Show Republicans Sweep County By LeANN BLODGETT Republicans were in the majority in Davis County's 1972 election as voters elected a straight county GOP but jumped party lines to support two high-ranking state COMMISSION chairman Stanley M. Smoot received overwhelming support for a term after serving eight Smoot had little trouble beating Democrat Kendrick to C. E. appointed to fill the term of Richard was elected to a He defeated young Richard A. to SOME Republicans may have been elected by the shirttail landslide victory of President Richard M. but this is not the case of the two high-ranking Calvin L. Rampton for and Gunn First District of U. S. House of Davis County voters gave their support to Rampton with compared tto for Nicholas L. and voted in favor of compared to for Robert IN THE race for Utah incumbent Haven J. president of the defeated attorney J. Duffy to and Ezra T. won easily over John C. Evans to Daniel L. American Independent received Republicans dominated Davis County's seven seats in the House of all winning by large DISTRICT 51 seated William S. District Eldon H. Franklin W. District James V. District Darwin C. District David R. and District John P. Holt pulled Bernita Beverline Rebecca A. and Robert F. J. Lynn M. D. George P. LuDawn C. and Robert T. and Redd Glen M. THE presidential team of Nixon and Agnew was a big favorite in Davis by a margin of more than 3 to In actual vote Nixon-Agnew pulled and In the race for Secretary of Clyde L. Miller was elected for a second got Davis County to incumbent Vernon B. Romney was favored over Thorpe to David S. Monson edged Linn J. Baker for state to and in the closest race of the Sid Lambourne nipped David L. Duncan by 20 to REPUBLICAN Sherman A. beat Kenneth A. Gardner in the race for State District to Davis School District retained its five board members as Gary Reed Marchant defeated Robert to Henry E. over George S. Harold J. Gailey defeated Blair J. Lynn W. Burton dumped Lawrence to and Morris Hansen was COUNTY voters also favored all four to to to and to r In the lone State School W. Robert won by a narrow margin of to over Lincoln B. |