Primary Election has strong turnout
JARED ROGERS PHOTO
Election board and poll workers unload the first votes arriving to the courthouse annex on Tuesday, June 2. Although it wasn’t a race to get there first, Washington Township 1 arrived the earliest. It was just a matter of time until more machines began rolling in. All 25 precincts had reported results by about 9:00 p.m.
Voters in Indiana joined Americans in seven other states plus Washington D.C. on Tuesday, June 6, for primary elections, or what is being dubbed “the first Super Tuesday of the COVID era.”
Ripley County Clerk Ginger Bradford and her team, along with poll workers stationed throughout the county, worked a marathon day to ensure smooth and safe operations this election season. Their efforts paid off as the county saw a strong turnout and organized proceedings through the day.
Bradford noted that absentee voting was higher than normal for this primary, likely due to the pandemic. In total, 4,746 votes were cast. That means 23.28 percent of Ripley County’s 20,390 registered voters participated.
Results included:
– Republican president: Donald J. Trump 3,465; Bill Weld 174.
– Republican governor: Eric Holcomb 3,374.
– Republican US House District 6: Greg Pence 3,122; Mike Campbell 505.
– Republican State Senate District 42: Jean Leising 775.
– Republican State Rep. District 55: Cindy Meyer Ziemke 755.
– Republican State Rep. District 67: Randy Frye 2,570.
– Republican Judge 80th Circuit: Ryan J. King 3,296.
– Republican Judge Superior Court: Jeff Sharp 3,275.
– Republican County Clerk: Ginger Bradford 3,155.
– Republican Recorder: Mary Ann McCoy 2,056; Sara L. Patterson 799; K. McDonald Johnson 741.
– Republican Treasurer: Lisa Vestal 1,835; Cathy Volz 1,768.
– Republican Coroner: Jason Bailey 3,222.
– Republican Commissioner District 2: Chris Schmaltz 1,246; Barry Lauber 983; Tom Menchhofer 685; Robert Garcia 597.
– Republican Commissioner District 3: J. Kendall Hankins 1,691; Roger Gullion 1,031; Keith Scott 767.
– Republican County Council At-Large: Andrew Decker 2,250; Katie Bailey 1,949; Peggy A. Ehlers 1,867; Kelly Vollet 1,836.
– Republican Holton Clerk-Treasurer: Angela Farrell 41.
– Republican Holton Council At-Large: Andrew J. Stratton 35; Paul Hughes 33; Phyllis Nighbert 28; Amber D. May 24.
– Republican Osgood Clerk-Treasurer: Tamara Wilhoit 176.
– Republican Osgood Council At-Large: Christopher Kuhn 172.
– Republican Versailles Council At-Large: Roxanne Meyer 290.
– Democratic President: Joe Biden 764; Bernie Sanders 118; Elizabeth Warren 27; Pete Buttigieg 23; Michael R. Bloomberg 18; Amy Klobuchar 12; Andrew Yang 10; Tom Steyer 6; Tulsi Gabbard 1.
– Democratic Governor: Woodrow Myers 861.
– Democratic US House District 6: Jeannine Lee Lake 651; George Holland 132; Barry Welsh 130.
Primary winners will now look forward to the general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3.
