Show Primary Election Stirs Interest As Voters Determine Fall Ballot A heavier than usual voter turnout Tuesday night in the Primary election reflected a great deal of local interest in determining who would be listed on the ballot in the N Na vember 6 vote On the Republican ticket for year 4 county commission commission- commissioner er Roland Merkley polled votes to J Ross Merrell's a vote victory Mr Merk- Merk Merkley Merkley ley will face Incumbent Do De- Democrat S Harold McKee In November BLAYNE MORRILL polled 1009 almost 21 against Ber- Ber Bernard Bernard nard Buzz Larsen for two y year two ar county commissioner for the thc GOP On the Democratic side for forthe forthe the same office Wayne Pickup drew vot votes s against RayLee's Ray Lees Lel's Mr will face Mr Morrill in November sheriff In the sheriff race Republican can Duane Paulson defeated Jack Boren by to On the Demo side incumbent bent Sheriff Norman R Flet- Flet Fletcher Fletcher cher polled to Herbert M 7 Snyders Snyder's a victory of about to 1 Mr Snyder is currently 24 2 year county commissioner but had staged a comeback try for sheriff which office he had held earlier for several terms For county attorney on the GOP side Whitney D Ham Ham- Hammond mond out incumbent Ray E Nash by to On a state stale level Wallace F Bennett incumbent GOP sen sen- senator ator polled county votes to J Bracken Lees Lee's Lee showed surprising strength in inthe inthe the county Senator Bennett also achieved statewide vic vic- victory victory tory Opposing Sen Bennett In November will be David S King currently Congressman King rode to an easy victory over Calvin L Rampton In Inthe Inthe the county King drew votes and Hampton Rampton FOR Fon CONGRESSIONAL re- re representative re from the 1st District Republican Laurence J Burton polled county votes to Rulon R Garfield's Mr Burton also took the state He will face Democrat incumbent M l Blaine Peterson in November For general attorney on the Democratic ticket Wm H Bill Henderson took county votes to Bryant IL U Crofts Croft's His opponent will willbe willbe be A Pratt Kesler Republican can incumbent by appoint appoint- appointment appointment ment Republican voting outnumbered outnumbered Democratic ballots by about 2 to 1 but it was felt by observers that the presence of J Bracken Lee on the ballot likely pulled over some De- De Democratic Dc votes as he has al ways polled a sizeable share of votes from this party Two precincts Dry Fork and rocks did not show a single Democratic vote r |