Jackson Township’s new trustee is no stranger to the work of that office or even politics in general.
“I feel great and really honored to have won,” Linda Auleman said. “I think I’ve done a good job of running the recorder’s office, and now, I’m thankful to the voters who voted me in as trustee.”
The Seymour Republican spent the past eight years working in the courthouse in Brownstown as county recorder. Before that, she worked in the Jackson Township trustee’s office for six years under Bill Marsh, who she beat in the primary to set up Tuesday’s fight with Democratic challenger, John Burkhart of Seymour.
Auleman defeated Burkhart, a former mayor of Seymour, earning 3,646 votes or nearly 63 percent of the votes to Burkhart’s 2,151.
Auleman said she plans to move the trustee’s office downtown to a central location in Seymour so people will have easier access to the office.
“I want to be able to better help the people who need poor relief,” she said. “There will be some changes made, and they’ll be getting more.”
In Pershing Township, Republican Sharon Yost will fill the spot of trustee after she beat Democratic challenger Timothy Edington. Yost finished 329 votes to Edington’s 190.
“We had a really good turnout, and I was proud of the voters in Pershing Township,” Yost said. “I appreciate the people who took the time to come out.”
Yost said she believes it was her experience that earned her a victory. She had been on the advisory board for several years, and she also is involved in a lot of community activities.
“While serving as trustee, I would like to see the property be better taken care of,” Yost said. “As far as the Freetown Community Center, which is the old gym, I’d like to see it used more for the youth in the area.”
Republican Steve Ingle of Carr Township attributes his win over George “Pat” Bahan, a retired Medora school teacher, to his experience as a police officer and being retired volunteer firefighter. Ingle earned 306 votes to Bahan’s 167.
“People know and trust me,” Ingle said. “I am glad the people came out and voted and thankful for their support.”
Redding Township welcomes Republican Mark Adams, who earned 1,299 votes over incumbent Conrad “Connie” Calmer’s 510.
Seven trustees ran unopposed Tuesday night. They are Jennifer Saucerman Isaacs, Brownstown; Charles E. “Chuck” Lowery, Driftwood; Parke Hackman, Grassy Fork; Staci Lambring Eglen, Hamilton; Frank Fisher, Owen; E. Scott Kovener, Vernon; and Sharon Reedy, Washington.
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Township boards
Brownstown
Conner J. Barnette (R) – 1,190
Angela Blann (R) – 1,079
Jack R. Gillespie (R) – 1,220
Carr
Mary Ann Ault (D) – 208
Joe K. Campbell (D) – 204
Sharon Ingle (R) – 251
Bradley McCammon (R) – 220
Teresa Brewer (R) – 258
Driftwood
Gary Hackman (D) – 222
John Hartley (R) – 303
Blaine Bonebright (R) – 240
Adilee Spurgeon Phegley (R) – 186
Grassy Fork
Stan D. Darlage (D) – 140
Janette Elliott (R) – 204
Craig L. Klinge (D) – 152
Hamilton
George Mellencamp (D) – 357
Donald Schnitker (R) – 445
Howard Wente (R) – 408
Jackson
Alicia Colglazier (D) – 1,762
Jessica Carpenter Payne (R) – 3,188
Brett Sciarra (R) – 3,513
Larry K. Sunbury (R) – 3,762
Erin Meadors (L) – 880
Owen
Jack E. Gilbert (R) – 360
Justyn Underwood (R) – 285
Steve Ritter (R) – 271
Pershing
Thomas Ault (D) – 250
Todd Brumfield (R) – 259
Doyle Lyon (R) – 321
Joe McDermid (R) – 269
Redding
Patricia L. Hercamp (D) – 599
David “Dave” Merry (D) – 588
Max Noblitt (D) – 586
Sara Cunningham (R) – 1,047
Giles W. Spaulding (R) – 921
Salt Creek
Judy Goforth (D) – 52
Larry Smallwood (D) – 58
Clifford P. Kirts (R) – 58
Toby Laney (R) – 80
Vernon
Odes Densford (D) – 501
Tyler Goodpaster (R) – 537
Allene Hougland (D) – 379
Roger Teipen (R) – 593
Washington
Richard Darlage (D) – 358
Alan J. Pollert (D) – 284
Richard Stuckwisch (D) – 341
Township trustees
Brownstown
Jennifer Saucerman Isaacs (R) – 1,732
Carr
George Patrick “Pat” Bahan (D) – 167
Steve Ingle (R) – 306
Driftwood
Charles E. “Chuck” Lowery (R) – 309
Grassy Fork
Parke Hackman (D) – 223
Hamilton
Staci Lambring Eglen – 606
Jackson
Linda Auleman (R) – 3,646
John Steele Burkhart (D) – 2,151
Owen
Frank Fisher (R) – 480
Pershing
Timothy Edington (D) – 190
Sharon K. Yost (R) – 329
Redding
Conrad E. Calmer (D) – 510
Mark Adams (R) – 1,299
Salt Creek
Floyd E. Fisher (R) – 108
Vernon
E. Scott Kovener (D) – 698
Washington
Sharon Reedy (D) – 406
Seymour School Board
At Large
Nancy Franke – 4,710
Joe Tormoehlen – 4,344
Reuben Cummings – 3,082
Redding township member
John M. Kelley – 6,227
Washington township
Max Klosterman – 6,330
Crothersville Community Schools
District 2
Carly Blevins – 321
Linda Luedeman – 623
District 3
Rebecca Butler – 411
Ralph Hillenburg – 128
Tiffany Reynolds – 452
District 5
James Land – 782
Medora Community Schools
District 4 and 5
Larry Osborn – 258
Darrell Persinger – 298
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