Candidates file for primary election

Candidates continued to file this week for the May 5th primary election in Owen County.

Here's a rundown of those who have filed to run for office as of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4:

Circuit Court II Judge, 78th Judicial Circuit

Kelsey B. Hanlon – R

Prosecuting Attorney, 78th Judicial Circuit

Ashley M. Fleetwood – R
Benjamin C. Kim – R

Assessor

Dustin (Dusty) White – R

Circuit Court Clerk

Diane Stutsman – R

Commissioner, District 1
(Harrison, Montgomery, Taylor or Wayne Township residency)

Norman C. Warner – R

Coroner

Shelby Hershberger – R
Timothy R. Wright – R

County Council, District 1
(Harrison, Montgomery, Taylor, part of Washington, or Wayne Townships residency)

Loretta Foster – R
Walter Newman – R
Lori L. Warner – R
Sandra K. Calvert – D

County Council, District 2
(Part of Washington Township residency)

Anton Karl Neff – D

County Council, District 3
(Jackson, Jennings, Lafayette, part of Marion, or Morgan Townships residency)

Don Bingham – R
Lynda Sands – R
Mark Anthony Searcy – R
Mark Snapp – D

County Council, District 4
(Clay, Franklin, Jefferson, or part of Marion Townships residency)

Andy Wood – R
William D. Fulk – R

Recorder

Nicole VanDerMoere – R
Joseph Newman – D

Sheriff

Sam Hobbs – R
Ryan T. White – R

Surveyor

Amy L. Meier – R

Treasurer

Shelly Townsend – R

Township Trustee – Clay

Debbie Keith – R
Marjorie Ann Clouse – R

Township Trustee – Franklin

Leroy Gentry – R

Township Trustee – Jefferson

Daryl Kasper – R

Township Trustee – Jennings

Susan M. Huftel – R

Township Trustee – Lafayette

Doris Scully – R

Township Trustee – Marion

James Elliott III – D

Township Trustee – Montgomery

Amanda L. Huntington – R
M. Sue Carpenter – R

Township Trustee – Morgan

Dave Davies – R
Collin Rotella – D

Township Trustee – Washington

Patty Edwards – R
Phillip O'Neil – D

Township Trustee – Wayne

Linda Ann Studer – R

Township Trustee Board – Clay

Jacob Balash – D

Township Trustee Board – Franklin

Denise Line – R
Bruce McCallister – D

Township Trustee Board – Harrison

Catherine Richardson – R
Clarence Walls – R

Township Trustee Board – Jefferson

Athena Goulet – D

Township Trustee Board – Lafayette

Kenneth Sebastian – R

Township Trustee Board – Montgomery

Douglas K. Carpenter – R
Janet Long – R
Ermond V. Poore – R

Township Trustee Board – Morgan

Rita Shunk – R
Sharon Close – R
Ronald A. Jackson – R
Stephanie Barlow – D

Township Trustee Board – Washington

Suzanne Simmerman – R
Susan A. Ciresi – D
Ruth A. Jones – D

Precinct Committeeman – Clay

Jacob Balash – D

Precinct Committeeman – Franklin

Bruce McCallister – D

Precinct Committeeman – Montgomery

Sandra K. Calvert – D

Precinct Committeeman – Morgan

David Henk – D

Precinct Committeeman – Washington 1

Anton Karl Neff – D
Jane Rubeck – D

Precinct Committeeman – Washington 2

Jo Ann Neal – D

Democratic Convention Delegate

Jo Ann Neal – D
Jacob Balash – D
David Henk – D
Stephanie Barlow – D
Collin Rotella – D
Aliyah Keuthan – D
Jane Rubeck – D
Jonathan Balash – D

Republican Convention Delegate

Verl Keith – R
Andrew Horning – R
Denise Line – R
Lori L. Warner – R
Norman Warner III – R

United States Representative, Eighth District

Mark Messmer – R
Mary Allen – D
Mario Foradori – D
Christopher Rector – D

State Senator, District 39

Tanner Bouchie – R
Jeff Ellington – R
Kristi Risk – R
Joseph Baughman – D

State Representative, District 46

Thomas L. (Tom) Arthur – R
Bob Heaton – R
James H. Pittsford (Jimmy), III – D

The deadline for filing a candidacy is Friday, Feb. 6 at noon. Primary Election Day is Tuesday, May 5. General Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Vote Centers will be located at:

Faith Baptist Church (11612 State Road 243, Cloverdale)
Millgrove United Methodist Church (11151 Millgrove Rd., Quincy)
Lighthouse Fellowship Church (5392 S.R. 67, Gosport)
Clay Township Fire Department (5663 S.R. 43, Spencer)
Freedom Community Center (5552 Freedom-Arney Rd., Freedom)
Jefferson Baptist Church (4019 Main St., Coal City)
Garrard Chapel Church (7410 W. S.R. 46, Bowling Green)
Spencer First Church of the Nazarene (126 E. Market St., Spencer)

For all election-related questions, contact Linda Roy, Owen County Deputy Clerk of Elections, at 812-829-5028 or email linda.roy@owencounty.in.gov.

For up-to-date candidacy filings, visit https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/ and click on 2026 Primary Candidate List.