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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1994 A17 Cottey mm divisive sheriff's race igj, New top lawman vows to heal rifts within the ranks and to crack down on crime by youths. si 1 i 7 ir I Three weeks before the election, his own poll showed the race was unwinnable. But another poll a week later had him moving up 10 points and that's when he began believing he might win. Newman's biggest doubts came earlier this week when a poll by The Star had him 18 points behind Modisett. So.

when he began his swing through precincts Tuesday, he said he hoped he wouldn't be humiliated. Then, as he met voters who were enthusiastic about him. Newman said he began to believe he might be able to pull out a win after all. He attributes the victory by a margin smaller than any other Republican candidate in the county to a strong grassroots campaign, the Republican sweep and Mayor Stephen Goldsmith's last-minute ad endorsement. That ad, coming from his former boss in the prosecutor's office, clarified his record as a deputy, Newman said.

Modisett offered no explanation for why he lost, even though he seemed to be the only Democrat among scores of Republicans expected to win. He declined to discuss whether the negative campaign hurt him. Nor would he discuss whether his office's prosecution of boxer Mike Tyson hurt him. His campaign director, Joseph Andrew, said his candidate simply couldn't buck the Republican landslide. But he offered no explanation of whether Modisett was hurt by the comparatively lower voter turnout in Democratic strongholds in Center Township.

Modisett. with his wife, Jennifer, at his side, was smiling and gracious as he thanked his campaign staff and pledged to help Newman with a smooth transition. He was greeted by rousing applause from campaign workers who hoped throughout the evening that perhaps at the last min-. ute Newman's lead would evaporate. But that never happened.

Newman's lead held steady all evening. "Coming before all of you, it's not easy to explain what happened," he said. The loss came in spite of the hard work on the part of his campaign staff and in spite of his record as prosecutor, he said. in conceding, Modisett said: "It's important to always try to do what you think is right, but occasionally you're going to lose. That's true as a lawyer, that's true as a prosecutor." Modisett said he was proud of the showing his campaign made in spite of the Republican landslide in other races.

The election night surprise end- Star Staff Photo Rob Goetoel PASSING THE TORCH: Just-elected Marion County Sheriff Jack Cottey accepts a hug from Sheriff Joe McAtee during Cottey's acceptance speech at a Southeastside restaurant. McAtee, prohibited by law from running for a third term, was Cottey's campaign chairman. Star Staff Photo A LOSS FOR WORDS: Prosecutor Jeffrey Modisett was unable to pinpoint what led to his defeat by Scott ed an uncommonly mean campaign- Each campaign poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into negative television ads that questioned the other candidate's toughness. Some Modisett ads openly questioned "the type of person Scott Newman really Is." a line that Newman Interpreted as an attack "It's important to always try to do what you think is right, but occasionally you're going to lose. That's true as a lawyer, that's true as a prosecutor." Jeff Modisett on his character.

Newman was conciliatory in describing a call of concession from Modisett. "He was extremely gracious," he said of Modisett. "He put politics aside. Throughout this campaign, at no time did I question the character or the ethics of Jeff Modisett, a person I admire." County Democratic Chairman Thomas O'Brien blamed a Republican sweep so strong that even his strongest candidate Modisett could not withstand It. "We're living in a Republican county here," O'Brien said, "and we've never had more than a few Democratic officeholders." The party chairman refused to fault Modisett, saying his campaign was no more negative than Newman's.

"He's been an outstanding prosecutor," O'Brien said. "He ran a very strong race." State Democratic Chairman Ann Delaney blamed a "Republican tidal wave" and low turnout In her party's traditional strongholds such as Center Township. ft i But he defended his depiction of Cottey as a politician in the worst sense and said many voters apparently agreed. "You can see that a lot of people did scratch and vote for me. A lot of Republicans did, keeping his numbers down," said Layton.

"I do wish Jack Cottey well because I am a deputy In the Marlon County Sheriffs Department. I care about that, and I will continue to serve the people of Marlon County as a merit deputy sheriff." In other Marion County races: Sarah Taylor, Republican, was elected county clerk. She said she would work to cut red tape in operations involving child support, the election board and court filings. John R. von Arx, Republican, was re-elected county auditor.

Joan N. Romeril, Republican, was re-elected county recorder. Bernard J. "Bud" Gohmann Republican, was re-elected county assessor. After visiting voters at the polls Tuesday afternoon, the Democratic challenger said he was very optimistic about his chances.

But not very realistic, he later conceded. "I think we did a heckuva Job for what we had, and I believe with the right money we could have definitely taken this race," said Layton. "But again, I have my doubts as to that being the best criteria for electing anyone. Money means favors, and I don't like that." Regarding allegations that Cottey and his supporters In the Sheriffs Department were co-conspirators in In political misconduct, Layton denied he was spreading lies or being divisive. Layton said he was a rallying point for many deputies who "just wanted to choose the best candidate.

The allegations were not from me. They were from merit officers who said they witnessed these things." Star Photo Ron Hoskins COMMISERATING: John Lay-ton and Heidi Moegerle, the losing Democratic candidate for county clerk, consoled each other Tuesday night. By James A. GUBaspy STAR STAFF WRITER It was evident soon after the polls closed Tuesday that five-term state Rep. Jack L.

Cottey won't be legislating Indiana laws next year. He'll be enforcing them as newly elected Marlon County sheriff. With projected vote totals for all 907 precincts, Cottey. a Republican in his second attempt at the office, beat his Democratic challenger 105.620 votes to 76,921 votes, according to The Indianapolis Star's Computerized Election Bureau. Cottey, who administers civilian personnel In the Sheriffs Department.

Jumped to an early lead and built a sizable advantage over Democratic candidate John R. Layton. a sheriffs detective sergeant and 20-year deputy. "The polls showed us ahead all along by 16 percentage points, and that's what we're running ahead right now," Cottey said after more than two-thirds of the precjncts had reported. Cottey, who had predicted an easy win and declined Layton's challenges to a debate, said his election was a vote of confidence and a rejection of Layton campaign rhetoric questioning his commitment to law enforcement.

A police professional "Some people forgot that I was a law enforcement professional through all this, but I think I would stack my record against his any time," Cottey said of Layton, assistant commander of undercover operations. Throughout the campaign. Lay-ton and his supporters had downplayed Cottey 31 years in law enforcement, depicting his entire career as little more than a successful exercise of political patronage and power. Despite Cottey's rise through the ranks to become a deputy police chief and his legislative focus on law enforcement as a popular state representative, they stressed the nature of his current position. Even though Cottey's role as a sheriffs administrator is acknowledged as a political plum, the veteran lawman and his boss, Sheriff Joseph G.

McAtee, insisted he has been a key adviser in department matters. In response, the Layton camp pointed to various election-year incidents as evidence the department had become too politicized, including alleged political intimidation by Cottey and his supporters. While far from the worst of the negative campaigning that surfaced this year, It left an impression. "I'm fair game, but what I resent Is him tearing the Marion County Sheriff's Department down with little cliques and complete untruths and lies." said Cottey. Healing the wounds As he acknowledged victory at Republican headquarters Tuesday night, Cottey promised cheering supporters he would heal wounds within the Sheriffs Department caused by a divisive election.

"I don't even want to comment about anything my opponent said. I don't even think it's worthy to comment on," he added. Though his promises to mend wounds sometimes sounded like threats to clean house, Cottey said he would focus on specific priorities. "We've got to continue to look at ways to keep our kids from getting involved in violence at a young age," said Cottey, who praised the McGruff program as an already formidable ally in efforts to Influence young minds for good behavior. "The second thing is to continue to get the community involved with us," he said, referring to ongoing efforts to develop crime watch groups and promote neighborhood awareness and cooperation.

"The third thing is we've got to continue some reorganization in the department to free up some more merit deputies for road patrols." "We did a hecknva job" The most difficult task ahead may involve the sheriffs budget, he added, saying he would decide where those cuts should begin after he organizes his executive staff. Layton, a political newcomer who claimed the department would founder under Cottey's leadership, had privately maintained he had little chance of overcoming a Cottey advertising blitz funded by more than $400,000 in jmpaign contributions. UNOFFICIAL MARION COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS (I) Michael D. Keele (R) 8,337 David J. Sutherland (D) 4,204 PKE TOWNSHP CONSTABLE 61 of 61 pi adults Joseph G.

McAtee (R) 8,509 Joe A. Turner (D) 4,763 WARREN TOWNSHP ASSESSOR 95 of 95 precincts (I) Allen Dumil (R) 13,757 AndyWhitehurst(D) 7,048 WARREN TOWNSHP TRUSTEE 95 of 95 precincts Thomas Marendt(R) 13,935 AIZappala(D) 6,863 WARREN TOWNSHP ADVISORY BOARD 95 of 95 precincts MaxLMoser(R) 14,193 Marsha N. Sutton (R) 13,880 George Fred Thompson (R) 14,140 WARREN TWP. SMALL CLAMS JUDGE 95 of 95 precincts William J. Nelson 14,275 WARREN TOWNSHP CONSTABLE 95 of 95 precincts (l) Robert C.Steiner(R) 13X162 Paul Turtle (D) 7,297 Results for Washington Township races are unavailable because the computer list of candidates provided by the Marion County Election Board for programming The Star Election Bureau computer was incomplete.

The Star will publish the outcome of elections in Washington Township when official results become available later this week. WAYNE TOWNSHP ASSESSOR 133 of 133 precincts (l) Charles R. Spears (R) 14,843 Ronald King (D) 7,839 David M.Carrlco(D) 1,774 Janet K. Fisher (D) 1,795 George E. Stigall (D) 1 ,646 FRANKUN TWP.

SMALL CLAMS JUDGE 25 of 25 precincts John A. Kitley Jr. (R) 4,807 David Jones (D) 1.613 FRANKUN TOWNSHIP CONSTABLE 25 of 25 precincts Gerald Young (R) 4,813 Gerald Bloir (D) 1,489 LAWRENCE TOWNSHP ASSESSOR TO of TB precincts (l) Jack Graves (R) 16,639 Steve Talley(D) 6,548 LAWRENCE TOWNSHP TRUSTEE 115 of 115 precincts (l) Carl V. pecker (R) 16,306 Timothy A. Hoover (D) 6,651 LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD H5 of H5 pfQCincte) (l) Robert T.

Hendrickson (R) 16,360 James K.Koppin(R) 15,923 'George H. Lynch (R) 16,312 Emmajean Hines (D) 6,798 Melinda Jones (D) 7,120 James O. Myers (D) 6,875 LAWRENCE TWP. SMALL CLAMS JUDGE 115 of Tt5 precincts (l) Robert F. Gammon (R).

16,476 A. Luis Ortiz (D) 6,587 LAWRENCE TOWNSHP CONSTABLE TI5 of t15 precincts 'Robert W. Bowser III (R) 16,240 DeanEJessup(D) 6,837 PERRY TOWNSHP ASSESSOR 91 of 91 precincts 15,627 PERRY TOWNSHP TRUSTEE 91 of 91 precincts II) Edward R. Buckley (R) 14,102 William Callahan (D) 7,400 PERRY TOWNSHP ADVISORY BOARD 91 of 91 precincts James J. Glynn (R) 14,725 Carolyn M.

Grant (R) 14,855 (I) Marvin G. Hawkins (R) 14,917 Madelyn R. Christian (0) 6,634 Robert Rrestine(D) 6,115 Harold N. Niehaus (D) 6,376 PERRY TWP. SMALL CLAMS JUDGE 91 of 91 precincts '(I) J.

Myron Barnard (R) 14,477 Franklin N. Dewesten (D) 6,603 PERRY TOWNSHP CONSTABLE 91 of 91 precincts 13,554 Francis "Lefty" Cunningham (D) 8,088 PIKE TOWNSHP ASSESSOR 61 of 61 precincts (I) Marilyn Smith (R) 8,849 LulaM.Patton(D) 4,428 PKE TOWNSHP TRUSTEE 61 of 61 precincts (I) Norman H. Stuart (R) 8,229 GailA.CIute(D) 4,583 PKE TOWNSHP ADVISORY BOARD 51 of 51 pcocencts fl) Donald Bauder (R) 8,312 (I) Celeste C. English (R) 8,574 (l) Jay York (R) 8,233 Lena M. Brown (D) 4.397 4,249 Carole Sturdy Franco, 4,211 PKE TWP.

SMALL CLAMS JUDGE 61 of 61 precjncts Marvin Bailey Scott (R) 48,363 (I) Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D) 55,491 STATE SENATE DISTRICT 29 120 of 120 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) J. Murray Clark (R) 16,390 Gale P. Jontz(D) 7,398 STATE SENATE DISTRICT 31 127 of 128 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) James W. Merritt Jr.

(R) 19, 166 Thomas G. Bums (D) 7,437 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 86 74 of 74 precincts (l) John S. Keeler (R) 14,263 Donald J. Shields (D) 4,999 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 87 77 of 78 precincts 15,017 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 88 69 of 70 precincts Brian CBosma(R) 13,103 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 89 68 of 68 precincts Lawrence Buell (R) 8.948 Tom Feeney (D) 5,581 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 90 59 of 59 precincts Michael B. Murphy (R) 12,139 J.

Christopher Dixon (D) 3,902 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 91 30 of 30 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) (I) Robert W. Behning (R) 4,082 Mark C. Kendall (D) 2,076 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 92 61 of 61 precincts (I)R. Michael Young (R) 8.430 Jimmy Richardson (D) 3,242 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 93 46 of 46 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) (l) David N. Frizzell (R) 7,802 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 94 69 of 69 precincts Candy Morris (R) 7,508 MarkReasoner(D) 4,935 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 95 56 of 57 precincts Tony Edwards (R) 2.882 (I) Mae Dickinson (D) 5,350 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 96 67 of 67 precincts Connie Vickery (R) 3,531 (l) Gregory W.

Porter (D) 7,036 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 97 54 of 54 precincts Irene M.Heffley(R) 4,474 3,675 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 98 58 of 59 precincts 3,066 '(I) William A. Crawford (D) 5,377 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 99 64 of 64 precincts WillardLFord(R) 2533 (l) Vanessa Summers Barnes (D) Z. 6,534 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 100 51 of 51 precincts Martha A. Womacks(R) 3,793 (I) John J. Day (D) 3.619 MARION COUNTY PROSECUTOR 903 of 907 precincts Scott C.

Newman (R) 94,542 (I) Jeff Modisett (D) 88,966 MARION COUNTY CLERK 903 of 907 precincts Sarah M. Taylor (R) 112,173 Heidi Moegerle (D) 63,379 MARION COUNTY AUDITOR 903 of 907 precincts (I) John R. Von Arx (R) 109,568 Cynthia Helmling(D) 65,776 MARION COUNTY RECORDER 903 of 907 precincts (I) Joan N. Romeril (R) 111,789 Ladonna Freeman (D) 63,454 MARION COUNTY SHERIFF 903 of 907 precincts Jack Cottey (R) 105,620 John R. Layton (D) 76,921 MARION COUNTY ASSESSOR 903 of 907 precincts (l) Bernard J.

Gohmann Jr. (R) 111,666 Ed Berry (D) 63,234 CENTER TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR 9 of 190 precincts Manuel Halbert (R) 9,503 (l) James P. Maiey (D) 15.513 CENTER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE 9 of 190 precincts DanitaHoskin(R) 9.661 (l) Julia M. Carson (D) 15,819 CENTER TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD 9 of 190 precincts William W. Brown (R) 9,523 Craig R.Cordi(R) 9,659 Gregory Harris (R) 9,484 15,581 (l)DeloresHarmon-Sayles(D) 15,128 (l) Linda D.

Journey (D) 15,089 CENTER TWP. SMALL CLAIMS JUDGE 9 of 190 precincts Peter A. Bisbecos (R) 9,574 (l)JohnHesseldenz(D) 15,337 CENTER TOWNSHIP CONSTABLE 9 of 190 precincts Ed Bradley (R) 9.549 (I) Mark A. Duncan (D) 15,267 DECATUR TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR 20 of 20 precincts (I) Charles Coleman (R) 2,915 Joyce A. Fitzpatrick (D) 1,303 DECATUR TOWNSHP TRUSTEE 20 of 20 precincts (I) Stephen C.

Rink (R) 3,040 DECATUR TOWNSHP ADVISORY BOARD 20 of 20 precincts (l) Larry W. Kugelman (R) 3,135 (I) Anna M. Rosebrough (R) 2.430 Randall M. Thomas (R) 2.425 DECATUR TWP. SMALL CLAIMS JUDGE 20 of 20 precincts (I) Jeffrey A.

Berg (R) 2,975 DECATUR TOWNSHP CONSTABLE 20 of 20 precincts Marvin L. Taylor (R) 3,079 John H. Winningham (D) 1,203 FRANK UN TOWNSHP ASSESSOR 25 of 25 precincts (l)ClaraUDruen(R) 4,571 Carol A. Brokamp (D) 1,823 FRANKLIN TOWNSHP TRUSTEE 25 of 25 precincts Terry M. Royalty (R) 4.626 Radus E.

Schiller (D) 1,755 FRANK UN TOWNSHP ADVISORY BOARD 25 of 25 precincts Vincent H. Goebel (R) 4,521 N. Christine Pichereau (R) 4,514 Michael R. Staffer (R) 4.675 Following are unofficial results of the Marion County voting in Tuesday's general election as provided by The Indianapolis Star's Computerized Election Bureau. Although all precincts had reported in many of the races, there were still some incomplete results as of late Tuesday.

Each race in the list that follows shows the actual number of precincts reporting as of publication. However, in races with incomplete results, the vote totals reflect what The Star's Computerized Election Bureau projects to be the final tally if all precincts were reporting. (R) denotes Republican; (D), Democrat; (A), New Alliance; (L) Libertarian. Because write-in and absentee ballots were cast on paper and were counted by hand after the polls closed at 6 p.m., some totals were unavailable in time to meet newspaper production deadlines. The township advisory board races had multiple winners.

An asterisk () denotes winners; (I) preceding a name denotes incumbent. UNTIED STATES SENATE 903 of 907 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) (I) Richard G. Lugar (R) 127,934 James Jontz(D) 54,617 Mary Catherine Barton (A) 1,657 Barbara Bourtand (L) 2,856 SECRETARY OF STATE 903 of 907 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) Sue Anne Gilroy (R) 113,042 TimJeffers(D) 64,570 Charles Tony Knight (A) 1 ,584 Steve Dillon (L) 4,129 STATE AUDITOR 903 of 907 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) Morris Wooden (R) 112,854 Elmo Gonzalez (D) 60.661 Raymond Tirado (A) 1,031 Julie Hauptmann(L) 3,826 STATE TREASURER 903 of 907 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) Joyce Brinkman (R) 109,408 Katie Humphreys (D) 67,168 Valecia Wadsworth-Carr (A) 1 ,485 Steve Dasbach (L) 3,024 STATE CLERK OF COURTS 903 of 907 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) JohnOakeson(R) 109,869 Allison Wharry(D) 63,085 Richard D. Propes (A) 1,093 Nadine Dillon (L) 4,013 6th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 299 of 301 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) "(I) Dan Burton (R) 59,852 Natalie M. Burner (D) 19,008 10th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 604 of Soft precincts WAYNE TOWNSHP TRUSTEE 133 Of 133 precincts (I) Harold E.Stofer(R) Sharon A.

Holmes (D) 14,412 8,322 WAYNE TOWNSHP ADVISORY BOARD 133 of 133 precincts Wilma Ann Glass (R) (l) Francis Maynard (R) Ernestine Nicholson (R) Jack W.Barnett(D) Richard Lamb (D) Jack L. Winkler (0) 14,797 14,339 14,660 7,843 7,917 7,881 14,615 8,218 WAYNE TWP. SMALL CLAMS JUDGE 133 of 133 precincts Robert B.Lutz(R) A. Douglas Stephens (D) WAYNE TOWNSHP CONSTABLE 133 of 133 precincts JohnT.Domi(D) 14,695 7,953 COURT OF APPEALS 5TH DISTRICT RETAIN JUDGE JOHN T. SHARPNACK 903 of 907 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) Yes 23.679 No 9.972 COURT OF APPEALS 5TH DISTRICT RETAIN JUDGE BETTY BARTEAU 907 of 907 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) Yes 25.887 No 9,302 COURT OF APPEALS 5TH DISTRICT ,1 RETAIN JUDGE ROBERT D.

RUCKER 907 of 907 precincts (Partial results, Marion County only) Yes 23,866 No JT. 9,707.