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Show - - - - - -- - - - -- PAGE 2 • THE THUNDERBIRD• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSllY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER4, 1992 CAMPAIGN '92: CANDIDATES AND ISSUES :ft~<(J Utah Republicans take most offices Milct uaviu, Republican, won Utah Gcx.itmonhip. Leavitt is Governor Mile Leavitt and Olene S. Wallcer are governor- and lieutenant governor~ea with a total of310,713 vores. Leavitt, a Republican, stresses the importance of issues such as education, economic growth, tax control, and attracting and improving business. Said Leavitt: "We'll stick with-yes, I'll say itthings that are real and right" Gubernatorial candidates Merrill Cook (247,650 votes) and Stewart Hanson (167,960 votes) stressed their small victories and high hopes in their concession speeches. Cook said that the public hadn't seen the last of him. "We've seen Leavitt now. Let's sec Round 2 in 1996.9 Hanson said he'd "succeeded in every score" on bringing up his agenda of education, tax relief, environmental issues, and increased health care. Republican senate candidate Robert F. Baindt, captured 58 percent of the votes in Utah, for a dear win over Democratic ooponent, Wayne Owens who snared 42 percent of the votes. Bennett credited much of his success to their positive campaign tactics saying, "We had a positive theme, and I think it worked better." . Bennett showed little surprise at the substantial margin of his win saying, "We have been tradcing this race with our own polls and it never got beyond 12 points." The optimism carried OYer to Bennett's father, former U.S. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, who was on hand at Bennett headquarters along with Sen. Jalce Garn who said, "I've · known Bob Bennett since the third grade, and I couldn't be more 1 pleased." Bennett held up a plaque bearing the phrase, "Remember who you are and who put you there" promising to keep that in mind as he worked for the betterment of the people of Utah during his term in the Senate. Jama Han.en (R) was elected to a seventh term as U.S. , Representative for Disttia One. He swept over Ron Holt (D) and Independent William Lawrence by a lead of more than 80,000 votes. Democrat Jan Graham won the race for Utah Attorney General with a total of 348,808 votts, just ahead of Iron County native Scott M. Bums with 345,645. Graham served as Utah's Solicitor General , and identifies her top three issues as child abuse, hazardous waste, and consumer fraud. In relation to Mile Leavitt winning the position of governor, Gtaham said that people of differing parties can still worl together. Incumbents Toa A.Baa (R) and Edward T. Aka (R) were · reelecta::I to their posts of state auditor and state treasurtt, reapectivdy. · The Alter gained the treasurtt seat for the fuurth term with a victory of 5,866 votts (69 percent) over 2,692 voa (3lpen:cnt) for opposing • Democrat Arthur L Monson. Alter said, "I don't expect to do anything really different as I tale office, just continue with the work I've done. I am gratified that the public has felt confidence in me and voted me in once again." In the Iron County State Senator race, O.vid Leon WaDOD (R) won over David Ogden Nuffer (D). He received 67 percent of the votes. Watson is a lawyer and real estate developer. He has also developed some student housing projects. Watson said "I have experience in city-level government as a citiicn, not as an aaomey. I also have experience in county and state levels." : The Republican De Mar "Bad" Bowman ran unopposed for the office of State Representative in Disttia 72. Before the election, Bowman said, "I want to protect rural Utah's interests and make the state's other politicians and bureaucrats listen to us down here." James B. "Jim" Case (D) and Robert L Gardner (R) were candidates in the Iron County Commissioner race. Gardner won the race with votes totaling 6,890 as opposed to 2,164 votes for Case. Gardner said, "I encourage multiple land use and development of water resources. I propose improYing the facilities at all Iron County recreation sites.• In terms of the Iron County School Oisttict dection which is nonpartisan, two candidates ran unopposed for precincts 1 and 2. In School District 1, S. Garth Jones was dected with a total of l ,6<Y) votes, and leiLmi Baatley pulled in 970 for School Disttia 2. Jones professes bis main interest to be in education, being a father, . and served as the president of the five-member Iron County School Board. Bentley, a teacher with 25 years of experience at Parowan High School, is interested in school reforms and the addition of buildings for growing enrollment In School District 3, two candidates were contalding for office Jana DeuaJDaDti tallied 905 votes to Richard Tebbs' 785. Propo.;don 1 pwed with a total of 463,263 votes for it and 193,358 against it The proposition clarifies that legislative terms of offitt begin Jan. 1, changes the beginning date of the annual general session of the legislature from the second to the third Monday of January, places a 60day time limit on when the l..cgj.slarure may oonsider any items vetoed by the Governor and extends the time to consider judicial appointments by the Senate from 30 days to 60 days. Propoeid on 2 failed with a total of 375,087 votes for it and 413,436 against it The proposition would have amended the Utah Constitution to provide that the statt's policy be one in which a free ma.rht systm1 goyems trade and commerce, and that conspiracies to restrain trade or commerce are prohibited; to prohibit monopolies and anempa to monopolize; to clarify that all common carriers shall provide services without discrimination; to clarify the prohibition against employment blacldi.sting; and to deletE detailed provisions relating corporation regulation. Propo.idon 3 was 1llU'qK)l't.ed as of press time. Initiative A failed. A "for" vote would have allowed Utah's counties to individually elect to permit pari-mutuel betting on horse racing. Proponent of the initiative. Orluff Opbeikens, ch.air of Cimcns to Put Utah First, said, "The people are probably not fumiliar with the issue if they voted against it It would just let each county decide for themselves. 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