Show Digressed from state trend r Duchesne gives Demos majority posts Three Democrats and one Republican running for office in Duchesne County were swept into office Tuesday as the nation elected a Democratic president and state a Republican Most other state offices were won by the BENEFITING BY a record-breaking vote In Duchesne were Bennie candidate for State Cliff for state representative and Bill who received majorities ranging from to Wilmer Murray incumbent GOP was reelected to succeed himself The county voted Republican in presidential race by giving Richard M. Nixon and John F Kennedy Governor Clyde gained a proportionate advantage with 1401 votes that carried him to victory for his second term over Mayor A. Barlocker of St. who polled La-mont candidate for Secretary of State and Sherman J. auditor were the other Republicans to gain majorities in the who served Duchesne County in 1959 as a member of the house of defeated his Republican opponent from John A. and will replace Glen M. Hatch of Heber in the senate next The vote in Duchesne County was 2131 for and for while in Wasatch County Anderson 1596 against for to give the winner a vote A total of favored for representative as compared to 1104 for his GOP Van who formerly served in the house in In the commissioners races the William polled 1957 votes to for W. L. Mull Murray of Myton defeated Sidney Rust of Home in a very close 1382 to OTHER DEMOCRATS t o gain majorities were M. Blaine Peterson for H. attorney Sharp M. treasurer and Allen B. for district Each received sizeable with Larsen and Sorensen being Two veteran school board B. A. Jacoby and Edwin L. Murphy were reelected from their respective Jacoby received as pared with for Melvln J. Murphy's total was and Iorg garnered Amendment 1 gained for and while 2 lost by a score of for and The Initiative petition also won with for and This trend was followed in the Uintah County LELAND member of the 1959 pulled a big surprise in Uintah as he ousted the veteran B. H. from the state senate by polling 2355 to Both Uintah County state legislators will be Democrats as Ashael polled 2297 votes to defeat Royal B. who picked up Democrat Herbert M. former county won the commission post over Ronald Merkley 2046 to The other commission post went to Rulon Hacking who defeated Glen A. Lambert 1837 to Uintah voters wrote in Curtis Dudley for TWO INCUMBENT Uintah school board D. Blayne Morrill and Grant Pick-bp were reelected to Tho former was unopposed and Karl opposed the Total votes cast were not |