Staff and wire reports
The Star Herald
KOSCIUSKO —
President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney, prevailing in the face of a weak economy and high unemployment that encumbered his first term and crimped the middle class dreams of millions.
"This happened because of you. Thank you" Obama tweeted to supporters as he secured four more years in the White House.
The president sealed his victory in Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire and Colorado, four of the nine battleground states where the two rivals and their allies spent nearly $1 billion on dueling television commercials.
Ultimately, the result of the brawl of an election campaign appeared likely to be the political status quo. Democrats won two more years of control of the Senate, and Republicans were on track to do likewise in the House.
Romney was in Massachusetts, his long and grueling bid for the presidency at an unsuccessful end.
In Attala County, Romney took in the majority of the votes with 4,452 or 56.66 percent. Obama claimed 3,368 votes or 42.86 percent.
In other Mississippi races, Attala County voted the following:
–Senate: Albert N. Gore, Jr., 2,992, Roger F. Wicker, 4,360, Thomas Cramer, 78, Shawn O’Hara, 53.
–Second Congressional District: Bill Marcy, 3,755, Bennie G. Thompson, 3,563, Cobby Mondale Williams, 105, and Lajena Williams, 41.
Supreme Court District 3 (Northern): Josiah D. Coleman, 2,953; Richard “Flip” Phillips, 3,512.
Court of Appeals, District 2: Ceola James, 1,211 and Ermea “EJ” Russell, 974.
These results are unofficial.
