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The Winners
Primary Election 2012
By Bob Robinson
Delaplane: “Friday afternoon I had a peace come over me… everything
would be fine.” Riegle: “I’m extremely happy… this is good for our
kids.” Surber: “With all the complexities, we have to find a better way
to explain what we are voting on.”
GREENVILLE – Darke County Commissioner Diane Delaplane arrived at the
Elections Board a little after 9 p.m…. with the next ten minutes spent
receiving and giving hugs to supporters and others who offered their
congratulations.
She was all smiles.
“The final votes aren’t in yet,” she said, grinning. With the count at
that time showing a strong lead and most of the precincts in, she
acknowledged that she was the likely winner and thanked all those who
supported her.
“We worked hard. I had a great committee and the support of our
community,” she said. “I’m looking forward to serving everyone… a
special thanks to all the workers and my family. I couldn’t have done
it without them.”
Delaplane acknowledged it was a hard-fought campaign, but had achieved
a peace as the election approached.
“Friday afternoon I had a peace come over me,” she said. “Everything
would be fine. My family supported me.”
Delaplane won with 64 percent of the vote, 5717 to 3274.
With about two-thirds of the vote in, Greenville City Schools
Superintendent Susie Riegle was less confident with the District’s lead
toward a “Yes” vote on its levy.
“It’s not over until the fat lady sings,” she said, “and I haven’t sung
yet.”
With only two Precincts not yet reporting and a 538 vote lead, she was
a little less nervous… it was time to “sing.”
“I’m thankful to everyone who supported us,” she said, “especially as
tough as times are right now.”
Noting that nothing is automatic in an election anymore, Riegle
acknowledged that the re-evaluation of the district didn’t help.
Greenville Schools Treasurer Carla Surber agreed.
“There was lots of confusion about this levy,” she said. “I’ve been
taking phone calls for two weeks from people who thought their taxes
were going to increase. Tremendous confusion.”
Surber said that due to the specific amount of funding that this levy
produces, $1.64 million, property values are re-evaluated annually to
make sure the funding stays the same. She said that no homeowner or
business should see a tax increase.
“With all the complexities, we have to find a better way to explain
what we are voting on,” she said.
Riegle said she was “very pleased” and thankful.
“We really need those dollars. I’m extremely happy. This is good for
our kids.”
The final vote on the levy was 3103 in favor, 2420 against… passing
with 56 percent of the vote.
Darke County Juvenile Probate Judge Jason Aslinger was not at the
Elections Board Tuesday night but sent the following message to County
News Online:
“I would like to thank all my supporters and everybody who voted for
me. I will continue to work hard as Judge and do everything I can to
make Darke County the best it can be.”
Aslinger beat challenger James Detling by a final vote of 6093 to 3316,
65 percent of the vote.
Cindy Pike, re-elected Darke County Clerk of Courts, thanked the voters
for their support:
“I am excited about the opportunity to continue serving the people of
Darke County, and thank you for the vote and support,” she said. “I
offer my congratulations to Diane and Jason on their victories. I
also commend Amanda, Aaron and Jim on their hard work and campaigns.”
Amanda Farley, who lost in her bid to unseat Pike, also wrote to County
News Online:
“I would like to thank my supporters for all their effort in this
election. Even though I did not win, I still felt that I
accomplished something. I want to thank all the people that stuck
beside me through this whole experience and helped me along the way.”
Pike retained her seat by a vote of 6201 to 2384, 72 percent of the
vote.
In the presidential primary, Mitt Romney took Alaska, Idaho,
Massachusetts, Ohio, Virginia and Vermont. Santorum took North Dakota,
Oklahoma and Tennessee. Gingrich took Georgia.
Ohio was the last state to “call” for Romney, who got 38 percent of the
vote compared to Santorum’s 37 percent. Gingrich received 15 percent
while Paul received nine percent. Romney gets 35 Ohio Delegates, while
Santorum gets 21.
In Darke County, Santorum received 4062 votes to Romney’s 2762.
Gingrich came in third with 1953, followed by Paul (850), Perry (78)
and Huntsman (44).
The voting results are unofficial at the moment as absentee ballots
have not yet been posted. Details can be found by clicking here.
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