Election signs along Northwestern Highway.
little opposition in his re-
election bid; Rep. David
Gubow, D-Huntington
Woods, whose challenger,
Fred Collins, has been vir-
tually invisible in the cam-
paign; Rep. David
Honigman, R-West Bloom-
field, who is running for the
17th Senate District, which
is heavily Republican; Sen.
Jack Faxon, who faces stiff
opposition from Republican
challenger Denise Alex-
ander, a Southfield City
Council member; and Sen.
Lana Pollack, a Democrat
from Aim Arbor running to
retain her seat in the Dem-
ocratic district.
Other Jewish candidates
for the Legislature are: at-
torney Robert Taub, a
Democrat from Novi runn-
ing for the 60th House
district against incumbent
Willis Bullard; attorney
Barry Brickner, a Democrat
from Farmington Hills run-
ning against incumbent Jan
Dolan for the 69th District
seat; political fund-raiser
Cheryl Sugarman, a
Democrat from Bloomfield
Hills, who is running
against Republican busi-
nessman Michael Bouchard
of Birmingham for the 65th
House District; Steve Silver,
a libertarian vying to unseat
Mr. Faxon; and Hillel Day
School teacher Marcia
Fligman, a Democrat from
Commerce Township who
faces accountant Barbara
Dobb, a Republican from
Union Lake, in the bid for
24th House District, which
Mr. Honigman is vacating.
Challenging Mr. Gubow
for the second time in the
race for the 67th House
District is political unknown
Fred Collins, a Republican
from Berkley.
"There has not been a
tremendous amount of en-
thusiasm," Mr. Gubow says.
"There is always more ex-
citement in a presidential
year.
"When it is a little more
exciting, volunteers get a
little more enthusiastic,"
Mr. Gubow says. "On the
other hand, sometimes it's
nicer when it is low key. The
fact that my opponent is
quiet and has not done a lot,
speaks well and means that I
have done a decent job rep-
resenting the district."
In his first bid for state
Senate, Mr. Honigman is
expected to easily defeat
Democrat William Foley, a
real estate broker, builder
and former Oakland County
commissioner, in the 17th
Senate District, a historical-
ly Republican area.
"It's not that the races are
boring. Sad is a better
word," Mrs. Fligiiian says.
"The voter is turned off.
There is a lot of rhetoric out
there. It is challenging to get
out and ask the American
people to put their thinking
caps on."
Mrs. Fligman's race is one
of two contests that has cap-
tured the political limelight.
After Ms. Dobb defeated
21-year-old Debbie Schlussel
in the primary by one vote,
Ms. Schlussel requested a
recount, took the case to
court and waged a write-in
campaign against the advice
of the Republican Party.
The other seat which has
attracted some attention is
the 15th Senate District,
which has been held by Mr.
Faxon, D-Farmington Hills,
for 26 years. Ms. Alexander,
political analysts say,
presents his first challenge.
"Up until now, things
have been relatively quiet,"
Ms. Alexander adds. "We've
had a civil campaign, but
when you run against an in-
cumbent, you have to point
out some things about the
candidate.
"There has been a feeling
of malaise, tempered by the
Middle East crisis, budget
negotiations and general
voter apathy," Ms. Alex-
ander says.
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