European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday april 14,1988 Sonny Bono celebrates his t Lection Victory with daughter Christy a if a left and wife or tuesday night. Sonny Bono is latest entertainer to join political Winner s Circle 1 Alm Springs Calif. A Sonny Bono the Singer turned restaurateur who Rose to Fame singing i be got you babe so it wife Cher was elected mayor of this desert resort tuesday. The successful candidate walked into a crowd of 1.000 Well wishers at the posh Maxim s suite hotel As the band played the theme from the movie  pulling his hand in the air. Bono said wow i can t believe it. The City goes Back to the people. They made us Ion mad gave us one too Many kicks and that s the last we re going to take we think it s  said Jack Price assistant Man Ager at Bonos namesake restaurant where the Cham pagne bottles were popping. We were behind him All the  Dono easily won the seven Way race with 4,842 votes while accountant Lloyd Maryanov was second with 2 498, City spokeswoman Julie Baur Nersain. Businesswoman Cyna Hodges had 1,934 votes and vice mayor Eli birr 1,140. Three other Active candidates trailed far behind. Turnout at 55 percent. A heavy turnout also was i peeled in Seaside car Mcl in Northern California even though actor Clint Eastwood was not running for a second term As mayor because he said he was More concerned with bringing up his two teen age children. Parking and traffic were the major issues in a Sis Way race won by Jean Grace who was endorsed by the 57-year precincts showed Boulter with 60.1 percent to Gil breath s 39.9 percent. Gilbreath s Campaign director David Davidson said Gilbreath was a victim of Low voter turnout especially in Houston. I Washington bunt san issued a statement congratulating Boulter. The real race starts now thai each party has Hojun its nominee. I is Eccl a hard fought Campaign Bent sen said. Gop voters in tuesday s Texas runoffs also decided a Runolf race in one congressional District. In the 13th District in the Panhandle political new Comer Larry m liner Defeated Bob Price who held the scat 20 years ago to Challenge democratic state sen. Bill Sarpalius in november to replace Boulter. Democrats settled All their statewide races in the March 8 primary but had contests in two congressional districts. In one of the democratic congressional runoffs at Torney Wayne Walker led teacher Richard Konrad by one half of one percent to face incumbent Ftp. Tom Dclay of the 22nd District a Houston suburb. In the 6th District contractor . Pat Kendrick of Joshua in Central Texas Defeated Farmer John t. Welch of wait Jachie with the Winner facing Republican incumbent rep. Joe Barton. Belsen chairman of the Senate finance Cornit tee crushed a political unknown in the March 8 democratic primary. Gilbreath 59, was. The top vote getter in the gop primary picking up 36.6 percent of the Vole in the four Man race. Boulter 46, was second with 30.5 per cent. The two men agreed on most major issues opposing abortion urging curbs on government a pending and favouring a traditional conservative approach to governing. Boulter s Campaign depended on endorsements from Texas Republican officials including a majority of the members of the state Republican executive committee and the third and fourth place finisher in the March primary. He picked up the backing of the major Anli abortion groups. Boulter a two term congressman front Amarillo spent Riboul 1250,000 on the Campaign. Gilbreath spent non than is million almost All of it out of he own pockets