April 18, 2012

SandBoxBlogs: Summit Daily News "State House, Senate races take shape"

Caddie Nath:
".....Sitting Republican lawmakers Randy Baumgardner and Jean White, both vying for Senate District 8, and House District 61 hopefuls Debra Irvine and David Justice all won enough support from party delegates at Friday's assembly to land spots on the primary ballot.

Constitutionalist and expected underdog Justice made a strong showing against Breckenridge's Irvine for the party nomination for House District 61. The delegates voted 44-43 in favor of Irvine, whose name will appear first on the primary ballot June 26.

But Irvine and her supporters continue to argue she is the only Republican candidate who can beat incumbent Democrat Rep. Millie Hamner in the general elections in November.

“We can only do this if we put conservatives into office and we support candidates who can actually win,” Irvine said in a statement following the assembly.

Justice's agenda — he advocates dissolving the Internal Revenue Service and eliminating all state tourism funding — could make him a harder sell for more moderate voters...." (Read more?  Click title)
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