Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002 | 11:13 a.m.
In the primary, incumbent Myrna Williams knocked off fellow Democrat Nevada Stupak, considered to be her greatest threat to retain her County Commission seat.
Williams, 73, vying for her third four-year term, has remained popular in her commission district -- made up mostly of elderly residents -- because of her work on the Cambridge Community Center.
Williams said midterm that she likely wouldn't run for re-election, but changed her mind to see projects through and continue to take the lead in the county's fight against a Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump.
She faces John Stanhagen, a 70-year-old Republican. Stanhagen is a former University of Southern California professor.
Stanhagen hopes to secure a commission seat to help curb growth, limit the changes of taxable value and do away with inappropriate taxes.
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