Fleetwood, White prevail in primary election
A total of 3,238 voters cast ballots in the local 2026 primary election, a 21.41 percent turnout of the county’s 15,122 registered voters. Election summary results show 1,236 votes were cast by walk-in absentee ballot, 72 by paper absentee and a combined 1,930 on election day at the county’s various vote center locations.
Complete primary election results for local office races were as follows:
Winners are indicated in bold and marked with an asterisk*
Circuit Court II Judge, 78th Judicial Circuit (Republican)
* Kelsey B. Hanlon – 2,232
Prosecuting Attorney, 78th Judicial Circuit (Republican)
* Ashley M. Fleetwood – 1,520
Benjamin C. Kim – 937
Prosecuting Attorney, 78th Judicial Circuit (Democrat)
* Kristin Szczerbik – 531
Circuit Court Clerk (Republican)
* Diane Stutsman – 2,045
Circuit Court Clerk (Democrat)
* Nicholas Pecenica – 506
Commissioner, District 1 (Harrison, Montgomery, Taylor or Wayne Township residency) (Republican)
Jeffery Johnson – 973
* Norman C. Warner – 1,288
Coroner (Republican)
* Shelby Hershberger – 1,305
Timothy R. Wright – 1,075
County Council, District 1 (Harrison, Montgomery, Taylor, part of Washington, or Wayne Townships residency) (Republican)
* Loretta Foster – 313
Lori L. Warner – 259
County Council, District 1 (Harrison, Montgomery, Taylor, part of Washington, or Wayne Townships residency) (Democrat)
* Sandra K. Calvert – 138
County Council, District 2 (Part of Washington Township residency) (Democrat)
* Anton Karl Neff – 155
County Council, District 3 (Jackson, Jennings, Lafayette, part of Marion, or Morgan Townships residency) (Republican)
Don Bingham – 170
* Lynda Sands – 175
Mark Anthony Searcy – 131
County Council, District 3 (Jackson, Jennings, Lafayette, part of Marion, or Morgan Townships residency) (Democrat)
* Mark Snapp – 95
County Council, District 4 (Clay, Franklin, Jefferson, or part of Marion Townships residency) (Republican)
* Andy Wood – 624
Recorder (Republican)
* Nicole VanDerMoere – 1,991
Recorder (Democrat)
* Joseph Newman – 522
Sheriff (Republican)
Sam Hobbs – 712
* Ryan T. White – 1,865
Surveyor (Republican)
* Amy L. Meier – 1,344
Pamela Rogers – 885
Treasurer (Republican)
* Shelly Townsend – 2,022
Township Trustee – Clay (Republican)
* Debbie Keith – 180
Marjorie Ann Clouse – 147
Township Trustee – Franklin (Republican)
* Leroy Gentry – 170
Township Trustee – Jackson (Republican)
* Bradley Salsbury – 91
Township Trustee – Jefferson (Republican)
* Daryl Kasper – 122
Township Trustee – Jennings (Republican)
* Susan M. Huftel – 61
Township Trustee – Lafayette (Republican)
* Doris Scully – 135
Township Trustee – Marion (Democrat)
* James Elliott III – 17
Township Trustee – Montgomery (Republican)
Amanda L. Huntington – 46
* M. Sue Carpenter – 72
Township Trustee – Morgan (Republican)
* Dave Davies – 128
Township Trustee – Morgan (Democrat)
* Collin Rotella – 26
Township Trustee – Washington (Republican)
* Patty Edwards – 656
Township Trustee – Washington (Democrat)
* Phillip O’Neil – 203
Township Trustee – Wayne (Republican)
* Linda Ann Studer – 143
Township Trustee Board – Clay (Democrat)
* Jacob Balash – 77
Township Trustee Board – Franklin (Republican)
* Denise Line – 109
Kimberly S. Voelker – 105
Township Trustee Board – Franklin (Democrat)
* Shea B. Finnegan – 27
Bruce McCallister – 22
Township Trustee Board – Harrison (Republican)
* Catherine Richardson – 26
Clarence Walls – 21
Township Trustee Board – Jefferson (Republican)
* Richard L. Hofmann – 117
Township Trustee Board – Jefferson (Democrat)
* Athena Goulet – 19
Township Trustee Board – Jennings (Republican)
* Ernest M. DuFault – 64
Township Trustee Board – Lafayette (Republican) (Vote for 3)
* Randy Hendershot – 94
* Brenda Miller – 82
* Kenneth Sebastian – 95
Township Trustee Board – Marion (Republican) (Vote for 3)
* Paul Culler – 83
* Roberta L. Harden – 77
* Ethan L. Wood – 89
Township Trustee Board – Montgomery (Republican) (Vote for 3)
* Douglas K. Carpenter – 82
* Janet Long – 71
* Ermond V. Poore – 74
Township Trustee Board – Morgan (Republican) (Vote for 3)
* Rita Shunk – 58
* Sharon Close – 99
* Ronald A. Jackson – 107
Township Trustee Board – Morgan (Democrat)
* Stephanie Barlow – 26
Township Trustee Board – Washington (Republican) (Vote for 3)
* Daniel L. Melton – 380
* Suzanne Simmerman – 447
Township Trustee Board – Washington (Democrat) (Vote for 3)
* Susan A. Ciresi – 158
* Julie Coffin – 188
* Ruth A. Jones – 163
Township Trustee Board – Wayne (Republican) (Vote for 3)
* Debra L. Wampler – 148
Precinct Committeeman – Clay (Democrat)
* Jacob Balash – 28
Precinct Committeeman – Franklin (Democrat)
* Shea B. Finnegan – 20
Bruce McCallister – 16
Precinct Committeeman – Jackson (Democrat)
* Kristin Szczerbik – 27
Precinct Committeeman – Lafayette (Democrat)
* Mark Quigley – 35
Precinct Committeeman – Montgomery (Democrat)
* Sandra K. Calvert – 38
Precinct Committeeman – Morgan (Democrat)
* David Henk – 28
Precinct Committeeman – Washington 1 (Democrat)
* Anton Karl Neff – 102
Jane Rubeck – 15
Precinct Committeeman – Washington 2 (Democrat)
* Jo Ann Neal – 67
Democratic Convention Delegate (5 selected)
Jo Ann L. Neal – 276
* Jacob Balash – 316
* Stephanie Barlow – 280
Frank Coffin – 269
* Julie Coffin – 339
Collin Rotella – 131
Aliyah Keuthan – 113
* Jane Rubeck – 315
Mark Quigley – 139
* Kristin Szczerbik – 349
Republican Convention Delegate (7 selected)
* Verl Keith – 1,844
* Andrew Horning – 1,616
* Denise Line – 1,613
* Kelsie Risk Reyes – 1,508
* Kristi Risk – 1,546
* Lori L. Warner – 1,681
* Norman Warner III – 1,786
In the following races, only the results from Owen County are known at this time and are as follows:
United States Representative, Eighth District (Republican) (Owen County Results Only)
* Mark Messmer – 1,952
United States Representative, Eighth District (Democrat) (Owen County Results Only)
* Mary Allen – 296
Mario Foradori – 34
Christopher Rector – 80
Tabitha Zeigler – 128
State Senator, District 39 (Republican) (Owen County Results Only)
Tanner Bouchie – 133
* Jeff Ellington – 651
Kristi Risk – 396
State Senator, District 39 (Democrat) (Owen County Results Only)
* Joseph Baughman – 220
State Representative, District 46 (Republican) (Owen County Results Only)
Thomas L. (Tom) Arthur – 951
* Bob Heaton – 1,497
State Representative, District 46 (Democrat) (Owen County Results Only)
* James H. Pittsford (Jimmy), III – 528
