Published: May 07, 2008 12:27 am            

About 50 percent of voters turn out in Vermillion

NEWPORT — Vermillion County voters went to the polls in large numbers Tuesday despite few local contested races.

Around 50 percent of Vermillion County voters cast ballots, according to the Vermillion County Clerk’s office.

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton won 66 percent of Vermillion County’s Democratic vote over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s 34 percent in the presidential primary.

Meanwhile, the sitting county clerk was re-elected and a pair of incumbents retained their seats on the County Council.



Republican-contested

President

Mike Huckabee 95

John McCain 393

Ron Paul 37

Mitt Romney 24



Republican Uncontested

Governor

Mitch Daniels 409



U.S. Representative

Greg Goode 451



Democrat-contested

President

Hillary Clinton 3,261

Barack Obama 1,684



County Circuit Clerk

Florinda Pruitt 1,975

Dott Farr Lindsey 1,545

Roxanna Sager 1,290



County Commissioner, 3rd District

Timothy Wilson 2,577

Jim McFall Jr. 1,947



County Council at-large (Vote for three)

Michael Costello 2,227

Lovonna Mattick 1,445

Randy Padish 1,378

Michael Carty 1,250

Billy Bybee 1,220

John Hawkins 1,213

Larry Langley 1,021

Mike Reed 981

Albert Clark 978

Margaret Roderick 724

Tom Collins 599



North Vermillion School Board

Eugene Township

Roger P. Lewis 725

Rick O. Neal Weir 638



Vermillion Township

Larry Bemis 937

Derrick M. Dougherty 426

        

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