ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, April 12, 1997 TAG: 9704140056
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-4 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: RICHMOND
SOURCE: WARREN FISKE THE ROANOKE TIMES
The Republican candidates for the state's No. 2 office will be Coleman Andrews and John Hager.
Del. Jay Katzen of Warrenton ended his longshot candidacy for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor on Friday, the deadline for submitting the signatures of at least 16,811 registered voters in order to appear on the June 10 primary ballot.
Katzen, in a written statement, did not say whether he had been able to collect the signatures. He only said he had decided to seek re-election to a third term in the House of Delegates.
All other announced Republican statewide candidates successfully completed their petition drives. Attorney General Jim Gilmore will be the only candidate for governor on the GOP primary ballot.
There will be two candidates for lieutenant governor: Coleman Andrews, a McLean businessman; and John Hager, a retired Richmond tobacco executive.
Four Republicans will be on the ballot for attorney general: Gil Davis, a Northern Virginia lawyer; state Sen. Mark Earley of Chesapeake; Jerry Kilgore of Gate City, a former state secretary of public safety; and state Sen. Ken Stolle of Virginia Beach.
Democratic statewide candidates did not need to file petitions, because their party will not hold a primary to make its nominations. Instead, it will put forth candidates at a state convention May 9-10 in Richmond.
There is no competition for the Democratic nominations. Lt. Gov. Don Beyer is unopposed for governor. Former U.S. Rep. L.F. Payne is the only candidate for lieutenant governor, and Arlington lawyer Bill Dolan is unopposed for attorney general.
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