2024 Primary Election Candidates
2024 Primary Election Candidates
A Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Filing takes place at the Whitley County Election Office, Courthouse, Room 18 from Wednesday, January 10, 2024 to Friday, February 9, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (NOON).
County Treasurer
- Kay Gatton (Republican)
County Coroner
- Scott Smith (Republican)
County Surveyor
- Dane Drew (Republican)
County Commissioner - District 1
- Chad Banks (Republican)
County Commissioner - District 3
- Theresa (Green) Baysinger (Republican)
County Council - At Large (3)
- Ryan Adamson (Republican)
- James Argerbright (Republican)
- Thor Allan Hodges (Republican)
- Tim Kumfer (Republican)
- Tim Longenbaugh (Republican)
- Jana Schinbeckler (Republican)
- Damien Stafford (Republican)
- Christopher Stockamp (Republican)
- Joan Western (Republican)
Precinct Committeeman - Republican (33 precincts)
Uncontested races for Precinct Committeeman will not be placed on the ballot.
- Karen Jordan - Cleveland Northeast
- Jennifer Krider - Cleveland Northeast
- Jorell T Tucker - Cleveland Northeast
- Judith Earnhart - Cleveland Northwest
- Matt L Long - Cleveland South
- Matt Boyd - Columbia Northeast
- Denice Spencer - Columbia South
- Caleb M Wakeman - Columbia South
- Nick Brewer - Columbia 2
- Nicole Penrod - Columbia 4
- Debbie Beers - Columbia 5
- Rosemary Brown - Columbia 6
- Ryan L Daniel - Columbia 6
- Sharon Gilbert - Columbia 7
- Thor Allan Hodges - Columbia 7
- Chad Banks - Etna
- Joan Western - Troy
- Chad Nix - Jefferson East
- Jeffrey Griffin - Richland South
- Lisa Rossiter - Richland South
- Robert Allman - Smith Northwest
- Jeremy Barron - Smith Northwest
- Linda Zimmerman - Smith West
- Laurell Schroeder - Thorncreek North
- Damien Stafford - Thorncreek Northeast
- Sheryl Kaminski - Thorncreek Northwest
- Rob Schuman - Thorncreek South
- Nicki Venable - Thorncreek South
- Brandon C Forrester - Union East
- Lisa A Neely - Washington South
- Jeff Ott - Washington South
State Convention Delegate - Democrat (7)
State Convention Delegate - Republican (15)
- Travis Armstrong
- Chad Banks
- Ed Banks
- Jeremy Barron
- Theresa (Green) Baysinger
- Matt Boyd
- Nick Brewer
- Karmen Brown
- Ryan L Daniel
- Cindy (Auer) Doolittle
- Thor Allan Hodges
- Jon Myers
- Lisa A Neely
- Jeff Ott
- James Schortgen
- Rob Schuman
- Denice Spencer
- Damien Stafford
- Nicki Venable
- Caleb M Wakeman
- Joan Western
- Karen Western
- Linda Zimmerman
- Max E Zimmerman Jr
2024 General Election Candidates
A General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Winners of the 2024 Primary Election will be on the General Election Ballot (excluding Precinct Committeeman and State Convention Delegate).
School Board Filing takes place at the Whitley County Election Office, Courthouse, Room 18 for Whitley County Consolidated Schools and Smith-Green Community Schools from Tuesday, May 21, 2024 to Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (NOON). Whitko Community Schools file at Kosciusko County Clerk's Office.
The Democrat & Libertarian Parties can appoint candidates until Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (NOON).
County Council - At Large (3)
- Ryan Day (Libertarian)
Federal & State Candidates will file at the Indiana Election Division, see https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/ for list of candidates who have filed for these offices.