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B-2 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 The Press-Dispatch ELECTION Continued from page 1 Election Returns (Contested Races Only) Clay Jefferson #1 Jefferson #2 Lockhart Logan Madison Marion Monroe Patoka #1 Patoka #2 Petersburg #1 Petersburg #2 Petersburg #3 Petersburg #4 Washington #1 Washington #2 Washington #3 Winslow Totals U.S. President Donald J. Trump (R) 117 436 298 341 187 147 267 246 355 432 163 151 226 223 358 236 261 248 4692 Joe R. Biden (D) 35 134 99 112 23 44 71 90 75 159 60 38 92 49 97 79 80 78 1415 Jo Jorgensen (L) 1 4 5 14 2 3 4 11 10 6 1 2 10 7 9 6 7 11 113 Write-In 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb (R) 104 365 269 318 156 136 229 228 312 377 148 142 207 197 338 222 249 202 4199 Woodrow Myers (D) 32 109 70 98 19 28 54 67 59 127 38 23 77 43 71 58 61 58 1092 Donald Rainwater II (L) 15 97 61 50 35 28 56 46 61 79 31 25 42 33 48 37 36 70 850 Attorney General Todd Rokita. (R) 104 361 257 307 147 120 218 208 299 349 132 134 199 174 301 203 223 212 3948 Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) 41 195 134 154 57 64 104 130 120 223 80 50 122 94 141 109 111 114 2043 U.S. Representative Dist. #8 Larry Bucshon (R) 117 419 303 334 185 147 260 244 337 416 161 149 221 207 355 230 259 252 4596 E. Thomasina Marsili (D) 36 129 81 105 21 32 58 77 76 144 48 27 85 50 91 75 82 68 1285 James D. Rodenberger (L) 0 13 15 23 6 7 13 12 16 22 7 10 16 14 12 9 2 9 206 Write-In 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 U.S. Representative Dist. #63 Shane M. Lindauer (R) 409 291 155 143 221 205 346 251 2021 Teresa Kendall (D) 147 108 57 40 100 63 102 89 706 State Representative Dist. #64 Matt Hostettler (R) 120 186 149 455 Ian R. Gamroth (D) 31 24 38 93 State Representative Dist. #75 Cindy Ledbetter (R) 304 232 219 317 366 215 227 1880 John Hurley (D) 152 96 116 112 215 98 103 892 Circuit Court Clerk Lana Griffith (R) 111 419 307 330 174 142 269 246 340 413 165 147 219 205 343 223 259 235 4547 Summer L. Sorgius (D) 37 151 90 130 35 50 69 92 93 171 55 39 105 68 115 94 90 99 1583 County Treasurer Susan Wheeler-Brittain (R) 92 352 258 322 147 120 224 247 299 401 122 130 199 181 322 181 222 221 4040 Jody L. Hoover (D) 59 219 144 135 66 72 113 90 131 191 100 59 129 95 137 138 128 117 2123 County Coroner Ray Brooks (R) 97 292 237 327 151 87 201 240 265 351 108 115 156 153 231 146 188 218 3563 Nick Harris Henson (D) 52 272 163 130 59 104 127 100 164 231 111 75 169 119 224 170 158 113 2541 County Council At-Large Dennis R. Bishop (R) 82 327 215 237 136 117 188 194 261 316 135 115 177 156 277 185 245 205 3568 Nathan W. Evans (R) 63 225 131 215 102 94 145 150 170 219 85 73 117 117 192 130 139 138 2505 Greg K. Willis (R) 74 289 198 234 120 118 167 189 228 291 123 87 158 140 268 183 225 188 3280 Todd Meadors (D) 54 303 216 201 73 78 165 148 191 289 99 92 147 119 230 159 200 141 2905 Cathy A. McFarland (I) 33 165 110 115 57 59 82 98 119 143 79 66 107 100 118 92 97 75 1715 Pike County School Board Dist. #4 James R. (Jim) Johns 48 197 150 151 89 71 124 117 179 239 82 67 83 90 146 105 114 125 2177 Chris A. Satterfield 56 267 160 188 79 76 129 170 176 244 93 83 171 134 207 154 175 173 2735 Pike County School Board Dist. #5 Krista Halbrader 62 247 192 173 94 66 155 97 164 207 98 71 121 110 173 123 125 136 2414 Stephen B. Potter 46 214 115 160 69 79 100 180 191 251 79 73 130 114 202 137 163 154 2457 Delicious Fresh Baked Fruit Pies, Cobblers & Tarts... Apple, Cherry, Blackberry, Blueberry Pumpkin, Pecan and Rhubarb Order your THANKSGIVING PIES from US!! 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She said she was worried about the outcome because while she was standing at the polls, she kept seeing people go up and talk to Jody. "No- body gave me any indication how they were going to vote, like they were (voting for) Jody," said Brittain. "When the numbers start- ed coming in, I was totally shocked." She said she and Hoover had talked before the elec- tion and said, "It's what God decides." In the race for County Cor- oner, it was the "third time is a charm" for Republican Ray Brooks. In his third run for coroner, he beat Nick Harris Henson 3,564 to 1,583. It was the closest race of the night in Pike County. Brooks said he got out and worked harder this time than he has in the past two elec- tions. He also said he got a big boost from the Republi- can wave in Pike County. Brooks has served as Dep- uty Coroner for several years, including with Henson's aunt, Gretchen Harris, who had been coroner for the last eight years. "Now that I have the office, I have to live up to a lot of ex- pectations. The biggest is my own expectations. I look in- ward and say, 'Okay, Bubba, you better get at it.' I have a pretty good crew in there right now and my intention is to keep them. Of course, that is up to them. But I will let that be their call." He said he also wanted to talk with Gretchen and other deputies, and get their input. "We are a team," said Brooks. INCUMBENT COUNCILMEN ALL RE-ELECTED Incumbent county council- men Dennis Bishop, Greg Wil- lis and Todd Meadors retained their seats. The race was the only political race that wasn't affected by straight-ticket vot- ing. The top three vote-getters are elected, so no straight-tick- et votes are attributed to the at-large positions. Republi- cans Bishop and Willis were elected to their fourth terms. Bishop led the ticket with 3,568 votes and Willis re- ceived 3,280 votes. Democrat Todd Meadors garnered 2,905 votes. Newcomers Nathan Evans (R) was exactly 400 votes be- hind Meadors. Independent candidate Kathy McFarland collected 1,715 votes. "My thought is people of Pike County are satisfied with the job we are doing or they wouldn't have put the same three of us back in there," said Councilman Greg Willis. He added, "Next four years is going to be a difficult time fi- nancially with the downsizing of IPL. It has been difficult the last couple of years, but it is go- ing to be more difficult in the next few years." Republicans also held both County Commissioner seats on the ballot, as incumbents Jeff Nelson and Ryan Coleman were both unopposed. Coun- ty Surveyor Rich Williams was also unopposed and won re-election for a third term. SCHOOL BOARD INCUMBENTS RE-ELECTED All three school board in- cumbents were re-elected as Steve Potter again narrowly defeated Krista Halbrader by just 43 votes. Chris Satterfield won re-election by 558 votes over challenger Jim Johns, and incumbent Chris McKin- ney was unopposed. Potter defeated Halbrad- er in the southern part of the county where he grew up. On election night, the votes from early voting and absentees were tabulated first, then Pe- tersburg and Otwell next. A f- ter those three vote centers were tabulated, Halbrader had a 10 -vote lead. The Winslow vote center was the last to be counted. There were 719 votes at that center on Election Day. Pot- ter made up the 10 -vote deficit and ended up 43 votes ahead. Four years ago, Potter won by 59 votes. "Wow, that was even closer this time than it was last time," said Potter, who spent election night in his camper, quaran- tined from his wife Kelly be- cause of COVID. "It shows just how different this election was than previous elections. It is what a lot of other families are going through. I'm in the camper." "I voted early when I turned in my financial stuff. My fear was I would end up getting it (COVID) and wouldn't be able to vote." Potter said he hoped his victory was a sign that people were "looking at what we are trying to do and support it." "I'm just thankful for their support. I will do the best I can for the next four years," said Potter. He added, "We have a lot of things going on that we have to get through. A lot of chal- lenges. We have some big dollar things to address. We have this school year to get through." Satterfield said about why he had a 558 -vote win, "I hope it is how I have conducted my- self on the board. My deci- sions have always been about the betterment of our school and what is best for the major- ity of our kids." It is the fourth time Satter- field has been elected to the school board. He said it was very different than any other election he has been through. "People already had their minds made up. They have had their minds made up for a long time," said Satterfield about the electorate. He esti- mated 80 percent of the people he talked with at the polls al- ready had their mind made up. NATIONAL AND STATE RESULTS IN PIKE COUNTY President Trump set the stage for the local races as he easily carried Pike County, getting 4,692 votes or 75.3 per- cent to Joe Biden's 1,415 votes. Eighth District Congress- man Larry Bucshon had near- ly identical numbers in his race over Democrat challeng- er E. Tomasina Marsili, win- ning 4,596 to 1,285. At the state level, Governor Eric Holcomb pulled in 68 per- cent of the vote against Demo- crat challenger Dr. Woody My- ers. Holcomb had 4,199 votes to Myers' 1,092 votes. Attorney General Todd Rokita also easily beat for- mer Evansville Mayor John Weinzapfel 3,948 to 2,043. Republican incumbent State Representatives Shane Lindauer and Matt Hostet- tler also carried Pike Coun- ty in a big way. Lindauer had 2,021 votes to Teresa Kendall's 706, for 74 percent of the vote in District 63. Hostettler tal- lied an amazing 83 percent of the small portion of his district that was in Pike County with 456 votes to Ian Gamroth's 93. Republican Cindy Ledbet- ter carried a 2-1 margin over Democrat John Hurley 1,880 to 892 in District 75. All three Republicans won district-wide as well. SHOEBOX Continued from page 1 portunity of branching out be- yond her own church body and has allowed her to meet new people. Through this experi- ence, she has seen people's love for Jesus in many differ- ent kinds of churches as she spreads the word about Oper- ation Christmas Child. Millions of children all over the world have received shoe- boxes. Several of the children who received shoeboxes ear- ly on in the ministry are now adults who remember the gifts and will never forget the im- pact they had on their lives. Leslie shared the story of a little boy in A frica who re- ceived a winter hat. Though he did not need it at the time, he kept it and was later adopt- ed by a family who lived in chilly New York, where he was finally able to wear it. She also told of a young child who was used to sharing a bar of soap with 18 to 20 oth- er children in an orphanage. When he received a shoebox, he found a bar of soap inside and hid it under his mattress so he could keep it for himself. Many of the gifts given in the shoeboxes are items often tak- en for granted, but can bright- en the day of a child in need. Included in every shoebox is a booklet with the story of the gospel, which is print- ed in over 80 languages. Ma- ny countries have a Samari- tan's Purse program called the Greatest Journey, which begins after the shoebox dis- tribution. Through this pro- gram, children can attend 12 weeks of classes, at the end of which they receive a cer- tificate and Bible in their own language. Leslie said since 2009, there have been over 23 million chil- dren who have participated in the Greatest Journey. She also said many of the children who take part in the program ac- cept Christ and share the gos- pel with their families. "I really and truly believe in the ministry or I wouldn't want to be part of it," said Leslie on Operation Christmas Child. "I think it has grown expo- nentially, and I think… that shows that God's hand is in that ministry." Operation Christmas Child first began in 1993 when one of Franklin Graham's friends told him about the devasta- tion he saw on his trip to Bos- nia and asked Graham to get people to gather boxes togeth- er and fill them with gifts for the children. Graham contact- ed a pastor in North Carolina, and the cause ended up with 28,000 boxes in less than a month. Since the start of the mis- sion, Operation Christmas Child has given out shoebox- es to over 178 million children in over 160 countries. White River Chapel United Methodist Church in the Bowman community is par- ticipating in the Operation Christmas Child program for the seventh year. INDOT announces State Road 64 closures Highway 64 will close near Oakland City, beginning Mon- day, November 16. The road closures are necessary for multiple pipe replacements. Beginning on or around Monday, Nov. 16, INDOT maintenance crews will close Highway 64, from just east of the Oakland City limit to the area of the intersection at East County Road 550 South, to re- place four culvert pipes. This operation requires a complete pavement cut across all lanes of traffic, excavation and replacement of a large cul- vert pipe. Workers then fill the hole with gravel and allow that to compact under traffic con- ditions before returning later to cover the cut with asphalt. It takes about a day to do one culvert replacement. Work starts after morning peak traf- fic hours to accommodate school traffic. In most cases, the road can be re-opened be- fore afternoon peak hours. Four culvert pipes will be replaced, so motorists can ex- pect to see work at different lo- cations until Nov. 20. Local traffic will have ac- cess up to the points of clo- sure, but all thru traffic should use the official detour follow- ing S.R. 57, S.R. 56 and S.R. 61 back to S.R. 64. Hooper charged with OVWI with minor in vehicle By James Capozella Petersburg City Police offi- cer Scott Arnold arrested Ke- sha M. Hooper, 32, of 635 SW 6th St., Washington, at around 10 :33 a.m. November 1 for OV- WI, with a minor in the vehi- cle, neglect of a dependent, and possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Arnold was on patrol when he witnessed a vehicle turn out of Evans RV and then go turn into Huck's parking lot. He said he noticed the driv- er looking over her shoulder and also two teenagers in the backseat jump down in their seats and then raise up, and look behind where the patrol car was located, according to the report. Arnold was across the street at Subway and observed the vehicle leave Huck's, trav- eling north on SR 57. While be- hind the vehicle, Arnold got a return on the plate, which ex- pired June 7, 2020. A stop was made on SR 57 at 10th Street, where Arnold saw five chil- dren in the backseat, ages 4, 7, 8, 13 and 14, none of which were in child safety seats. Ar- nold smelled a strong odor of burnt marijuana and also the odor of an alcoholic beverage, according to the report. In the report, Arnold wrote he observed red, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech by Hooper. Asked if she had been drinking, she said yes and in- dicated on a scale of 0 -10 she was a 3, according to the re- port. Arnold found a smoking pipe and marijuana in the ve- hicle and Hooper advised Ar- nold that there was another pipe in her underwear. The three youngest chil- dren were placed in foster car by Child Protective Ser- vices and the two oldest were released to family members. Pike County Sheriff's Dep- uty Cody Jones transported the youth to the Pike Coun- ty Jail for disposition and Ar- nold turned Hooper over to jail staff.

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