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Show Republicans hold Utah Senate The local contests included disputes for the Utah Senate, House, county offices and constitutional consti-tutional amendments. In Salt Lake County races, Republicans carried the majority of the posts. For commissioner-Four-year term-William E. Dunn (R) over Fred Demman Jr. (D). For commissioner-Two-year term-Ralph Y. McClure (D) over Parker Robison (R). For county clerk-W. Sterling Evans (R) over J. Waldo Parry (D)' c-h For county treasurer-Sid Lambourne (R) over Carl K. Blackwclder(D). For county shcriff-Dclmar L. "Swede" Larson (R) over Dewey J. Fillis(D). For county assessor-Earl M. Baker (R) over Edward E. Rylting (D). For county auditor-Gerald R. Hansen (R) over Nick Zoliniakis (D). For county attorney-Carl J. Nemclka (D) over Leon A. Hal-gren Hal-gren (R). , Tor county recorder-Jcradcan Martin (D) over Margcan G. Wright (R). For county surveyor - Dale R. Holt (R) over E. Vincent Chclllc (D). Winners in the Stale Senate arc: DISTRICT 5 (Salt Lake County)-DougIas G. Bishoff (R). DISTRICT 6 (Sail Lake County)-Moroni L. Jensen (D). DISTRICT 7 (Salt Lake County (-Warren E. Pugh (R). DISTRICT 8 (Sail Lake County )-Wilmer L. Bamell (R). DISTRICT 9 (Salt Lake Couniy)-M.J. MacFarlane (D). DISTRICT 16 (Utah County)-Dean Chiislensen (R). DISTRICT 37 "(Utah County)-Dcan Prior (D). DISTRICT 38 (Utah County) David Harvey (Incumbent (Incum-bent D). DISTRICT 39 (Hi ah County)- Stan A. Lavill (D). DISTRICT 40 (Utah County )-Howard C. Niclson (Unopposed incumbent R). DISTRICT 41 (Utah County) H. Verlan Anderson (R). DISTRICT 42 (Utah County) Ted M. Davis (R). DISTRICT 43 (Utah County) Marvin F. Warren (D). DISTRICT 44 (Utah County) Robert O. Bowen (D). All three constitutional amendments amend-ments were approved by voters by a relatively large margin. Proposition No. I . ihc Galcwas Amendment, permitting a new method of amending the Constitution, Consti-tution, and No. 3. dealing the way lo simplify the slale income lax form by allowing adoption on a continuing basis of fedeial lax provisions, had endoiseiuents ol over 55 pcrccnl . Pioposilion No. 2. loweung the volei iesidcnc i ctu h cine n I . was suppoiled by lhree-iiiaileis ol the voters. The Sail Lake vole to include the unincorporated areas in the L'lah Transit Authority was approved by about the same margin. In the Utah judicial race with eight incumbent judges five who are running unopposed L'lah voters favored returning the men 10 office. Unopposed candidates were lisled on the ballot for the first lime 1 1 1 is veat so L'talms could vole lor or against retention in office. In the First District, inetimhcul Venoy Chi isloffeison led Robert W. Dailies; Third District . Judge James S. Sawaya held a lead over Jiinmi Mil.Mtnaga: Thud Dishicl. both Judges Gordon R. Hall and I'tninell L. Brown had a majoiilx ol oles loi iciciilion: I ilih l)is- 11 i .i . .1 . 1 1. ii Ian Bui us Ikis .i lead ovei D. Christian Ronnow: Sc-enlh Sc-enlh District, incumbent Judge Idwaid Sliea .Ii. .is well ahead of Tom. G. Plans. |