Page and McConkie easily sweep contests in Davis.

It was just not a good day to be a Democrat in Davis County, especially in the two County Commission races.

The County Commission Seat A race, between Republican incumbent Dan McConkie and Democrat J. Dell Holbrook, ended up almost an instant replay of four years ago, with McConkie coming out on top by a 65 to 35 percent margin.In the seat B contest, Republican Carol Page - also the incumbent - beat newcomer Todd Weber, a Democrat, by a 3-to-1 margin.

"It's great," McConkie said. "It's pretty much the same as four years ago. That's a good feeling."

(Four years ago, McConkie won 62 to 38 percent over Holbrook.)

McConkie, of Bountiful, said he believes open space is one of the biggest issues Davis County will be dealing with during his coming four years in office.

The loss was tough enough for Holbrook to say he's calling it quits and is not likely to ever run for office again.

"It's pretty devastating," Holbrook said. "It's pretty futile (being a Democrat in Davis County)."

Holbrook, of West Bountiful, said Republicans just kind of float into office in Davis County and he'll never be quite sure how he was able to be the first Democrat in four decades to win a Davis commission seat in 1990. But that victory was the only one of his five political campaigns in the county.

He said he'll be spending more time with his family in the future and planning for retirement from his work as a general contractor.

Holbrook also said he feels sorry for many county voters who simply voted a straight Republican ticket.

"I've never voted a straight ticket," he said. "It gets tougher and tougher for the Democratic Party here."

Davis County Democratic Chairman Larry Barusch agreed and said Davis County residents seemed to vote only for a party and not for individual candidates.

In fact, he said all the Republicans won by pretty much the same percentage, roughly 65 to 35 percent.

In the seat B race, Weber, who lost to Page 75 to 25 percent, was more upbeat than Holbrook. He said he'll be back seeking office again - even if it's for City Council in his hometown of Clearfield.

"I'm not quitting," he said. "I'll be around in Utah politics a long time."

Page, of Kaysville, said she was relieved the election was coming to an end. She said she essentially participated in three grueling elections this year - the Republican Party nominating convention in April, the county primary election in June and the general election in November.

"I think we did really well," she said.

Page and McConkie led from the start of the night's vote tallying. Almost 43 percent of the county's registered voters went to the polls.