Wayne Township trustee holds off challenger; Jefferson Township adds new faces

Deanna Watson, Richmond Palladium-Item
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RICHMOND, Ind. – Incumbent Wayne Township Trustee Susan Isaacs garnered 60 percent of the vote to ward off Democratic challenger Cassandra Brown.

In Jefferson Township, incumbent board member Max Soliday (27.88%) will be joined by fellow Republicans Gary Keesling (30.53%) and Anne Smith (27.07%). The lone Democrat, Chad Neal (14.52%), failed at his attempt at a board seat.

A great number of Republicans ran unopposed for trustee in other Wayne County townships. Those included: 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.

Townships with no board challenges on Election Day – with three or fewer candidates – included:

  • 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.

This article originally appeared on Richmond Palladium-Item: Wayne Township trustee holds off challenger, new faces in other spots