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Atiyeh’s time comes for governor’s post Evidently, it is time for Atiyeh in Oregon. State Sen. Victor Atiyeh pulled another upset Tuesday, beating out incumbent Democrat Gov. Bob Straub 56 percent to 44 per cent or 368,440 votes to 293,201 votes. The victory is Atiyeh's second this year, after he won a surprise victory over former Oregon Gov. Tom McCall to win the Republican primary last spring. In Lane County, however, Straub garnered more votes than Atiyeh with 57 percent favoring Straub and 43 percent voting for Atiyeh. Straub launched his politi cal career in Lane County 24 years ago by winning a county commissioner’s seat. Had Straub won, he would have been the first Democratic gover nor to serve more than one term in Oregon's history. Atiyeh, a 55-year-old carpet dealer who served as state Se nate minority leader last session, rolled up early leads in the heavily Democratic Multnomah and Coos Counties, nbc called tne governor’s race at 8:30 p.m., pro jecting an Atiyeh win. The Atiyeh-Straub contest cen tered around the taxpayers’ relief measures with Atiyeh pulling for a "cleaned-up" version of Measure 6, which would have frozen prop erty taxes at 1.5 percent of their 1975 assessed values. Straub pushed Measure 11, the Legislature’s answer to Measure 6 which would cut property taxes by 50 percent. Both measures were defeated. As governor, Atiyeh must now deal with forming legislation to aid the 'taxpayers' revolt.” Atiyeh, who ran unsuccessfully against Straub in 1974, has said a ' wave of conservatism” is sweep ing Oregon. Atiyeh favors return of the death penalty to Oregon and opposes state funding for abor tions. Although he favors alterna tive forms of energy, he still sup ports nuclear power. Atiyeh also favors creation of a legislative advisory board of stu dents to provide input on student and higher education issues. Oregon Governor-elect Vic Atiyeh Both property tax measures go down 331,711 no votes to 309,299 yes votes while Measure 11 lost by a margin of 320,232 no • votes to 260,040 yes. Lane County voters, how ever, passed 11 54,228 yes to 33,969 no. Measure 6 was de feated in the county also, 57,161 no to 30,814 yes. The defeat of the two meas ures means Oregon’s current property tax system will remain intact, subject to revision by the Legislature or future initiatives. Measure 6, the initial meas ure on the ballot, was closely modeled after California's Proposition 13. If passed the measure would have reduced property taxes in the state to 1.5 percent of the 1975 asses sed value of the property. It would have reduced property taxes by an estimated 40 per cent. Measure 6 also would have allowed for a 2 percent in crease in property taxes for in flationary adjustment. How ever, if a property changed ownership or had new con struction performed on it, its property tax rate would in crease to the current market value. Measure 11, the Legislative alternative to 6, required the state to pay half an individuars property tax, up to a maximum of $1,500. Despite the defeat of the two measures. U.S. Rep. Jim Weaver said state officials have gotten the message. "The people have told us they want us to get in there and cut property taxes and gov ernment spending,” Weaver said shortly after his re-election Tuesday. "That's the first thing the Legislature wiB do." Property taxes make up 25 percent of the funding for state and local programs in the state Measure 6 would have cost local governments an esti mated $860 million while Measure 11 would have cost the state about $525 million. 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