Show Yc r i f r if rt I w t wy wyt wyN tl v vA vM N T. T AI M A r h r f ii Sl i 1 V I Photo by Ed Lie Ue Leavitt q J elected t as new Utah noP governor M. M Dean Associate Editor candidate Mike Leavitt dominated R REPUBLICAN the final polls in Utah's gubernatorial race As of 2 am a.m. Wednesday Nov 4 with 80 percent of the precincts reporting he had raked in 43 percent of Utah votes Independent Merrill Cook received 34 percent percent per per- cen cent t of the vote while Democrat Stewart Hanson came in third with 30 percent Leavitt expressed regret over the defeat of George Bush in the US U.S. presidential elections but said he considers it as a challenge for Utah He said he sees Utah's future as a leader and a mentor among states Leavitt commended Governor Norm Bangerter for his performance in office saying that Bangerter left Ut Utah h in very good shape Leavitt said he plans to continue with Bangerter's program with some modifications Cook conceded the race on election day to Leavitt at V V 1145 pm p.m. H He was visibly upset over his fourth gubernatorial gubernatorial gubernatorial guber- guber defeat with a short and to the point concession V speech Ill be back in 96 Hanson said t that at even though he was unsuccessful in his quest for the governors governor's seat he felt he waged a avery avery avery very worthwhile campaign He said his campaign was instrumental in bringing important issues to the for foreground ground including education health care and tax fairness The liThe risk isn't in losing Hanson said the Uthe risk is in winning In the gubernatorial debates held at S CC Redwood campus on Friday Oct 23 Leavitt said he plans to concentrate concentrate concentrate con con- his efforts initially on the business sector then thenon thenon thenon on on specialized Utah industries He also said he plans to focus on training people where there are jobs During the debate Leavitt suggested ways to alleviate alleviate alleviate al- al overcrowding in Utah's colleges and universities universities universities such as changing to a year four-year college and considering the possibility of offering a year three baccalaureate degree |