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By Darin Stone
Arizona Daily Wildcat
September 10, 1996
Tucson voters are casting their ballots in today's primary election for Pima County Attorney, board of supervisors and sheriff, as well as the Arizona State House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives.Democrats will have a choice between Rick Gonzales and Barbara LaWall for Pima County Attorney. Gonzales is an attorney with the Tucson law firm Gonzales and Villareal. LaWall is the chief administrative attorney with the Pima County Attorney's Office.
Two Democrats are running for Pima County Sheriff. Incumbent Clarence W. Dupnik is seeking his fifth term as the Pima County Sheriff. He was first elected to the post in 1980. Dupnik's challenger is Thad Curtis. Curtis is a retired Pima County Sheriff's officer.
There are four races involving candidates who hope to gain or maintain a seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. In the heated District 1 race, Republican Sally Slosser is attempting to oust incumbent Mike Boyd. Slosser is a management consultant while Boyd is the current District 1 supervisor. The district includes the area from central Tucson to the north part of the city and county.
Republicans Vicki Cox-Golder and Ann Holden are battling each other in District 3, which covers northwest Tucson and western Pima County. Cox-Golder is a real estate broker and Holden is an accountant.
In a Republican race in District 4, incumbent Paul Marsh is attempting to hold on to his seat on the board against challenger John Even. Even is a retired attorney and property manager. District 4 includes eastern Tucson and Pima County.
The candidates in District 5 are Raul Grijalva and Susan Chambers-Casteloes. Both are Democrats. Grijalva is the incumbent supervisor in District 5. Chambers-Casteloes, his challenger, is a public relations specialist. The district covers downtown Tucson to midwestern Pima County.
The final race that voters residing in the UA area will decide upon is for the Arizona House of Representatives. Four Democratic candidates are seeking nomination to the state house. The first is Sally Ann Gonzales, a program coordinator at the UA. Second is Betty Liggins, who is a semi-retired nurse. The third candidate is homemaker Marilyn Venne. The final candidate is Ramon Valdez. The youngest of the four candidates at 28 years old, Valdez is an aide to current District 2 supervisor Dan Eckstrom.
Republicans will choose between Jim Kolbe and Joe Sweeney as their candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in legislative District 5. Kolbe is the incumbent. His challenger, Sweeney, is making his eighth attempt at a spot in the U.S. House. He has run for the office twice as a Democrat and five times as a Republican.
The polls open today at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
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