News and Tribune Election 2008 2012-05-28T22:24:43-04:00 urn:uuid:8196703c-bd04-42e0-ad5a-778c30eec3f6 Capturing art in New Albany urn:uuid:e9e57481-e55f-4871-b852-b3e9c9b47d26 2009-04-22T13:13:00-04:00 New Albany's Clere is official winner in District 72 race By CHRIS MORRIS urn:uuid:e117f1f6-cfe2-40f3-9afa-bfa038f48ac2 2008-11-15T12:52:00-05:00 The votes are all in, and Republican Ed Clere is the official winner in the State Representative District 72 race. Cochran, Clere race not over yet By DANIEL SUDDEATH urn:uuid:0fbb5563-d8f8-4af9-b94e-3cf6c82576d0 2008-11-11T16:58:00-05:00 The race for State Representative District 72 between Republican Ed Clere and incumbent Democrat Bill Cochran isn’t over yet. Same candidates, different race in Ind. 9th District By DAVID A. MANN urn:uuid:3809c829-eef1-479a-8a1c-8362750bab7b 2008-11-10T18:10:00-05:00 And perhaps the most telling difference was the vote margin. Though not all counties have been counted, Rep. Baron Hill, D-Seymour, beat Republican challenger Mike Sodrel by more than 42,000 votes — a total that dwarfs margins from previous races. Could Libertarian Schansberg be lured to GOP? By DAVID A. MANN urn:uuid:fc1f10f1-7f67-4c85-a9c6-d234c75f6d98 2008-11-08T18:56:00-05:00 “I think he would probably be a viable candidate if he ran as a Republican,” said Linda Gugin, professor of political science at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany. The GOP great divide By DAVID A. MANN urn:uuid:0519f481-4a79-46b5-95d2-1375ece41cba 2008-11-06T14:14:00-05:00 And although the Hoosier State — solidly Republican presidentially since 1964 — was eventually called in the Democratic column on the heels of the historic election of Sen. Barack Obama Tuesday, Clark County remained Republican to the hilt on top-of-the-ticket races. CLARK COUNTY: Voting smooth, even with high turnout By MELISSA MOODY urn:uuid:8aee070d-40cc-4916-b272-a37811588e1b 2008-11-06T13:54:00-05:00 Just more than 60 percent of registered voters cast a ballot — 3 percentage points more than in 2004 — and there were lines at the polls to prove it. Obama’s strategy pays off with Indiana win RICK CALLAHAN urn:uuid:8d84ed11-64dc-4a19-a4f6-13ff6e3dfa06 2008-11-06T13:40:00-05:00 Obama secured Indiana with a strategy that included nearly 50 visits this year to the state and heavy spending on campaign commercials in the state’s television markets, said Robert Schmuhl, a political analyst and University of Notre Dame professor. Few Ind. townships will keep assessors DEANNA MARTIN urn:uuid:e651d301-bbca-42f1-9c0e-c3f43b52c6c9 2008-11-06T13:20:00-05:00 Locally, voters in Jeffersonville Township and New Albany Township voted to consolidate duties. Granger defeats Fox to become judge of new court in Southern Indiana By MATT THACKER urn:uuid:1566ad02-0490-4c1d-b7b2-d3ca93a2c49a 2008-11-05T17:17:00-05:00 “I am just absolutely thrilled and elated that I won,” Granger said. “I was cautiously optimistic (before the election).”