Washington County Detailed Primary Results
Here are the complete results from last night’s Primary Election for Republican and Democrat candidates in the county.
WASHINGTON COUNTY results are unofficial until they are certified to the state of Indiana.
Sheriff – Democrat
Roger Newlon – 1535 – 64.74 percent
David Bower – 836 – 35.26 percent
Sheriff – Republican
Roy Overshiner – 855 votes – 44 percent
Danny Libka – 638 votes – 33 percent
John Revels – 439 votes – 23 percent
Commissioner District 2 – Republican
Preston Shell – 642 votes – 33 percent
Mark Boling – 537 votes – 28 percent
John Fultz – 443 votes – 23 percent
Phil McIntyre – 316 votes – 16 percent
Commissioner District 2 – Democrat – unopposed
Tom Day – 1,797 votes
State Senator – District 47 – Republican
Erin Houchin – 1453
Tad Whitis – 557
State Senator – District 47 – Democrat
Richard Young – incumbent – 1654
State Representative – District 73 – Republican
Steven Davisson – 1856
State Representative – District 73 – Democrat
Doug Leatherbury – 1544
Prosecuting Attorney – Republican
Dustin Houchin – 1780
Prosecuting Attorney – Democrat
No candidate
County Auditor – Republican
Randall Bills – 1667
County Auditor – Democrat
Claude Combs – 1732
County Recorder – Republican
Kyra Stephenson – 1704
County Recorder – Democrat
No candidate
County Council Member – Democrat – District 1 – unopposed
Jody Smedley – 573 votes
County Council Member – Republican – District 1
Ben Bowling Jr – 472 votes
County Council Member – Democrat – District 2 – unopposed
Teresa Pittman – 329 votes
County Council Member – Republican – District 2
No candidate
County Council Member – Democrat – District 3 – unopposed
Johnny Mac Holsapple – 353
County Council Member – Republican – District 3
David Hoar – 514 votes
County Council Member – Democrat – District 4 – unopposed
Karen Wischmeier – 353 votes
County Council Member – Republican – District 4
Frank Nobles – 357 votes
Brown Township Trustee – Democrat
Meghan Combs – 97
Brown Township Trustee – Republican
Sharon Roberts – 90
Brown Township Board Member– Democrat
Gary Chastain – 79 votes
Thomas Guthrie – 63 votes
Brown Township Trustee – Republican
Randy Roberts – 87 votes
Franklin Township Trustee –– Democrat
Steven Anderson – 87
Franklin Township Trustee –– Republican
No candidate
Franklin Township Board Member –– Democrat
No candidate
Franklin Township Board Member –– Republican
Scott Applegate – 70 votes
RV Meaders – 81 votes
David Mount – 67 votes
Gibson Township Trustee –– Democrat
No candidate
Gibson Township Trustee –– Republican
David A. Weaver – 60 votes
Gibson Township Board –– Democrat
Dorothy Fleenor – 65 votes
Steve Fleenor – 60 votes
Steve Johnson – 67 votes
Gibson Township Board –– Republican
No candidate
Howard Township Trustee –– Democrat
Kathleen Zelevitz – 38 votes
Howard Township Trustee –– Republican
No candidate
Howard Township Board Member –– Democrat
Earlene Silverthorn – 48 votes
Jackson Township Trustee– Democrat
William Bill Yates – 96
Jackson Township Trustee– Republican
Pamela J. Blair – 45 votes
Matthew Incantalupo – 57 votes
Jackson Township Board Member –– Democrat
No candidate
Jackson Township Board Member –– Republican
Craig Martin – 88 votes
Jefferson Township Trustee –- Democrat
Charlotte Thompson – 47 votes
Jefferson Township Trustee –- Republican
No candidate
Jefferson Township Board Member –– Democrat
No candidate
Jefferson Township Board Member –– Republican
Shannon Sullivan – 80 votes
Madison Township Trustee –– Democrat
Lee Badger – 44 votes
Madison Township Trustee –– Republican
No candidate
Madison Township Board member –– Democrat
Patricia Keator – 32 votes
Tammy Worley – 29 votes
Madison Township Board member –– Republican
No candidate
Monroe Township Trustee –– Democrat
No candidate
Monroe Township Trustee –– Republican
Susan Boling – 75
Monroe Township Board member –– Democrat
No candidate
Monroe Township Board member –– Republican
Roba Boling – 43 votes
Ruth Gay – 59 votes
Kay Mills – 59 votes
Pierce Township Trustee –– Democrat
No candidate
Pierce Township Trustee –– Republican
Dennis R. Fleming Sr. – 125 votes
Pierce Township Board member –– Democrat
No candidate
Pierce Township Board member –– Republican
Christina Denny – 83 votes
Stephanie Sullivan Farler – 63 votes
Scott Miller – 85 votes
Stephen Purlee – 106 votes
Polk Township Trustee –– Democrat
No candidate
Polk Township Trustee –– Republican
Clair Sullivan Jr. – 109 votes
Polk Township Board member –– Democrat
Roger Rickard – 175 votes
Polk Township Board member –– Republican
Geneva Bagshaw – 67
Jeremy Souder – 90
Posey Township Trustee –– Democrat
Mike Dohoney – 71 votes
Posey Township Trustee –– Republican
Ken Armstrong – 89 votes
Posey Township Board member –– Democrat
Melissa Farmer – 67 votes
Gladys Osborne – 59 votes
Gary Roll Jr – 64 votes
Posey Township Board member –– Republican
Beth Armstrong – 88 votes
Vernon Township Trustee –– Democrat
Keith Guthrie – 67 votes
Vernon Township Trustee –– Republican
No candidate
Vernon Township Board member –– Democrat
Tommy Green – 64
David Routh – 61
Edgar Williams – 51
Township Trustee – Washington Township – Democrat
No candidate
Township Board member – Washington Township – Democrat
No candidate
Township Board member – Washington Township – Republican
Brice Robinson – 756 votes
Township Board member – Washington Township – Republican
Marvin Clark – 666 votes
D Jack Mahuron – 615 votes
Norman Souder – 616 votes
State Convention Delegation – at large – Republican
Ken Armstrong – 419 votes
Luann Armstrong – 370 votes
Randall Bills – 786 votes
Jason Cockerill – 710 votes
Dustin Houchin – 1048 votes
Erin Houchin – 1132 votes
John W. Mead – 728 votes
State Convention Delegate – District 1 – Republican
No candidate
State Convention Delegate – District 2 – Republican
John Fultz – 818
D Jack Mahuron – 866
State Convention Delegate – District 3 – Republican
Nathan Bills – 285
Primary Election Results for Additional Counties
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SCOTT COUNTY
Democrat Commissioner
Mark Hayes 1185 – 65 percent
Tex Murphy – 633 – 35
Council District 3
Steven Bridgewater – 195 – 38 percent
Steven Mayer – 182 – 35 percent
Christopher Wakeman – 141 – 27 percent
Council District 4
Raymond Jones – 256 votes – 56 percent
Joshua Stigdon – 200 votes – 44 percent
Council District 4
ORANGE COUNTY
Sheriff – Republican
Josh Babcock – 2087 votes – 60 percent
Darryl Terrell – 1082 – 31 percent
Gary Wininger – 289 votes – 8 percent
Prosecutor
Kelly Minton – 1901 votes – 56 percent
Steve Owen – 1493 – 44 percent
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Sheriff – Democrat
Bill Allen – 447 votes – 70 percent
Darin Kinser – 128 votes – 20 percent
Roland Stockton – 64 votes – 10 percent
Sheriff – Republican
Mike Branham – 2087 votes – 54 percent
Neil Hayes – 1637 votes – 42 percent
Sam Shaw – 141 votes – 4 percent
Commissioner District 1 – Republican
Chris May – 1603 votes – 43 percent
Rodney Fish – 1388 votes – 38 percent
David Nicholson – 696 votes – 19 percent
Council District 1 – Republican
Keith Dillman – 734 votes – 64 percent
Scott Smith – 404 votes – 36 percent
Council District 2 – Republican
Incumbent Michael Wright – 498 – 76 percent
Raymond Briggs – 189 votes – 24 percent
HARRISON COUNTY
Council District 1 – Democrat
Kyle Nix – 543 votes – 76 percent
Rodney Elliott – 130 votes – 18 percent
Glenn Arms – 44 votes – 6 percent
Commissioner District 3 – Republican
Jim Klinstiver – 1,337 – 53 percent
Mark Stewart – 1209 – 47 percent
Commissioner District 3 – Democrat
Terry Miller – 1859 votes – 81 percent
Roger Wooten Sr. – 449 votes – 19 percent
Council District 4 – Republican
Sam Day – 453 votes – 52 percent
Ralph Sherman – 414 votes – 48 percent
Sheriff – Republican
Michael Carothers (incumbent) 1864 votes – 60 percent
Jerry Hounshel – 1239 votes – 40 percent
Assessor – Democrat
Beverly Gaiter – (incumbent) 1094 votes – 64 percent
Kay Schwade 606 votes – 36 percent
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Houchin gets GOP nod to run against Young in November
Republican Candidate Erin Houchin defeated Harrison County attorney Tad Whitis in Tuesday’s primary election, 5,608 to 4,174; giving her the nod to run against incumbent Richard Young for the District 47 Indiana State Senate seat in November.
Houchin was a legislative assistant to Senator Dan Coats and is married to Washington County Prosecuting Attorney Dustin Houchin.
In Crawford County, Houchin edged Whitis, 539 to 386.
In Dubois County, Houchin defeated Whitis, 347 to 144.
Whitis defeated Houchin in his home county (Harrison) with 1,934 total votes to 802.
Houchin won in the remaining two counties in the district — Perry (261 to 124) and Washington (1453 to 557).
Houchin will face Young in the General Election this November.
Young entered the State Senate in 1988 when he was appointed to complete the unexpired term of then-Senator Frank O’Bannon. Young was elected to a full-term in 1990 and has been re-elected to six consecutive terms in the Senate. Young served as the Senate’s Democratic Leader for twelve years from 1996 to 2008. In 2008 he was appointed to serve as Democratic Leader Emeritus.
The Primary Election – By The Percentages
Despite the beautiful weather and warm temperatures, the voter turnout in Washington County was rather low.
Which isn’t surprising for a spring primary.
But there were several hotly contested races — including the Democratic and Republican nomination for county sheriff and one commissioner district in the Republican Primary.
As far as the Democratic nomination for sheriff, City of Salem Sheriff David Bower received only 35 percent of the vote — or 836 total votes. In fact, Bower only carried Salem 1 and Salem 2 precincts.
His opponent, Chief Deputy Sheriff Roger Newlon received 65 percent of the vote – or 1,535 votes. Newlon carried 19 of the 21 precincts in Washington County.
In the Republican ballot, Roy Overshiner won the Sheriff nomination with 44 percent of the total vote with 855 total. Danny Libka received 33 percent of the vote with 638 ballots cast. John Revels won 23 percent of the vote with 439 votes.
Overshiner will face Newlon in the November election.
In the other contested major race for District 2 Commissioner, Preston Shell won with 33 percent of the vote, narrowly defeating Mark Boling, who had 28 percent; or 642 to 537. Incumbent John Fultz took 23 percent or 443 votes. Phil McIntyre received 16 percent or 316 votes.
Shell will face Democratic candidate Tom Day in the fall. Day ran unopposed on the Democratic ticket.
Newlon, Overshiner to face off in Sheriff race; Shell wins Republican nod for commish
The unofficial results were tabulated about 8:45p tonight for the Washington County Primary Election and WSLM was first to deliver news of the winning categories live on 97.9 FM and 1220 AM.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Roger Newlon defeated Salem Mayor David Bower by almost half — 1535 votes to 836 — for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff.
Bower won only two of 21 precincts — taking only Salem 1 and 2.
Newlon won Salem 3 and 4 and all four Washington Township precincts and all of the rest of Washington County townships.
Newlon will face former City of Salem Police Officer Roy Overshiner in the fall election. Overshiner defeated two others for the Republican nod. Overshiner received 855 votes, Danny Libka received 638 and John Revels, garnered 439.
In the Republican race for nomination to run for the District 2 Commissioner seat, Preston Shell will be facing an unknown Democratic challenger this fall.
Shell gathered 642 votes, topping Mark Boling who picked up 537 votes. Incumbent John Fultz took 443 votes and Phil McIntyre had 316 total votes.
Here is the breakdown of votes and WSLM will have the full slate of candidates and results online soon.
Washington County Sheriff, Democratic Nomination
David Bower – 836
Roger Newlon – 1535
David Bower – 836
Roger Newlon – 1535
Washington County Sheriff, Republican Nomination
Danny Libka – 638
Roy Overshiner – 855
John Revels – 439
State Senator, Republican Nomination
Erin Houchin – 1,453
Tad Whitis – 557
Commissioner, District 2 – Republican Nomination
Mark Boling – 537
John Fultz – 443
Phil McIntyre – 316
Preston Shell – 642
