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ft A The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday, November 4, 1982 S.L. County Voters Shatter Demos Urban Power Base Continued From Page pne gave Sen. Hatch 309,547 votes to Mayor Wilsons 218,896, or 58 percent of the votes. My Programs Winning a second, six-year term, the 48-year-old Sen. Hatch attributed his success to President Reagans influence in Utah and to the senators position as chairman of the Labor and Human Resources Committee.

His programs have been my programs, Sen. Hatch said of President Reagan, whose ascendency two years ago led the way to the present fix Utah Democrats are in. Mayor Wilson won in only four counties Carbon, Emery, Juab and Tooele. The closest congressional race was in Salt Lake Countys 2nd District, where Rep. Dan Marriott won a fourth term by a 13,000 vote margin over Democratic State Sen.

Frances Farley. The vote was 91,599 to 78,633, with the southern county suburbs providing a stronghold for the congressman. His victory margin was 54 percent. In the 1st District, Rep. James V.

Hansen of Davis County won 63 percent of the vote over Democratic Ogden Mayor Stephen Dirks. The vote was 111,794 to 66,029 to send Rep. Hansen back to Congress for a second term. Just as Mayor Wilson was stunned, so was Mayor Dirks, losing by 700 votes in his own base, Weber County, which he had counted on to produce a substantial Democratic vote to offset Rep. Hansens more than two-to-one victory margin in Davis County.

District 3 And the new 3rd Congressional District carved out by the Legislature to be Republican-dominated proved just so. Howard C. Nielson won 77 percent of the vote, a record congressional victory margin. Mr. Nielson, a Brigham Young University professor, won 108,269 to 32,675 against the flawed candidacy of independent Hank Huish, who goofed in missing the partisan candidate filing deadline to run as a Democrat, and crippled his fundraising ability.

We got off to a faltering start because of our filing incident and I suppose you could trace our other problems to that, he said. I think Ive said this a billion times by now: Im not a politician. But even with the filing mixup, Mr. Huish faced an uphill battle in the district dominated by the Republican preserve in Utah County, where Sen. Hatch won Tuesday by a 50,532 to 22,209 margin over Mayor Wilson, and Mr.

Nielson earned with a victory margin. Some Seat Shuffling House Retains Its GOP Majority GOP Gains Two Seats In State Senate, Wins 16 of 18 Races tarian Elizabeth Lawley, 297. District 32, Republican Frances Merrill, 3,869, Democrat Loram Pollock, 2,603, Libertarian Kathleen Trotter, 238. District 33, Republican Frank Johnson, 5,864, Democrat Glenn Johnson, 2,576, Libertarian A. David Miner, 171, American Party Steven Montgomery, 93.

District 34, Republican Lorin Pace, 5,543, Democrat Gary Bowen, 2,987. District 35, Republican Kirk Rector, 4,629, Democrat Earl R. Groneman 2,777. District 36, Republican Jack F. DeMann, 4,804, Democrat Louis J.

DiBella, 2,644. District 37, Republican Donna M. Dahl, 5,512, Democrat Allan J. Ayoub, 1,966. District 38, Republican Ronald K.

Fullmer, 2,834, Democrat Walter H. Prothero, 2,753, Libertarian Richard David, 104. District 39, Republican Irby N. Arrington, 4,239, Democrat A1 Kapp, 2,274. District 40 to 49 District 40, Democrat M.

James Macfarlane, 3,113, Republican C. D. Buttgereit, 2,732. District 41, Republican Richard Bradford, 4,598, Democrat Lonnie L. Johnson, 1,627.

District 42, Republican Clark Reber, 3,019, Democrat Garland Nelson, 2,286. District 43, Republican H. Craig Moody, 3,924, Democrat Stan Bonham, 1,913. District 44, Republican David Tomlinson, 3,796, Democrat George Shell, 2,327. District 45, Republican Lloyd Frandsen, 3,278, Democrat Mark Klotovich, 2,428.

District 46, Republican Kevin Cromar, 3,449, Democrat Kelly Atkinson, 2,593. District 47, Republican Steve Rees, 3,637, Democrat Steve Hammond, 2,650. District 48, Democrat Arlo James, 3,434, Republican Floyd Lerdahl, 2,350. District 49, Democrat George Gygi, 2,748, Republican Willard Harbrecht, 2,686, Peoples Choice Party Richard McAffee, 300. District 50, Republican Bryson Garbett, 3,014, Democrat Allan Rushton, 2,761.

District 51, Republican Norman Bangerter, 3,833, Democrat Henry Price, 2,263. District 52, Democrat D. Leon Reese, In another county race. Republican Brent C. Overson got 8,490 votes to Democrat Dennis Morrills 7,165.

The area is District 6. Incumbent Sen. K. S. Comaby, a Republican in District 7, received 14,006 to Democrat James Reynolds 8,126 votes and Libertarian George Chapmans 552.

Pugh Wins Again Popular Republican Sen. Warren Pugh, a legislative leader for the past decade or so, gained another term from District 9 in the Holladay area by getting 12,727 votes to Democratic challenger Marie Tib-bits 7,036. In District 10, Republican incumbent Arnold Christensen had 9,947 votes, easily defeating Democratic challenger A. Earl Cox, who had 5,328. In District 11, another GOP incumbent, E.

Verl Asay polled 7,757, to challenger Paul T. For-dham's 7,024, and Libertarian Joseph Bonic Jr.s 276. In District 12, the west valley, incumbent Republican William Barton got 8,055 votes to Democrat Jerrald Conders 5,747. Almost 2-to-l Utah Countys District 14 went to Republican Paul Rogers, who defeated Democrat and former Sen. Ernest H.

Dean, 10,993 to 5,989. Another Utah County seat went to Republican LeRay McAllister, running unopposed in District 15. He got 13,792 votes. The final two seats, both in Davis County, went to Republican incumbents Dona Wayment, in District 21, who got 7,216 votes against former House Minority Whip Clifford LeFevre, who got 5,023, and in District 22, Haven J. Barlow beat Democrat M.

Jay Clegg, 12,670 to 4,439. The faces may change albeit slightly and the districts did change nine of the 75 but one result remained the same following statewide balloting for the Utah House of Representatives: The numbers stay the same as in 1980. Mark it 58 Republicans and 17 Democrats. In a juggling act, the GOP plucked seven of the freshly reapportioned seats, while Democrats picked off two. Also, five Republican incumbents lost, while none of the Demo veterans failed.

Still, mark it 58 Republicans and 17 Democrats. In addition, The Tribune accidentally published two wrong pictures in a Salt Lake County wrap-up for House seats. The winners in those races were James Witucki, a Democrat, in District 23; and Vivian Jensen, another Democrat, in District 30. Following is a county by county breakdown of the races: Salt Lake County Salt Lake County. District 22, Democrat Ted Lewis defeated Republican Charles L.

Doane 3,549, to 3,039 Libertarian Patrick K. Re-dington had 76. District 23, Democrat James Witucki, 3,370, to Republican Robert Sykes 3,318. District 24, Olene S. Walker, Republican, 4,687, Democrat Doug Tate, 3,630.

District 25, Bobby Florez, Democrat, 3,619, Republican Larry Garske, District 26, Blaze D. Wharton, Democrat, 4,180, Republican Brent Sauser, 2,621. District 27, G. LaMont Richards, Republican, 6,293, unopposed. District 28, Orval Harrison, Republican, 5,098, Democrat Pat Reagan, 3,922, Libertarian Jack Bingham, 186.

District 29, Democrat Samuel Taylor, 2,888, Republican Gary Sessions, 2,445, Libertarian Gary Whittle, 115. District 30, Democrat Vivian Jensen, 3,992, Republican John Holling-haus, 3,885. District 31, Republican Ervin Skousen, 5,031, Democrat Bob Springmeyer, 3,665, Liber The 27-year-old Mr. Barker, completing a two-year term, will start a four-year term in January. He defeated Democrat Paul D.

Marit-sas, 49-year-old real estate appraiser. The vote margin was 129,693 to 82,517. A Libertarian candidate, Robert Waldrop, picked up 4,056 votes. Mr. Shimizu, 49, was elected to a two-year term.

He has served almost one year on the County Commission as an appointee replacing William E. Dunn, who resigned. Mr. Shimizu defeated Democrat Thomas H. Kemp, a public administration educator, with a 132,308 to 77,648 vote.

Libertarian candidate Hugh A. Butler received 4,777 votes. Republican County Attorney Ted L. Cannon had the biggest victory By Charles Seldin Tribune Staff Writer Republicans further entrenched themselves into Utah Senate chambers with Tuesday night's election, picking up both newly created districts in Salt Lake County, en route to an overall two seat gain in the statewide race, according to final results compiled by the Utah Election Service. Heading into Tuesday, the Senate had 22 Republicans and seven Democrats.

By Wednesday mom-) ing, the tally stood at 24 Republicans, five Democrats. Of the 18 races decided Tuesday, Republicans won 16. with one of the Democratic winners coming in State Senate District 1, with Terry Williams, an appointee, winning the Avenues keat from Republican Glen S. Winegar, 10,687 to 7,673. Libertarian candidate Ronald R.

Amos received 472 votes. 1st Black State Senator Sen. Williams, in winning the election, becomes the first black state senator in Utah history. The other Democrat to win was incumbent Sen. Karl G.

Swan, who received 10,007 in his 13th District (portions of Tooele, Salt Lake and Utah Counties) to 7,443 for Republican challenger LeRoy Rose. In other races, results showed: Ogden Attorney Dale Stratford, a Republican, getting 9,604 votes to Democratic challenger Dallas Buckways 5,989, in District 18. Senate President Miles Cap Ferry, R-Corinne, who ran unopposed, received 15,212 votes, in District 24. Another GOP favorite, Glade Sowards, from Vernal, received 11,531 in District 26, as he, too, ran unopposed. Incumbent Wins In Senate District 3, incumbent GOP Sen.

Richard Carling polled 13,324 votes to Democratic challenger Jo Brandts 9,587, and Libertarian Stephen Carr, who had 652. GOP incumbent Wayne berg, a Salt Lake City businessman, received 10,797 votes to defeat Democrat Bruce R. Baird, 7,491, and Libertarian Cynthia Skousen, 716. The race was in Salt Lake Citys District 4. In a south Salt Lake County area, District 5, Republican Dix Holt McMullin, polled 10,657 to former Sandy Mayor Paul Thompsons total of 4,927.

Libertarian Brent Richards had 298. Man Committed OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A man who entered the lobby of the Omaha World-Herald on crutches, stabbed himself in the chest and made threats against President Reagan just days before Reagan arrived for a campaign stop has been committed for treatment of mental illness. Vivian Jensen (D) Jim Witucki (D) Bigotry Cost Bradley Win, Poll Reveals LOS ANGELES (AP) Race was a factor and, in an election decided by less than one percentage point, probably a decisive one in frustrating Tom Bradleys effort to become the nations first elected black governor, a public opinion sampler said Wednesday. Pollster Mervin Field told a news conference that his survey of voters leaving precinct polls Tuesday found that of those who said they voted for the Republican winner George Deukmejian 3 percent offered as their reason that they could not vote for a black man.

Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles, had said earlier Wednesday he did not know what impact race might have had. I have said in the past I did not believe race would be a significant factor," he said. I did not say it would be no factor. I said significant. A few weeks before the election, Deukmejians campaign manager Bill Roberts told reporters that a hidden anti-black vote would put the GOP in the governors mansion if the race were close.

Deukmejian quickly disavowed the remarks and said race has no place in the campaign. Roberts resigned five days later. has been chief deputy surveyor for one and a half years. Incumbents Win Incumbents were returned to all the other county government posts, leaving Democrats with two offices. Democratic Sheriff Pete Hayward defeated Republican West Valley City Police Chief David Campbell by 132,936 to 85,530 for a second term.

And the same ticket splitting provided a third term for Democrat Art Monson, county treasurer, defeating a deputy in his office, Daniel H. Platt, Republican, with a 118,846 to 95,596 vote. Republican County Commissioners Bart Barker and M. Tom Shimizu were returned to office with about 60 percent of the vote. Two New Faces Join S.L.

County Government 4,113, Republican Ronnie Thompson, 2,570. District 53, Democrat Duayne Johnson, 3,292, Republican Daniel Maxwell, 2,161, Libertarian Jerry Buck, 157. Multicounty Districts Multicounty districts. District 1, Box Elder, Tooele, Lee Allen, Republican, 4,517, Democrat Donald Homer 2,377, Libertarian Marty Myers, 36. District 4, Cache and Rich, Republican Lyle W.

Hillyard, 5,265, Libertarian Garry King, 544. District 13, Davis and Weber, Republican Kaye Browning, 3,306, Democrat Mary Ellen Leatham, 2,745. District 54, Morgan, Rich, Summit and Wasatch, Glen Brown, Republican, 6,407, unopposed. District 55, Duchesne, Uintah and Wasatch, Republican Alarik Myrin, 5,198, unopposed. District 56, Daggett and Uintah, Republican Gayle McK-eachnie, 4,143, Democrat Perry Mace, 2,452.

District 68, Juab, Millard, Sanpete and Sevier, Republican Joseph Moody, 5,370, Democrat Max K. Williams, 3,512. District 69, Carbon, Emery and Sanpete, Democrat Ray Nielsen, 5,622, Independent Betty Louise Ramsey, 162. District 70, Carbon, Emery and Grand, Democrat Mike Dmitrich, 5,556, unopposed. District 71, Emery and Sevier, Republican Tom Christensen, 5,822, American Party uaul Turner, 885.

District 72, Beaver and Iron, Republican R. Haze Hunter, 5,429, unopposed. District 73, Beaver, Garfield, Kane, Piute, Washington and Wayne, Republican James F. Yardley, 5,965, Democrat Donna Y. Peterson, 2,932.

District 74, Grand and San Juan, Republican C. Hardy Redd, 7,951, Democrat J. Carl Osborn, 3,134. Other Districts Utah County. District 57, Republican Neal Evans, 4,121, Democrat Joann Brown, 2,912.

District 58, Republican Don LeBaron, 3,715, Democrat David Harvey, 3,014, Libertarian Jeff Caneen, 50. District 59, Republican James R. Moss, 5,285, Democrat George Gardner, 1,681. District 60, Republican Carl Anderson, 4,521, Democrat Stephen Garrett, 1,839. District 61, Republican Richard Ellertson, 5,766, unopposed.

District 62, Republican Joe Jenkins, 4,827, Democrat Wilson Sorensen, 2,113. District 63, Republican Willard Hale Gardner, 2,510, unopposed. District 64, Republican Richard Maxfield, 3,988, Libertarian Sharon H. Bird, 174. District 65, Republican Don Strong, 3,767, Democrat Marvin Warren, 2,842.

District 66, Republican Lavinia L. Kanig, 3,670, Democrat Lucille Taylor, 3,264. District 67, Republican W. R. Phelps, 4,437, Democrat Casey Chnstensen, 2,465.

Weber County. District 6, Republican Shirl Fadel, 3,459, Democrat Gary Barrow, 2,958. District 7, Republican Kenneth Alford, 3,136, Democrat Grant Protzman, 2,884, American Party Bryan Swenson, 188. District 8, Democrat Marvin Heslop, 3,362, Republican Dorothea Masur, 3,111, American Party George Batchelor, 84. District 9, Democrat John Arrington, 2,682, Republican Elizabeth Carlin, 1,467, Libertarian Diane Kimbrough, 23.

District 10, Republican Boyd Jepp-son, 4,112, Democrat Scott Sneddon, 2,901. District 11, Democrat Ron Stephens, 3,358, Republican Jim Spencer, 2,776. District 12, Nolan Karras, Republican, 3,574, unopposed. Five More Counties Davis County. District 14, Republican Morris Hansen, 3,767, Democrat Keith Warner, 1,765.

District 15, Republican Henry Dick-amore, 1,828, Democrat Duane Mclntire, 1,485. District 16, Republican Franklin Knolton, 3,772, Democrat Rebecca Nalder, 1,896, Libertarian Randall Cates, 91. District 17, Republican E. Ute Knowl-ton, 6,083, Democrat Larry Regis, 1,421, Libertarian Michael Stoddard, 93, American Party Gordon Ricks, 80. District 18, Republican Naomi Shumway, 4,031, write-in Lloyd Selleneit, 2,255, Democrat William Goldberg, 1,400, Libertarian Paul Mitchell, 121.

District 19, Republican Kim Bumingham, 6,257, Libertarian William Star Marshall, 496. District 20, Republican Robert H. Garff, 5,161, Democrat Blame A. Newman, 1,884, American Party Herbert Henderson, 178. Box Elder County.

District 2, Republican Rob Bishop, 5,901, unopposed. Cache County. District 3, Republican Stephen Bodily, 4,125, Democrat Russell Reeder, 3,673, Libertarian Woodrow Welling, 90. District 5, Republican Evan Olsen, 4,776, Democrat Ralph Walker, 2,473. Tooele County.

District 21, Democrat Beverly White, 3,524, write-in John Smith, 3,074. Washington County. District 75, Republican Ray Schmutz, 6,834, unopposed. The political complexion of Salt Lake County government remained the same Wednesday, but two new faces were elected to fill posts of county clerk and county surveyor. Dixon Hindley, Republican, chief deputy in the clerks office for five years, won election to replace his retiring boss next January, W.

Sterling Evans, the Republican officeholder for 14 years. Mr. Hindley defeated Steve Evans, the chairman of the Salt Lake County Democratic Party. The vote was 113,983 to 95,643. And for county surveyor.

Republican Jack Q. Langford was elected to replace his boss, retiring surveyor Clair Gardner, by defeating a former Democratic county surveyor, M. Carl Larsen. The vote was 113,325 to 97,771. Mr.

Langford margin of any county contest, receiving 64 percent of the vote to defeat Democrat J. Lade Heaton. Mr. Cannon won a second term, 138,374 to 76,954. A second term was awarded Republican County Assessor R.

Milton Yorgason. He defeated Democrat William H. Finney, a former county finance director, by a 120,912 to 90,586 vote. Auditor Wins Republican County Auditor Craig B. Sorenson also won a second term, defeating Democrat K.

Ray Hammond, former Salt Lake City auditor. The vote was 121,604 to 89,061. Republican Katie L. Dixon, garnered a third term as county recorder, defeating Democrat Jean Taylor 135,076 to 80,093..

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