Taxpayers Win in this Year’s Primaries

Published November 1, 2004

Results for key races where tax hikers were defeated high-tax candidates highlighted in red:

ARIZONA

H-4
Carole Hubbs 25.4%
Tom Boone 39%

H-6
Clancy Jayne 25.4%
Pamela Gorman 34.4%

H-9
Phil Hanson 25%
Bob Stump 47.3%

H-12
William Arnold 27.7%
John Nelson 36.5%

S-3
Linda Binder did not seek re-election
Bill Wagner 29.8%
Ron Gould 39.8%

S-4
Jack Harper 60.5%
Susan Burke 39.5%

S-20
Slade Mead 39.9%
John Huppenthal 60.1%

GEORGIA

S-24
Joey Brush 41.7%
Jim Whitehead, Sr. 58.3%

S-37
John Wiles 52.9%
Lance Cooper47.1%

KANSAS

H-18
Cindy Neighbor 45.1%
Mary Pilcher Cook 54.8%

H-68
Bill Kassebaum46.4%
Shari Weber 53.5%

H-120
John Faber 59.1%
Doug Sebelius40.8%

S-9
Kay O’Connor 53.5%
Bob Boyer46.4%

S-16
Dave Corbin 38.5%
Peggy Palmer 61.4%

NEBRASKA

Nebraska-1
Curt Bromm 28.87 %
Jeff Fortenberry 52.31 %

NEVADA

H-25
Dawn Gibbons did not seek re-election

H-29
Josh Griffin did not seek re-election

S-5
Ann O’Connell (abstained on tax vote)48%
Joe Heck 52%

S-6
Ray Rawson 44%
Bob Beers 56%

NORTH CAROLINA

H-3
Mike Gorman 38%
Michael Speciale 45%

H-36
David Miner36%
Nelson Dollar 64%

H-39
Sam Ellis 62%
Jeff Eddins38%

H-41
Russell Capps 58%
Thayne N. Conrad42%

H-73
Michael Decker, Sr.23%
Larry Brown 77%

H-91
Rex L. Baker 46%
Bryan R. Holloway 54%

OREGON

Oregon-5
Jackie Winters43%
Jim Zupancic 57%

H-6
Rob Patridge did not seek re-election

H-14
Patt Farrdid not seek re-election

H-23
Lane Shetterly took government job

H-25
Vic Backlund 39.72%
Kim Thatcher 60.28%

H-35
Max Williams took government job

H-59
John Mabrey did not seek re-election

SOUTH CAROLINA

H-78
Susan Brill 47.4%
Joan Brady 52.6%

VIRGINIA

Virginia-2
Kenneth W. Stolle dropped out of race due to lack of support Thelma Drake nominated unanimously by nominating committee

WISCONSIN

S-20
Mary Panzer 21.1%
Glenn Grothman 78.9%