Certified 2008 General Election Results

 

Please note that the results listed on this page are for votes cast in Miami County only.  For information on how other counties have voted, please consult your favorite news source.

 

The election winners are listed in bold, with Republicans in red, Democrats in blue, and Libertarians in fuchsia for faster identification.  Other party winners and non-partisan office winners are simply listed in bold.

 

Election results have been certified by the election board.

 

Note that votes cast for non-declared write-in candidates do not count and are not shown here.

 

To see a summary of how each precinct voted, click here.

 

This page now reflects the updated vote information as determined by the Recount Commission and ordered by Judge Daniel C. Banina on December 16, 2008.  The offices affected are Miami County Auditor and Miami County Recorder; these are denoted by a * after the office.  Click here to view the court order.

 

31 of 31 precincts have reported - 100%

14341 of 24,682 registered voters have voted - 58.1%


Office Candidate Votes
President of the United States John McCain (R) 8312
  Barack Obama (D) 5564
  Bob Barr (L) 211
W/I Michael L. Faith (A) 0
W/I Darrell L. Castle (C) 1
W/I Cynthia A. McKinney (G) 1
W/I Ralph Nader (I) 4
W/I Lawson Mitchell Bone (I) 0
W/I Chuck Baldwin (I) 21
W/I Kevin Mottus (I) 0
W/I John Leroy Plemons (I) 0
W/I "Lou" Kujawski (R) 0
W/I Brian Moore (S) 0
Governor Mitch Daniels (R) 7816
  Jill Long Thompson (D) 5174
  Andy Horning (L) 469
W/I Christopher Stried (I) 0
W/I Timothy Lee Frye (I) 0
Attorney General Greg Zoeller (R) 7194
  Linda Pence (D) 5685
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett (R) 7284
  Richard D. Wood (D) 5433

W/I

Kevin R. Brown (D) 2
US Representative District 5 Dan Burton (R) 8397
  Mary Etta Ruley (D) 4858
State Senator District 18 Randall Head (R) 7931
  Linda L. Klink (D) 5249
State Representative District 23 William C. Friend (R) 6449
State Representative District 24 Richard "Rich" McClain (R) 737
  Timothy J. Banter, Jr. (D) 520
State Representative District 32 P. Eric Turner (R) 2496
Judge of the Circuit Court Robert A. Spahr (R) 9715
Judge of the Superior Court David Grund (R) 9731
County Auditor* View Order Jane Lilley (R) 6575
  Betty Hunter (D) 6539
County Recorder* View Order Brenda Meadows Weaver (R) 6596
  Vicki Wheeler (D) 6574
County Treasurer Karen Large (R) 9791
County Commissioner District 1 C. Craig Boyer (R) 7205
  Pat Arrick (D) 5895
County Commissioner District 2 Gary D. Hawley(R) 6345
  Harry "Jon" Faust (D) 6753
County Council at Large (pick 3) John Donaldson (R) 7770
  Jan A. Kendall (R) 6788
  Shirley A. Mull (R) 7516
  Cory D. Gross (D) 5349
  Richard "Dick" Lancaster (D) 6689

W/I

Brad Stephenson (I) 53
Peru School Board (Peru Twp 10, 11) Terry B. Smith 3453
Peru School Board (Erie Twp) Lowell V. Maxwell 2829
Public Question 1: Indiana Supreme Court - Shall Justice Randall T. Shepard be retained in office?  Yes - 6113  No - 3608
Public Question 2: Indiana Supreme Court - Shall Justice Theodore R. Boehm be retained in office?  Yes - 5752  No - 3610
Public Question 3: Indiana Supreme Court - Shall Justice Brent E. Dickson be retained in office?  Yes - 6052  No - 3449
Public Question 4: Indiana Court of Appeals - Shall Judge Carr L. Darden be retained in office?  Yes - 5873  No - 3556
Public Question 5: Indiana Tax Court Judge - Shall Judge Thomas G. Fisher be retained in office?  Yes - 6284  No - 3567

 

Election results have been certified by the election board.

 

Offices followed by a * represent the findings of the Recount Commission, and were so ordered by Superior Court Judge Daniel C. Banina.  Click here to view the court order.

 

Note that votes cast for non-declared write-in candidates do not count and are not shown here.

 

Results displayed on this page are not official but are for convenience.  To view the official reports, please visit our precinct summary page.

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