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Show H. Mitchell withdraws as candidate for State Representative An announcement was made Tuesday by J. Harold Mitchell, nn Countv Representative to the State House of Representatives, Represen-tatives, withdrawing his name from the ballot on the Republican Repub-lican ticket. Mitchell forwarded a letter to the Iron County Record Wednesday which read: "I am withdrawing from the race for State Representative of Legislative Legis-lative District No. 7. I am sorry sor-ry t0 have to make this decision, de-cision, and I do sincerely thank all of those people who have supported me." Mitchell was vieing for the new legislative district which encompases Iron and Kane Counties since the reapportionment reappor-tionment by the state. Also vieing on the Republican ticket tic-ket for the office is Garth Jones of Cedar City. Representative Mitchell's withdrawal from the race eliminates the need for a primary pri-mary run-off for the position. With the withdrawal Jones will now automatically face McRay Clovvard, also of Cedar City, the Democratic candidate for the position in the November Novem-ber election. |