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Cumulative Report — Official MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA — Monroe County, IN 2012 Presidential Primary — May 08, 2012 Page 1 of 28 05/24/2012 03:47 PM Total Number of Voters : 15,530 of 87,677 = 17.71% Precincts Reporting 82 of 82 = 100.00% Party Candidate Early Election Total PRESIDENT, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Barack Obama 1,742 100.00% 3,924 100.00% 5,666 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,742 91.78% 3,924 90.02% 5,666 90.55% UNITED STATE SENATOR, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Joe Donnelly 1,614 100.00% 3,665 100.00% 5,279 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,614 85.04% 3,665 84.08% 5,279 84.37% GOVERNOR, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM John R. Gregg 1,664 100.00% 3,730 100.00% 5,394 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,664 87.67% 3,730 85.57% 5,394 86.21% UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 9, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Shelli Yoder 1,105 62.11% 2,545 62.13% 3,650 62.13% DEM John W. Tilford 258 14.50% 589 14.38% 847 14.42% DEM Jonathan George 220 12.37% 456 11.13% 676 11.51% DEM Robert Winningham 142 7.98% 349 8.52% 491 8.36% DEM John Griffin Miller 54 3.04% 157 3.83% 211 3.59% Cast Votes: 1,779 93.73% 4,096 93.97% 5,875 93.89% STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 40, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Vi Simpson 1,662 100.00% 3,691 100.00% 5,353 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,662 90.97% 3,691 89.96% 5,353 90.27% Precincts Voters Counted Total Percent Ballots Registered Percent 77 77 100.00% 5,930 0 0.00% Cumulative Report — Official MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA — Monroe County, IN 2012 Presidential Primary — May 08, 2012 Page 2 of 28 05/24/2012 03:47 PM Total Number of Voters : 15,530 of 87,677 = 17.71% Precincts Reporting 82 of 82 = 100.00% Party Candidate Early Election Total STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 46, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Larry D. Barker 66 50.38% 145 39.84% 211 42.63% DEM James R. (Jim) Mann II 53 40.46% 146 40.11% 199 40.20% DEM Charles "Chuck" Toth 12 9.16% 73 20.05% 85 17.17% Cast Votes: 131 87.92% 364 83.49% 495 84.62% Precincts Voters Counted Total Percent Ballots Registered Percent 11 11 100.00% 585 0 0.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 60, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Peggy Welch 338 100.00% 857 100.00% 1,195 100.00% Cast Votes: 338 76.30% 857 84.77% 1,195 82.19% Precincts Voters Counted Total Percent Ballots Registered Percent 14 14 100.00% 1,454 0 0.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 61, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Matt Pierce 751 100.00% 1,543 100.00% 2,294 100.00% Cast Votes: 751 88.35% 1,543 86.06% 2,294 86.80% Precincts Voters Counted Total Percent Ballots Registered Percent 37 37 100.00% 2,643 0 0.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 62, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Jeff Sparks 331 100.00% 762 100.00% 1,093 100.00% Cast Votes: 331 81.93% 762 81.50% 1,093 81.63% Precincts Voters Counted Total Percent Ballots Registered Percent 16 16 100.00% 1,339 0 0.00% JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE, SEAT 3, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Alphonso (Al) Manns 1,399 100.00% 3,217 100.00% 4,616 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,399 73.71% 3,217 73.80% 4,616 73.77% Cumulative Report — Official MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA — Monroe County, IN 2012 Presidential Primary — May 08, 2012 Page 3 of 28 05/24/2012 03:47 PM Total Number of Voters : 15,530 of 87,677 = 17.71% Precincts Reporting 82 of 82 = 100.00% Party Candidate Early Election Total JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MONROE, SEAT 8, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Teresa D. Harper 1,518 100.00% 3,397 100.00% 4,915 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,518 79.98% 3,397 77.93% 4,915 78.55% COUNTY AUDITOR, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Steve Saulter 781 48.78% 1,828 52.15% 2,609 51.10% DEM Hans Huffman 820 51.22% 1,677 47.85% 2,497 48.90% Cast Votes: 1,601 84.35% 3,505 80.41% 5,106 81.60% COUNTY TREASURER, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Catherine (Cathy) Smith 1,493 100.00% 3,332 100.00% 4,825 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,493 78.66% 3,332 76.44% 4,825 77.11% COUNTY CORONER, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Nicole Meyer 1,488 100.00% 3,341 100.00% 4,829 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,488 78.40% 3,341 76.65% 4,829 77.18% COUNTY SURVEYOR, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Kevin Enright 1,481 100.00% 3,294 100.00% 4,775 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,481 78.03% 3,294 75.57% 4,775 76.31% COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Mark Stoops 1,168 69.94% 2,546 68.13% 3,714 68.69% DEM Randy G. Paul 502 30.06% 1,191 31.87% 1,693 31.31% Cast Votes: 1,670 87.99% 3,737 85.73% 5,407 86.42% COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 3, Vote For 1 Democratic Party DEM Iris Kiesling 1,560 100.00% 3,485 100.00% 5,045 100.00% Cast Votes: 1,560 82.19% 3,485 79.95% 5,045 80.63% Cumulative Report — Official MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA — Monroe County, IN 2012 Presidential Primary — May 08, 2012 Page 4 of 28 05/24/2012 03:47 PM Total Number of Voters : 15,530 of 87,677 = 17.71% Precincts Reporting 82 of 82 = 100.00% Party Candidate Early Election Total COUNTY COUNCIL AT LARGE, Vote For 3 Democratic Party DEM Julie Thomas 1,181 24.19% 2,666 24.22% 3,847 24.21% DEM Sophia Travis 986 20.19% 2,437 22.14% 3,423 21.54% DEM Geoff McKim 843 17.26% 1,797 16.33% 2,640 16.61% DEM Warren Henegar 813 16.65% 1,414 12.85% 2,227 14.02% DEM Scott Wells 648 13.27% 1,526 13.86% 2,174 13.68% DEM Jeff Carson 412 8.44% 1,167 10.60% 1,579 9.94% Cast Votes: 4,883 86.09% 11,007 84.17% 15,890 84.75% Cumulative Report — Official MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA — Monroe County, IN 2012 Presidential Primary — May 08, 2012 Page 5 of 28 05/24/2012 03:47 PM Total Number of Voters : 15,530 of 87,677 = 17.71% Precincts Reporting 82 of 82 = 100.00% Party Candidate Early Election Total STATE DELEGATE AT-LARGE, Vote For 60 Democratic Party DEM Iris Kiesling 1,177 5.23% 2,620 5.02% 3,797 5.08% DEM Tomilea "Tomi" Allison 1,199 5.33% 2,584 4.95% 3,783 5.06% DEM Regina Moore 875 3.89% 1,929 3.69% 2,804 3.75% DEM Scott Wells 789 3.51% 1,822 3.49% 2,611 3.50% DEM John Hamilton 851 3.78% 1,709 3.27% 2,560 3.43% DEM James Allison 823 3.66% 1,665 3.19% 2,488 3.33% DEM Beth (Betsy) K. Greene 682 3.03% 1,642 3.14% 2,324 3.11% DEM Hans Huffman 714 3.18% 1,508 2.89% 2,222 2.97% DEM Cheryl Munson 616 2.74% 1,468 2.81% 2,084 2.79% DEM Rick Dietz 659 2.93% 1,391 2.66% 2,050 2.74% DEM Martin C. (Marty) Spechler 606 2.70% 1,426 2.73% 2,032 2.72% DEM Jeff Carson 555 2.47% 1,435 2.75% 1,990 2.66% DEM Janet S. Ellis 577 2.57% 1,355 2.59% 1,932 2.59% DEM Pamela Warren 562 2.50% 1,369 2.62% 1,931 2.58% DEM Katharine C. Liell 563 2.50% 1,362 2.61% 1,925 2.58% DEM John Zody 594 2.64% 1,306 2.50% 1,900 2.54% DEM Kyla Cox 546 2.43% 1,345 2.58% 1,891 2.53% DEM Fred Schultz 534 2.37% 1,300 2.49% 1,834 2.45% DEM Donna A. Purdom 543 2.41% 1,287 2.46% 1,830 2.45% DEM Trent Deckard 560 2.49% 1,254 2.40% 1,814 2.43% DEM Lucretia Cregar 553 2.46% 1,235 2.37% 1,788 2.39% DEM Brittany Brown 496 2.21% 1,268 2.43% 1,764 2.36% DEM Jenn Marcum 494 2.20% 1,230 2.36% 1,724 2.31% DEM Katherine N. Lessing 501 2.23% 1,219 2.33% 1,720 2.30% DEM Chris Babcock 485 2.16% 1,185 2.27% 1,670 2.24% DEM Chaim Julian 517 2.30% 1,144 2.19% 1,661 2.22% DEM Gregory Ellis 497 2.21% 1,157 2.22% 1,654 2.21% DEM Jacqueline Fernette 462 2.05% 1,181 2.26% 1,643 2.20% DEM Terry Robbins 476 2.12% 1,135 2.17% 1,611 2.16% DEM Erin R. McNeil 449 2.00% 1,142 2.19% 1,591 2.13% DEM Paul Walton Purdom, Jr.
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