The competitive races for county offices were on the Republican Ballot in each of these counties. The closest race in Jasper County, was for the GOP nomination for Commissioner in District 2, where Craig Standish holds a 6 vote lead over incumbent Jeffrey DeYoung, 1617 to 1611. We reported Tuesday night that there were 10 Provisional Ballots left to be counted for the Jasper County Primary, but that was incorrect. Those provisional ballots were not voted in Jasper County, but rather for the Pulaski County Primary. In other Jasper County races, attorney Emily Waddle defeated Circuit Court Judge John Potter for that position, 2473 votes to 2228. For County Auditor, the Republican nominee will be Diana Boersma, who received 2282 votes to 1126 for Treasure Gilbert and 1122 for Christina Tryon. In the Commissioner District 1 race, Ryan Hilton received the most votes, 1635, followed by 1488 for Mike Johnson, Jeff Spurgeon II, 815 votes and 404 votes for Jennifer Grynovich. For County Council-at-Large, voters could vote for 3 candidates, and the top three were Brian Moore 2364, Jacob Misch 2293 and Scott Walstra 2079. In Newton County, Patrick Ryan is the GOP nominee for Superior Court Judge, finishing with 1389 votes, to 637 for Linda Harris and 250 for Ryan David Washburn. Steven Eilers defeated incumbent Kyle Conrad for the GOP nomination for District 1 Commissioner, 1183-1030. 3rd District Commissioner Glen Butch Cain, was defeated by Rob Churchill, 1140 votes to 1047. For Council-at-Large, five people were running for three positions on the Republican Ballot, and the top three were Mich VanderWall (1216), Heidi McCord (1101), and Bob Gonczy (1092). Two men were running on the Democratic Party ballot for at-large seats on the council: Dean Duncan and Lester Moore. Both will be on the November general election ballot. In White County, in the District 1 Commissioner’s race, David Davis was victorious over Tony Cain, 2104 to 1388. For Commissioner in District 2, Kaleb Pass defeated Andy Federer, 2201-1300. In the GOP race for County Council-at-Large, all three candidates will be on the ballot in November: Joanne Mosher, Matthew McKean and Art Anderson, Jr. In Pulaski County, Laura Wheeler defeated Rachel Spanley for Treasurer, 1227 votes to 930 votes. Incumbent Commissioner in District 1, Maurice Loehmer was defeated by Jenny Halleck Knebel, 1205 to 1067. Don Street was victorious for the Commissioner District 2, GOP nomination over Ron Barlow, Jr., by a vote of 1117 to 1067. In the ten person race for County Council-at-Large, to select three nominees, the top vote-getters were Sheila Jimenez, 896; A. J. Gutwein, 860; and, Tim Overmyer, 766. In Benton County, the Republican nominee for Commissioner District 3, will be Phil McGinnis. He had 752 votes, Kevin Waibel 425 and Pam Ishmiel, 419. The person receiving the most votes for County Commissioner in District 3, was John Phillip Gick, with 469; next was Steve Rettig, with 330; and Sarah Cantu, 324. For Council-at-Large, three people were running and three were chosen: Brent Cox, Ron Shoup and Lori Cyr. For Benton County Treasurer, Nicole McGinnis defeated Carole Hoff, 1026 to 540 votes.
In Indiana, if there were no Republican or Democratic Party candidates for a particular office in the primary, party officials can still place a candidate on the ballot for the November election, but they must do so by July 3.
