Red wave washes over Boone County
Nov. 9—Center Township voters chose Casey Samson as their new Center Township Trustee Tuesday after months of speculation over the future of the township's fire department.
Samson, a Republican, was the candidate in the May primary election who wanted to keep the Center Township Fire Department separate from the Lebanon Fire Department. He was the heir apparent until Aaron Metheny filed as an independent candidate in July and was backed by pro-merger supporters.
Samson received 3,158 votes to Metheny's 1,431.
The county had a voter turnout of 44.15% Tuesday. Nearly half of the 25,098 cast were straight party votes: 7,436 Republican, 3,248 Democrat, and nine Libertarian.
Only one Democrat landed the majority of votes in Boone County, and that was Fletcher Brunes, who ran unopposed for one of three seats on the Harrison Township Board alongside Gary Baldauf and Arlan Johnson.
Election results are not official until they have been certified, but as things stand now, Boone County results were:
School boards
Zionsville Community School Corp. At large
Christy Wessel-Powell 5,008
Matthew Keefer 3,804
Sarah Sampson 3,796
Zionsville Community School Corp. Eagle Township
Michael Berg 6,413
Timothy Hardt 5,852
Zionsville Community School Corp. Union Township
Jennifer Valentine 4,713
Marcus Such 4,374
Michael Coussens 3,201
Sheridan School Board At Large
Nancy Boone 268
Cheri Hume 91
Drew Carlisle 10
County offices
Boone County Council District 1
Jennifer Hostetter, R, 4,553
Matthew Farmer, D, 3,475
Boone County Council District 4
Aaron Williams, R, 3,390
Anthony 'Tony' Teal, D, 2,784
Boone County Commissioner
Tim Beyer, R, 15,029
Erin Brewster, D, 9,476
Boone County Prosecutor
Kent Eastwood, R, 17,815
Boone County Clerk
Lisa Bruder, R, 17,911
Boone County Sheriff
Anthony (Tony) Harris, R, 18,115
Boone County Surveyor
Carol Cunningham, R, 18,002
Boone County Assessor
Jennifer Lasley, R, 17,990
Boone County Council District 2
John Riner, R, 4,699
County Council District 3
Kevin Van Horn, R, 3,606
Other offices
Center Township Board (vote for 3)
Penny Bogan, R, 2,973
Matt Wilson, R, 2,543
Matthew Schaller, R, 2,274
Clinton Township Trustee
Chad Johnson, R, 283
Clinton Township Board (vote for three)
Michael Young, R, 189
Brandley Smith, R, 180
Abigail Estrella, D, 80
Anita Dale, R, 60
Harrison Township Board (vote for three)
Gary Baldauf, R, 152
Arlan Johnson, R, 122
Fletcher Brunes, D, 114
Jackson Township Trustee
Danny Mitchell Sr. 734
Jackson Township Board (vote for three)
Linda Goodnight, R, 480
William Jeff Hopper, R, 476
Leslie Ciccarelli, R, 406
Jefferson Township Trustee
James 'J.C.' Mitchel, R, 482
Jefferson Township Board (vote for three)
Margaret Beesley, R, 340
Wes Nicely, R, 309
Gretchen Smith, R, 299
Marion Township Trustee
Mike Morgan, R, 391
Marion Township Board (vote for three)
Robert Boone, R, 334
John Padgett, R, 285
Barton Grinstead, R, 271
Sugar Creek Township Trustee
Lynn Davis, R, 510
Sugar Creek Township Board (vote for three)
Kay Leigh Fisher, R, 336
Mike McKenzie, R, 325
Albert 'AJ' Naekel, R, 290
Washington Township Trustee
Abigail Seymour, R, 408
Washington Township Board (vote for three)
Kerry Dull, R, 323
Angela Moody, R, 272
Deborah Martin, R, 257
Worth Township Trustee
Jim Baldwin, R, 1,070
Worth Township Board (vote for three)
Richard Hancock, R, 743
Tanya Sumner, R, 691
Shelby Hasz, R, 627
Advance Clerk-Treasurer
Shari Johnson, I, 86
Advance Town Council (vote for two)
David Lumpkin, I, 69
Amanda Lyles, I, 72
Thorntown Clerk-Treasurer
Koren Gray, I, 241
Thorntown Town Court Judge
Donald Vaughn, I, 231
Thorntown Town Council (vote for two)
Sara Fairfield, I, 204
Bruce Burtner, I, 203
Ulen Clerk-Treasurer
Mary Ann Herny, I, 55
Ulen Town Council (vote for three)
Jennifer Jones, I, 51
Mark Ransom, I, 51
Jason Jones, I, 33
Sheryl Cassis, I, 30
David Cannon, I, 27
Lebanon Community School Corp. At Large
Lisa Hutcheson 4,467
Sheridan School Board At Large
Nancy Boone 268
Cheri Hume 91
Drew Carlisle 67
Sheridan School Board Adams Township
Kim Zachery 299
Tyler Henning 247
Western Boone Community School Corp. Harrison Township
Melissa Smith 1,942
Western Boone Community School Corporation Jackson Township
Phillip Foster 1,947
Western Boone Community School Corp. Sugar Creek Township
Dennis Reagan 1,906
Zionsville Community School Corp. At Large
Christy Wessel-Powell 5,008
Matthew Keefer 3,804
Sarah Sampson 3,796
Zionsville Community School Corp. Eagle Township
Michael Berg 6,413
Timothy Hardt 5,852
Zionsville Community School Corp. Union Township
Jennifer Valentine 4,713
Marcus Such 4,374
Michael Coussens 3,201
Jamestown Public Question: Should the town council be increased from 3 to 5 members?
Yes 165
No 54
State offices
Statewide offices are not determined by Boone County alone, but voters here decisively chose Republicans:
U.S. Senator
Todd Young, R, 14,178
Thomas McDermott Jr., D, 9,159
James Sceniak, L, 1,452
Secretary of State
Diego Morales, R, 12,293
Destiny Wells, D, 9,953
Jeffrey Maurer, L, 2,395
Auditor of State
Tera Klutz, R, 15,057
Zenai Brooks, D, 8,539
John Schick, L, 1,037
Treasurer of State
Daniel Elliott, R, 15,425
Jessica McClellan, D, 9,141
U.S. Rep. District 4
Jim Baird, R, 15,440
Roger Day, D, 9,146
State Senate District 29
Alex Choi, R, 5,696
J.D. Ford, D, 4,774
State Rep. District 24
Donna Schaibley, R, 1,229
Joellyn 'Joey' Mayer, D, 583
Kenneth Tucker, I, 43
State Rep. District 25
Becky Cash, R, 7,924
Jen Bass-Patino, D, 7553
State Rep. District 28
Jeffrey Thompson, R, 905
State Rep. District 41
Mark Genda, R, 4,653
Greg Woods, D, 1,661
Court of Appeals District 5 Vaidik
Yes 15,196
No 4,063
Court of Appeals District 1 Weissman
Yes 15,352
No 3,777
