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"TELL THE TRUTH AN D DON'T BE AFRAID" WWW.DENNEWS.COM The DAILY EASTERN NEWS EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY 111.5.08 VOL. 97 I ISSUE 51 NATION I 2008 ELECTI ON STATE I 2008 ELECTI ON Obama win makes history Durbin, Obama becomes JQ hn SQ n the 44th, first black president retain The Associated Press WASHINGTON Barack seats Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tues The Associated Press day night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barri Incumbent Tim Johnson, R-Urba ers as old as America itsel£ "Change na, was re-elected to the U.S. House has come," he told to a huge throng of Representatives for the 15th Dis of jubilant supporters. trict, defeating Democrat Steve Cox The son of a black father from Tuesday. Kenya and a white mother from Johnson has served in the House Kansas, the Democratic senator since 2000. from Ulinois sealed his historic tri Democrat Dick Durbin is thank umph by defeating Republican Sen. ing Ulinoisans for a third term in the John McCain in a string of wins in U.S. Senate and for their support hard-fought battleground states - after the recent death of his daughter. Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and Cash, experience and pro-Dem more. ocrat sentiment helped Durbin beat On a night for Democrats to Republican challenger Steve Sauer savor, they not only elected Obama berg on Tuesday. the nation's 44th president but pad With 7 2 percent of precincts ded their majorities in the House reporting, Durbin had 2,408,775 and Senate, and come January will votes, or 67 percent, and Sauerberg control both the White House and had 1,056,380 votes, or 29 percent. Congress for the first time since Durbin canceled his election 1994. night party because of the death of Obama's election capped a mete CHUCKKENNEDY I MCT his daughter, Christine Durbin, but oric rise - from mere state senator Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-111., waves to supporters at his Election Night Rally in Grant Park, issued a statement saying he looks to president-elect in four years. Chicago. Crowds of about 55,000 people had flocked to Grant Park for Obama's election night rally. forward to "representing our great In his first speech as victor, to state in the Senate and working with thousands at Grant Park in his said, "two wars, a planet in peril, won't agree with every decision or be honest with you about the chal our new President (Barack Obama) home town of Chicago, Obama the worst financial crisis in a cen policy I make as president, and we lenges we face." to fuce our historic challenges." catalogued the challenges ahead. tury." know that government can't solve "The greatest of a lifetime," he He added, "There are many who every problem. But I will always » SEE OBAMA, PAGE 5 » SEE JOHN SON, PAGE 5 STATE I LOCAL RESU LTS LOCAL I CAMPUS REACTI ON Ferguson remains State's Attorney Republicans take MORE ONLINE local seats except Visit Dennews.com for attorney for a slideshow of Tuesday's election By KRYSTAL MOYA from the early vot City Editor ing process to the local reactions. The results flooded some people's eyes with tears, some with burning impending results. They began to disappointment and some with the list the numerous pros and cons that excitement of the consequent four tomorrow would bring. The Coles years. Democratic incumbent Steve County candidates anticipated the Ferguson took the state's artorney race best and worst, after more than six with 42.2 percent of the vote over hard months ofcampaigning. Republican Paul Komada's 33.7 per The more than 40,000 Coles cent and Green Party candidate Todd County registered voters held the fate MITCH SURPRENANT I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Reardon's 24.1 percent. of the candidates for state's attorney, Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama, D-111., celebrate in the South Quad after election results were announced. Overall in Coles County, Republi county coroner and county board Nearly 300 Eastern students celebrated with chants of'Obama!' cans generally swept the board, losing members for the next four years in the presidential election by only 2.6 their hands. percent and the Senate seat to Dem "As of course every candidate Crowd of celebrate in quad ocratic Sen. Dick Durbin's 34.5 per will say, it's all up to the voters," said 300 cent lead. Green Party candidate for state's "We are very proud of him and his attorney Todd Reardon. ''They are Campus gather in ly celebrating at Late Night pizza in after Obama was projected to be the campaign quality," said Democratic the ones who will choose who is best South Quad, cheer Thomas Hall. United States' next president. Jillian Board Chairman Robert Webb. "He for them. I just hope they saw me for '1 believe he is going to make a Williams, a freshman political science is a fair and accurate prosecutor and what I am." for Obama's victory difference, maybe not in four years, major, was part of the celebration and the votes reflected the positive work Reardon spent time with his but he will initiate change," said Wil joined in on the chanting. he has done." grandmother at dinner, while Kom By BRITTNI GARCIA burn, a sophomore art education "It's overwhelming," Williams said. But before the polls closed on Nov. ada celebrated the campaign's end Campus Editor major. "It's a change, and I've been waiting 4, they gazed at the blue and red that at the Panther Paw Bar Grill, 1412 Wilburn said she is glad students for this my whole life." popped onto the television screen Fourth St., with fellow Republicans, While a crowd of more than 300 were so involved this year and believes Williams said this is what she projecting outcomes of the election. including coroner candidate Ed Sch people gathered outside the South it was a huge turnaround from past wanted not only for her, but also for They busied themselves with fam niers. Quad to cheer Barack Obama's victo years. her 78-year-old great grandmother. ily, taking their grandmothers to ry as the 44th president of the Unit The crowd ofObama supporters in dinner to keep their minds off the » SEE LOCAL RESULTS, PAGE 5 ed States, Marjie Wilburn was quiet- the quad chanted "Obama! 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