Bluffton voters overwhelmingly approved a one-quarter percent income tax levy, unofficially 556 for and 248 against on March 6. The yes votes means the village will use the revenue collected over the next 15 years for water and sewer capital improvements.

The tax will start in January 2013, just as the current one-quarter percent tax on the town hall comes off.

Unofficial results by precinct follow:

Precinct Yes No
A 218 82
B 209 60
C 129 106
Total 556 248

Unofficial voter results in Bluffton show village Republicans picking Rick Santorum in a run-away against Mitt Romney on March 6. Both Santorum and Romney left Newt Gingrich in the dust. Unofficial results by precinct follow:

Unofficial results by precinct follow:

A B C Total
Gingrich 41 23 31 95
Huntsman 1 2 1 4
Paul 19 10 16 45
Romney 64 61 49 174
Santorum 74 76 93 243