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Wadnaaday, May 19, 1982 Eugana, Or agon Oregon daily emerald Voluma 83 Numbar 155 election * pispf 'BiW Here are the election returns as of 1:30 a m with all Lane County precincts and about 48 percent of state precincts reporting. A little more than 45 percent of registered Lane County voters cast bal lots in Tuesday's election State Labor Commissioner Republican: Sherry Reynolds 14,498 Mike Wooten 51,401 Democrat: Mary Roberts 50,968 Jim Chrest 24,457 Ann Stegen 8,114 State superintendent (non partisan) Verne Duncan 68,723 Lydia Graham 15,452 Bill Kendrick 29,754 Eugene Lehman 6,887 Rod Monroe 21,833 Jack Reynolds 10,727 Eugene School District 4-J Yes- 13,439 No: 19,473 House Dist. 39 Republican: Jerry Riley 2,753 Democrat: Grattan Kerans 4,592 House District 40 Republican: Robert O'Reilly 3,357 Democrat Margie Hendriksen 6,361 House Diet 41 Republican: Mary Burrows 3,616 Democrat Mike Grove 3,509 House District 42 Republican: Vern Meyer 1.812 Democrat: Larry Hill 3,413 Bill Morrisette 1.539 House Dist. 43 Republican: Larry Campbell 3,869 Democrat: Sharon Murphy 3,791 House Dist. 44 Republican: Randy Rawson 1,724 Democrat: Sam Dominy 2,179 Peg Jolin 2,203 Senate Diet. 20: Republican: George Wingard 7,243 Democrat: Gerry Mackie 8,419 State Senate Diet. 21 Republican: none Democrat: Ed Fadeley 7,809 State Senate Dist. 22 Republican: Jonathan Bates 4,927 Democrat: William Frye 7,248 Oregon Court ot Appeals Position 5: Jonathan Newman 79,670 Stephen Walker 50,968 Oregon Tax Court Carl Byers ' 65,516 Samuel Stewart 64,647 EWEB Wards 4 & 5: Dennis Solin 4,749 Kathy Ging 2,187 At Large: Jack Craig 8,888 Continued on page 2 Jim Weaver raise* the arm of Democratic primary winner Ted Kulongoskl to a jubilant Eugene Hilton crowd moments after Kulongoskl’* midnight arrival by private aircraft from Portland. Kulongoski faces Atiyeh From AttocimM Prw roportt State Sen. Ted Kulongoski trounced his six Democratic gubernatorial chal lengers while Oregon Gov. Vic Atiyeh easily won the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s primary election. The gover nor immediately proposed a series of joint appearances before the general election With 48 percent of the precincts reporting, Kulongoski received 60 per cent of the state Democratic vote, out distancing closest challenger Mult nomah County Executive Don Clark by a three to one margin. Atiyeh drew 83 percent of the Republican vote While he celebrated his victory at the Eugene Hilton, Kulongoski accepted the Democratic nomination amid a cheering, clearly partisan crowd "I knew we (the Democratic guberna torial candidates) would emerge united because we all had the same reason for running. We all knew we cannot afford another four years of Victor Atiyeh,” said Kuiongoski, a Eugene lawyer and Junc tion City state senator. "I ask you — is the candidate of sub stance Victor Atiyeh, who wants to blow up road signs? Or is it Ted Kuiongoski, who wants to build up higher education?" he asked the crowd of about 250 Atiyeh wasn't expected to have any trouble defeating challenges from his four opponents. Kulongoski’s margin of victory over Multnomah County Execu tive Don Clark and Lane County Com missioner Jerry Rust was a bigger sur prise. Meanwhile, the governor’s campaign staff issued a list of dates and places at which Atiyeh would be willing to appear with his Democratic opponent. The governor has suggested meetings dur ing July in Bend, Eugene, Medford and Pendleton, and he has proposed a debate in Portland on Sept. 10. Atiyeh’s Republican challengers shared the remaining 15 percent of the vote. Bruce Broussard, 43, associate publisher of Oregon Voter Digest and the first black ever to seek the Oregon governor’s job got 2 percent; Clif Everett, 62, a timber grower from Dexter received 7 percent; and Walter Huss, 63, former state GOP chairman drew 6 percent. John Todd of Salem appeared on the ballot, although he had withdrawn from the race. Results for other Democratic candidates were: Salem attorney Steve Anderson, 2 percent; Albany business man Allen Propst, 3 percent; Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust, 7 per cent; Portland Meadows golf pro Stan Terry, 3 percent; former Lane County Commissioner Archie Weinstein 5 per cent; and retired carpenter “Cap” Yegge, .05 percent. County residents put ax to taxes "No more taxes!” was the message in Lane County Tuesday Voters routed Measure 8, the Lane County $10 million tax base increase proposal, by an over whelming 2-1 margin. 46,395 voted against the measure and 21,852 voted tor it. County officials have said that without approval of the tax base measure, which would have increased the county's pre sent $4.2 million tax base to $14.2 mil lion, county services would be in dire straits With the defeat apparent at 10 p.m., county tax assessor Bill Bain said the measure's failure was a surprise "I was somewhat optimistic. I thought it would be much closer," Bain said. "I thought the county had a reasonable story that was well developed by the staff and well covered by the media." Bain said the county's next step was to implement its "contingency plan," which involves budget cuts in all departments and the elimination of 287 county jobs. "That's ready to go," Bain said. "Starting tomorrow some of the wheels will be set in motion.” About 15 percent of the reductions go into effect today, he said. On June 4. 50 percent of the cuts take effect, with the remainder going into effect in July, said Bain, who was re-elected unopposed to a two-year term as county tax assessor Even with the contingency plan, Bain said the county still must consider other revenue-raisi <g plans or further cuts totaling "anywhere from $2Vi to 44 mil lion. "The voters have decided they don’t want to spend money for basic services, and law enforcement is a part of that," Bain said. Some planned reductions include $161,000 in funding to 42 non-profit agencies, such as White Bird Clinic, Womenspace, Rape Crisis Network and Planned Parenthood. But basic services, such as courts and law enforcement, will shoulder the cuts. The county public safety department will be reduced to seven patrol officers from the current 343 officers. Only three of the eight investigators will remain on the public safety payroll. And parks and recreation department crews will no longer maintain Lane County’s 86 parks, under the contin gency plan. Hunched over a drink at the Electric Station, Bain summed up the county's situation in a few words. “Things are going to be difficult.”
