FINAL: VIGO COUNTY ELECTION 2008 RESULTS

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November 4, 2008

FINAL: VIGO COUNTY ELECTION 2008 RESULTS

Anonymous The Tribune Star Tue Nov 04, 2008, 11:29 PM EST

VIGO COUNTY RESULTS

(87 of 87 precincts)

For President and Vice-President of the United States

Barack Obama and Joe Biden (D 24,924

John McCain and Sarah Palin (R) 18,067

Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root (L) 522

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Jill Long-Thompson and Dennie Oxley (D) 20,375

Mitch Daniels and Beck Skillman (R) 21,874

Andy Horning and Lisa Kelly (L) 1,008

Attorney General of Indiana

Linda Pence (D) 22,859

Greg Zoeller (R) 18,316

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction

Richard D. Wood (D) 22,921

Tony Bennett (R) 18,316

United States Representative District 8

Brad Ellsworth (D) 29,671

Greg Goode (R) 13,303

State Representative District 42

F. Dale Grubb (D) 2,635

State Representative District 43

Clyde Kersey (D) 12,927

Ryan J. Cummins (R) 9,894

State Representative District 44

Nancy A. Michael (D) 544

Amos P. Thomas (R) 356

Darrell Goldman (L) 35

State Representative District 45

Rick Marshall (D) 1,702

Bruce A. Borders (R) 1,272

State Representative District 46

Vern Tincher (D) 6,464

Bob Heaton (R) 5,959

Judge of Superior Court Division 2

Phillip I. Adler (D) 31,989

Judge of Superior Court Division 5

Michael R. (Mike) Rader (D) 23,536

Daniel W. Kelly (R) 18,216

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Patricia R. (Pat) Mansard (D) 27,810

Bill Treadway (R) 13,737

County Auditor

Timothy M. Seprodi (D) 31,356

County Recorder

Nancy S. Allsup (D) 26,486

Bruce H. Royer (R) 14,049

County Treasurer

David R. (Dave) Crockett (D) 31,716

County Coroner

Ronald M. Kohr (D) 32,553

County Commissioner District 2

Judith A. (Judy) Anderson (D) 31,018

County Commissioner Distirct 3

Paul Mason (D) 22,343

Brad Anderson (R) 19,090

County Council Member At-Large

(Top 3 vote getters elected)

Mark D. Bird (D) 25,106

William C. (Bill) Bryan (D) 21,278

Ed Ping (D) 20,741

Tim Hennessy (R) 13,112

Angela Miller-Treadway (R) 14,476

Mike Morris (R) 17,404

School Board Member 1st District

Mel Burks 19,253

Larry Faulkner 11,383

Jacqueline L. (Jackie) Lower 24,321

School Board Member 3rd District

Donald V. Gamble 10,741

Paul G. Lockhart 20,714

Judicial Retention Questions

Shall Justice Randall T. Shepard be retained in office?

Yes 20,581

No 10,409

Shall Justice Theodore R. Boehm be retained in office?

Yes 19,951

No 10,564

Shall Justice Brent E. Dickson be retained in office?

Yes 20,226

No 10,145

Shall Justice Carr J. Darden be retained in office?

Yes 20,129

No 10,190

Shall Justice Thomas G. Fisher be retained in office?

Yes 20,027

No 10,481

PUBLIC QUESTION NO. 1

(51 of 51 precincts)

Should the assessing duties of the elected township assessor in the township be transferred to the county assessor?

Yes 6,587

No 9,505

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Election 2008

Vigo County election results 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.
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Parke County incumbents retain their seats Parke County incumbents retained their seats in Tuesday’s election. Republican County At-large Councilmen Dale Gerrish and John Pratt will be joined by fellow Republican J.B. Butler, a newcomer who received more votes than Gerrish and Pratt. The three GOP candidates won over the three Democrats in that race.
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Incumbents easily win school board seats Three Vigo County School Board incumbents readily won re-election Tuesday. In District 1, Mel Burks and Jackie Lower retained their seats, defeating Larry Faulkner. In unofficial results, Lower had 24,321 votes, Burks, 19,253, and Faulkner, 11,383.
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Democratic Commissioner Mason gets another four years Vigo County voters on Tuesday returned Democratic Commissioner Paul Mason for an additional four-year term as one of the county’s top executive officials.
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Mansard wins another term as Vigo County clerk Democrat Patricia “Pat” Mansard has won another term as Vigo County clerk. Mansard, who has served as county clerk for 20 years, was busily working Tuesday night to finish up election results, but she took a minute to savor her win.
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