Only 2 township races contested: Wayne trustee and Jefferson board

Mike Emery, Richmond Palladium-Item
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RICHMOND, Ind. — Of the myriad township races on this year's general election ballots, only two are contested.

Republican incumbent Susan Isaacs is being challenged by Democrat Cassandra Brown for Wayne Township trustee, and three Republicans and a Democrat are running for three Jefferson Township board seats.

Both Isaacs, who became trustee in 2010, and Brown ran unopposed during their May primaries.

Also in Wayne Township, Assessor Gary Callahan, who was appointed during February 2021 by a Republican caucus, is unopposed. Callahan replaced Timothy Smith when Smith was appointed Wayne County assessor.

Republicans running unopposed for trustee in other Wayne County townships are: Steven Kaiser, Abington; incumbent Sandra Nocton, Boston; incumbent Vicki Chasteen, Center; incumbent Rebecca Cool, Clay; incumbent Lance Lumpkin, Dalton; incumbent John Roll, Franklin; incumbent Robert D. Conyers, Greene; incumbent James Fagan, Harrison; incumbent Lyndon Wicker, Jackson; Chris Lane, Jefferson; incumbent Jeff Himelick, New Garden; incumbent Dan Hollenberg, Perry; incumbent Ken Risch, Washington; and incumbent George Haskett, Webster.

In Jefferson Township, Democrat Chad Neal is running against Republicans Gary Keesling, Anne Smith and Max Soliday for the three township board seats. Soliday is the only incumbent.

Townships with three or fewer candidates running for their three board seats are:

  • Abington: Republicans Theresa Clark, Melinda Glover and Douglass Toshlog;

  • Boston: Republicans Jack Buckland, Todd Lafuse and Patricia Ravinet;

  • Center: Republicans Jodi French, Shari Markley and Steve Poindexter;

  • Clay: Republicans Louis Artman Jr. and Jan Riggleman, and Libertarian Cheryl Heacox;

  • Dalton: Republicans Larry Joe Black, Craig Dishman and Bill Sullivan;

  • Franklin: Republicans Don Berger, Dale Spencer and Scott Stemple;

  • Greene: Republicans Benjamin Alyea, Alex Nocton and Steve Nocton;

  • Harrison: Republicans Timothy Arnold, David Bertsch and Sara Jane Moyer;

  • Jackson: Republicans Bradley Bowman, Gil Kerney and Judith Kerney;

  • New Garden: Republican Jacquelyn Shroyer and Democrat Robert McGuire;

  • Perry: Republicans Ken Banning, Randall Hunnicutt and Daniel Kirtley;

  • Washington: Republicans Allen Wampler and Mahlon Whitaker, and Democrat Kenneth Bertsch;

  • Wayne: Republicans Diane Blackwell, Terri Smith and Marilyn Sowers; and

  • Webster: Republicans Amber Buchs, Amy Fouche and Courtney McCauley.

Voting begins Oct. 12 for the general election and continues until election day, Nov. 8.

This article originally appeared on Richmond Palladium-Item: Only 2 township races contested: Wayne trustee and Jefferson board