Over Half Of Precincts Reporting, Turnout Higher Than Last Midterm Election
WARSAW — With the Justice Building crowd starting to slim, the voter turnout is at 41.84 percent, higher than the 2014 midterm election totals. There have been 49 precincts reported in.
Results are:
United States Senator
Mike Braun, Republican — 14,914
Joe Donnelly, Democrat — 5,579
Lucy M. Brenton, Libertarian — 819
Write-in — 1
Secretary of State
Connie Lawson, Republican — 15,933
Jim Harper, Democrat — 4,468
Mark W. Rutherford, Libertarian — 737
Write-In — 5
Auditor of State
Tera Klutz, Republican — 15,547
Joselyn Whitticker, Democrat —4,515
John Schick, Libertarian — 740
Treasurer of State
Kelly Mitchell, Republican — 16,281
John C. Aguilera, Democrat — 4,520
U.S Rep. 2nd District
Jackie Walorski, Republican — 6,302
Mel Hall, Democrat — 2,171
Write-In — 3
U.S Rep. 3rd District
Jim Banks, Republican — 9,469
Courtney Tritch, Democrat — 3,128
Write-In — 2
State Representative District 18
David A. Wolkins, Republican — 5,485
Dee M. Moore, Democrat — 1,544
State Representative District 22
Curt Nisly, Republican — 11,360
54th Judicial Circuit Court Judge
Michael W. Reed, Republican — 18,133
Prosecuting Attorney
Daniel H. Hampton, Republican — 17,923
County Auditor
Michelle L. Puckett, Republican — 18,067
County Recorder
Joetta Mitchell, Republican — 17,714
County Sheriff
Kyle P. Dukes, Republican — 18,026
County Assessor
Susan D. Engelberth, Republican — 17,687
County Commissioner-Southern District
Robert M. (Bob) Conley, Republican — 15,222
J. Todd Weingart, Democrat — 5,473
County Council District 1
Doug Heinisch, Republican — 4,573
County Council District 2
Michael Long, Republican — 3,726
County Council District 3
Ernest B. Wiggins, Republican — 3,332
Gary L. Schue, Democrat — 1,228
County Council District 4
Jon L. Garber, Republican — 5,221
David Morgan, Democrat — 1,393
Township Elections
Clay Township Trustee
Helen Brown, Republican — 528
Clay Township Advisory Board
Donald L. Morris, Republican — 394
Dan Ransbottom, Republican — 442
Daniel Willis, Republican — 345
Adam Hyde, Democrat — 134
Etna Township Trustee
Gary Sponseller, Republican — 360
Etna Township Advisory Board
Joe R. Mooney, Republican — 242
Steven L. Sechrist, Republican — 276
Tony Tribalski, Republican — 257
Patrick Morr, Democrat — 98
Franklin Township Trustee
Trillia Gearhart, Democrat — 263
Franklin Township Advisory Board
James L. Eades, Republican — 257
Buni Leininger, Republican — 232
Joseph Secrist, Republican — 212
Harrison Township Trustee
Tracy Moyer, Republican — 1,024
Harrison Township Advisory Board
John E. Hart, Republican — 714
Steve Sponseller, Republican — 704
Gerald Weirick, Republican — 552
Jackson Township Trustee
Gwendolyn Ostrom, Republican — 321
Jackson Township Advisory Board
Marcia J. Dierks, Republican — 253
Ray P. Fisher, Republican — 207
Jill L. Slater, Republican — 263
Stanley Moore, Democrat — 79
Jefferson Township Trustee
Beth Krull, Republican — 45
Jefferson Township Advisory Board
Dee Ann Beer, Republican — 34
Jane Hunsberger, Republican — 32
Robert Riley, Republican — 33
Lake Township Trustee
Molly Bradford, Republican — 431
Lake Township Advisory Board
Kathleen Lokotar, Republican — 286
Wayne Spratt, Republican — 266
Paul Sibray, Democrat — 216
Monroe Township Trustee
Stephanie Cloud, Republican — 148
Monroe Township Advisory Board
Donald L. Ellison, Republican — 94
Sonya L. Hathaway, Republican — 94
Patrick Landrigan, Republican — 99
Plain Township Trustee
Tyler Huffer, Republican — 1,142
Plain Township Advisory Board
Robert W. Bishop, Republican — 954
Craig Charlton, Republican — 871
Larry Kammerer, Republican — 914
Gaynor Worden, Democrat — 332
Prairie Township Trustee
Julia A. Goon, Republican — 547
Prairie Township Advisory Board
Lila Christner Thompson, Republican — 362
Gordon R. Drake, Republican — 374
Connie S. Himes, Republican — 379
Scott Township Trustee
Fred A. Slabaugh, Democrat — 96
Scott Township Advisory Board
Tom Besson, Republican — 119
John R. Mast, Republican — 127
Paul Parks, Democrat — 83
Seward Township Trustee
Aime A. Hoffman, Republican — 649
Seward Township Advisory Board
Kevin N. Hohman, Republican — 532
Bruce Lankenau, Republican — 355
Allison McSherry, Republican — 453
Tippecanoe Township Trustee
Chris Francis, Republican — 1,227
Rebecca Burton, Democrat — 359
Tippecanoe Township Advisory Board
Edwin (Ed) Clayton, Republican — 944
James M. (Jim) Rhodes, Republican — 980
James M. (Jim) Smith, Republican — 849
Turkey Creek Township Trustee
Julie Close, Republican — 1,683
Martha Stoelting, Democrat — 783
Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board
Dennis R. Darr, Republican — 1,497
John D. Heckaman, Republican — 1,470
William Dixon, Republican — 1,387
Victoria Carvey Morton, Democrat — 468
Jama Owens Brown, Democrat — 474
Tim Yeager, Democrat — 626
Van Buren Township Trustee
Rebecca Alles, Republican — 1,216
Van Buren Township Advisory Board
Robert Beer, Republican — 933
Shane M. Bucher, Republican — 949
Stephen Unruh, Republican — 758
Vickie Marquart, Democrat — 399
Washington Township Trustee
Dean Rhodes, Republican — 828
Washington Township Advisory Board
Bryan Bidwell, Republican — 600
James A. Craig, Republican — 496
Roger S. Thomas, Republican — 584
Wayne Township Trustee
Jeanie Stackhouse, Republican — 5,869
Shari L. Benyousky, Democrat — 2,233
Wayne Township Advisory Board
Gordon Nash, Republican — 5,035
Joshua Spangle, Republican — 4,987
Bruce A. Woodward, Republican — 4,830
Laura Deal-Decker, Democrat — 2,011
James R. (Jim) Falkiner, Democrat — 1,908
Lori Roe, Democrat — 1,961
Town Elections
Milford Town Clerk-Treasurer
Patricia Gall, Republican — 333
Milford Town Council
Robert C. Cockburn, Republican — 264
Joellen Free, Republican — 268
Douglas Ruch, Republican — 245
Syracuse Town Council 1st District
Larry Siegel, Republican — 380
Syracuse Town Council 2nd District
Paul Stoelting, Republican — 393
Winona Lake Town Council 3rd District
Jim Lancaster, Republican — 1,067
Winona Lake Town Council 5th District
Rick Swaim, Republican — 1,066
School Board Elections
Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation
District 3
Lacey Wise — 1,715
District 4
Thomas J. (Tom) Bauters — 1,175
Kristopher A. Fear — 680
District 5
Craig A. Durkes — 837
Todd L. Hoffman — 1,148
Triton School Corporation
District 1
Teresa Barnhart — 303
District 2
Andrew L. Cook — 157
Steven D. Stichter — 180
District 4
Kenneth Miller — 304
Wa-Nee Community of Schools
Harrison Township
Terry L. Graber — 137
Locke Township
Curt Flickinger — 138
Union Township
Louis Bonacorsi — 148
Warsaw Community School Corporation
District 1
Michael (Mike) Coon — 926
Wendy Fairchild — 486
Keith E. Manuel — 271
District 2
Heather Reichenbach — 992
District 5
Jeremy Mullins — 1,159
District 7
Bradley Johnson — 1,756
Wawasee Community School Corporation
District 1
Robert (Rob) Fisher — 3,762
District 2
Steven Baut — 1,184
William D. (Bill) Cripe — 1,549
Mary Lou Dixon — 1,656
District 3
Rebecca L. (Becky) Linnemeier — 3,839
Whitko Community School Corporation
District 4
Bill Patrick — 641
Richard Jason Thomas — 684
District 5
Annette J. Arnold — 390
Dale Anthony Starkey — 76
Jorell T. Tucker — 55
Scott Werstler — 776
Statewide Public Question No. 1
“Shall Article 10, Section 5 of the Constitution of the state of Indiana be amended to require the General Assembly to adopt balanced budgets for state government that do not exceed estimated revenues unless a supermajority of two-thirds of the members of the House of Representatives and two-thirds of the members of the Senate vote to suspend the requirement?”
Yes — 15,669
No — 4,263
Local Public Question- Wa-Nee Schools
“For the eight calendar years immediately following the holding of this referendum, shall the Wa-Nee Community School Corporation impose a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.0959 on each $100 of assessed valuation and that is in addition to all other property taxes imposed by the school corporation for the purpose of funding improvements for the safety, security and well-being of the Wa-Nee students?”
Yes — 129
No — 69
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey G. Slaughter be retained in office?
Yes — 13,544
No — 3,959
Indiana Court of Appeals District 2 Judge Robert R. (Bob) Altice be retained in office?
Yes — 13,666
No — 3,781