Handful of contests on primary ballot

Several choices will be available Tuesday when Jay County voters go to the polls for the 2010 primary election.

Candidates from the township, county, state and federal level will be on the ballot as the Democratic and Republican parties select candidates to move on to November's general election.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. For a list of polling sites and addresses, see related story.

Contested races at the local level include for county assessor (Republican), sheriff (Republican), commissioner of the middle district (Republican), county council districts 1 and 4 (Democrat) and county council district 3 (Republican).

Township advisory boards and trustees will also be on the ballot at the local level, along with three Democratic candidates for Redkey Town Board.

On the federal level, five Republican candidates are running for the nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Evan Bayh.

It has been a relatively quiet election cycle, with few hot-button issues popping up.

Here is a look at the complete Jay County ballot for Tuesday's primary:

County

Auditor - Nancy Culy-R

Recorder - Beverly D. Myers-R; Kenneth Wellman-D

Assessor - Lesa G. (Monroe) Kirby-R, Diana G. Stults-R, Debra A. Gaskill-R

Sheriff - Larry "Ray" Newton Jr.-R, Brian Louth-R

Prosecuting attorney - Gregory W. LeMaster-R, Wesley A. Schemanaur-D

Commissioner, middle district - Milo M. Miller Jr.-R, Roger Locker-R; Zeb Sutton-D

Council (district 1) - Ted Champ-D, James L. Phillips-D

Council (district 2) - Michael L. Leonhard-R

Council (district 3) - Robert E. Vance Sr.-R, Mark A. Iliff-R

Council (district 4) - Mike Rockwell-R; James Brewster-D, Lisa M. Barnett-D

Township

Bearcreek Township Trustee - Alice Miller-D

Bearcreek Township Advisory Board - James T. Spade-R, Dwain Michael-R

Green Township Trustee - James B. Isenhart-D

Greene Township Advisory Board - Robert Wayne Bailey-D, Alvin Rodney Cassel-D, Don Whitenack-D

Jackson Township Trustee - Paul D. Pinkerton-R

Jackson Township Advisory Board - Terry L. Rigby-R, Richard L. Houser-R, Bob Daugherty-R

Jefferson Township Trustee - Jerry D. Monroe-R

Jefferson Township Advisory Board - Duane P. Monroe-R, Richard Nixon-D

Knox Township Trustee - Gordon Kesler-D

Knox Township Advisory Board - Robert E. Rinker-D, Alan D. Peterson-D, Michael R. Shrack-D

Madison Township Trustee - Scott Hilfiker-R

Madison Township Advisory Board - Patty Starr-R, Charlene Theurer-D

Noble Township Trustee - Leslie Dues-D

Noble Township Advisory Board - Jeff Overholser-R, Ricky A. Loy-R, Eldon Campbell-R, Emily Daugherty-R

Pike Township Trustee - Robert C. Lyons-D

Pike Township Advisory Board - Arthur C. Harris-R, Phillip H. Cowan-R; Billy M. Sipe-D

Richland Township Trustee - David L. Champ-D

Richland Township Advisory Board - Joseph Lloyd-D, Gary R. Glogas-D, Bob Ford-D

Wabash Township Trustee - Ronald F. Rosenbeck-R, Linda Heitkamp-D

Wabash Township Advisory Board - Martha J. Miller-D

Wayne Township Trustee - James E. Brewster-R

Wayne Township Advisory Board - Ruth A. Arnold-R

Redkey Town Board - Charles Noble-D, Terri L. Heston-D, Bert C. Quakenbush-D

State

State Representative (District 33) - Bill Davis-R

State Senator (District 27) - Allen Paul-R

Federal

U.S. Senator - Don Bates Jr.-R, Richard Behney-R, Dan Coats-R, John N. Hostettler-R, Marlin A. Stutzman-R

U.S. Representative (District 6) - Mike Pence-R; George Thomas Holland-D, Barry Welsh-D

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