re-election York was an easy winner over Democrat Ed Smyth, 4,681 to 2,430. The optional one-cent sales tax was renewed in Carbon County, 5,158 to 2,052. Two hotly-contested races drew voter interest in Unita County.

Democrat Fanos defeated Republican Esther Eskens, formerly a House member from Natrona County, in the race for the Wyoming Senate seat vacated by Democrat Hight Proffit. With all but one of nine precincts counted, Fanos held a commanding lead, 2,951 to 1,315. In the race to replace Fanos, primary winners Leonard Wilson, a Democrat, and Republican Casey Davis faced a write-in challenge from former commissioner and Evanston Mayor Dan South, who cumbent Douglas W. Chamberlain and the National Organization of Women over his inclusion on a list of 12 legislators NOW deemed had voted against child support legislation. Despite the listing, Chamberlain' retained his seat in a three-way race; for two slots against Republican James C.

Hageman and Democrat Peter Michael Brewer. Hageman. placed first, with Cham-! berlain had and Brewer netted 1,692, according to final, unofficial tallies. The tightest race in Goshen County was for a seat on the. Board of Commissioners between' Republican Phil Grant and Democrat Mary Lu Pollat.

Unofficial final returns showed Grant winn ing, 3,1 14 to 2,164. The most controversial contest in Converse County was the Glenrock municipal race for mayor, between Isla B. Bourret and incumbent Robert L. "Pug" Harper. With all precincts reporting, Bourr.et outpolled Harper, 734 to 348.

The county's race for two seats on the state House pitted two incumbents against two challengers. Republican Rep. Rory Cross succeeded in his reelection effort with 3,422 votes, while Democrat Rep. Laverna "Pinkie" Hendricks lost her seat, with 1,751. Republican William M.

Tibbs was victorious, with 2,456 votes, and Democrat E. Louise Seidel trailed with 739 votes. The tone of the election season in Platte County was set by the candidacy of Republican Don Cundall, who ran unopposed for re-election to the state Senate slot. The race for two Platte County seats on the state' House was between two Republican incumbents, Jim Geringer and Bob Grant, and Democratic challenger Ken Mayer. With all precincts reporting, Geringer had 3,058 votes and Grant received 2,338.

Mayer lost the race, with 1,714. CHEYENNE Republican incumbent Richard Larson pulled a last-minute upset over Democrat Steve Freudenthal in a roller-coaster Laramie County race for three state Senate seats. Although Freudenthal held a lead until late Tuesday night, final vote counts reversed the trend and put Larson ahead. Democrats incumbent Sen. Wfn Hickey and crossover candidate Rep.

Alvin Wiederspahn took the other seats. While political observers expected Hickey and Wiederspahn to fill the first two seats, the contest for the third had everyone guessing and Freudenthal and Larson campaigning strenuously. Republicans William F. White and Butch Wilson filled out one of the most discussed races in the state. Freudenthal, a former attorney general and brother of state Democratic Party Chairman Dave Freudenthal, placed fourth with 1 4, 11 with all precincts reporting.

Larson placed third with Hickey had and Wiederspahn led with 17,337. Wilson placed fifth with 11,049 and White trailed with 9,683. In a race for nine House seats from Laramie County, a final, unofficial count put Democratic incumbent Harriet Elizabeth Byrd at the top, with 16,288 votes. Next in line were Democrat Lynn Birleffi, with Republican Cynthia Lummis, Republican incumbent Bill Mcllvain, Republican Ellen Crowley, Republican April Brimmer Kunz, Democratic incumbent Shirley Humphrey, Democratic incumbent Mary Kay Schwope, and Democratic incumbent Ken Burns, 12,576. Democratic incumbent William Edwards failed in his re-election effort.

In Albany County, the retirement of Democratic state Sen. June Boyle threw open the race for that seat. With 26 of 29 precincts in, Democrat Lisa Kinney, a second-year law student at the Uni- narrowly lost to Davis in the GOP preliminary. Davis, who is mayor of Mountain View, and Wilson are both from the Bridger Valley in the northern part of the county. Davis was leading comfortably, tallying 2,304 votes to 1,046 for Wilson and 765 for South.

GOP incumbents Jerry Parker and Ron Micheli apparently defeated Democratic challenger Larry Lehman in the race for Unita County's two House seats. Micheli had 2,575 votes, Parker had 2,153 votes and Lehman trailed with 1,952. Uinta County voters approved the one-cent sales tax, 2,982 to 1,234. In Lincoln County, a pair of Republican House incumbents handily won reelection. Alan Stauffer and Clyde Wolfley had no trouble defeating Democrats Bob Wright and Stanley Reeves after trailing in the early returns from the southern part of the county.

Final results showed Stauffer with 3,098 votes, Wolfley with 2,561, Reeves with 2,371 and Wright with 1,823. County Commissioner Russell Thornock, a Republican, also trailed early but came back to defeat Democratic challenger Armand Fagnant, 3,003 to 2,167. The one-cent sales tax won in Lincoln County, 3,423 to 1,638. Only two local races were on the ballot in Sublette County, both of them featuring GOP incumbents who had little trouble winning reelection. Wyoming Sen.

Dan Budd, a Republican, easily defeated Democrat Cornelius Kelly, 1,505 to 925. Kelly had questioned Budd's opposition to conservation measures such as in-stream flow and a wildlife trust fund. In fhe race for a seat on the Sublette County Commission, GOP incumbent Floyd Bousman trounced Democrat Harmon Pfisterer. 1,513 to 927. ROCK SPRINGS Democrats emerged holding a tenuous grip on their traditional strongholds in southwest Wyoming as returns I were tallied following Tuesday's election.

Former county commissioner John Fanos was an easy winner in vthe contest for the Wyoming 1 Senate seat Democrat Hight Prof-. Fit vacated in Uinta County. Democrats lost a House seat in Sweetwater County while a GOP incumbent narrowly defeated a fellow Republican in Carbon County. In Sweetwater County, which is the most heavily Democratic in the state, Wyoming House incumbents Sam Blackwell, Carl Maldonado and Ann Strand all won re-; election. The two seats vacated by Demo- crats Jim Roth and John Schmidt, i who was unopposed in the I Wyoming Senate race, appeared to i have gone to Democrat Louise Ryckman and Republican Richard Waggener.

With 26 of 30 precincts counted, the tally was Strand 6,884, Maldonado 6,318, Waggener-' 6,379, Blackwell 5,853, Democrat Mark I Warne 5,306 and Republicans Chris Yates 3,997, Gary Byers -J 4,016 and Geoffrey Evertsen 3.121. In the rare for the Sweetwater County Commission, Republican Linda Talliaferro was heading' toward easily unseating Democrat- ic incumbent Jack Wilson, 7,031 to 5,304. Sweetwater County voters were 1 approving an optional one-percent sales tax by a 8,653 to 3,730 margin. Vocal Rock Springs City Council critic Susan Johnson was I barely trailing Ward I incumbent Alex Clark, 714 to 744. No change occurred in the Carbon County House delegation, where Democrats George Salisbury, and Fred Harrison and Republican Margaret Brown I ifl rA at iirt irt ml ng 0 0 i4 mx 0 04.