Dunbar wins city clerk, Bingham retains Council spot

The City of Greencastle will have a new clerk-treasurer come Jan. 1 after Republican Lynda Dunbar scored a 183-vote victory over incumbent Teresa Glenn Tuesday night in the 2011 Municipal Election.

In the only other contested race on the city ballot, Democrat Jinsie Bingham retained her Third Ward City Council seat with an 18-vote victory over political newcomer Jade Griffin, a Republican.

Bingham's victory means that the Democrats retain a 3-2 edge on the Greencastle City Council.

Bingham joins fellow Democrats Adam Cohen, First Ward, and at-large Councilor Phyllis Rokicki on the 2012-15 City Council, along with Republicans Mark Hammer, Second Ward, and Terry (T.J.) Smith, Fourth Ward.

Cohen, Rokicki, Hammer, Smith and Mayor Sue Murray were all unopposed in their bids for election, and thus were not included on Tuesday's ballot.

Other results from around the county:

Cloverdale

Clerk-Treasurer

Cheryl Galloway -- 147

Laurie Monnett -- 98

Council Ward 1

Gary Bennington -- 129

Cathy Tipton -- 121

Council At-Large (Top 2)

Larry Fidler -- 171

Coweta Patton -- 140

William David Lyon -- 83

Bainbridge

Council Ward 1

Chuck McElwee -- 78

David Crawley -- 52

Council Ward 2

Bonnie L. Osborn -- 76

Jim Watson -- 49

Michael Lewis -- 8

Council Ward 3

Joel Thomspon -- 75

Richard Cope -- 57

Fillmore

Clerk-Treasurer

Wanda Seidler -- 39

Margaret Alexander -- 24

Kari Bills -- 20

Council Ward 1

Curt Leonard -- 55

Wes Terhune -- 25

Roachdale

Clerk-Treasurer

Martha Louk -- 105

Kristy Yack -- 68

Brian Lathrop -- 32

Kelly Marshall -- 11

Council At-Large (Top 3)

Zach Bowers -- 167

Barbara Scott -- 96

Jack Jones -- 94

Rick Kiefer -- 93

Jim Cromwell -- 65

William Long -- 58

Joe Cook -- 42

Russellville

Clerk-Treasurer

D. Devon Davis -- 43

Sally McAfee -- 40

Council At-Large (Top 3)

Cathy Jones -- 68

Norma Jean Gross -- 66

Don Reddish -- 61

Jim Rodgers -- 24

Betty Joy Need -- 24

Check Wednesday's Banner Graphic for the complete story of Tuesday's municipal election.