http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:53:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310235201.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310235201.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:30:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_309231052.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_309231052.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:15:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310011549.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310011549.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:03:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010444.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010444.html A former Greencastle mayor will head off to the Statehouse come January, and she said Tuesday night she’s ready to go. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:02:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010318.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010318.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:02:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010248.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010248.html Tribune-StarStudents and staff at Sarah Scott Middle School voted to make Barack Obama president and Mitch Daniels governor during a mock election Tuesday. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:01:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010157.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010157.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010141.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010141.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:59:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010047.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010047.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:59:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010037.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310010037.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005901.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005901.html Rep. Clyde Kersey, D-Terre Haute, will remain in the Indiana General Assembly for another two years, as the 12-year incumbent defeated Republican challenger Ryan Cummins for the House District 43 seat. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005539.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005539.html Clay County’s voter turnout was one for the record books, officials said Tuesday evening. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:53:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005419.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005419.html 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. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005210.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005210.html Vermillion County voters turned out in big numbers Tuesday to hand victories to Democrats up and down the ballot. Nearly 64 percent of registered voters turned out in the mostly rural county, which includes the towns of Clinton and Newport. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:49:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005105.html http://www.tribstar.com/election2008/local_story_310005105.html For the second time in its traditionally Democratic history, Sullivan County voted Republican in the national election. Overall, Democrats saw unexpected upsets, incumbent Republicans lost a few offices, and voter turnout here was exceptionally high, as expected.