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November 4, 2008

Moore, Meyer win; Dems take all three at-large council seats

Anonymous The News and Tribune Tue Nov 04, 2008, 10:09 PM EST

A look at the results, with all 73 precincts reporting:

• Democrat Dan Moore defeated incumbent Republican Judge Abe Navarro 26,686 votes, or 59.14 percent, to 18,441, or 40.86 percent.

• Democratic County Commissioners candidates Les Young and Ed Meyer won seats over Republicans Jack Coffman Sr., and R. Monty Snelling, respectively.

• Democrats took all three County Council At-Large seats, with Chuck Moore, Perry Smith and Kevin Vissing defeating Republicans Steve Doherty, John Durbin and Danny F. Yost.

• For coroner, incumbent Democrat Edwin “Huck” Coots defeated Republican challenger Richard Pyke 63 percent to 37 percent.

• Jeffersonville Township Assessor Vicki Conlin will not be retained. The vote to transfer her duties to the county assessors office was affirmed by a 52 percent to 48 percent margin.

• In national races, incumbent Democrat Baron Hill easily won the county in the 9th Congressional District race; Republican John McCain won the county by 3,000; and Republican Mitch Daniels took 61 percent of the vote in the county. Two Republican candidates with local ties — attorney general hopeful Greg Zoeller and Tony Bennett, running for state superintendent of public instruction, won the county.