Election Roundup: Primary Candidates Listed

U.S. Senator Richard Lugar tops the the Tuesday primary election ballot on the Republican ticket. His name will be there on the general election ballot, too, because he is unopposed.

U.S. Congressman Mark Souder is being challenged not only by fellow GOP member William Larson. Democrats Kevin Boyd, Thomas Hayhurst, Thomas Schrader and Edward Smith will battle for the national seat as well.

State Senator Gary Dillon is unopposed.

State representative Dave Wolkins is unchallenged but incumbents William Ruppel and William Friend are challenged by Democrats. Ruppel will face either Allen Dunnagan or Larry Rensberger in November. Friend's sole competitor is Christopher Rahe.

At the county level running unopposed are Rex Reed, 54th Circuit Court Judge; Steven Hearn, prosecuting attorney; and Laurie Renier, assessor.

Three Republicans want to be county auditor - Marsha McSherry, Luke Rodriguez and Marie Sarber.

Three Republican candidates want the Southern District commissioner's post: Christy Carpenter, Robert conley and Avis Gunter.

Four individuals are running for sheriff - Democrat Jim Bumbaugh will face one of the following three Republicans - Louis "Bill" Brown, William "Rocky" Goshert or Samuel Whitaker.

Republicans Judith Snipes and Deborah Wulliman are running for the recorder's seat.

County council members Charlene Knispel - District 1, Harold Jones - District 2, and Brad Tandy - District 3, are unopposed. Incumbent John Kinsey faces fellow Republican George Klinger for the council's District 4 seat.

Three Republicans have filed for the Tippecanoe Township Assessor's post: Dorothy Biesemeyer, Stephanie Esenwein and Janice Williams.

Republican Susan Stookey is unopposed as the Plain Township Assessor; Patty Gammiere of Turkey Creek and Kristy Mayer of Wayne are unopposed on the GOP's primary ballot.

Several township trustee races only have one candidate. Candidates are Republican unless indicated as a Democrat with a "(D)."

They are Etna - Gary Sponseller; Franklin, Trilla Gearhart (D); Harrison - James Moyer; Jefferson - Beth Krull; Lake - Molly Bradford; Monroe - Sandra Fiedeke; Plain - Jerry Kammerer; Prairie - Julie Goon; Seward - Aime Hoffman (D); Scott - Fred Slabaugh (D); Turkey Creek - Barbara Griffith; VanBuren - Elizabeth Winchester; Washington - Dean Rhoades.

Voters will select from three Republican candidates for the Wayne Township Trustee's office: LaShawn Brumfield, Sheila Burner and Daniel Slone; two Republicans for Tippecanoe Township: Thomas Reiff and Alyssa Schmucker; and two Republicans for Jackson Township: Joseph Kinch and Gwendolyn Ostrom.

For township advisory board voters will pick three candidates. Candidates are: for Clay - Jerry W. Johnson, Donald L. Morris and Dan Ransbottom; for Etna - Joe R. Mooney, Pat Morr and Anthony Tribalski; for Franklin - Theresa Alber, Paul R. Haist and William Leininger, Akron; for Harrison - Joseph C. Good and Gerald Weirick, Warsaw; for Jackson - Tom Brainard, Michael Day, Marcia Dierks, Ray Fisher, Fred Kinch, David Metzger, Chad Michael, Joyce Sherwin and Carolyn Wallen; for Jefferson - Robert L. Riley, John P. Beer and Dee Ann Beer; for Lake - Mark Harman, Kathleen Lokotar, Paul Sibray (D) and Wayne S. Spratt;

Also, for Monroe - Donald Ellison, Sonya Hathaway and Thomas Parker; for Plain - Robert W. Bishop, Craig Charlton and Don Gast; for Prairie - Gordon R. Drake, Marjorie E. Himes, Jeff Shaw and Raymond Truex (D); for Scott - Tom Beeson (D), Paul E. Parks (D) and Merlin E. Yoder (D); for Seward - Kevin N. Hohman, Roland McFadden and Jason F. McSherry; for Tippecanoe - Danny Conkling, Richard "Dick" Mitchell, Jim Rhodes, Arlus J. Schaefer, Steve Ward and Thomas Williams; for Turkey Creek - Arlen Bobeck, Carl Myrick and Richard Waterson; for VanBuren - William Troup (D) and Stanley Wuthrich; for Washington - James. A Craig, John B. Camden II, Chuck See and Roger Thomas; and for Wayne - Kyle Babcock, Joshua McNeal (D), Nanette L. Newland and Michael W. Reed.

Running unopposed in the primary are Syracuse Town Councilmen Larry Siegel for District 1 and Paul Stoelting for District 2.