Kosciusko County Sheriff William "Rocky" Goshert has an opponent in the May 4 primary.
Filing for the May primary began Jan. 20 and ended at noon Friday. The general election is Nov. 2.
Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department Lt. Steven J. Knispel (R-Warsaw) filed for the sheriff's seat Friday. Goshert filed for re-election Jan. 20.
Goshert served 21 years with the Indiana State Police before joining the sheriff's department in 2001. Goshert was elected sheriff in 2006.
After obtaining candidate filing information from Clerk Deputy Ann Torpy Friday afternoon, the Times-Union contacted Knispel, but he declined to comment. He said he plans to comment on his decision to run at a later time.
According to a previous Times-Union article, Knispel previously ran for the sheriff's post in the May 1998 primary. The article also stated Knispel was born in Fort Wayne and moved with his family to Syracuse in 1972. He worked for the Syracuse Police Department for four years before joining the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department in 1983.
Other candidates in this year's May 4 primary include: prosecuting attorney Steve Hearn (R-Leesburg); county auditor Marsha McSherry (R-Claypool); county recorder Deb Wright (R-Warsaw); and county assessor Laurie Renier (R-Warsaw).
Southern District county commissioner candidates include Bob Conley (R-Warsaw) and Jon Fussle (R-Warsaw).
County council candidates include: District 1, Doug Heinisch (R-Syracuse) and Larry Rensberger (D-Syracuse); District 2, Harold Jones (R-Leesburg) and James Moyer (R-Atwood); District 3, Brad Tandy (R-Winona Lake) and James Wadkins (R-Warsaw); and District 4, John Kinsey (R-Warsaw) and Kelly Prater (R-Claypool).
Syracuse Town Council candidates include: District 1, Larry Siegel (R-Syracuse); and District 2, Paul Stoelting (R-Syracuse).
Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. board candidates include: Rod Eaton, District 5; Mark Wise, District 3; and Bryan Murphy, District 4.
Wa-Nee Community School Board candidates include Edwin Moser for Locke Township; Todd Beer and Cletus Miller for Union Township; and Philip Berkey for Harrison Township.
Whitko Community School Board candidates include Deb Collier, District 4; and Jorell Tucker, District 5.
