Douglas outspent Hansen in judge race

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005 | 9:03 a.m.

SUN CAPITAL BUREAU

CARSON CITY -- Justice Michael Douglas spent $258,894, or five times more than his opponent, on his campaign to win election to the Nevada Supreme Court.

Campaign records filed in the Secretary of State's Office today show Douglas raised $285,921 in his race to defeat attorney Joel Hansen of Las Vegas.

Hansen reported collecting $48,025 and spending the same amount.

Douglas received 360,001 votes to Hansen's 196,799.

Reports of campaign contributions and expenses were due Monday. Reports that were postmarked prior to Monday will be considered filed on time.

Douglas, appointed to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Myron Leavitt, received $5,000 contributions each from the Las Vegas law firms of Harris Kemp & Jones, Schreck Brignone, Beckley Singleton and Jones Vargas.

He also got $5,000 from Jim Guzy of Glenbrook at Lake Tahoe. Those contributions came in the final reporting period from Oct. 26 to the election.

Douglas reporting paying $53,457 to Dan Hart and Associates and $6,000 to Bill McMurdy & Associates in the final months of the campaign.

Hansen reported receiving $1,000 from Phyllis Schafley of Illinois, who was one of the major opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment. His law office of Hansen & Hansen also contributed $3,543.

He reported paying $4,098 to the Patriotic Public Relations and Advertising Co. and also reported repaying himself $4,478 for money he advanced to the campaign.