News From Terre Haute, Indiana Election 2008 2012-02-14T13:24:41-05:00 urn:uuid:960f0be1-c357-401e-9191-2ff5df08d2b2 Vigo County election results urn:uuid:cfeffb49-aff2-403f-ba27-01098e739d5a 2008-11-06T05:53:00-05:00 More than 44,000 ballots were cast Tuesday of the nearly 80,000 registered voters, giving Vigo County a 55.76 percent voter turnout. Voters who cast provisional ballots have until noon Nov. 14 to show proper identification in the clerk’s office. Members of the Election Board will certify the results by the end of Nov. 14. Obama triumphs, will be first black U.S. president By David Espo urn:uuid:f4017c14-2be4-46f2-a36d-9fba50444718 2008-11-05T01:30:00-05:00 Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. “Change has come,” he told a huge throng of jubilant supporters. Ellsworth downs Goode in District 8 By Bryan Corbin urn:uuid:811689b3-9548-4a8c-aa4c-5d31cb2d3f3c 2008-11-05T01:15:00-05:00 In a strong Democratic election year, U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth was re-elected Tuesday to a second term as the 8th District congressman representing southwestern and western Indiana. House District 44: Former Greencastle major wins By Brian M. Boyce urn:uuid:9bd130d5-8082-4fd8-864a-3bc3509357f7 2008-11-05T01:03:00-05:00 A former Greencastle mayor will head off to the Statehouse come January, and she said Tuesday night she’s ready to go. YOUTH VOTE: Sarah Scott students elect Obama, Daniels By Sue Loughlin urn:uuid:d1ef4476-67c0-4078-9452-fc2b8d117423 2008-11-05T01:02:00-05:00 Tribune-Star<br class="zc-v4-fix" /><br class="zc-v4-fix" /> Students and staff at Sarah Scott Middle School voted to make Barack Obama president and Mitch Daniels governor during a mock election Tuesday. Vigo picks presidential winner again By Howard Greninger urn:uuid:40acac4c-6e88-42f9-928d-59368048ac1d 2008-11-05T01:02:00-05:00 Vigo County voters chose Democrat Sen. Barack Obama as president, maintaining its status as a “bellwether” county, picking the winner in every presidential election since 1892 with only two exceptions. Harrison Township opts to keep assessor By Howard Greninger urn:uuid:e0397f1d-56a3-4d81-a7db-1d281f897ee8 2008-11-05T01:01:00-05:00 Voters in eight precincts in Harrison Township opted to retain a township assessor under a referendum vote on Tuesday’s election ballot. That’s was good news to Mick Love, who will retain his elected seat as Harrison Township assessor. The final tally on Public Question No. 1 was 6,587 for a “yes,” which would remove the office, to 9,506 for “no” which would retain the office. House District 46: Tincher pulls out win By Deb Kelly urn:uuid:b38e6be3-cb9c-4345-b26a-115b8e04ef96 2008-11-05T01:00:00-05:00 The race between Democrat incumbent Rep. Vern Tincher and Republican challenger Bob Heaton for the Indiana House District 46 seat went down to the wire Tuesday night, with Tincher pulling out a win. Republican Daniels wins 2nd term as Indiana governor By Mike Smith urn:uuid:0f40ef46-0f43-45b2-89a1-1c442390f0d9 2008-11-05T00:59:00-05:00 Republican Mitch Daniels defeated former Democratic congresswoman Jill Long Thompson on Tuesday to win a second term as governor, but he may need a supply of olive branches to advance his agenda if Democrats retain control of the Indiana House. House District 45: Borders wins close race urn:uuid:74a7b5d8-6d0f-448e-80d3-f8c0973d4ec0 2008-11-05T00:59:00-05:00 The Indiana House District 45 race between incumbent Republican Bruce Borders and Democrat Rick Marshall was too close to call for much of the evening Tuesday, with the final outcome apparent near midnight.