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The Billing: Curette Thurdy, June 7, 1 984 3-B WUlls 57J John Larry ..5,175 ..3,633 .3,243 .3,166 7 incumbents lose positions House District 85 Mel Williams House District 81 Tom Hannah Pat Klingman John Adams. ..608 .430 Here's the final tally These are final elections results from the .9,372 ..1,731 President the U.S. Ronald Reagan (R). Nopret(D) U.S. Senator Max Baucus(D).

House District 87 Jack Ramirez (R) JohnYoder(D) .1,136 Le in gisloture primary election Tuesday in Yellowstone .7,567 Chuck .6,241 House District 88 Dennis Rehberg Harrison Fagg (R) Larry Schulz (D .1,128 ...760 ...260 Ralph Bouma AubynCurtiss(R) Bob Ripley (D) .1,751 .1,556 .1,170 .78 Robert HELENA API Seven inonm. belt state lawmakers will nnt he ro. County. The results are unofficial and were compiled through Computer Data Inc. of Billings and the Associated Press.

The tally for the PSC race reflects the vote in all 215 precincts of the 11 counties in PSC District No. 2. The tally for District Judge No. 5 reflects vote totals from the four counties comprising the 13th Judicial District The official canvass of the Yellowstone County vote will not be com tuning to the Legislature in 1985 U.S. Representative Ron Marlenee (R).

Chet Blaylock (D). .715 .438 ..8,727 .5,725 House District 89 Dean Adams (D). House District aicr defeats by rivals from within .1,558 rranx Hayes (L) thir own parties in Tuesday's Jack Sands .654 .544 Defeated, according to unofficial Marie Thompson GovernorLi Gov. SchwindenTurman (D) Goodover Allen KelleherJovanovich pleted untU next week. rehirns, were: Democratic Reps.

.7,524 ..7,275 .1,641 House District 91 Bruce Simon (R) ShellieHochstadt(D). .529 .362 Fr "Fritz" Daily and Kathleen Mc-Brde, both of Butte; Republican Rt s. Harrison Fagg of Billings, Ver Neal Klrkness .260 ..172 Secretary of State Joe Troptla (D) Yellowstone County Jail Yes No ne Bertelsen of Ovando and Brent .8,818 ..4,814 ..11,689 .10,522 Robert KeUeber House District 92 Attorney General Douglas KeUey(R). Jerry Driscoll Bits of Dutton; and Republican Sen. Red Marbut of Missoula.

Rep. Carl Sefert, R-Polson, lost his attempt to mive into the Senate and will thus .482 .223 .7,378 ..6,588 Brent Ingebrigtson (R). 12,072 8,416 Mike ureeiy (in Yellowstone County government review Yes Billings government review Yes No House District 13 nd be returning to the statehouse state Auditor Rod Garcia eitler. .266 .266 ..7,986 .5,591 Newell Anderson (D). Andrea Hemstad (R).

...4,984 ...3,140 Francis Maroncelli (D). House District 94 Kelly Addy(D) Diane Etcnart (R) House District 95 .554 .388 Terry Meagher (R) Public Service Commission Thomas Schneider (D) Election Laurel government review Yes No ..555 ..336 ..8.146 .8,240 TomMonanan(U). Elementary school bond .537 Les Kitselman (R). Yes. ..8,343 .338 State Supt Public Instruction EdArgenbright(R).

..8,856 Norman Magnesen (D). House District 96 ..6,173 ..5,481 212 Dan unscou (U) High school bond .303 Jim Reno McBride was defeated by fellow Larry roust (K). Yes Bute Democratic Ren. Bob ..9,407 ..9,295 .251 .199 Senate District 44 Thomas Keating (R) Missoula and Dan Harrington of Butte. Rep.

Ted Neuman of Vaughn emerged the victor in a three-way Democratic primary in Senate District 21, where no incumbent was running. Former Democratic Rep. Thomas Conroy of Hardin was successful in his comeback bid as a Republican candidate in Senate District 100. Conroy defeated his GOP rival Gene A. Peabody of Busby for the chance to face the lone Democrat William P.

Yellowtail Jr. of Wyola. A comeback attempt by former Republican Rep. Jim Burnett of Luther was unsuccessful by a small margin, however. Burnett was defeated by Mona L.

Nutting of Silesia, 553-537, in House District 84. Ms. Nutting will face Rep. Gary Spaeth, D-Si-lesia, who was renominated without opposition. Another former Republican lawmaker attempting to return, ex-Rep.

Aaron Andre ason of Lolo, lost his bid for a Senate nomination in District 31 to William E. Farrell of Missoula. Farrell will face Greg Rodriquez of Stevensville, winner over Ivan Howard of Stevensville in the Democratic primary. Janet Moore of Condon won another five-vote victory in unofficial returns in the three-way Democratic primary in House District 65. Don Larson of Seeley Lake had 434 votes to Ms.

Moore's 439. Jack W. Thibo-deau was third with 363. Bliss was defeated by Loren Jenkins of Big Sandy by another close margin, 879-867. Seifert lost to Ethel Harding of Poison by a 74-vote edge, Similarly, Marbut fell to Al Meyers of Arlee by a tiny 643-621 margin.

Fagg and challenger R.M. "Bob" Bump both lost to Dennis Rehberg of Billings in House District 44. Bud Campbell of Deer Lodge narrowly edged Bertelsen by 48 votes, 478-430, in a realigned, sprawling House District 48. An unofficial tie was reported between Francis Maroncelli and Rodney Garcia of Billings in the Democratic primary in House District 93. ..2,272 John Montayne Helen Wilson (D) House District 97 John Patterson Chuck Super (D) .680 Beverly ...6,407 .4,864 .454 .378 Chief Justice Supreme Court JeanTumage Daniel Justice No.

1 Supreme Court vlovich by a mere five votes in un-oi icial returns. McBride and vlovich were the only two incum-b its who were forced into a race af dnst each this year, as a result of le islative redistricting in 1983. Senate District 45 Bruce Crippen(R) .1,402 Clarence Nybo House District 98 William Glaser(R). Doris Poppler ..9,430 .2,011 ..332 .223 Bill Hunt- Senate District 48 Conrad Stroebe(D). Daily also lost by a meager 110 Joe .133 Cheryl ..919 .669 .1,834 .1,682 84 Rex Harquardt (D).

Donald Haclntyre. Patrick Springer v( es in his race with Kurt D. Krueg-ei In House District 69. Krueger was ai somatically elected to the seat, Clerk o( Court Charmalne Fisher (R). Senate District 4) Esther Bengtson (D) John Brown (R) ..5,332 ..5,162 ..3,855 ..833 .794 si ce there is no Republican candidate that district .11,039 ...4,002 District Judge No.

4 Diane Barz Russell District Judge No. G.Todd Fagg and Bertelsen, both long- Bonnie Stark (R) County Commissioner Jim Straw (R) Grace Edwards (D) .189 House District 83 Vernon Keller Glenn Saunders (D). .7,230 .4265 .84 ..6,668 ti le members of the House, were ai ong the most liberal of the Repub-li ans in the Legislature. Bliss is a qt et, one-term lawmaker who made litle impact during the 1983 session. Marbut was serving his first term bj appointment following the reste- Unofficial tally for Legislature naion of former Sea Jan Wolfe.

Seven other incumbents who fated intra-party contests during the pnmary were successful. They were Republican Rep. Wal- te Sales of Manhattan and Demo-ci itic Reps. Jan Brown of Helena, Ji Hammond of Alberton, Bob Ri am of Missoula, Mike Kadas of a chool mill levies, feated Bill SamseL D-Missoula. District 55 Rep.

Mike Kadas, D-Missoula, defeated Gary S. Marbut, D-Missoula. District 5C Betty addon, R-Missoula, defeated Alfred "Curley" Hutcheson, R-East Missoula. District 58 Lee Bergman, R-Missoula, defeated Arthur C. Rickard, R-Missoula.

District 59 Dick Barrett, D-Missoula, defeated Rex Dupea, D-Missoula. District (t Barrying H. Morrison, D-Missoula, defeated Leon Stalcup, D-Missoula. District 64 Rose Goss, D-Darby, defeated Robert Christ, D-Hamilton, and John C. Doyle, D-Hamllton.

District (5 Janet Moore, D-Condon, defeated Don Larson, D-Seeiey Lake, and Jack W. Thibodeau, D-Missoula. District 68 Rep. Dan W. Harrington, D-Butte, defeated Nick F.

Siinon, D-Butte. District (9 Kurt D. Krueger, D-Butte, defeated Rep. Fred "Fritz" Daily, D-Butte. District 79 Rep.

Robert Pavlovtch, D-Butte, defeated Rep. Kathleen McBride, D-Butte. District 76 Rep. Walter R. Sales, R-Manhat-tan, defeated Joseph D.

Jones, R-Belgrade. District 79 Ray Whittaker, R-Bozeman, de- feated John A. Nehring, R-Bozeman. District 82 Jack B. Williams, R-Pray, defeated Alfred C.

Langley, R-Uvingston. District 84 Mona Nutting, R-Silesia, defeated James H. Burnett, R-Luther. District 88 Dennis R. Rehberg, R-Billings, defeated Rep.

Harrison G. Fagg, R-Billings, and R.M. "Bob" Bump, R-Billlngs. District 93 Francis Maronceli, D-Blllings, tied Rodney L. Garcia, D-BilUngs.

District 96 John D. Montayne, D-Billings, defeated Helen Wilson, D-Billings. District 98 William E. Glaser, R-Billings, defeated Cheryl TuD, R-Billings. District 1M Gail Small, D-Lame Deer, defeated Milton L.

Amsden, D-Broadus, and Ivan B. Small, D-Ashland. HOUSE District 1 Floyd Henley, D-Trego, defeated James R. Locke, D-Eureka. Mary Lou Peterson, R-Eureka, defeated William Brickey, R-Eureka.

District 6 Otis Robbins D-KalispelL defeated Douglas E. Grab, D-KalispelL Richard M. Nelson, R-Kalispeu, defeated Walter Deets, R-Kali-spelL District 8 Glen Kartheiser, R-Coiumbia Falls, defeated Ron Pilsch, R-KalispelL District 13 Loren Jenkins, R-Big Sandy, defeated Rep. Brent Bliss, R-Dutton. District 21 Bing C.

Poff, D-Culbertson, defeated Carsten H. Beck, D-Culbertson. District 33 Orville W. "Bill" Chigbrow, D-Great Falls, defeated Geraldine W. Travis, D-Great Falls, and David Brewer, D-Great Falls.

District 42 Tom Stelling, D-Fort Shaw, defeated Jo Brunner, D-Augusta, and Josephine M. Lahti, D-Wolf Creek John Cobb, R-Augusta, defeated Bert A. Goodman, R-Augusta, and Lyle P. Nagel, R-Simms. District 45 Joan Miles, D-Helena, defeated Jim Paulsen, D-Helena.

John Vandenacre, R-Hel-ena, defeated Roger A Phillips, R-Helena. District 46 Rep. Jan Brown, D-Helena, defeated Charles R. "Dick" Meyer, D-Helena. District 47 Hal Jacobson, D-Helena, defeated Dr.

John Anderson, D-Helena. District 48 Bud Campbell, R-Deer Lodge, defeated Rep. Verner Bertelsen, R-Ovando. District 49 Joyce Lape, D-Swan Lake, defeated Elwin Bennington, D-Polson. Ray Brandew-ie, R-Bigfork, defeated Bob Dryden, R-Bigfork.

District 5t John A. Mercer, R-Polson, defeated William D. Dratz, R-Polson, and Greg C. Garrison, R-Polson. District 52 Rep.

Joe Hammond, D-Alberton, defeated John J. Cochran, D-St Regis. District 53 Raymond K. Harbin, D-St Ignatius, defeated David Scheeler, D-St Ignatius. District 54 Rep.

Bob Ream, D-Missoula, de onds for new jail HELENA (AP) Following are the unofficial winners of contested legislative races in Tuesday's Democratic and Republican primaries. Districts not listed are those in which only one candidate filed or where there is a mid-term senator and no election this year. SENATE District 9 Pete Schuster, D-Glentana, defeated George S. Nicholas, D-Fork Peck. District 15 Bob Williams, D-Hobson, defeated Yvonne B.

Snider, D-Lewistown. Charles W. Lelak, R-Lewistown, defeated Joseph P. Orley, R-Lewistown. District 21 Rep.

Ted Neuman, D-Vaughn, defeated Jack undersoil, D-Power, and Walter Savoy, D-Fort Shaw. District 25 Ethel M. Harding, R-Polson, defeated Rep. Carl A. Seifert, R-Polson, and Virgil A.

RuckdasheL R-Polson. District 27 AI Meyers, R-Arlee, defeated Sen. Reed Marbut, R-Missoula. District 31 Greg Rodriquez, D-Stevensville, defeated Ivan E. Howard, D-Stevensvllle.

William E. Farrell, R-Missoula, defeated Aaron W. Andrea-son, R-Lolo. District 37-Don L. Walters, D-Dfflon, defeated Lowell J.

Schellack, D-Dillon. John H. Anderson Jr R-Dillon, defeated Ronald W. Johnson, R-Dillon, Dan Carpita, R-Dillon, and Douglas Allen, R-Silver Star. District 59 Thomas R.

Conroy, R-Hardin, defeated Gene A Peabody, R-Busby. ro down in defeat The Associated Press -At least two school mill levies and The defeat means the school board must hold another mill levy election before it can set its 1984-1985 budget Trustee Jerry Williams said the board may have to lay off 30 Butte teachers, eliminate kindergarten, the Accelerated Learning Program and all extra-curricular activities to come up with a budget voters will accept. Flathead County voters narrowly defeated a $3.5 million bond sale to pay for a new criminal justice center. The measure was defeated 52 percent to 48 percent in unofficial returns with 38 of 41 precincts reporting. It was the first time the issue had been proposed.

Custer County voters turned back for the second time a special mill levy for Miles City High School a roposed bond sale for a new jail wipt down to defeat in Tuesday's primly election, while another school lejy and a new jail proposal ap-peired headed for victory, rfrn Corvallis, voters approved a addition to the school class-ram building. The levy was approved by a vote of 557 to 533. The islie had failed the first time it was proposed. -jButte school district voters re-jetted a proposed $2.4 million high sqooI levy, and a proposed $4.5 mil-Iftji elementary school levy. Both resets were based on unofficial re-tuns.

The vote against the high school iety was 4,643 for to 6,866 against. Unofficial tally of state votes Tft elementary school levy fell 4,525 to 1,497. Secretary of State, 952 of 955 precincts. Jim Waltermire 62,981. Attorney General, 952 of 955 precincts.

Douglas Kelley 54,383. State Auditor 952 of 955 precincts. Andrea Hemstad 36,066. Terry Meagher 25,819. Public Instruction Superintendent, 952 of 955 precincts.

Ed Argenbrlght 47,760. Larry Foust 18,620. SUPREME COURT Chief Justice, 952 of 955 precincts. Daniel Kemmis 60,125. JeanTumage 78,961.

No. 3 Justice, 952 of 955 precincts, Bill Hunt 25,840. Donald Maclntyre 22,010. Doris Poppler 46,068. Joe Roberts 26,143.

Patrick Springer 16,169. Attorney General, 952 of 955 precincts. Mike Greely 82,955. State Auditor, 952 of 955 precincts. Newell Anderson 73,487.

Public Instruction Superintendent, 952 of 955 precincts. Dan Driscoll 74,317. 2nd District PSC, 215 of 215 precincts. Tom Monahan 8,240. Thomas Schneider 8,146.

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senate, 952 of 955 precincts Ralph Bouma 17,902. Chuck Cozzens 33,252. AubynCurtiss 14,783. 1st District U.S.

House, 491 of 491 precincts. Gary Carlson 25,767. 2nd District U.S. House, 551 of 554 precincts. Ron Marlenee 33,797.

Governor, 952 of 955 precincts. Pat Goodover 55,538. HELENA (AP) Final unofficial from Tuesday's Montana primary DEMOCRATIC U.S. Senate, 952 of 955 precincts. Max Baucus 79,728.

Bob Ripley 21,114. 1st District U.S. House 401 of 491 precincts. Pat Williams 47,332. 2nd District VJS.

House, 551 of 554 precincts. Chet Blaylock 24,790. Frank Hayes 14,453. Governor, 952 of 955 precincts. Ted Schwinden 80,450.

Robert KeUeher 18,588 Secretary of State, 952 of 955 precincts. Joe Tropila 69,980. Baugh fops voting in judgeship race Billings attorney G. Todd Baugh rtnained the front-runner in the nbi-partisan race for fifth judge Vfednesday morning with all from four counties rrtoorung unofficial vote tames. In the five-way race for judge in tl 13th Judicial District, Willis lair" Jones collected about 1,500 f( ver votes for second place and the Larry Herman 3,243 John Adams 3,166 Only Carbon County had completed its official canvass Wednesday afternoon.

Big Hom and Stillwater county election officials said theirs would be completed by week's end, with Yellowstone County aiming for completion by Monday. Incumbent Diane G. Bans scored a strong primary showing over Billings lawyer Russell Fillner, with an unofficial tally of 15,589 votes to 6,038. The two automatically face each other for the real contest in the general election. Computer snafu delays Mineral County vote count ripit to challenge Baugh in November's general election.

Uof ficial vote tallies from Villowstone, Stillwater, Big Horn ad Carbon counties were She said county officials will not pay for the Improper cards, and will also try to get the company to reimburse the county for extra payments to election workers. ferent vote counting machine. The 1,408 Mineral County votes were tabulated by 8 a.m., about 10 hours after they should have been counted, Ms. Mancini said. Baugh Jones 5,175 John Candidates for district judgeships advance Zoning ruling challenged SUPERIOR (AP) It wasnt until it was time to begin tabulating votes Tuesday night that Mineral County election officials discovered that something was wrong.

Shirley Mancini, county clerk and recorder, said Computer Elections Systems of Berkeley, sent voting cards that did not work in the county's vote counting machines. The cards did not have the proper holes down the middle needed for the counting machines to work, she said. Ms. Mancini said that the company sent the correct programming and demonstration cards, so the error wasn't noticed until the vote tabulation' began Tuesday night Jim Riggs, a company representative from California, was in Shelby breaking in some new. election equipment Tuesday night Ms, Mancini said he immediately left for the 283-mile trip to Superior, arriving at 5:30 a.m.

Wednesday with a dif Iillines attorney Robert C. Kel- Jehir is challenging the city's zoning wdjiance for permission to expand a Jouj-plex housing unit in an area only two candidates and both will advance to the general election. In the race for seat No. 2 in the 7th Judicial District, Francis J. McCarvel of Glasgow led H.R.

Obert of Sidney, 53 percent to 47 percent Judge Thomas M. McKittrick of Great Falls outpaced challenger Patrick L. Paul 57 percent to 43 percent, in Dept No. 1 of the 8th District Judge Joseph Gary of Bozeman trounced rival Jeannette Ellen Berry for seat No. 2 in the 18th Judicial District, 76 percent to 24 percent HELENA (AP) State Special Prosecutor Marc Racicot led a five-way race for a new, third district judgeship in Lewis and Clark County, unofficial returns from Tuesday's non-partisan judicial primaries showed.

Racicot will face the second-place finisher, Deputy County Attorney Thomas HonzeL in the November general election. Eliminated were former state Sen. Glen Drake, private attorney Joan Uda and Assistant State Attorney General J. Dennis Moreen, who finished in that order. In four other district court races, therewere was a four-plex.

He has asked a district judge to interpret the zoning ordinance and to give approval for expanding the building to five units. The court filing was prompted by a city building inspector's refusal to grant a building permit for electrical work on the building because it was not a single-family structure. jesi Icted to single-iamuy dwellings. rhen the city's ordinance was err-jactjd for the area, the complex was ei(g used with three units. When Kelieher and his wife bought the Striture at 2418 Pine St.

in 1979, it.

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