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State Legislature_ Landis, Price, Raikes headed for Capitol By Eric Rineer Staff writer Marian Price was elected to the Nebraska Legislature on Tuesday night, thanks to what she called a strong grass-roots campaign. Price defeated her opponent, Tid Schneider, in a narrow race - 52 per cent to 48 percent - winning by an unofficial margin of 208 votes, with 85 percent of Lancaster County precincts reporting. A member of the Lincoln School Board for the past 14 years, Price will now take a seat in District 26, vacated last year by former Sen. Don Wesely. Price said she intends to make the Legislature her full-time job. “I am prepared for this length of service,” she said. “I’m excited, I’m energized, and I’m ready.” some oi me important issues nice plans to work on during her term, she said, are providing good, affordable Tiealth care to all citizens, providing property tax relief and ensuring safety in the cities. Though she expected to win the election, Price said she wasn’t sur prised at the close victory. “I commend Ed Schneider for a very positive campaign,” she said. “I worked hard, he worked hard.” Schneider called the race a “life experience” for him. “I am glad that I have had the “I’ve epeo '•» • np-'i - ... /r>;?w pie domg so. District 46 State Sen. Dave Landis was re elected to the Nebraska Legislature on Tuesday evening by an unofficial mar gin of 1,591 votes. Landis defeated opponent Edward His prior service in office was an advantage to his re-election, he said. “I’ve spent a long time in political service, and to have the continued confidence from the district is hum bling and quite an honor.” District 25 jaSOTfirr-rne SCn. Ronald 'Ranees was elected to the Legislature on Tuesday in a land slide victory. Raikes defeatedDennis Zager by winning 71 percent of the votes, a 2,598-point margin based on unoffi cial results. He was originally appoint ed senator in 1997 after the death of former Sen. Jerome Warner. “I’m very pleased and very hum bled the voters in the district have placed their confidence in me,” he said. “My sincere hope is that they won’t be disappointed.” " Raikes said he is interested m Such issues 'a S :s^o of ¥wraareK? and-tex issues. ’ -)lF? And he said he was proud to repre sent his district. “There’s a lot of really successful people in that district in a number of different ways,” he said. “It’s a chal lenge to represent these people.” NU Regents —■ ' ■■■" ■ -■■■ stays put in By Jessica Fargen Staff writer A landslide and a nail-biter defined the NU Board of Regents election Tuesday night, with incumbent Don Blank of McCook winning with 71 percent and his fellow incumbent John Payne losing by 10 percentage points. In preliminary results, Blank, a District 7 regent since 1986 and a McCook dentist, captured 77 percent of the vote, while his challenger David Baugher of Stockville received 29 per cent. Payne, a District 6 regent since 1980 and president of a Kearney furni ture store, lost to Kent Schroeder 45 percent to 55 percent in unofficial results Tuesday night. Schroeder, who is a 55-year-old attorney with the Ross, Schroeder and Romatzke Law Firm, said Payne had die benefit of the endorsement of Gov. Ben Nelson and prominent Grand Island and Kearney citizens, as well as the capability to raise more money. Schroeder said he chose to run because of inadequacies some Kearney residents saw in Payne’s per formance. People have commented that Payne has lost his focus. He leaves behind 18 years of service to the NU system. ■ ! m S. v fc." _ Payne, contacted at his home Tuesday night, would not comment on ' his past experience on the board. During 12 of the 18 years Payne has been a regent, Blank has been at the decision-making table wilh him at regents’ meetings once a month. Blank said he was pleased with his victory against challenger David Baugher, a Stockville carpenter with no known telephone number. He could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. Blank said drastic change will not define the next six years of his stay on the board because a lot of things remain static through the years. T don’t think it will be a lot differ ent,” Blank said. “The issues change, and things come and go, but we are striving for the same things we were striving for in 1987-to provide a qual ity education at an affordable price.” i