2026 Primary Election Results

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Below are the results for the 2026 primary election in Montgomery County, IN.

General

Total Registered Voters: 25,179

Total Ballots Submitted: 4,082

Voter Turnout: 16.21%

Republican Voters: 3,197 (78.32%)

Democratic Voters: 885 (21.68%)

County Elections

Judge of the Superior Court 1

Republican

Heather Barajas (100%)

Judge of the Superior Court 2

Republican

Daniel G. Petrie (100%)

Prosecuting Attorney 22nd District

Republican

Jacob A. Moore (100%)

County Auditor

Republican

Jennifer Andel (100%)

County Treasurer

Republican

Morgan Biggs (100%)

County Sheriff

Republican

Matt McCarty (100%)

County Assessor

Republican

Sherri L. Bentley (100%)

County Commissioner District 2

Republican

Jim Fulwider (100%)

County Council District 1

Republican

Joyce A. Grimble (100%)

County Council District 2

Republican

Matt Nelson (100%)

County Council District 3

Republican

Jordan Foland (100%)

County Council District 4

Republican

Brett A. Cating (100%)

State Elections

United States Representative District 4

Republican

Jim Baird (65.13%)

Craig Haggard (26.82%)

John Piper (8.05%)

Democratic

Drew Cox (30.08%)

John Phillip Whetstone (28.57%)

Joe Mackey (13.47%)

Paul McPherson (8.83%)

Jayden McCash (5.46%)

Roger D. Day (5.23%)

Darin Patrick Griesey (4.18%)

Thomas D. Hall, Jr. (4.18%)

State Senator District 23

Republican

Paula K. Copenhaver (63.74%)

Spencer R. Deery (36.26%)

Democratic

David A. Sanders (100%)

State Representative District 13

Republican

Matt Commons (100%)

Democratic

Brenna Geswein (80%)

Edward Moyer, Jr. (20%)

State Representative District 28

Republican

Jeffrey A. Thompson (68.97%)

Shelia Zielinski (31.03%)

Democratic

Karen Whitney (100%)

State Representative District 41

Republican

Mark Genda (100%)

Democratic

Jackson T. Hayes (100%)

State Representative District 44

Republican

Beau Baird (62.52%)

Clint Cooper (37.48%)

Democratic

Kelsey Kauffman (100%)

State Convention Delegates

Republican

Jim Fulwider (9.11%)

Phil Boots (8.54%)

Todd D. Barton (8.50%)

Aaron Morgan (7.52%)

Rex Ryker (6.69%)

Joyce Grimble (6.46%)

Gregory S. Lough (6.45%)

Jack Grimble (6.44%)

Steve Loy (6.11%)

Sondra Dittmer Sixberry (5.83%)

Karyn D. Douglas (5.73%)

Dennis J. Hohlbein (5.42%)

Jayne A. Lough (4.90%)

Cindy Nevitt (4.62%)

Jennifer Pursell (4.58%)

Gina Gigi Scott (3.12%)

Democratic

Grace Gi West (51.63%)

Aaron Morrison (48.37%)

Township Elections

For board member elections, three candidates are elected. The first three highlighted in bold are the projected winners.

Brown Township Trustee

Republican

Kylene Simpson (100%)

Brown Township Board Members

Republican

Jack Reynolds (35.24%)

Paul Surface (34.05%)

Richard Graham (30.71%)

Clark Township Trustee

Republican

Amy J. Cating (100%)

Clark Township Board Members

Republican

David Orwig (40.79%)

Elmer Gilbert (31.25%)

Seth Pollert (27.96%)

Coal Creek Township Trustee

Republican

Mike Claycomb (62.98%)

Roger Kunkel (37.02%)

Coal Creek Township Board Members

Republican

Kevin McCord (30.79%)

Jay Busse (25.41%)

Denny Olin (24.38%)

Aaron Hutchens (19.42%)

Franklin Township Trustee

Republican

Jayne A. Lough (100%)

Franklin Township Board Members

Republican

Greg Wilcox (100%)

Madison Township Trustee

Republican

Greg Fuller (56.12%)

Brad Scott (43.88%)

Madison Township Board Members

Republican

Gary Blankenship (23.82%)

William Fugate (19.85%)

Rob King (16.38%)

Chasity Surface (15.88%)

Mary Hudson (14.64%)

Emily Jackson (9.43%)

Ripley Township Board Members

Republican

Greg Rutledge (40.74%)

Stanton J. Mullett (31.28%)

Dennis Groh (27.98%)

Sugar Creek Township Trustee

Republican

Carey Dykes Hanna (100%)

Sugar Creek Township Board Members

Republican

Deborah Lough (34.38%)

John R. Gable (34.38%)

Charles Anderson (31.25%)

Union Township Trustee

Republican

Aaron Morgan (100%)

Democratic

Kay Whetstone (100%)

Union Township Board Members

Republican

Alan Plunkett (34.04%)

Darren J. Haas (33.12%)

Stacey Guard (32.84%)

Walnut Township Trustee

Republican

Eric McClaskey (76.13%)

Melody Davis (23.87%)

Walnut Township Board Members

Republican

Kayleigh B. Arthur (35.93%)

Michelle Kinkead (34.43%)

Taylor N. Burkhart (29.64%)

Wayne Township Trustee

Democratic

Kathy Ryker (100%)

Wayne Township Board Members

Republican

Eric Runyan (36.59%)

Loren Stephens (33.44%)

Scott Harris (29.97%)

Town Elections

Crawfordsville 1 Precinct Committeeman

Democratic

Grace Gi West (100%)

Linden Town Council Members

Republican

Paul E. Buckles (37.32%)

Wade Bennett (31.69%)

M. Tom Lewellen (30.99%)

New Richmond Town Council Members

Republican

Rachelle Cowherd Pebbles (26.98%)

Jebadiah C. Lind (26.98%)

Linda Forbes (24.60%)

Hilary Balmer (21.43%)

New Richmond Town Clerk-Treasurer

Republican

Sarah Farmer-Forbes (59.57%)

Deana S. Brooks (40.43%)

New Ross Town Council Members

Republican

Chase W. Kinkead (43.40%)

Rebecca L. Lowe (28.30%)

Vicky Rogers (28.30%)

New Ross Town Clerk-Treasurer

Republican

Taylor Norton (100%)

Waveland Town Council Members

Republican

Susie Calvert (31%)

Troy Phillips (28%)

Christy Ferguson Roark (23%)

Mike Frazier (18%)

Waveland Town Clerk-Treasurer

Republican

Shawna L. Wilson (100%)