Cornell Wins Commissioner Race

Billy R. Cornell was elected Delaware County Commissioner District 2 with 64% of the vote over Janet Warford-Perry, who received 35.9% in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial county election board figures.

Perry carried both Grove precincts and the Zena precinct where she lives, but not by enough margin to overcome Cornell's showing in Jay and the south county area. (In 1907, Jay voters turned out in higher numbers than Grove and moved the county seat to Jay as a result) Straight party voting came to 71% for Democrat, 28% for Republican.

Cornell received 717 votes, Perry 402, for a total of 1119. There are 8,975 registered voters in District 2 precincts, which means only 12.8% turned out. (A higher percentage of Iraqis voted in elections in early 2007.)