(11 entries)

Judge: Ben Sargent, editorial cartoonist, Austin American-Statesman
Sargent won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. He is a sixth-generation Texan who grew up in a newspaper family and worked as a newspaper and wire-service reporter for five years before he discovered cartooning. His work is distributed nationally by Universal Press Syndicate.

First place
MIKE RITTER
The Tribune
"Close Enough," "Senior Care," "Just a Correction"
"The entry showed draftsmanship that is crisp, deft and assured, and the themes are presented economically and forcefully."

Second place
STEVE BENSON
The Arizona Republic
"Kosovo," "Welcome Back, Students," "Mars Polar Lander"
"The draftmanship is MacNelly-derivative, but that's not a criticism when it's executed this well. The ideas are forceful and well-focused."

Third place
DAVID FITZSIMMONS
Arizona Daily Star
"Gap"
"A simple, powerful stroke on a vital national issue, while using an image with a particularly Arizonan twist. The Kliban influence is evident in the draftsmanship but, again, that's not a bad thing."