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Show Mjfi - n X , y-" . --x p"-' """Tl !-! In Hx 'i-v , s ?r j Youth candidate Harmsen grabs city post percent. Mr. Harmsen garnered 31,606 or 29.2 percent, and Mr. Andrew received 30,951 votes for 28.6 percent of the electorate. Close to 55,000 Salt Lake City citizens voted Tuesday marking a better than average turn out, although short of a record. In an election that was clearly determined only after all 217 districts had reported, Mr. Harmsen said he was very pleased with the results. "The University got me into the primaries and made the difference between bet-ween Andrew and Phillips," he said. "This allowed me to get in through the back door." "I've always tried to identify myself as a youth candidate. What even I can do to voice the opinions and problems of young people, I'll certainly try to just through the general administration of government," govern-ment," he said. Mr. Harmsen added he would try to make government more favorable to youth in areas such as hiring and the public parks. "Whatever department I head, I'll see that all people are represented fairly," he said. The new mayor said he was "surprised at the margin". "I have to give credit to those people who worked on my campaign," he said. "There were over 3,000 'Volunteeers for Cam' knocking on doors." Mr. Cam said he "hopes to run a progressive progres-sive and aggressive office." Like Mr. Andrew, the new mayor held a large majority of the votes from the primary elections. "I had dreams of Thomas Dewey," he said. "But I knew we couldn't get over confident, that we still had to go out and get the votes." Mr. Phillips said, "As far as the votes go, I rf believe I got my share of young votes from the new voters. But I'm sure I benefited from the older votes as well." "People vote for the person who will do the best job," he said, "not their age." "I'm glad, however, that a younger fellow, Harmsen, will be in the commission," Mr. Phillips added. "I'm sure he will have fresh viewpoints and new ideas." Mr. Phillips also said he was pleased over the victory of Mr. Cam, saying he would be a "great mayor." "Now I hope to prepare for a fine commission this coming year," he said. By RANDY DRYER Chronicle Staff Vouth candidate Steven Harmsen, drawing tram a cross section of Salt Lake City's voting populace edged out Richard C. Andrew to capture a city commission seat in Tuesday's municipal election. However, another commission candidate Steven Holbrook who aligned his campaign cam-paign to the youth vote ran last in the race getting only 12.8 percent or 13,800. Commissioner E.J . "Jake" Cam took a commanding lead over Conrad B. Harrison and totalled 39,690 votes or 72.6 percent of l vote to 15,008 or 27. 4 percent, taings Phillips Jr., holding a 138 vote ad over Mr. Harmsen, took the other commission seat with 31744 votes or 29.4 I |
