No one claimed it was going to be a close race, and it certainly wasn’t. In the biggest victory margin ever, Jonathan Weinzapfel defeated David J. Nixon with over 85% of the vote. It really wasn’t even a contest with Nixon being shunned by the GOP because of the $12000 in unpaid child support that was tacked to his name.

The night went pretty much the same way for all the Democratic candidates. The Evansville City Council now is also in Democratic power with Curt John, Dan Adams, and Keith Jarboe winning the at large seats. Republican Andrew “Sewers Before Stadium” Smith finished in 5th. Democrat Missy Mosby took the 2nd Ward, while Stephen Melcher, John Friend and BJ Watts took the 3rd, 5th and 6th wards respectively.

For full election results, check out our friends at WFIE.

Turnout was pretty sad for such a large city. A little over 15,000 votes were cast in the mayoral race. Hopefully turnout will be higher next year when we have two big local elections. Obviously there is the presidential election, but we’ll also be reelecting (or replacing) congressional representative Brad Ellsworth. For now though, let’s enjoy a few weeks of not having political ads everywhere.

photo courtesy of the Evansville Courier & Press

The end of this years political season is near. After Tuesday, we’ll know if Jonathan Weinzapfel will be reelected (does anyone think he won’t be?), whether Sewers Before Stadium is a successful campaign platform and rid of campaign ads for at least 6 months. We thought it appropriate to give you a few pointers before heading down to your local precinct.

If you’re planning on voting (and you should be), the first thing you’ll want to do is ensure you have proper identification. You will need an official photo ID to vote on Tuesday. If you don’t have one, the BMV will be open Monday from 8:30AM to 8PM and Tuesday from 6AM to 7PM. To get the ID card, you’ll need three ways of proving you are who you are and live where you live. Grab your birth certificate or passport, a pay stub, and proof of residency. Confused? Check out PhotoID.IN.gov

Once you’ve secured your proper identification, you’ll want to do is make sure you are even eligible to vote. The easiest way to do this is IndianaVoters.com. The site will allow you to check your voter status and find where your precinct is located. If you’d rather talk to a live body, call the Indiana Voter Help Hotline at 1-866-IN-1-VOTE. Employees of the Secretary of State’s office will staff the line between 5AM. to 6PM Evansville time on election day.

Starting Wednesday it is full steam ahead for the presidential election. Vote early and vote often people!

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We told you a few weeks ago that Republican candidate for Mayor of Evansville, David Nixon, had run into some issues with $10,000-$12,000 in unpaid child support. Nixon denies the allegation saying that he has paid his ex-wife through an outside agency, but refused to name the agency citing it as personal business.

In response to these allegation, Nicholas Hermann, the chair of the Vanderburgh County Republican Party says that Nixon’s candidacy can do damage to the party. It’s believed that the child support issue will overshadow Nixon’s policies and campaign promises. In addition, other republican candidates are worried they will feel the backlash that may erupt against Nixon.

Nixon has no plans to resign as he said in a letter to ABC25. He still believes he is a great candidate for Mayor.

What do you think? Should Nixon bow out of the race?

photo courtesy of Courier & Press