Republican strength shown in primary

Republican voters far outnumbered Democrats in Tuesday’s primary race for local legislators.

In the primary runup to the November presidential election, Republican incumbent John Campbell will face Democrat Steve Young and Libertarian Don Patterson in the race for the 48th Congressional District. None of the candidates had any opponents in the primary. With all precincts counted, Campbell had 40,457 votes; Young had 18,786 votes, and Patterson had 272 votes.

In the 35th State Senatorial district, incumbent Tom Harman, a Republican, and Ginny Mayer, a Democrat, were uncontested in their respective primary races. No other parties fielded candidates in the primary. With all precincts counted, Harman had 50,778 votes to Mayer’s 26,013.

Assemblyman Chuck Devore, also uncontested in the Republican primary for the 70th Assembly District seat, will face Democrat Michael George Glover in November. No other parties had candidates in the primary contest. With all precincts reporting, Devore had 25,092 votes, while Glover had 12,399.