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CLIPPING SERVICE 1115 HILLSBORO RALEIGH. NC 27603 TEL (919) 833-2079 .10URNA'L 'IINSTON-SAI.EM, N~' FEB -6 96 Familiar faces in and out of politics to fill the ballots By David Rice Charlotte, whom Helms narrowly defeated in 1990, will face JOURNAL RALEIGH BUREAU retired Glaxo chairman Charles Sanders for the Democratic RALEIGH nomination. Voters in North Carolina will answer big questions next fall: D In the Republicans' effort to remove Jim Hunt from the whether Republicans' gains in 1994 were a fluke, whether governor's mansion, Richard Vinroot, another former mayor Jesse Helms still speaks for the state, whether Richard Petty is of Charlotte, is already talking about Hunt's "government by royalty in politics as well as racing. weather vane." The GOP primary between Vinroot and state And with the close of the filing period for candidates Rep. Robin Hayes of Concord could show whether the GOP is yesterday, voters know who the players will be in what some dominated by Vinroot's more moderate, business-oriented contend will be the state's most important elections this supporters or by those from the religious right who support century: Hayes. D The Democrats' bid to unseat Helms - a fixture repre- D What's the appropriate throne for the King? Secretary of sen ting the state in the U.S. Senate since 1972 - will include JESSE HELMS: He will HARVFY GANNT: He has (new faces a11~-_an old one. Former Mayor Harvey Gantt of See ELECTION, Pa@) run for Senate seat again. file d r un against Helms. '--- - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~-~--·---------------------------- STATE& ment and the nonprofit sector. also face primary opposition from ELECTION Democratic strategists say that a Tom Southern, a Baptist minister. woman could confront Petty most -0 Though the job of state super- Continued From Page B1 effectively. intendent of public instruction has D Republicans, who already been scaled down, the superinten- State Rufus Edmisten decided not control the state Hm~se, are gear- dent's race could be a referendum to run for re-election after an audit ing up for war over the Senate, on school choice. Vernon Robinson found extensive mismanagement in where Democrats currently hold a of Winston-Salem, an untiring ad- his office, and Republicans hope two-seat majority. But Democrats vocate of school choice and vouch- that Richard Petty's campaign for will try to make Republicans' sup- ers, will run as a Republican. Rob- the office will bring them a substan- port for school vouchers into a con- inson could face former state Rep. tial "Bubba" vote in November. 1 test over support for public David Diamont of Pilot Mountain, a "I think he's going to bring some , schools. In Forsyth County, Repub- teacher, coach and former budget- new people to the Republican Par- licans Mark McDaniel and Ham committee chairman who left the ty," said acting party chairman Horton will be challenged by El- legislature two years ago after he Jane Rouse. "I think he's going to dridge Hanes and Linda Garrou. had heart surgery. bring some people who have not D Some Republican House D The Piedmont will see familiar been politically involved before." members will see primary chal- faces in the races for attorney gen- Six Democrats filed to run for the lenges from within their own ranks. eral and state treasurer. Republican post, including champion eater At least six Republicans have filed Bob Edmunds, a former U.S. attor- Mort Hurst; former state senator in the three-seat district of Rep. ney in Greensboro, will run for at- Elaine Marshall; and Valeria Lee of Ken Miller, who faces censure be- torney general against Democrat Winston-Salem, a program officer fore the House over charges that he Mike Easley. And Ann Duncan, a at the Z. Smith Reynolds Founda- made sexual advances to several Republican who represented For- tion who filed yesterday. Lee said women and licked the hand of a J 6- syth County in the state House from she sees the secretary of state as a year-old page. Arch-conservative 1985 to 1989, will run for treasur- crucial link between state govern- Michael Decker of Walkertown will er. CUPPING SERVICE 111 5 HILLSBORO RALEIGH. NC 27603 ~ / TEL (919) 833-2079 .10URNAL ~INSTON..SAlEM, N, 1 JAN 24 96 , _r.e6.red principal ~·r . -· :stok/ · Middle/High Scl)o 'l,.'\\ J,5" ·I.. • Minister files. f use .\,1'~ T9m Southern a Baptist minis- :'\: ter, filed for the s~e House seat in "0., the 84th Distrlct yesterday. 1 1 'Jr Sout1.m1'a Republican, is the · nt!J pastor of Mount Calvary. BaJ?tist , ~- Churcli n~ar' Walkertown. He worked for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for several years before enter- ing the Senuna.ry. , I Southern is running against in- cumbent Michael P. Decker, a Re- ' publican, "."ho has been a house ~r since .1~8~ ~ .