Monroe County elections, 2008

On the fourth day of November 2008, Monroe County held a general election in conjunction with the nationwide general elections. In this election, Monroe County voters selected a Prosecutor, Sheriff, County Clerk, Drain Commissioner, Surveyor and nine county commissioners. There were 73 precincts in the county for this election.

Prosecuting Attorney

Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Timothy J. Laitur	25,166	36.80%	n/a
	Democratic Party	William Paul Nichols	42,819	62.61%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	407	0.60%	n/a
Majority			17,653	25.81%
Turnout			68392

Sheriff

Monroe County Sheriff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Charlotte Reaume	19,195	26.65%	n/a
	Democratic Party	Tilman L. Crutchfiel	50,188	69.67%	n/a
	Libertarian Party	Justin Yeary	2,552	3.54%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	104	0.14%	n/a
Majority			30,933	43.02%
Turnout			72039

County Clerk/Deeds

Monroe County Clerk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Kathleen Powers	27,383	40.26%	n/a
	Democratic Party	Sharon Lemasters	40,337	59.30%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	301	0.44%	n/a
Majority			12,954	19.04%
Turnout			68021

Treasurer

Monroe County Treasurer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Julie A. Selvidge	26,598	39.53%	n/a
	Democratic Party	Kay M. Sisung	40,423	60.08%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	263	0.39%	n/a
Majority			13,825	20.55%
Turnout			67284

Drain Commissioner

Monroe County Drain Commissioner
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	R. Al Bain	23,080	34.32%	n/a
	Democratic Party	Daniel W. Stefanski	43,859	65.21%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	316	0.47%	n/a
Majority			20,779	30.89%
Turnout			67255

Surveyor

Monroe County Surveyor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Party	Scott A. Warnke	51,509	98.58%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	741	1.42%	n/a
Turnout			52250

County Board of Commissioners

District 1

Monroe County Commissioner, District 1 (10 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	J. Henry Lievens	5,694	96.99%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	177	3.01%	n/a
Turnout			5871

District 2

Monroe County Commissioner, District 2 (9 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Dale W. Zorn	6,072	97.39%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	163	2.61%	n/a
Turnout			6235

District 3

Monroe County Commissioner, District 3 (9 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Party	Al Potratz	6,726	98.65%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	92	1.35%	n/a
Turnout			6818

District 4

Monroe County Commissioner, District 4 (8 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Nicholas Turner	2,864	42.36%	n/a
	Democratic Party	Floreine M. Mentel	3,874	57.30%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	23	0.34%	n/a
Majority			1,010	14.94%
Turnout			6761

District 5

Monroe County Commissioner, District 5 (8 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Marty Selvidge	2,514	33.06%	n/a
	Democratic Party	William Sisk	5,071	66.68%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	20	0.26%	n/a
Majority			2,557	30.62%
Turnout			7605

District 6

Monroe County Commissioner, District 6 (8 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Larry W. Merkle	2,180	36.48%	n/a
	Democratic Party	Jerry Oley	3,104	51.94%	n/a
	Independent	David C. Roberts	673	11.26%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	19	0.32%	n/a
Majority			924	15.46%
Turnout			5976

District 7

Monroe County Commissioner, District 7 (9 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	Michael R. Humphries	2,652	35.17%	n/a
	Democratic Party	John Fowler	4,863	64.50%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	25	0.33%	n/a
Majority			2,211	29.33%
Turnout			7540

District 8

Monroe County Commissioner, District 8 (8 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Party	Connie Velliquette	5,795	98.66%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	79	1.34%	n/a
Turnout			5874

District 9

Monroe County Commissioner, District 9 (9 precincts)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican Party	R. LaMar Frederick	5,781	97.16%	n/a
	None	Write-in votes	169	2.84%	n/a
Turnout			5950

External links

Monroe County General Election Summary Report from the Monroe County website. File in .pdf format.