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Athens County Primary Nominates Baker and Brown for County Posts
In Athens County, Democrat Helen Baker leads the commission race with a large margin over two opponents, while Sheriff hopeful Paul E. Brown wins the Democratic sheriff primary. Republican White and Weber win their party contests to face Baker and Edwards in November. The count highlights student turnout and a lengthy computer tally at Ohio University’s center.
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White
Weber
Edwards
Baker
Athens County
Tom Price
Ohio University
Helen Baker
Paul E. Brown
Jack White
Ira Burnfield
Thomas Rose
Athens
Robert Auflick
Nelsonville
Canaan Two
Coolville
Charlie Ben Laughlin
Coalville
Republican Commission
Messenger
Paul Ploutz
Nelsonville Farmer
Brown
Harold Shields
Sunnyvale Nursery
Chauncey
Gregory Lawson
Shields
Burnfield
Michael Nolan
Nolan
Lawrence Grey
Grey
McGovern
Common Pleas
Lowell Howard