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After months of anticipation, the election season has finally come to a close. This year was full of close races from the federal level all the way to local elections. The ballot was filled with important decisions for Greater Louisville voters including who will represent them at all levels of...
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It was a close and competitive race for Indiana House District 71, where three candidates battled it out to be the next representative in Indianapolis for residents in Clarksville, Jeffersonville and part of New Albany.
Unofficial results posted Wednesday morning by the Clark County Clerk’s Office showed Dant Chesser taking the win over Republican Scott Hawkins and Libertarian Greg Hertzsch.
Dant Chesser brought in 49.8% of the vote in Clark County; Hawkins got 46.4% and Hertzsch earned 3.8%. She also won in Floyd County, where District 71 represents a small portion of New Albany.
Dant Chesser was caucused into the seat in May after Democratic former Rep. Rita Fleming announced she was stepping down soon after running unopposed in the primary. She said that winning an election gives her more legitimacy in the seat.
“Having been caucused in was a wonderful opportunity to finish out Dr. [Rita] Fleming's term, but now that the electorate has said that I am their state representative, it’s quite overwhelming and humbling,” Dant Chesser said.
She’s eager to advance initiatives she started in her first few months. They include improvements to Medicaid and a legislation package aimed at improving government accountability.
“It's going to require building coalitions, having bipartisan conversations, and putting the needs of Hoosiers first,” she said.
She also said there needs to be healing in the community following the investigation and recent conviction of former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel.
“The healing comes into what our entire Southern Indiana community has been feeling over the last 12 months,” she said. “Are we getting the best representation? Can we trust our public servants to do what they're supposed to do? And how do we put the processes in place to ensure that everybody can feel the support and confidence that we're doing the right things?”
At the Clark County Republican watch party Tuesday night, early results showed Hawkins in the lead, but there were votes left to count.
Hawkins said then he was “cautiously optimistic,” but knew it was early. He said the final results could be close, like in the last election.
Hawkins narrowly lost to Fleming in 2022, after election night results showed him winning.
“Last time, we had our original result overturned, and this one feels [like it is] going to be that close again,” he said. “The district is just very much a toss-up district and the environment matters.”
Four of the six courts in Clark County were also on the ballots, though two were uncontested.
Republican Lisa Reger secured a significant win over Democrat Dustin White as the next Clark County Circuit Court No. 4 judge, garnering nearly 63% of the vote. There was enough of a vote spread for this race to be called during the Clark County Republican watch party Tuesday night, as many awaited late election results.
Circuit 4 has long been held by Democratic Judge Vicki Carmichael, who did not seek reelection this year. Reger is a former public defender and currently a magistrate judge in circuit 4, where she’s handled family and criminal cases, and presides over the Clark County Family Recovery Court. Circuit 4 also handles a portion of the county’s high-level felony and murder cases.
Reger said she knows she has big shoes to fill, following Carmichael, her mentor. But she said she’s ready to take up that mantle.
“I’m the type of person that surrounds myself with people who are smarter than me, so I will rely heavily on those who know more than I do if I have questions,” she said. “And…I will work my hardest to do my best for Clark County.”
“I have so many people that I can rely on, depend on to ask questions when I need some help.”
Republican Kyle Williams was elected to the bench in Clark County Circuit Court No. 6 over Democrat Andrea Wasson Stemle. The court is one of two created during the 2020 legislative session to help lessen the burden on the Clark County judicial system. The first judges were appointed in 2021.
Republican Judges Nick Karaffa will stay on the bench in Clark County Circuit Court No. 1. He was unopposed, as was Republican Abe Navarro in Clark County Circuit Court No. 5.
Circuit Court 6 judge
Kyle P. Williams, Republican*- 55.5%
Andrea Wasson Stemle, Democrat - 44.5%
Circuit Court 4 judge
Lisa G. Reger, Republican - 62.6%
Dustin T. White, Democrat - 37.5%
Commissioners, District 1
Connie Sellers Republican* - 55.8%
Katie Morgan, Democrat - 39.6%
Larry J. Mahaney, Libertarian - 4.6%
Commissioners, District 2
Jack A. Coffman Sr., Republican* - 58.7%
Laura Mahan-Williamson, Democrat - 41.3%
County Council, at-large
Ron Blevins Sr., Republican - 21%
Chris Fox, Republican - 18.4%
Richard E. Snelling Jr., Republican - 18.3%
Christina Gilkey, Democrat - 17.2%
Jim Brewer, Democrat - 13.9%
Don Vogel, Democrat - 11.2%
Republican Aaron M. Scott ran unopposed in the general election for Clark County Coroner.
Greater Clark County Schools (nonpartisan)
District 2
Katie (Hutch) Hutchinson* - 55.5%
Tony Hall - 32.2%
James (Andre) Heal - 12.4%
District 5
Chelsea Crump - 67.6%
Kevin Paul, incumbent - Kevin Paul - 32.4%
Borden-Henryville School Corporation
District 1 — Adam Campbell
District 2 — Terry Roudenbush*
District 3 — Myra Wright Powell*
Clarksville Community Schools
District 1 — Lynn Wilson*
District 5 — Teresa Cummings*
Greater Clark County Schools
District 6 — Keith W. Freeman*
District 7 — Teresa Bottorff-Perkins*
Silver Creek School Corporation
District 1 — Chris Rountree*
District 2 — Scott Groan*
District 3 — Laurryn P. McDaniel*
Coverage of Southern Indiana is funded, in part, by Samtec Inc., the Hazel & Walter T. Bales Foundation, and the Caesars Foundation of Floyd County.
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Indiana Governor-Elect Mike Braun shared plans Wednesday about his transition into office.
Braun said his double-digit victory in the governor’s race gives him a mandate that can help further his agenda as he works with the state legislature.
“And I’ll accept it humbly and try to engage everyone in my own party, along with the good ideas across the aisle,” Braun said.
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Braun said an initial focus of his transition will be reviewing state agencies and their leadership.
“It’s going to be my vision of being an entrepreneurial governor that’s going to be conservative on the financial side but very entrepreneurial on the problem-fixing side,” Braun said.
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Braun said he likes to move quickly and to expect agency leadership announcements to start soon.
He received several questions about what role Lt. Gov.-elect Micah Beckwith will play in that transition.
Braun didn’t choose Beckwith, as state Republican convention delegates rejected Braun’s pick in favor of the self-described Christian nationalist.
But the incoming governor praised his running mate for bringing the Indiana GOP together.
“The part of the party that I think he represents is where all the passion is on the conservative side,” Braun said. “And I think now they’re on board. And it’s my job to make sure that the full spectrum of what being a Republican is about in this state is then going to be focused on the kitchen table issues I’ve been talking about.”
Braun said Beckwith will be one of the voices he listens to as governor.
And he said he wants to see Beckwith focus on the statutory duties of lieutenant governor. Those include overseeing the Department of Agriculture and housing, community development and rural affairs agencies.
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Updated November 06, 2024 at 14:37 PM ET
Vice President Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on winning the presidential election, a senior Harris aide told reporters on Wednesday afternoon.
The aide said Harris talked about the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans.
The Trump campaign confirmed the call in a statement.
"President Trump acknowledged Vice President Harris on her strength, professionalism, and tenacity throughout the campaign, and both leaders agreed on the importance of unifying the country," Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said afterward in a statement.
The call came hours before Harris is scheduled to address the American people.
The White House says she will deliver remarks at 4 p.m. ET at Howard University in Washington, D.C. — her alma mater and the site of what supporters had hoped would be her victory party on Tuesday night.
Video of Harris' remarks will be available here later this afternoon.
The Associated Press called the race for Trump in the early morning hours, after he won the key swing states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. By midday Wednesday, he had earned 292 electoral votes — well over the 270 needed for the presidency — compared to Harris' 224.
Word of Harris' call to Trump came shortly after the AP called Michigan for Trump.
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Admission is $35 per person. The zoo is at 1100 Trevilian Way, just outside the lovely Audubon Park neighborhood. After you visit with the animals at the zoo, go see the neighborhood that’s named for the birds! Lots of feathered friends live here in the tall, majestic trees. Get a look at the majestic, lovely homes sitting under those trees and you might decide to make your home here, too.
Go All Through Audubon Park
Where can you find the lovely homes of Audubon Park? Next to the country club, of course! The neighborhood is built right next to the grounds here. Meanwhile, smaller parks dot Audubon Park, a neighborhood that's already full of trees and birds. The streets are all named for birds but the houses here were definitely built for people, not for those with feathers!
Every home here has traditional styling with amazing custom designs. They have three to four bedrooms, on average, and one or more baths. They also have beautiful fireplaces, gorgeous floors, custom kitchens, beautiful fixtures, all those features that everyone wants. Built-ins, gorgeous counters, beautiful tile, you get it all with Audubon Park.
See all that this neighborhood has to offer. Go see Audubon Park this November!
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
Trump won the key states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, with a combined 29 electoral votes to clinch the 270 necessary to win the presidency. As of 5:34am ET Wednesday, Trump had 277 electoral votes total.
Prior to the race call for Wisconsin, and before the Associated Press had called the race in his favor, Trump spoke at Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he stood flanked by family and staff and spoke to a crowd of supporters.
“We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible,” Trump said.
“Every single day I will be fighting for you and with every breath in my body, I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America,” he said.
“We're going to help our country heal, help our country heal,” Trump said.
Trump said that he won the popular vote, but those results have not been fully tabulated.
He will return to the White House after falsely claiming the 2020 election was rigged and stoking the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. He is also the first convicted felon to win the White House.
Republicans say Trump won the election for one simple reason. Voters felt that they were better off four years ago than they were today.
“Voters have really short memories,” said Alex Conant, a Republican strategist who helped lead Senator Marco Rubio's presidential campaign in 2016. “And while I think everyone is appalled by what happened on January 6, they're also appalled by what they have to pay for eggs today. People think about inflation every single day when they're buying gas, when they're going to the grocery store.”
The former reality star and real estate magnate weathered crisis after crisis, each one career ending for most any politician. But he maintained steadfast and unwavering support among his base and convinced just enough Americans to send him back to the White House.
The results were a blow not only to Vice President Harris, but also to the legacy of President Biden whose administration struggled with border challenges, high inflation and increasing uncertainty around the world.
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