Wadnaaday, May 19, 1982
Eugana, Or agon
Oregon daily
emerald
Voluma 83
Numbar 155
election
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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
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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.”