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McLane wins D-55; Crawford beats Lundquist Seth Crawford will face Democrat Mike Mohan in the November election Ramona McCallister May 18, 2010 Voters, local, statewide, and national, made their party choices about future leaders Tuesday night on the 2010 Primary Election. On a local level, the position for County Commissioner (Republican), Position 2, has been a very competitive race. With incumbent Lynn Lundquist, defending his position against challengers Seth Crawford, and Don Fox, as of 8:45 p.m. Crawford was ahead by a considerable amount of votes. He had 1,426 votes, Lundquist had 839, and Don Fox had 160 votes. “I think getting out and knocking on the doors in the community is what put me over the top,” said Crawford. “While knocking on doors, I heard a resounding theme, that people want new blood and want a new perspective in our County. I would like to thank all my supporters-because without them, I couldn’t have got it done.” Other County positions included County Commissioner (Democrat), Position 2, in the Democratic race, incumbent Mike Mohan, who was unopposed. Incumbent Tom Green, Crook County Assessor position (Nonpartisan), was also unopposed. The State Representative, 55th District (Republican) was not a close race between Mike McLane and Mike Wendel. As of 9 p.m., in Crook County, McLane had 1,755 votes to Wendel at 594. As of 8:44 p.m., statewide, McLane had 4,412 votes to Wendel’s 1,512. “I think that our state is in trouble,” said McLane Tuesday night at his election party. “I had to decide whether I should be engaged in some of the most pivotal years in our state. I want to see jobs come back and the rural way of life. It is frustrating to see disregard at the legislative level for rural areas.” The United States Senator race (Democrat) between Pavel Goberman, Loren Hooker and incumbent Senator Ron Wyden was taken by Wyden, with 1,199 votes in Crook County, opposed to 163 votes for Hooker, 52 for Goberman and 28 write-in, as of 9 p.m. Statewide, as of 9:21 p.m., Wyden had 236,122, Hooker had 18,259, and Goberman had 7,153. “I am very thankful that so many Oregonians had my back and gave me their vote of confidence while I have been stuck in Washington, D.C., fighting to rein in the Wall Street banks that received an outrageous $700 billion bailout with taxpayer dollars,” said Senator Wyden in a statement released Tuesday evening. “Wall Street greed, the war in Iraq, and Bush tax cuts for the most fortunate few in our society wrecked our economy and cost us millions of jobs, and Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike are sickened by these examples of unlimited federal government and special interest politics. I intend to campaign hard this year to make certain that Oregon interests - not Wall Street interests - are represented next year in the U.S Senate.” The United States Senator (Republican) was between Tom Stutzman, Robin S. Parker, Loren Later, G. Shane Dinkel, Jim Huffman, Walter H. Woodland, and Keith Waldron, and Rex O. Watkins. In Crook County, as of 9 p.m., Huffman was leading by a sizeable margin in Crook County, with 721 votes, and Dinkel trailing next by 333 votes, Waldron, 269, Later, 262, Stutzman, 203, Parker,98, Woodland, 52, and write-in, 22. Statewide, as of 9:21 p.m., Huffman had a wide lead, with 69, 106. Later was next, with 25,311, and Stutzman trailing close at 24,603. Huffman will likely face incumbent Ron Wyden in the general election in November. The State Governor Race (Republican) had twice as many candidates as the Democratic race. Bill Sizemore, John Lim, Darren Karr, Clark Colvin, William Ames Curtright and Chris Dudley, Bob Forthan, Allen Alley, and Rex Watkins, ended up with a landslide by Dudley. As of 9 p.m., Dudley had 1,101, Alley trailed by 578, Lim, 354, Sizemore, 250, Curtright, 97, Karr, 60, Watkins, 16, Write-in, 18, and Forthan, 6. Statewide, as of 9:24 p.m., Dudley secured his victory with 84,136 votes. He will now face Democratic Candidate John Kitzhaber in the November general election. The Governor’s race (Democrat) was intense, and as Roger Obrist, John Kitzhaber and Bill Bradbury squared off, it ended with Kitzhaber ahead in Crook County at 9 a.m., with 839 votes, Bradbury, 386, Obrist, 125, and write-in, 74. Statewide, Kitzhaber ran away with the votes with 174,920 votes, Bradbury trailing next at 77,738, and Obrist at 12,156, as of 9:24 p.m. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Incumbent, non-partisan Susan Castillo, was behind at 9 p.m. in Crook County, with 1,649 votes to Ron Maurer with 2,163, and 10 write-in. Statewide, Castillo was ahead at 255,236 votes, and Maurer had 238,786, as of 9:25 p.m. The State measures on the ballot were Measure 68 and Measure 69. A yes vote on measure 68 would allow the state to issue bonds to match voter approved school district bonds for school capital costs. A yes vote on measure 69 continues and modernizes authority for lowest cost borrowing for community colleges and public universities. As of 9 p.m., Measure 68 had 2,358 yes votes, and 1,985 no votes in Crook County. As of 9:17 p.m., statewide, measure 68 had 329,096 yes and 182,382, no. Measure 69 had 2,522 yes votes, and 1,682 no votes in Crook County, and Statewide, 362,857 yes, and 147,444, no. The last item on the ballot was the City of Prineville Charter Revision, with 1,011 yes votes at 9 p.m, and 435 no votes.

McLane wins D-55; Crawford beats Lundquist

Seth Crawford will face Democrat Mike Mohan in the November election

Ramona McCallister

May 18, 2010

Voters, local, statewide, and national, made their party choices about future leaders Tuesday night on the 2010 Primary Election.

On a local level, the position for County Commissioner (Republican), Position 2, has been a very competitive race. With incumbent Lynn Lundquist, defending his position against challengers Seth Crawford, and Don Fox, as of 8:45 p.m. Crawford was ahead by a considerable amount of votes. He had 1,426 votes, Lundquist had 839, and Don Fox had 160 votes.

“I think getting out and knocking on the doors in the community is what put me over the top,” said Crawford. “While knocking on doors, I heard a resounding theme, that people want new blood and want a new perspective in our County. I would like to thank all my supporters-because without them, I couldn’t have got it done.”

Other County positions included County Commissioner (Democrat), Position 2, in the Democratic race, incumbent Mike Mohan, who was unopposed. Incumbent Tom Green, Crook County Assessor position (Nonpartisan), was also unopposed.

The State Representative, 55th District (Republican) was not a close race between Mike McLane and Mike Wendel. As of 9 p.m., in Crook County, McLane had 1,755 votes to Wendel at 594. As of 8:44 p.m., statewide, McLane had 4,412 votes to Wendel’s 1,512.

“I think that our state is in trouble,” said McLane Tuesday night at his election party. “I had to decide whether I should be engaged in some of the most pivotal years in our state. I want to see jobs come back and the rural way of life. It is frustrating to see disregard at the legislative level for rural areas.”

The United States Senator race (Democrat) between Pavel Goberman, Loren Hooker and incumbent Senator Ron Wyden was taken by Wyden, with 1,199 votes in Crook County, opposed to 163 votes for Hooker, 52 for Goberman and 28 write-in, as of 9 p.m. Statewide, as of 9:21 p.m., Wyden had 236,122, Hooker had 18,259, and Goberman had 7,153.

“I am very thankful that so many Oregonians had my back and gave me their vote of confidence while I have been stuck in Washington, D.C., fighting to rein in the Wall Street banks that received an outrageous $700 billion bailout with taxpayer dollars,” said Senator Wyden in a statement released Tuesday evening. “Wall Street greed, the war in Iraq, and Bush tax cuts for the most fortunate few in our society wrecked our economy and cost us millions of jobs, and Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike are sickened by these examples of unlimited federal government and special interest politics. I intend to campaign hard this year to make certain that Oregon interests - not Wall Street interests - are represented next year in the U.S Senate.”

The United States Senator (Republican) was between Tom Stutzman, Robin S. Parker, Loren Later, G. Shane Dinkel, Jim Huffman, Walter H. Woodland, and Keith Waldron, and Rex O. Watkins. In Crook County, as of 9 p.m., Huffman was leading by a sizeable margin in Crook County, with 721 votes, and Dinkel trailing next by 333 votes, Waldron, 269, Later, 262, Stutzman, 203, Parker,98, Woodland, 52, and write-in, 22. Statewide, as of 9:21 p.m., Huffman had a wide lead, with 69, 106. Later was next, with 25,311, and Stutzman trailing close at 24,603. Huffman will likely face incumbent Ron Wyden in the general election in November.

The State Governor Race (Republican) had twice as many candidates as the Democratic race. Bill Sizemore, John Lim, Darren Karr, Clark Colvin, William Ames Curtright and Chris Dudley, Bob Forthan, Allen Alley, and Rex Watkins, ended up with a landslide by Dudley. As of 9 p.m., Dudley had 1,101, Alley trailed by 578, Lim, 354, Sizemore, 250, Curtright, 97, Karr, 60, Watkins, 16, Write-in, 18, and Forthan, 6. Statewide, as of 9:24 p.m., Dudley secured his victory with 84,136 votes. He will now face Democratic Candidate John Kitzhaber in the November general election.

The Governor’s race (Democrat) was intense, and as Roger Obrist, John Kitzhaber and Bill Bradbury squared off, it ended with Kitzhaber ahead in Crook County at 9 a.m., with 839 votes, Bradbury, 386, Obrist, 125, and write-in, 74. Statewide, Kitzhaber ran away with the votes with 174,920 votes, Bradbury trailing next at 77,738, and Obrist at 12,156, as of 9:24 p.m.

Superintendent of Public Instruction, Incumbent, non-partisan Susan Castillo, was behind at 9 p.m. in Crook County, with 1,649 votes to Ron Maurer with 2,163, and 10 write-in. Statewide, Castillo was ahead at 255,236 votes, and Maurer had 238,786, as of 9:25 p.m.

The State measures on the ballot were Measure 68 and Measure 69.

A yes vote on measure 68 would allow the state to issue bonds to match voter approved school district bonds for school capital costs. A yes vote on measure 69 continues and modernizes authority for lowest cost borrowing for community colleges and public universities.

As of 9 p.m., Measure 68 had 2,358 yes votes, and 1,985 no votes in Crook County. As of 9:17 p.m., statewide, measure 68 had 329,096 yes and 182,382, no. Measure 69 had 2,522 yes votes, and 1,682 no votes in Crook County, and Statewide, 362,857 yes, and 147,444, no.

The last item on the ballot was the City of Prineville Charter Revision, with 1,011 yes votes at 9 p.m, and 435 no votes.