Indiana Primary Election Results

Southeast Indiana voters came out to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots for Primary election. WRBI has been tracking results at the state level along with races in Ripley, Franklin, Decatur and Dearborn counties.

Federal and State

State Senate Dist. 43

100% reporting

Chip Perfect (R) – 5,281- 49%

Bill McDonald (R) – 2,948 – 27%

Mark Schneider (R) – 2,555  – 24%

State Senate Dist. 27

98% reporting

Jeff Raatz (R) – 4,231 – 48%

R. Bruce Wissel (R) – 2,548- 29%

Doug Williamson (R) – 1,443 – 17%

Eric Atkinson (R) – 506 – 6%

U.S. Congress Indiana Dist. 6

Susan Heitzman won the Democratic nomination and will face incumbent Luke Messer this fall.

Ripley County

25 of 25 precincts reporting. 20.42% voter turnout.

County Sheriff- Republican

Jeff Cumberworth – 1,774 votes –51.08%
Rob Bradley – 1,205 –34.7%
Joe Mann – 494- 14.22%

County Sheriff- Democrat

Tim Sutton (D)- 560 – 83.83 %
Josh Thompson (D) – 108 – 16.17%

County Commissioner District 1

Robert Linville (R) – 1,221 – 35.89 %
Stan Wiedeman (R) – 1,187- 34.89%
Jay Gayheart (R) – 527 – 15.49%
Bill Flannery (R) – 467- 13.73%

County Council District 3

Chad Pindell (R) – 593- 61.20%
David C. Simon (R) – 376 – 38.80%

Laughery Trustee

Chris Bradford (R)- 267 – 67.94%
Harold Ellinghaus (R) -32.06%

Shelby Trustee

Phillip Morgan (D) – 27 – 60%
Stacey Shmaltz (D) – 18- 40%

Franklin County

County Sheriff

Ken Murphy (R) – 62%

Barry Bishoff (R) – 19%

John Roberts (R) – 18%

County Commissioner District 1 (Democrat Ticket)

Dale Maxie (D) – 53%

Chester Ball (D) – 48%

County Commissioner District 1 (Republican Ticket)

Eric Roberts (R) – 53 %

Scott Mcdonough (R) – 47%

County Commissioner District 2

Tom Linkel (R) – 1,423- 67.41%

MP Allen (R) – 688 – 32.59%

Decatur County

20 of 20 precincts reporting. 13.9% voter turnout

County Commissioner District 2

Jerome Buening (R) – 1,240 – 68.62%

Betty Whipple Louden (R) – 567- 31.38 %

Adams Township Trustee

David Scripture (R) – 79 – 74.53 %

Maurice Ketchum (R) – 27- 25.47%

Wash Township Trustee

James L. Stuart (R) – 473 – 51.41 %

Al McLaughlin (R) – 447 – 48.59%

Clinton Township Advisory Board (Vote for 3)

Stanley Schoettmer (R) – 39 – 30.23%

Brian Schwering (R) – 38 – 29.46 %

Linda Volk (R) – 33- 25.58%

Shawn Fields (R) – 19 – 14.73 %

Fugit Township Advisory Board (Vote for 3)

Carl Geis (R) – 112- 31.11%

Tom Carroll (R) – 98 – 27.22%

Bart Metz (R) – 98- 27.22%

Jay Meyer (R) – 52 – 14.44%

Sandcreek Township Trustee

Daniel Wenning (R) – 113 – 43.46%

Danny Knarr (R) -30%

Cheryl Laws Asher – 69 -26.54%

Dearborn County

45 of 45 precincts reporting. 9.35% voter turnout

County Council District 3

Maynard Barrett (R) – 388 -56.81%
Vickie L. Hon (R) – 295 – 43.19%

Clay Township Trustee

Jerry Caldwell (R) – 167 – 51.54%
Ryan Brandt (R) – 157 – 48.46%

Harrison Township Trustee

Denise Cottingham Bowling (R) – 102- 53.40%
Dennis Winia (R) – 89 – 46.60%