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Show Politicians Force Runoff Following Heavy Filing On the Republican side of ' the ledger, primary contests I ...,.,, rn,.,.,,-, , ,. MMW Republican candidates for state and county offices on a local level far exceeded those of the Democrats when deadline dead-line for filing passed on May 10, but the Democrats did come up with a candidate for each political post. Final filings on the Democratic Demo-cratic slate were headed by Dr. Glen Snow of St. George for the post to the Utah Senate Sen-ate representing the count-es of Iron, Washington, and !ane. A former IKah legislator ram Cedar City, Kumen Carder, Card-er, filed for the two year erm to the Howe of Repo entatives representing Iron ounty, and J. Harlan Burn: 'edar City atlorney and in :umbent District Attorney, filed for reelection to his po ition to complete the Demo cratic slate beyond the county level. Ill if '"Mix III 1 1 it'll . ; "AiwJw ; ilP 1 tJtm "' lit JiiH lisL ! will be necessary for both of the county commission posts. Ivan Matheson, incumbent commissioner, filed for reelection reel-ection for four-year commissioner, commis-sioner, and he will be opposed op-posed in the primary by Doe Cowan, a Cedar City businessman. business-man. For two-year commissioner, D. Robinson of Parowan and A. M. Endsley of Cedar City hara both filed and will face each other in a run off. For the Utah Legislature, incumbent Dixie Leavitt will be seeking reelection to the Utah Senate for a four-year term. Leavitt was el.ected to the post two years ago for a shorter term at the time of the reorganization of the senate. sen-ate. Another incumbent filing for reelection on the Republican Republi-can ticket was J. Harold Mitchell of Parowan for the two-year post as representative representa-tive from Iron County. KUMEN GARDNER Legislative Hopaful i Two Iron County Commls I sion posts will be up fo. grabs, and the Democrats filed candidates for each of the posts. Bruce Decker, prin cipal of Parowan High School filed for the four-year com mission post, and Trustin Hart, a livestockman and ranchei from Newcastle, will be the Democratic candidate for the two-year position. |