By Carol Anders Staff Writer
PLYMOUTH — Last night, local Democrats flooded election headquarters at Opie’s Deli to await results of the primary election.
Many said this was the largest turnout of Democrats that they had seen in years. Approximately 50 people assembled and tracked the results on radios, the Internet and on the large TV image projected on the wall.
Election board member Roger Wise was able to join the crowd after all of the election matters were calculated.
He said, “We didn’t have any problems here in Marshall County.”

He said they had placed some extra voting machines at some polling sites in anticipation of a good turnout.
Twenty-seven-year-old Kirsten Martin had spent the day handing out literature for Barack Obama.
Martin said, “I think more and more people my age are becoming involved in politics. I come from a political family and had learned about the different issues affected by politics all my life; however, not many of my friends had been interested until this election.”
Applause arose when the results of the race between Rick Huff and Sean Surrisi were shown. They were opponents in the race for Judge of Circuit Court. Huff captured 71.46 percent of the votes needed to get on the ballot in the fall.
Michelle Livinghouse, who is currently the vice-chair of District 2, was all smiles as she learned of the progress of several candidates.
Livinghouse left early as she was headed to Fort Wayne to show her support for candidates in the races in that area. She had spent most of the day with Jill Long-Thompson, candidate for Governor, who was named the victor in her race against Jim Shellinger.
Nancy Dembowski , running for State Representative in District 17, said she has been able to make decisions during her current term that affects people’s lives.
“I am grateful for the support I received in Marshall County,” Dembowski said.
Although many of those in the room had strong feelings for either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, almost everyone pledged to support the Democratic presidential candidate in the fall.
Three generations of the Emmons family worked at the Center I polling site all day Tuesday.  Dennis Emmons, his mother Lee Emmons, his sister Deb Emmons and his son Ryan Emmons worked together. Dennis said he was very proud of his family for their participation.