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All but one incumbent win in Davis County

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007 12:37 a.m. MDT
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Incumbents proved to be survivors in Davis County as 12 of 13 of the current city leaders made it safely through the primary Tuesday.

Two primaries were held in southern Davis County. Residents in West Bountiful selected six candidates out of nine to advance to the November election.

Originally, West Bountiful had 12 candidates, but two dropped out and one was appointed to the City Council to fill a vacancy.

James Bruhn led the pack, followed by Ken Romney, last-minute filer Valerie Shaw, Roger Wray, incumbent Jeff Tingey and Troy Larsen.

Farmington residents selected six out of 10 candidates.

Among them were incumbents Rick Dutson and Sid Young, who were elected in 2003 and have served one term.

Tuesday, both men told the Deseret Morning News that they want to guard Farmington's quaintness while helping the growing city to become better.

Leading the vote tally Tuesday was Cory Ritz, Carmen Samuelson, Dutson, Young, Joel Cook and Jim Taylor.

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Dutson and Young said they look forward to the advent of Station Park, a mixed-use development near I-15, and they said the council must work with the Utah Department of Transportation to find a better alternative for the department's proposed corridor for Legacy North, a future freeway that will stretch to the west side of Davis County.

Besides council and mayoral seats facing voters in Davis County in November, residents will also decide whether to support a quarter-cent sales tax increase for transportation and transit projects and corridor preservation. Voters in four south Davis cities will vote whether to impose a 10th-of-a-cent sales tax increase for a RAP (recreation, arts and parks) tax to fund the construction of a South Davis Performing Arts Center.

In north Davis County, both incumbents sailed through Layton's primary. Councilwoman Joyce Forbes Brown had the most votes, followed by Scott Freitag and incumbent F. Renny Knowlton.

Barry T. Flitton, Don Wilhelm and Richard M. Allen also made it.

Freitag ran unsuccessfully for the City Council two years ago, finishing third in the primary.

Allen, retired from the U.S. Air Force, said he was pleased that he won the last slot for Layton.

In Sunset, Dan Gotchy, a political newcomer, won the primary for mayor. Interim Mayor Fred. C. Childs was second.

Incumbent Cheri Reed, 53, triumphed in the Clinton primary. David R. Pearson, another incumbent, was second and Lori Miller third. Anna Stanton, another incumbent, also advanced. Averd A. Taylor and Ken Willis also made it.

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