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Unofficial election results compiled by Ledger-Enquirer election staff.

District Attorney
Julia Slater (i)	40333
Mark Post	22873
Precincts reporting: 27

Sen. 15
Ed Harbison	29659
David Brown	5885
Precincts reporting: 16

House 135
Calvin Smyre (i)	10106
Danny Arencibia	2947
Precincts reporting: 10

Local election roundup: Who won and by how much?

Here are Tuesday night's local election result highlights at a glance.

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Lee County Commissioner Gary Long re-elected

Lee County Commissioner Gary Long won re-election by a landslide margin on Tuesday.
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L-E calls sheriff's race for incumbent John T. Darr

Muscogee County Sheriff John T. Darr cruised to re-election Tuesday, retaining the badge in a resounding victory over former Columbus police officer Mark LaJoye. The Democratic incumbent took about three-quarters of the vote, according to unofficial tallies that did not include absentee votes.
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Ledger-Enquirer calls Sunday alcohol sales the winner in referendum

Columbus voters overwhelmingly approved Sunday package alcohol sales in Muscogee County on Tuesday night.
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District Attorney Julia Slater beats challenger Mark Post

With an overwhelming lead in Columbus that her opponent could not overcome in majority-Republican counties of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, Julia Slater looked forward Tuesday to four more years as district attorney.
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Economic uptick, Obama’s ability to define Romney key to re-election

Barack Obama wasn’t supposed to win re-election. The hope was gone, critics said, evaporated by endless partisan gridlock in Washington and a jobless rate that hovered above 8 percent for much of his first term.
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Ohio shaping up as ground zero for Election Day disputes

Meanwhile, in New Jersey and New York, damage from Hurricane Sandy sent election officials scrambling to create makeshift polling stations and to limit what could be long lines and confusion for hundreds of thousands of people.
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Election Day: Time for voters to have their say

After billions of dollars, hours of debates and frantic last-minute pitches from the candidates, it’s up to the voters Tuesday to decide whether to give President Barack Obama a second term or change course with Republican Mitt Romney.
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38,075 have voted early in Muscogee County

With one week to go before election day, Columbus residents continue to vote early in what may be a record average of almost 1,700 a day.
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More than 10,000 have voted early in Muscogee County as of Oct. 22nd

More than 10,570 Columbus residents so far have cast ballots early for the Nov. 6 general election, the Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registrations announced Monday as another week of early voting began.
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Local liquor stores and Christian Coalition oppose Sunday alcohol sales

Oldtimers might find the issue reminiscent of a rural dry county's vote on going wet: Both the Baptists and the bootleggers are against it.