Below are the results for the 2026 primary election in Montgomery County, IN.
General
Total Registered Voters: 25,179
Total Ballots Submitted: 4,082
Republican Voters: 3,197 (78.32%)
Democratic Voters: 885 (21.68%)
County Elections
Judge of the Superior Court 1
Republican
Heather Barajas (100%)
Judge of the Superior Court 2
Republican
Daniel G. Petrie (100%)
Prosecuting Attorney 22nd District
Republican
Jacob A. Moore (100%)
County Auditor
Republican
Jennifer Andel (100%)
County Treasurer
Republican
Morgan Biggs (100%)
County Sheriff
Republican
Matt McCarty (100%)
County Assessor
Republican
Sherri L. Bentley (100%)
County Commissioner District 2
Republican
Jim Fulwider (100%)
County Council District 1
Republican
Joyce A. Grimble (100%)
County Council District 2
Republican
Matt Nelson (100%)
County Council District 3
Republican
Jordan Foland (100%)
County Council District 4
Republican
Brett A. Cating (100%)
State Elections
United States Representative District 4
Republican
Jim Baird (65.13%)
Craig Haggard (26.82%)
John Piper (8.05%)
Democratic
Drew Cox (30.08%)
John Phillip Whetstone (28.57%)
Joe Mackey (13.47%)
Paul McPherson (8.83%)
Jayden McCash (5.46%)
Roger D. Day (5.23%)
Darin Patrick Griesey (4.18%)
Thomas D. Hall, Jr. (4.18%)
State Senator District 23
Republican
Paula K. Copenhaver (63.74%)
Spencer R. Deery (36.26%)
Democratic
David A. Sanders (100%)
State Representative District 13
Republican
Matt Commons (100%)
Democratic
Brenna Geswein (80%)
Edward Moyer, Jr. (20%)
State Representative District 28
Republican
Jeffrey A. Thompson (68.97%)
Shelia Zielinski (31.03%)
Democratic
Karen Whitney (100%)
State Representative District 41
Republican
Mark Genda (100%)
Democratic
Jackson T. Hayes (100%)
State Representative District 44
Republican
Beau Baird (62.52%)
Clint Cooper (37.48%)
Democratic
Kelsey Kauffman (100%)
State Convention Delegates
Republican
Jim Fulwider (9.11%)
Phil Boots (8.54%)
Todd D. Barton (8.50%)
Aaron Morgan (7.52%)
Rex Ryker (6.69%)
Joyce Grimble (6.46%)
Gregory S. Lough (6.45%)
Jack Grimble (6.44%)
Steve Loy (6.11%)
Sondra Dittmer Sixberry (5.83%)
Karyn D. Douglas (5.73%)
Dennis J. Hohlbein (5.42%)
Jayne A. Lough (4.90%)
Cindy Nevitt (4.62%)
Jennifer Pursell (4.58%)
Gina Gigi Scott (3.12%)
Democratic
Grace Gi West (51.63%)
Aaron Morrison (48.37%)
Township Elections
For board member elections, three candidates are elected. The first three highlighted in bold are the projected winners.
Brown Township Trustee
Republican
Kylene Simpson (100%)
Brown Township Board Members
Republican
Jack Reynolds (35.24%)
Paul Surface (34.05%)
Richard Graham (30.71%)
Clark Township Trustee
Republican
Amy J. Cating (100%)
Clark Township Board Members
Republican
David Orwig (40.79%)
Elmer Gilbert (31.25%)
Seth Pollert (27.96%)
Coal Creek Township Trustee
Republican
Mike Claycomb (62.98%)
Roger Kunkel (37.02%)
Coal Creek Township Board Members
Republican
Kevin McCord (30.79%)
Jay Busse (25.41%)
Denny Olin (24.38%)
Aaron Hutchens (19.42%)
Franklin Township Trustee
Republican
Jayne A. Lough (100%)
Franklin Township Board Members
Republican
Greg Wilcox (100%)
Madison Township Trustee
Republican
Greg Fuller (56.12%)
Brad Scott (43.88%)
Madison Township Board Members
Republican
Gary Blankenship (23.82%)
William Fugate (19.85%)
Rob King (16.38%)
Chasity Surface (15.88%)
Mary Hudson (14.64%)
Emily Jackson (9.43%)
Ripley Township Board Members
Republican
Greg Rutledge (40.74%)
Stanton J. Mullett (31.28%)
Dennis Groh (27.98%)
Sugar Creek Township Trustee
Republican
Carey Dykes Hanna (100%)
Sugar Creek Township Board Members
Republican
Deborah Lough (34.38%)
John R. Gable (34.38%)
Charles Anderson (31.25%)
Union Township Trustee
Republican
Aaron Morgan (100%)
Democratic
Kay Whetstone (100%)
Union Township Board Members
Republican
Alan Plunkett (34.04%)
Darren J. Haas (33.12%)
Stacey Guard (32.84%)
Walnut Township Trustee
Republican
Eric McClaskey (76.13%)
Melody Davis (23.87%)
Walnut Township Board Members
Republican
Kayleigh B. Arthur (35.93%)
Michelle Kinkead (34.43%)
Taylor N. Burkhart (29.64%)
Wayne Township Trustee
Democratic
Kathy Ryker (100%)
Wayne Township Board Members
Republican
Eric Runyan (36.59%)
Loren Stephens (33.44%)
Scott Harris (29.97%)
Town Elections
Crawfordsville 1 Precinct Committeeman
Democratic
Grace Gi West (100%)
Linden Town Council Members
Republican
Paul E. Buckles (37.32%)
Wade Bennett (31.69%)
M. Tom Lewellen (30.99%)
New Richmond Town Council Members
Republican
Rachelle Cowherd Pebbles (26.98%)
Jebadiah C. Lind (26.98%)
Linda Forbes (24.60%)
Hilary Balmer (21.43%)
New Richmond Town Clerk-Treasurer
Republican
Sarah Farmer-Forbes (59.57%)
Deana S. Brooks (40.43%)
New Ross Town Council Members
Republican
Chase W. Kinkead (43.40%)
Rebecca L. Lowe (28.30%)
Vicky Rogers (28.30%)
New Ross Town Clerk-Treasurer
Republican
Taylor Norton (100%)
Waveland Town Council Members
Republican
Susie Calvert (31%)
Troy Phillips (28%)
Christy Ferguson Roark (23%)
Mike Frazier (18%)
Waveland Town Clerk-Treasurer
Republican
Shawna L. Wilson (100%)