http://www.news-tribune.net en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311211254.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311211254.html Three of every eight people who voted in Tuesday’s city elections took care of business with one stroke of a pencil. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:11:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311003937.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311003937.html The mayoral victory represented a near sweep for Republicans in Charlestown, as GOP candidates knocked off several Democrat incumbent councilmen. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:10:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311002558.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311002558.html “Winning is better than losing,” said Galligan, to his supporters after results were posted. “In the next four years, I hope to prove worthy of your support.” Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:25:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311101230.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311101230.html All of the Jeffersonville City Council members who had opposition Tuesday won re-election, meaning six of the board’s seven current members will return for four more years. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:04:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311100439.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311100439.html Doug England completed his historic return to the New Albany mayor’s office Tuesday night, taking 52 percent of the vote, and 21 of 34 precincts, against Republican and former sheriff Randy Hubbard. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311095648.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311095648.html New Albany voters kept all five incumbent City Council members in office Tuesday and chose four newcomers to replace current members not on the ballot. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:48:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311095142.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311095142.html The Georgetown Town Board will have a new look beginning Jan. 1, while the Greenville Town Board remained intact following Tuesday’s election. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:46:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311094020.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311094020.html Democrats hung on to control in Clarksville, as attempts by Republicans to gain a foothold on the Town Council failed during Tuesday’s election. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:41:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311094324.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311094324.html Democrat attorney Ken Pierce defeated fellow attorney and incumbent judge Scott Lewis for the Jeffersonville City Court judicial bench in Tuesday’s election, taking nearly 57 percent of the vote. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:36:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311093627.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311093627.html Sellersburg Town Court Judge R. Thomas Lowe kept his seat in the general election Tuesday, but may have to justify a need for the position to a new Democrat Party-controlled Town Council. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:26:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311093301.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311093301.html Brian Meyer beat Sellersburg Town Council President Doug Reiter by more than 300 votes and two of his running mates edged their opponents to give the Democrats control of the council on Tuesday night for the first time in four years. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:23:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311092536.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311092536.html Charlestown City Court judge incumbent and Democrat George Waters won his sixth election Tuesday night, grabbing nearly 54 percent of the vote. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:19:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311092233.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311092233.html Sellersburg is no longer the Republican capital of Clark County: The torch has been passed to Charlestown. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:15:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311091735.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_311091735.html In her re-election bid Tuesday, City Clerk Marcey Wisman faced the same opponent as in 2003 — previous City Clerk Ronny Hornung — and came up with the same result: a comfortable win of more than 1,200 votes. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_310171253.html http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_310171253.html