Of Carroll County's 14,136 registered voters, 8,911 or 63.04 percent cast ballots in Tuesday's General Election. Absentee ballots cast numbered 1,450.

County Democrats gained two positions - recorder and county council. The remainder of the office holders are Republican.

The composition of the Carroll County Council will change with two new members - Scott Ayres (R) and Marion C. Huffer (D). Republican Carl Abbott retained his seat for a third term. Vote totals were: Abbott 5,240 (25.12%), Ayres 4,697 (22.52%), Huffer 4,045 (19.39%), Rolland "Dick" Roe (D), 3,855 (18.48%) and Richard N. DePoy (D), 3,019 (14.48%).

Democrat Mary Ann Burton pulled an upset, defeating incumbent Republican Barbara Ann Chapman for county recorder. Burton had 4,417 (52.15%) votes to Chapman's 4,053 (47.85%) votes.

Republican Wayne E. Chapman was elected to a fourth term as county surveyor. He defeated Democratic candidate Dale Snipes by 4,785 (56.62%) votes to 3,666 (43.38%) votes.

Republicans William "Bill" J. Brown and Patrick F. "Pat" Clawson were unopposed in county commissioner districts 3 and 2, respectively. Brown had 5,993 votes and Clawson, 6,623 votes.

Other Republicans elected with no opposition were: Carroll Superior Court Judge Jeffrey R. Smith with 6,534 votes; Carroll Circuit Court Clerk Nancy Mattox with 6,508 votes; and county coroner Jay Dee Cree with 6,723 votes.

There were 1,648 straight party tickets cast for the Republican Party and 1,221 for the Democratic Party.

(State and national results were not complete at press time.)

The John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) ticket garnered 4,845 (55.31%) votes in Carroll County compared to the Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) ticket with 3,733 (42.62%). Libertarian party candidates Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root received 132 (1.51%) votes.

For governor/lieutenant governor, Republicans Mitch Daniels and Becky Skillman received the most votes with 5,575 (63.77%) compared to 2,922 (33.42%) for Democrats Jill Long Thompson and Dennie Oxley and 240 (2.75%) for Libertarians Andy Horning and Lisa Kelly.

Republican Greg Zoeller was the county's choice for state attorney general with 4,681 (54.95%) votes to 3,838 (45.05%) votes for Democrat Linda Pence.

County voters chose Tony Bennett (R) over Richard D. Wood (D) for superintendent of public instruction. Bennett received 4,520 (54.33%) votes to Wood's 3,790 (45.56%).

Incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly received the most votes for U.S. Representative District 2. He received 4,533 (53.14%) votes to Republican Luke Puckett's 3,649 (42.77%) and Libertarian Mark Vogel's 349 (4.09%) votes.

For State Representative District 24, Richard "Rich" McClain (R) was the county's choice with 5,118 (60.53%) votes compared to Timothy J. Banter Jr.'s (D) 3,337 (39.47%) votes.

Brandt Hershman ran unopposed for State Senator District 7. The incumbent Republican received 6,600 votes.