 McIntosh also called for replacing the ISTEP Plus standardized test and merit-based evaluations of teachers in his "Kids First" education plan, released on March 3, 2000.Price's campaign was based largely on his "Price Plan", a 70-page booklet outlining a 27-step program for running the state government.In the Primary election, Price was defeated soundly by McIntosh, who won 71% of the vote.