September 24, 2018 at 4:40 p.m.
Ballot features school board, commish
Ballot features school board, commish
Election day isn’t until November, but local voters will soon be able to start making their selections.
Early voting is just a couple of weeks away — it starts Oct. 10 — and ballots in Jay County will feature races for county commissioner and Jay School Board.
The commissioners race is a family affair as cousins Brian and Chad Aker square off to represent the middle district. Chad Aker defeated incumbent Barry Hudson and Caleb Lutes in the Republican primary while Brian Aker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
There are a pair of contested races for Jay School Board, including a three-way battle for the District 3 seat. Incumbent Beth Krieg, who is seeking her third term, is facing challenges from Donna Geesaman and P.J. Corwin.
In District 1, Cory Gundrum is hoping to earn a second term as he is up against a challenge from Chris Snow.
All school board seats are voted on by the entire county, but candidates must live in the district they represent.
The other contested race for a county-level office is for recorder as incumbent Republican Betty St. Myers faces a challenge from Democrat Dominic M. Martyne. St. Myers was unopposed in the Republican primary while Martyne filed following the primaries as there was no Democrat on the ballot.
There is also a contested race for Redkey Town Council, with four candidates seeking two seats that are up for election. Running in that race are incumbents Republican Charles “Red” Coons and independent Mike Wright and challengers Republican Randy J. May and Terri D. Taylor.
There is a long list of state and federal offices with contested elections as well, led by the battle between incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly and Republican Mike Braun for the U.S. Senate. Lucy M. Brenton, a Libertarian, is also running for the office.
Early voting is just a couple of weeks away — it starts Oct. 10 — and ballots in Jay County will feature races for county commissioner and Jay School Board.
The commissioners race is a family affair as cousins Brian and Chad Aker square off to represent the middle district. Chad Aker defeated incumbent Barry Hudson and Caleb Lutes in the Republican primary while Brian Aker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
There are a pair of contested races for Jay School Board, including a three-way battle for the District 3 seat. Incumbent Beth Krieg, who is seeking her third term, is facing challenges from Donna Geesaman and P.J. Corwin.
In District 1, Cory Gundrum is hoping to earn a second term as he is up against a challenge from Chris Snow.
All school board seats are voted on by the entire county, but candidates must live in the district they represent.
The other contested race for a county-level office is for recorder as incumbent Republican Betty St. Myers faces a challenge from Democrat Dominic M. Martyne. St. Myers was unopposed in the Republican primary while Martyne filed following the primaries as there was no Democrat on the ballot.
There is also a contested race for Redkey Town Council, with four candidates seeking two seats that are up for election. Running in that race are incumbents Republican Charles “Red” Coons and independent Mike Wright and challengers Republican Randy J. May and Terri D. Taylor.
There is a long list of state and federal offices with contested elections as well, led by the battle between incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly and Republican Mike Braun for the U.S. Senate. Lucy M. Brenton, a Libertarian, is also running for the office.
The other federal office up for election by Jay County voters is U.S. Representative, as incumbent Republican Jim Banks faces a challenge from Democrat Courtney Tritch in District 3.
Jay County, Randolph County and part of Delaware County will elect a new state representative in District 33 after Republican Greg Beumer chose not to run for re-election. Seeking to claim his seat are Libertarian Dale Arnett, Democrat Shon Byrum and Republican J.D. Prescott.
Incumbent State Sen. Travis Holdman, a Republican, is running unopposed.
Other statewide offices up for election are:
Secretary of state — Republican Connie Lawson, Democrat Jim Harper and Libertarian Mark W. Rutherford
State auditor — Republican Tera Klutz, Libertarian John Schick and Democrat Joselyn Whitticker
State treasurer — Democrat John C. Aguilera and Republican Kelly Mitchell
Republican Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Hutchison, Democrat prosecutor Wes Schemenaur, Republican auditor Anna Culy, Republican Sheriff Dwane Ford, Republican Jay County Council members Mike Rockwell, Faron Parr and Amy Runyon Barrett, Democrat county council member Ted Champ and Jay School Board members Mike Shannon and Ron Laux are running unopposed. Robin Alberson, who won the Republican primary for county assessor to take over for the retiring Diana Stults, is also unopposed.
There are also races for town boards, township trustees and precinct committeeman, most of which are unopposed. One exception is for Knox Township Trustee as incumbent Republican Joseph Gutshall faces a challenge from Democrat Dane Mumbower.
Jay County, Randolph County and part of Delaware County will elect a new state representative in District 33 after Republican Greg Beumer chose not to run for re-election. Seeking to claim his seat are Libertarian Dale Arnett, Democrat Shon Byrum and Republican J.D. Prescott.
Incumbent State Sen. Travis Holdman, a Republican, is running unopposed.
Other statewide offices up for election are:
Secretary of state — Republican Connie Lawson, Democrat Jim Harper and Libertarian Mark W. Rutherford
State auditor — Republican Tera Klutz, Libertarian John Schick and Democrat Joselyn Whitticker
State treasurer — Democrat John C. Aguilera and Republican Kelly Mitchell
Republican Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Hutchison, Democrat prosecutor Wes Schemenaur, Republican auditor Anna Culy, Republican Sheriff Dwane Ford, Republican Jay County Council members Mike Rockwell, Faron Parr and Amy Runyon Barrett, Democrat county council member Ted Champ and Jay School Board members Mike Shannon and Ron Laux are running unopposed. Robin Alberson, who won the Republican primary for county assessor to take over for the retiring Diana Stults, is also unopposed.
There are also races for town boards, township trustees and precinct committeeman, most of which are unopposed. One exception is for Knox Township Trustee as incumbent Republican Joseph Gutshall faces a challenge from Democrat Dane Mumbower.
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