Henderson incumbents haul in support

Jeffrey Libby

Wednesday, March 28, 2001 | 10:55 a.m.

If money raised equals votes cast, Henderson elections for City Council Ward 3 and Municipal Court judge will be giant landslides that create little public interest.

Money raised by Councilman Jack Clark and Municipal Court Judge Ken Proctor, both incumbents, have dwarfed amounts raised by challengers Jesse Horne and Robert Willis during the first filing period.

Clark has raised $112,525 in a campaign that began in June, including $10,000 from Station Casinos in Henderson and Las Vegas. He also received two $1,000 donations from powerbroker Robert Campbell's consulting firm.

Horne raised just $3,250, with almost half that money coming from First American Title, where he works as a computer systems analyst.

Robin Ouchida-Campbell, daughter of Robert Campbell and a paid consultant for Horne early in the race, denied earlier this week that she had managed his sputtering campaign. Horne was unavailable for comment, as he has been for the past month.

In the race for judge Proctor has raised $38,000. Willis has raised no money, spending $3,386 from his own pockets.

As of this morning, 2,210 early votes had been cast, or 2 percent of registered voters. About 16 percent of voters went to the polls in 1999 local municipal elections.

In Boulder City, the primary municipal election will likely narrow the field from six candidates to four for two seats on the City Council.

Incumbent Mike Pacini could avoid the general election in June if he takes more than 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday, but with votes being split six ways, he isn't counting on it.

The other incumbent, Councilman Bill Smith, chose not to run for re-election.

Pacini will likely face strong challenges from Andrea Anderson and John Barlow.

Anderson, a former chairwoman of the local hospital and library boards, out-paced Pacini, raising $18,128.

Pacini raised $18,405, but $1,500 of that total came as a self-financed loan. Another $1,280 came as an in-kind donation of food and paper products at a rally sponsored by Vons grocery store, Pacini's longtime employer.

Barlow raised $8,088.

In a town where casinos are prohibited, Sempra Energy, which owns the Eldorado Energy plant, emerged as the largest campaign donor. Sempra donated $2,000 to Pacini and $1,000 each to Anderson and Barlow.

Longtime County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury also donated to the three breadwinners, but he had a different favorite. Barlow received two donations totaling $750. Anderson and Pacini each received $400 from Woodbury.

The other three candidates raised significantly less. Ned Morang raised $976. Richard Wyman raised $250. Wallace Best raised $30.