11/4/2008
DUANE SCHRAG

Incumbent Sen. Pete Brungardt, R-Salina, defeated challenger Abner Perney by a two-to-one margin Tuesday.
The unofficial total, with all but three Ottawa County precincts reporting, was 15,780 to 7,848.
Brungardt, who has represented the 24th Senate District since 2001, has a reputation for being moderate and pragmatic. That gave Perney a relatively small target to hit, and by his own admission Perney’s campaign was nontraditional.
“I have not bothered people in their homes. I have not inundated them with junk mail,” said Perney, who is a Salina city commissoner and has a reputation for identifying with the working class.
Brungardt said that he ran a conventional campaign.
“A little bit of everything,” he said. “Six parades, forums, several areas door-to-door with my wife. I did more direct mail than in the past.”

Reporter Duane Schrag can be reached at 822-1422 or by e-mail at dschrag@salina.com.
For more on this story, see Wednesday's Salina Journal.

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