Issue date: 4/7/09 Section: News

Mason Daugherty, Charleston resident, watches election results on a screen as he lays on the floor of the Coles County Courthouse Tuesday night. Mason Dauherty came to the courthouse with his parents to supports his dad, Matt Daugherty, and grandfather, Max Daugherty, who are running for Charleston Township Trustee and Supervisor, respectively. (Karolina Strack/The Daily Eastern News)

Updated 4/7 at 11:20 p.m.

Six candidates are competing for two open seats on the Charleston City Council tonight and the voting results of all 18 precincts are in:

The results are as follows:


Tim Newell - 998 votes

Jim Dunn - 915 votes

Mike Goble - 392 votes

James East - 380 votes

Ryan Siegel - 169 votes

Matthew Hutti - Write-in, 0 votes


Other results:

Charleston School District (One open seat)

Ron Miller - 2,257 votes

Jason Coe - 2,024

Timothy Hutti - 1,436 votes

Mark Heise - 943 votes

Jack Moore - 313 votes

Joe Gisondi - 174 votes


Mattoon Commissioner (Four open seats)

Tim Grover - 1,408 votes

Randy Irvin - 1,061 votes

Chris Rankin - 1,038 votes

Rick Hall - 931 votes

Kelly Helms - 855 votes

Raymond Hamilton III - 646 votes

Robert Becker - 581 votes

George Gullion - 382 votes

Bill Jones - 370 votes

Mike Colvis - 173 votes


Charleston Library District?

Yes - 1,062 votes for incorporated
410 votes for unincorporated

No - 655 votes for incorporated
815 votes for unincorporated



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