November 2 – Next Tuesday, November 5, is election day across the country. In Indiana, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m
Here’s a summary of which offices will be decided and who is running, as well as information on where to vote.
DECATUR COUNTY
There are 17 people seeking the office of President of the United States. They include (D) Kamala Harris, (L) Chase Oliver and (R) Donald Trump.
There are five people running for the US Senate. They include (D) Valerie McCray, (L) Andrew Horning and (R) Jim Banks.
There are four people running for governor of Indiana. They include (D) Jennifer McCormick, (L) Donald Rainwater and (R) Mike Braun.
Two people are seeking the Indiana Attorney General’s office: (D) Destiny Wells and (R) Todd Rokita.
The three people running for a U.S. Representative seat in the Ninth District are (D) Timothy Peck, (L) Russell Brooksbank and (R) Erin Houchins.
(R) Jean Leising is running unopposed for Senate District 42.
In the race for State Representative District 55 are (D) Victoria Martz and (R) Lindsay Patterson. (R) Alex Zimmerman is unopposed for State Representative District 67. And in the race for State Representative District 73 are (D) Hollie Payton and (R) Jennifer Meltzer.
(R) Timothy Day is running unopposed for Decatur County Circuit Court judge.
(R) Christy Smiley is running unopposed for Decatur County Auditor. (R) Diane Hoeing Wenning is unopposed for Decatur County Treasurer. (R) Andrew Scholle is unopposed for Decatur County Surveyor.
Both candidates for Decatur County Commissioner are also unopposed; they are (R) Brian Wenning in District 1 and (R) Gabriel Nobbe in District 3.
Candidates for Decatur County Council include (D) Melanie Hoffman, (R) Ernest Gauck, (R) Bill Metz and (R) Rick Nobbe.
There are three nonpartisan races for Decatur County School Board: David Henderson and Elizabeth Lecher Hochst in District B; Nicholas Anderson and Amber Smith in District C; and Dustin Barkdull and Alison Ortman in District D.
Decatur County residents whose voter registration status is valid can vote at any of the 11 voting centers that will be operational. They are:
Bruner Event Center, 100 N. Webster Street, St. Paul
Clarksburg Fire Station, 6645 N 700 E, Rushville
Clay Twp Fire Department, 8433 W 100 S, Greensburg
Community Church of Greensburg, 1427 W Vandalia Road, Greensburg
First Christian Church, 425 N Broadway Street, Greensburg
Greensburg Decatur County Public Library, 1110 E Main Street, Greensburg
Knights of St. John, 312 S Wilder Street, Greensburg
Letts Fire Station, 4474 W 700 S, Greensburg
Millhousen Fire Station, 7935 S 250 E, Greensburg
New Point Fire Dept., 1895 S 822 E, Greensburg
Westport Community Building, 205 W Main Street, Westport
Questions about Tuesday’s election can be directed to the Decatur County Clerk’s office at 812-663-8223.
RIPLEY COUNTY
There are 17 people seeking the office of President of the United States. They include (D) Kamala Harris, (L) Chase Oliver and (R) Donald Trump.
There are five people running for the US Senate. They include (D) Valerie McCray, (L) Andrew Horning and (R) Jim Banks.
There are four people running for governor of Indiana. They include (D) Jennifer McCormick, (L) Donald Rainwater and (R) Mike Braun.
Two people are seeking the Indiana Attorney General’s office: (D) Destiny Wells and (R) Todd Rokita.
The three people running for a U.S. Representative seat in the Ninth District are (D) Timothy Peck, (L) Russell Brooksbank and (R) Erin Houchins.
(R) Jean Leising is running unopposed for Senate District 42.
In the race for State Representative District 55 are (D) Victoria Martz and (R) Lindsay Patterson. (R) Alex Zimmerman is unopposed for State Representative District 67.
For Ripley County Clerk, (R) Liz Baumgartner is unopposed.
For Ripley County Commissioner District 2, (R) Jeffrey Volz is unopposed.
For Ripley County Commissioner District 3, (R) Roger Gullion is unopposed.
For Ripley County Coroner, (R) Jason Bailey is unopposed.
For Ripley County Council, there are four candidates seeking at-large seats: (R) Stephanie Back, (R) Andrew Decker, (R) Peggy Ehlers and (D) Phillip Morgan.
For Ripley County Recorder, (R) Monica Hansen is unopposed.
For Ripley County Treasurer, (R) Lisa Vestal is unopposed.
There are two candidates running for Batesville Community School Board District 3: Jeremy Raver and Blaine Timonera.
There are four candidates running for the Jac-Cen-Del Community School Board: Jay Gayheart, Nancy Redelman, James Westerman and Cory Whalbring.
For the general school board of Milan, Anne Layden.
For the board of the community college of Milan City of Milan, Edward Amberger.
For South Ripley Community School Board District 3, Amy Miller; District 6, Rachel Lawhorn; District 7, Justin Sturgeon.
For Sunman Dearborn Community School Board District 2, Robert Davis; District 7James Graf.
(All school board races are nonpartisan.)
For Holton Clerk-Treasurer, (R) Angela Farrell is unopposed.
For Osgood Clerk-Treasurer, (R) Tamara Wilhoit is unopposed.
For Holton City Council at large, there are three Republican candidates: Paul Hughes, Phyllis Nighbert and Andrew Stratton.
For Osgood City Council at-large, (R) Christopher Kuhn.
For Sunman City Council 1, (R) Donald Foley; 2, (R) Carol Eckstein.
For Versailles City Council 1, (R) Renee Hart; 2, (R) Roxanne Meyer.
Registered voters in Ripley County can cast their ballot at one of the following voting centers:
Elrod Baptist Washington Life Center, 5496 E US 50, Dillsboro
Holton Fire Department, 7043 W US 50, Holton
Knights of Columbus, 624 Delaware Road, Batesville
Milan VFW, 107 N Warpath Drive, Milan
Osgood City Hall, 147 W Ripley Street, Osgood
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5869 Ind. 129, Versailles
Shelby Christian Church, 6675 USA 421, Versailles
Sunman American Legion, 412 E Eastern Avenue, Sunman
Tyson Activities Center, 100 N. High Street, Versailles
Questions about the Ripley County election process can be directed to 812-689-6115.
RUSH COUNTY
There are 17 people seeking the office of President of the United States. They include (D) Kamala Harris, (L) Chase Oliver and (R) Donald Trump.
There are five people running for the US Senate. They include (D) Valerie McCray, (L) Andrew Horning and (R) Jim Banks.
There are four people running for governor of Indiana. They include (D) Jennifer McCormick, (L) Donald Rainwater and (R) Mike Braun.
Two people are seeking the Indiana Attorney General’s office: (D) Destiny Wells and (R) Todd Rokita.
For U.S. Representative District 6, your choices are (D) Cynthia Wirth, (L) James Sceniak and (R) Jefferson Shreve.
(R) Jean Leising is running unopposed for Senate District 42.
For state Rep. District 54, (R) Cory Criswell is unopposed.
For State Representative District 55, the candidates are (D) Victoria Martz and (R) Lindsay Patterson.
Before Rush County Circuit Court Judge (R) Brian Hill.
For Rush County Clerk, (R) Jennifer Sammons.
For Rush County Auditor, (R) Tammy Justice.
For Rush County Treasurer Susan Spaeth.
For Rush County Coroner, (D) Scott Medd.
For Rush County Surveyor, (R) Marvin Rees.
For Rush County Commissioner Middle District, (R) Ronald Jarman; Southern District, (R) Jeffrey Wilson.
For Rush County Council at large, there are three Republicans in the running: Dennis Corn, Kyle Gardner and Charles Smith.
For Charles A. Beard Memorial School Board Greensboro Township, Melissa Toth; Ripley Congregation, Graham Richardson; Wayne Township, Gerald Leonard; Wayne Township, Monica Vanhoy.
For Rush County Schools Board District 3, Jon (Kevin) Banks and Jeffrey Slaton; District 4, Matthew Jones; District 6, Jennifer Bowles, Paul Nicholls and Steve Sickbert; District 7, Jeffrey Edwards.
(All school board races are nonpartisan.)
Voters in Rush County are required to cast their ballot on Election Day at the following designated polling places in the county:
Rushville 1, 2 and 3: RSE Community Building, 1181 N. Sexton Street, Rushville
Rushville 7 and 8, and Jackson 15: First Baptist Church, 1431 W. US Hwy. 52
Ripley 9 and 10: Ercel Beaver Jr. Community Building, 1 N. Main Street, Carthage
Posey 11: Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department, 7560 W. US Hwy. 52
Walker 12: Manila Volunteer Fire Department, 9234 W. Ind. 44, Manila
Orange 13 and Anderson 14: Milroy United Methodist Church
Center 16 and Washington 17: Center Christian Church, 9112 N 50 W., Knightstown
Union 18: Glenwood Community Center, 207 Durbon Street, Glenwood
Noble 19 and Richland 20: New Salem Lions Club, 4324 E. US Hwy. 52.
Questions about the Rush County elections can be directed to 765-932-2086.
