Poll workers check in ballots last night (Tuesday) at the Harrison County Government Center in Corydon. Photo by Jo Ann Spieth-Saylor
After having to wait an extra month for this year’s Primary Election due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the stage is nearly set for the Nov. 3 General Election.
A four-way race for three Harrison County Council At-Large spots on the Republican ticket resulted in one incumbent being defeated.
Gary Byrne, who was first elected to the council in 2016, received the fewest votes, 2,758 (23.32%).
The top vote-getter in the race was current councilwoman Jennie Engleman Capelle, who is seeking her second term, with 3,057 votes (25.85%). Donald J. (Donnie) Hussung, who serves as the council’s president, finished second with 3,035 votes (25.66%). Rounding out the top three was Richard Gerdon, with 2,977 votes (25.17%); he formerly served as a Democrat.
They will be challenged in the fall by Democrat candidates Rikki Megnin, Graylin Porter and John Resner.
The other local contested race saw Nelson Stepro, who is running for office for the first time, win a three-way race on the Republican ticket for Harrison County Commissioner District 2. He received 2,356 votes (48.56%) and will face Democrat Richard Gettelfinger, who was unopposed in the Primary, in the fall.
Finishing behind Stepro were Aaron Haggard, who formerly ran for office as a Democrat, with 1,494 votes (30.70%) and Mark Strange, with 1,002 votes (2.65%).
The seat is currently held by Kenneth Saulman, who is not seeking re-election.
It appeared that Steve Davisson, R-Salem, who is the current state representative for District 73, defeated challenger Mark Cox; however, final results were not available last night at press time.
With just two of Harrison County’s 39 precincts included in District 73, Davisson received 149 votes (61.57%) to Cox’s 93 votes (38.43%) locally.
There were no Democrat candidates for the seat on the Primary ballot.
The two major parties have until noon June 30 to select a candidate to fill vacancies on the General Election ballot due to there being no candidate in the Primary. That’s also the deadline for an independent or minor party candidate to file a petition of nomination with a county voter registration office for verification of petition signatures.
The Libertarian Party also has the same deadline to conduct a convention to nominate candidates to fill a ballot vacancy following a convention.
Five Democrats were seeking a chance to challenge the Indiana Ninth District incumbent, Trey Hollingsworth, who was unopposed on the Republican side.
Harrison County voters’ top pick was Andy Ruff, who received 619 votes (30.63%). Other candidates (and their number of votes locally) were Mark J. Powell (510), Brandon Hood (430), D. Liam Dorris (303) and James C. O’Gabhann III (159).
District-wide, with 410 of 573 precincts reporting, Ruff led with 9,981 votes. Trailing in second and third were Powell (7,717) and Dorris (5,229), respectively.
President Donald J. Trump was the clear choice of Harrison County Republicans, receiving 4,637 votes (93.96%) compared to 298 votes (6.04%) his challenger, Bill Weld, received. Statewide, the results were about the same; Trump garnered 92% of the votes compared to Weld’s 8%.
Trump will face Democrat Joseph R. Biden in the General Election. Locally, Biden received 1,825 votes (70%) while eight other candidates remained on the ballot although they had suspended their campaigns or dropped out all together. Statewide, Biden received 77% of the votes.
There was one local question on the ballot; it was whether to continue a 17-cent tax per $100 assessed value for the Lanesville Community School Corp. for another seven years. The non-partisan question passed with 699 Franklin Township voters (70.68%) in favor and 290 (29.32%) against.
There were 7,536 ballots cast by Harrison Countians in the Primary election, 3,587 of which were done either by absentee ballot or early voting. Nineteen provisional ballots wait their fate, which will be determined by June 12.
Persons who were not registered to vote in the Primary but wish to do so in the General Election have until Monday, Oct. 5, to register.
The General Election also will include school board races. The first day a person can file a petition to run for school board is Wednesday, July 22.
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