The results are in for the Boone County Republican Primary Election with a tight race for the third position on the county council at-large.
Boone County reported a voter turnout of 19.54% with 11,645 votes cast out of 59,601 voters. The Boone County Clerk’s Office saw 7,685 votes cast on Election Day, 481 votes cast through paper absentee ballots and 3,479 votes cast during the early voting period.
Election coverage on Election Day, May 7 was brought to the community by Wampler’s Services Inc. on WILO 1570 AM, 96.9 FM and Boone 102.7 FM.
The votes are in for the contested races:
County Auditor:
Debbie M. Morton Crum: 4,703
Harold “Huck” Lewis: 3,699
County Commissioner Dist. 2:
Donald “Donnie” Lawson: 5,213
Corey Kutz: 3,231
County Commissioner Dist. 3:
Scott Pell: 4,122
Jeff Wolfe: 3,146
Barry Dircks: 840
County Council At-Large (Vote for 3):
Shari Richey: 5,348
Dan Lamar: 3,568
Dustin Plunkett: 3,352
Kenneth Hedge: 3,293
Timothy “Tim” Cramer: 2,446
Michael “Mike” Broach: 2,312
Brian Kirschbaum: 1,288
Precinct Committeeman Elects:
Center 1: Deanna Willhoite (contested)
Center 2: Craig Fouts
Center 3: Nicole Hahn (contested)
Center 5: Dan Lamar (contested)
Center 6: Tonya Thayer
Center 7: John Bradley (contested)
Center 8: Mark Gable
Center 9: Matthew Drury
Center 10: Robert Hawkins
Center 11: Carol Cunningham
Center 12: Deborah “Debbie” Ottinger (contested)
Center 13: Tom Garoffolo
Center 14: Kent Eastwood
Center 15: Jane Myers
Center 16: Cecilia Kenna
Center 17: Robert Wirey (contested)
Clinton: Sovilla Smith Mennen (contested)
Eagle 1: Thomas Easterday (contested)
Eagle 2: Tom Santelli (contested)
Eagle 3: Brad Burk (contested)
Eagle 4: James Bopp Jr.
Eagle 5: Amy Connelly
Eagle 6: Alex Choi (contested)
Eagle 7: Matt Bain (contested)
Eagle 8: Valerie Robbins Swack
Eagle 9: Tim Beyer (contested)
Eagle 10: Jason Alan Plunkett (contested)
Eagle 11: Cheri Miller
Eagle 12: Chad Andrew Pittman (contested)
Eagle 13: Craig Justin Melton (contested)
Eagle 14: Robert Schein
Eagle 15: Brad Claretto (contested)
Eagle 16: Richard “Dick” Crane (contested)
Eagle 17: Trent Hagerty (contested)
Eagle 18: Kate Swanson
Eagle 19: Kevin Russell
Eagle 20: Kelly Stuff (contested)
Harrison: Robert Guernsey (contested)
Jackson 1: Danny Mitchell Sr. (contested)
Jackson 2: Stephanie Beckley
Jackson 3: Bruce Guernsey
Jefferson: Gretchen Smith (contested)
Marion 1: Dan Fleming (contested)
Marion 2: Kenneth Hedge
Perry: Scott Pell
Sugar Creek 1: Charles Bookwalter (contested)
Sugar Creek 2: Donald “Donnie” Lawson
Union 1: Anna Schappaugh
Union 2: Shari Richey
Washington: Debbie Martin (contested)
Worth 1: Matt Sumner (contested)
Worth 2: Jeff Jacob (contested)
State Convention Delegates At-Large (Vote for 22):
Erin Brewster, Tim Casady, Abbey Chambers, Annette England, Amy Essley, Eric Essley, Megan Farwell, Krista Latham, Ron Malone, Renee Marchese, Dax Norton, Brian Pollie, Joe Quigley, Nathaniel Rowe, Amanda Rubeck, Tanya Schnelzer, Kristen Self, Tiffany Stoner, Nytarsha Thomas, Oluwatoberu “Tobe” Thomas, Laura Waddey and Greg Woods
State Convention Delegate Dist. 1 (Vote for 8):
Carol Cunningham, Matthew Drury, Kent Eastwood, Craig Fouts, Tom Garofollo, Dan Lamar, Rebecca “Becky” McClure and Deborah “Debbie” Ottinger
State Convention Delegate Dist. 2 (Vote for 9):
Jennifer Beyer, Tim Beyer, Becky Cash, Alex Choi, Amy Connelly, Anthony Harris, Elise Nieshalla, Jeff Papa and Shari Richey
The uncontested county races include:
Circuit Court Judge:
Lori Schein
Recorder:
Deborah “Debbie” Ottinger
Treasurer:
Nicole “Nikki” Baldwin
Coroner:
Justin Sparks
The races have also been called for the selection for national and state elections for the Republican Party, including:
President:
Donald Trump
United States Senator:
Jim Banks
Governor:
Mike Braun
U.S. Representative Dist. 4:
Jim Baird
State Senator Dist. 7:
Brian Buchanan
State Representative Dist. 24:
Hunter Smith
State Representative Dist. 25:
Becky Cash
State Representative Dist. 28:
Jeffrey Thompson
State Representative Dist. 41:
Mark Genda
Results are also in for the Democratic Party national and state elections vying against their Republican counterparts for the position in November, including:
President:
Joseph Biden Jr.
United States Senator:
Valerie McCray
Governor:
Jennifer McCormick
U.S. Representative Dist. 4:
Derrick Holder
State Representative Dist. 24:
Josh Lowry
Votes will be tallied in the 2024 General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Election coverage on Election Day, May 7 was brought to the community by Wampler’s Services Inc. on WILO 1570 AM, 96.9 FM and Boone 102.7 FM.