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Show Wednesday, November 6, 2002, THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHerald.com), Provo, Utah - Page A7 election 2002 COUNTY AND STATE COUNTY COMMISSION SEAT B SCHOOL BOARD mum MM By JARED COWLEY UTAH COUNTY Ballots for a write-i- n candidate on one of the local school board election races continued to be counted early Wednesday morning, postponing the announcement of a winner. The election for the District 2 seat in Alpine School District had only four of 15 precincts reported at press time. A choice for write-i- n candidate Bans Caramico couldnt be punched in on the ballot, so the ballots had to be counted by hand. Caramico was challenging candidate 100 LEGISLATURE John Oouall precincts reporting, absentees pending MATT SMITHTThe Daily Herald Babs Caramico 26 Mike Thompson KaMneM.Bryon(R! 5,039 DMrietM Marjarat Dayton (R) 4,392 DMriettt Districts! Jeff Alexander Tori Bahoravitch Keith G. Swain 100 NEBO SCHOOL BOARD District N4 Debbie Swenson Richard LaMar Wilson K Jerry Covington Sheriff Jamn 0. Tracy Cetinty tuntyer Clyde R. District N5 Patrice Bolen Bonnie 1 Donna I Jodee Retain YM No James 31.665 5,268 No Retain 42.179 C. Barnet 2,693 Sundberg 4,481 Yes No I Pamela Green- Yes No Norman No 31.966 5,150 Retain Gregory Yes No Jackson K. Ornie Retain John C. No L 4,799 James Retain Kay No W. R.Taylor District 3 Garn Coombs Edward A. Dalton . 43 57 Backlaixt who gave me the confidence to continue in what IVe been doing for bo long. I'm excited to get back to work. Erda resident Edward Dalton defeated BYU professor Garn Coombs for the District 3 State Board of Education seat Dalton, who is president of the National Energy Foundation, said his first job is to address the problems of growth and financing in the district, which includes Tooele, western Salt Lake and Utah counties and parts of Juab County. Dalton also said a major challenge he hopes to address is to help Utah comply with the No Child Left Behind legislation. Dalton said there is going to be a lot of pressure on teachers and school districts to comply. "We are just beginning to see the, tip of the iceberg," he said. Two uncontested races, in Alpine School Board districts 1 and 5 were decided Tuesday. Donna F. Barnes was voted in as the representative for District 1 and Jodee C. Sund-ber- g was voted in for District 5. "Only in America," he said."What a wonderful place to live. It's a sobering thought that you go from Caleb Warnock can be or reached at cwarnockheraldextra.com. 344-254- 3 UTAH COUNTY ATTORNEY Kim T. Jackson (R) Candace B. Munoa (D) 78 22 Winner will heed opponent's advice Kay Bryson (R) W. Andrew McCullough (L) Incumbent facing budget hardships By TAD WALCH ByTADWALCH The Daily Herald The Daily Herald - 88 1 2 PROVO Republican Kim T. Jackson's first political race was an easy win, but the next Utah County clerkauditor won't overlook campaign suggestions made by his opponent, Candace Munoa. Jackson ran on his background as an accountant and auditor but' said he would review Munoa's suggestions for improvements in the clerk's responsibility for elections, including her call to help the county's 1,000 blind voters cast secret ballots. "I wasn't aware of that problem until I heard her bring it up," Jackson said. "We'll have to study it to see what the options are because that's something I'd like to pursue." Munoa would be pleased to help. "I'd be glad to put him in touch with the people I ve talked to about any issue, especially that one," she said. - PROVO Republican Kay Bryson won a fourth term as Utah County attorney in a land- but that won't help him with the slide, county's budget woes. "It's going to be a challenge to meet the responsibilities of the office with the cuts we may have to make," he said. Bryson is worried Kay Bry80n his staff. Andrew McCullough is worried he might not win 13 percent of the final vote. He calculated 13 percent of Utah County voters would translate to 2 percent of the statewide vote, a showing good enough to qualify his Libertarian Party for inclusion on Utah ballots in 2004. UTAH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Voters pass 5 amendments to Utah Constitution; 1 rejected A. Scott 33,108 4.561 Retain Yes No from which an area would be moved, 72-2- 8 percent. The Daily Herald Voters gave approval Tuesday to all but one constitutional amendment on the Utah ballot. According to unofficial results, with 100 percent of the precincts reporting, about 58 percent of the voters rejected Amendment 6 to the state constitution. x Amendment Jm&m Enables schools to J. Cummore 1 con- tinue using School Trust Fund investment income for discretionary needs, 8 percent. 62-3- Amendment 2 MATT SMM HThe Daily Herald UTAH COUNTY 171 72.77 111.727 69.22 50507 45.21 daughter, Kelsle, look Sharley Sabln and her over the ballot inside a voting booth as Sabln casts her votes at the Orem City Center on Tuesday afternoon. Allows adjoining counties to make minor boundary adjustments. Larger changes would require a .vote of the entire county cities and counties, percent. 65-3- 5 Amendment 3 Amendment 6 Rewrites the Revenue and Taxation Article of the state Constitution to achieve clarity and simplicity without making substantive changes, 1 percent. Authorizes a property-ta- x exemption for government assets transferred to private hands and leased back to the government, percent. This rejected would have allowed private entities to maximize federal tax deductions by depreciating government assets. The Utah Transit Authority supported the measure for a complex sale and leaseback of UTA assets that would have helped fund light-raexpansion at no cost to taxpayers. It was favored by many legislators but opposed by critics as a corporate tax dodge that shifts the tax burden to individuals. 69-3- Lindsay VOTER TURNOUT Mote Cast talks about opportunities and responsibilities to someone who actually has a burden to perform. I'm not going to promise that I will not make a mistake, but I will give due deliberation to everything and try to provide the most bang for the least buck." Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Grover was unopposed in his bid for somebody who public office? CLERKAUDITOR 32.986 4.823 UU CM CaartMa 31,360 5,725 first-eve- UTAH COUNTY Hansen Yes 32,570 No 4,641 Yes Dfetrtcti Yes SCHOOL BOARD CewtMe 32,137 5.189 the foot work that makes the Republican Party so dominate in Utah County." His first priority after getting organized will be moving the county's general plan forward, he said. "After that, I will take care of the budget problems with the sheriff's office and the county attorney's office," he said, How does it feel to win r his campaign for UTAH STATE 32,331 4.989 Retain H. COUNTY -Republican Steve White defeated his soundly Democratic opponent, Roger Layton, on Tuesday for a seat on the Utah County Commission. "This is what happens when you have dedicated precinct chairmen and vice chairmen who go out and work hard, and legislative district chairmen who put out yard signs and door knockers," he said. "It is UTAH Bum!nnam R. Retain Anthony Schoflekt Yes 32,190 Yes 32.121 No 5.129 The Daily Herald 4,907 Retain Steven wood Retain precincts reporting Yes 32.125 No 4,810 Davis T. 85 Retain Lynn W Davis 32,593 4,835 Retain 1,973 42.324 (R) No Retain Judith M. Billings Vm 32.079 No 5.385 Iras Palmer 42,194 Retain Guy Yes 32,276 8encn Russell W J. 55 41,091 41.943 (R) (R) Hudman Idtael Wet JUDGES CwrtOf AaewlsMiM precincts reporting, absentees pending 100 By CALEB WARNOCK 42,384 (R) Neylor (R) SCHOOLS Soheel Met Alpine Alptiw Grow D. Cewittr MeMn 1,945 1,043 Republican wins commission seat 2,128 KniW.Poulton(R) Canity Traaawet precincts reporting, absentees pending County Commission candidate Steve White speaks with his wife, Sandy, as they take a break from watching election results at the County Administration Building in Provo on Tuesday night. 4,869 (R) R. 2,342 2,361 3,884 (B) Steve Clark (RJ A. precincts reporting District A3 2,677 OlstrkrtM Randall 890 200 955 R) DtstrMM CsufltjfUaaasar Ceunty Haotrtar 0 Grant Flygare Chrissy Hannemann COLLABORATIVE EFFORT Brad Winn (R) COUNTY Cauirtj CmmllilMW 997 999 District A2 five-memb-er WsWctlT w precincts reporting, absentees pending The other eight local school board elections MftrteU? 2,289 ALPINE SCHOOL BOARD ballots counted. were decided, however. In two close Provo School Board races, Shannon Poulsen squeezed by Ben Beeson by a two-vot- e margin, and Carolyn Wright brushed past Ann Woolley on Tuesday. ... However, absentee ballots arent in yet "It just goes to show every vote counts," said Poulsen, who, according to Tuesday night's tallies, will serve in the District 3 seat Beeson said he wont contest the race but is anxious to see if any absentee ballots come in during the next few days. "It's dose," he said. Meanwhile, the race for the District 1 seat was a bit less dramatic. "My hope is for a better education for every child, said winner Wright "Congratulations to Carolyn," Woolley Baid. Poulsen and Wright will fill the two open Provo School Board. seats on the The term is for four years. The 3rd District Alpine School Board seat was also a close race. Candidate Keith G. Swain defeated Tori Bahoravitch by 19 total votes. Swain said he expected a close race. "I knew it would be close, but I didnt realize it would be that close," he said. "That tells me that Tori's involvement in committees and PTA certainly drew votes for her. She was a worthy candidate. She worked hard on the campaign and she presented herself very ' well. v;..' " '' "I think my professional background drew votes for me. Being a longtime resident here, some people respond positively to that," he said. Dissatisfied parents in Nebo School District opted for change on election night as Debbie Swenson won the District 4 seat race easily over incumbent Richard Lamar Wilson. "I do think there's a bt of dissatisfaction with the lack of parental involvement," she said. "I don't think that's necessarily Richard's fault, but it made it so people were willing to give someone with a different voice a chance." Voters in the District 5 seat election for the Nebo School Board voted in Bonnie J. Palmer over write-i- n candidate Patrice Bolen in a landslide victory. This is Palmer's 16th year serving on the Nebo School Board. "I took this race very seriously," Palmer said. "I appreciate the folks of Springville tr 2,247 District P3 Ben Beeson Shannon P. Poulsen 100 . Cb District PI Ann Woolley Carolyn S. Wright Chrissy Hannemann. The slowdown also held up final results in a very close Jim MathesonJohn Swallow race for Utah's 2nd Congressional District. Utah County Clerk Arlin V. Kuhni said ballots would continue to be counted through the early morning but there was no possible way to determine a winner with so few of the UNCONTESTED RACES Steve White (R) PROVO SCHOOL BOARD The Daily Herald 22 78 Roger Layton (D) n Amendment 4 Requires 48 hours' notice of any business to be transacted by a special session of the Utah Legislature, except in cases of declared emergency or with approval of of both houses, 4 percent. two-thir- 76-2- Amendment 5 Clarifies debt limits for 58-4- 2 il |