Show GOP Sweep Utah In Biggest Year Grand county voters turned turned turn turn- ed out Tuesday to register a relatively heavy vote despite a downpour of cold rain throughout the day and evening The The county Mowed the trend of the State to go Republican electing a maJority majority ma ma- In both House and Senate and placing two Republicans in Congress U U. S S. S Rep Laurence J JBurton J. J Burton received 1426 votes in Grand county to win over J. J J K Keith Melville his Democratic opponent Melville Melville Mel Mel- ville scored votes InGrand in inGrand inGrand Grand county Statewide Burton received Melville Both State Stat Legislative candidates from Gr Grand nd were successful at the polls despite the reapportionment reapportion reapportion- ment division which formed formed formed form form- ed a new multi county district dis dis- St State te Senator Samuel J. J Taylor Moab was returned to office office f for r his his his' second term rec receiving iving 1576 votes In Grand county compared to for his Democratic opponent Leland In the four county district Taylor received votes to for Rep Edward E E. Dr Drake ke of Moab also won over his Democratic opponent Mrs Ev Eva Conover in bo both 1 Grand and the district Drake received ret re re- t ived 1343 Grand c county nty votes yates yates' Conover Finals r m in ui the district i Showed sh wed the he Moab businessman leading with 2139 votes to 1780 for his his' opponent with only one small district still out One of th the most tense races among Grand county office seekers was the cam campaign cam cam- for lor C the 4 year Commission Commission Com Com- mission post Republican Dr Fred Beyeler won over overn incumbent n Democrat Dan Holyoak to For the two year Commission Commission Com Com- mission chair Mars Pope was unopposed He rec received 1486 votes w W. W H. H Bowman was el elected elected el el- Sheriff of Grand county receiving votes His opponents Democratic candidate Archie Swenson and write-in write candidate John Stocks took and votes respectively Incumbent County Clerk Elmer E. E Dravage Drayage was returned returned returned re re- re- re turned to office He scored 1475 votes to for his Democratic opponent Lula V. V DeLong County Attorney Harry Barry E. E Snow unopposed received received re re- 1359 votes County Assessor Kenneth Beach also unopposed 1557 Incumbent Grand County Recorder Esther Somerville was the only victorious Democrat Democrat De De- De on the Grand county county coun coun- ty Ballot She received 1135 votes to for can candidate Norma S S. Stocks Incumbent County Treasurer Trea Trea- surer Donna Loveridge received received re reo 1586 votes She was unopposed in the General Election Incumbent Justice of the Peace Alvin E. E Lange Iange was reelected to the office with witha a total o of votes Ills JUs Democrat opponent Wilham William Wil ham liam U. U Enright received votes Votes were recorded for three write-In write candidates i for or Grand count county Surveyor Elected was John Keogh l with votes George II 11 Newell received 33 Rich Rich- and arct Cozzens 13 Three members of the Grand county School Board Doard were also chosen choen by ballot of nt voters at the Tuesday election Mrs l Marge pulled pulled pulled pull pull- ed votes to become the Board member for tor Precinct No 2 She was opposed by WIllian Nelson who got votes and Leo Burr with 83 r I Ralph Griffin incumbent Board Doard member for Precinct No 3 was unopposed He lie got votes Chester Brostrom also an Incumbent Board Doard member mem member ber was reelected In the Thompson precinct with sa 50 votes over 26 for write write-In candidate Lester Iester Rogers Lee I Howland lowland received 86 votes as unopposed candidate sand candi date for tor Cemetery District Commissioner San Juan county joined in sending Republican Kendrick Ken Ken- drick Harward to the State Senate next term lIe He won the post with votes against for his Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic opponent Vernon Holman Incumbent Utah State Supreme Court Justice R R. R L. L Tuckett was reelected with votes otes to for his opponent liar Bar old Wilkinson All AH eight constitutional Amendments were vere defeated In Grand county as well wen as asin asIn asIn in the state I a |