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Champaign County Election Results 2012

WYSO | By WYSO News

Published November 7, 2012 at 1:50 AM EST

Election results for Champaign County, Ohio with 100% of precincts reporting.

President and Vice President

Gary Johnson/James P. Gray (LIB). . . .80%

Barack Obama/Joe Biden (DEM) . . . . 39.00%

Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (REP) . . . . 59.07%

Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala (GRE) . . . .35%

United States Senator

Sherrod Brown (DEM) . . . . . . . 36.73%

Josh Mandel (REP). . . . . . . . 57.12%

Scott A Rupert. . . . . . . . . 6.15%

Representative to Congress 4th District

Jim Jordan (REP) . . . . . . . . 67.53%

Chris Kalla (LIB). . . . . . . . 3.79%

Jim Slone (DEM) . . . . . . . . 28.68%

State Senator 12th District

Keith Faber (REP). . . . . . . . 73.07%

Paul D Hinds (LIB) . . . . . . . 26.93%

State Representative 85th District

John Adams (REP) . . . . . . . . 100%

County Commissioner

David E Faulkner (REP) . . . . . . 100%

County Commissioner

Anthony Ehresmann (DEM). . . . . . 33.11%

Steven R Hess (REP) . . . . . . . 66.89%

Prosecuting Attorney

Kevin S Talebi (REP). . . . . . . 55.43%

Ronald C Tompkins (DEM). . . . . . 44.57%

Clerk of Court of Common Pleas

Penny S Underwood (REP). . . . . . 100%

Sheriff

Matt Melvin (REP). . . . . . . . 100%

County Recorder

Robin K Edwards (REP) . . . . . . 100%

County Treasurer

Kermit D Russell (REP) . . . . . . 100%

County Engineer

Stephen E McCall (REP) . . . . . . 100%

Coroner

Joshua F Richards (REP). . . . . . 100%

State Board of Education

Stanley Jackson . . . . . . . . 35.38%

Ann E Jacobs . . . . . . . . . 64.62%

Justice of the Supreme Court

Terrence O'Donnell . . . . . . . 76.72%

Mike Skindell . . . . . . . . . 23.28%

Justice of the Supreme Court

Robert R Cupp . . . . . . . . . 63.34%

William M O'Neill. . . . . . . . 36.66%

Justice of the Supreme Court

Yvette McGee Brown . . . . . . . 29.13%

Sharon L Kennedy . . . . . . . . 70.87%

Judge Court of Appeals 2nd District

Carley Ingram . . . . . . . . . 41.96%

Jeffrey M Welbaum. . . . . . . . 58.04%

Judge Court of Common Pleas

Nick A Selvaggio . . . . . . . . 100%

State Issue 1

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.73%

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.27%

State Issue 2

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.34%

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.66%

Village of Christianburg

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 62.34%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 37.66%

Village of Mechanicburg - Roads

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 34.43%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 65.57%

Village of Mechanicsburg - Fire

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 63.04%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 36.96%

Village of North Lewisburg - Electric

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.50%

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.50%

Village of St Paris - Drainage

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 37.23%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 62.77%

Goshen TWP - Fire

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 59.10%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 40.90%

Harrison TWP - Fire

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 49.02%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 50.98%

Harrison TWP - Township Bldg

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 30.83%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 69.17%

Jackson TWP - Ambulance

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 48.05%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 51.95%

Jackson TWP - Fire

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 46.54%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 53.46%

Mad River TWP - Roads

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 61.74%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 38.26%

Rush TWP - Roads

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 56.93%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 43.07%

Salem TWP - Fire EMS

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 50.35%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 49.65%

Salem TWP - Roads

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 43.25%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 56.75%

Union TWP - Fire

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 47.51%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 52.49%

Wayne TWP - Roads

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 58.46%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 41.54%

Miami East LSD - Current Expenses

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 25.00%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 75.00%

Urbana City School District - Expenses

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 42.00%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 58.00%

West Liberty-Salem LSD Bond and Tax

FOR THE BOND ISSUE AND LEVY . . . . 43.11%

AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE AND LEVY . . . 56.89%

Northeastern - Local School District

FOR THE TAX. . . . . . . . . . 35.80%

AGAINST THE TAX . . . . . . . . 64.20%

NE Champaign Fire Dist - Ambulance

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 62.61%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 37.39%

NE Champaign Fire Dist - Maintenance

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 61.52%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 38.48%

Champaign County Library - Operations

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 63.41%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 36.59%

St Paris Library - Expenses

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 58.54%

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 41.46%

Salem North Prec - Local 1

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.40%

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.60%

Salem North Prec - Local 2

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.17%

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.83%

Union North Prec - Urbana CC Liquor

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.97%

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.03%

Champaign (Unincorp) - Electric

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.72

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.28%

Champaign County - 9-1-1

FOR THE TAX LEVY . . . . . . . . 40.06

AGAINST THE TAX LEVY. . . . . . . 59.94 %