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Overshine Moves Forward In Washington Sheriff's Race

Last updated on Tuesday, May 8, 2018

(SALEM) - Republican candidate for Washington County Sheriff defeated GOP challenger Deputy Wayne Blevins by 11 votes to move on to the fall election to face Washington County Deputy Sheriff Brent Miller.

Overshiner received 1,138 (41.26 percent) votes over Blevins' 1,127 (40.88 percent) votes. Tracey England who ran on the Republican ticket only took 493 votes (or 17.88 percent).

Washington County Chief Deputy Brent Miller will advance to run in the fall election against GOP Challenger Roy Overshiner.

Miller defeated Democrat challenger William (Bill) Denham 1,217 (89.03 percent) to 150 (10.97 percent).

In other races:

US SENATOR

• (D) Joe Donnelly - 1,126 votes (100 percent)
• (R) Mike Braun - 1,064 votes (40.30 percent)
• (R) Luke Messer - 888 votes (33.64 percent)
• (R) Todd Rokita - 688 votes (26.06 percent)

US REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 9

• (D) Dan Cannon - 328 votes (26.93 percent)
• (D) Rob Chatlos - 53 votes (4.35 percent)
• (D) Liz Watson - 837 votes (68.72 percent)
• (R) James Dean Alspach - 594 votes (21.58 percent)
• (R) Trey Hollingsworth - 2,159 votes (78.42 percent)

STATE SENATOR, District 47

• (D) Nicholas A. (Nick) Siler - 1,080 votes (100 percent)
• (R) Erin Houchin - 2,430 votes (100 percent)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 73

• (D) No Candidate
• (R) Steve Davisson - 2,435 votes (86.13 percent)
• (R) Buford L. Dewitt - 392 votes (13.87 percent)

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

• (D) - No Candidate
• (R) - Dustin Houchin - 2,360 (100 percent)

COUNTY AUDITOR

Republican incumbent Auditor Randall Bills only received 914 votes (32.68 percent) and was defeated by County Recorder Kyra Stephenson who captured 1,883 votes (67.32 percent).

Stephenson will face former City of Salem Mayor Judy K. Chastain (D) in the fall. Chastain, who ran unopposed, received 1,171 votes.

COUNTY RECORDER

Terri L. Graves (R) defeated Tim Rodman (R) for the chance to run this fall against Democrat Lindsey Robbins who defeated challenger Anna Briscoe.

Graves took 1,552 votes (57.98 percent) over Rodman's 1,125 votes (43.02 percent).

Robbins earned 832 votes (67.97 percent) against Briscoe's 392 votes (32.03 percent).

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2

Former Republican County Councilman Todd Ewen defeated incumbent commissioner Preston Shell to run this fall.

Voters cast 1,629 votes for Ewen (58.35 percent) while only 1,163 votes were tallied for Shell (41.65 percent).

COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 1

Republican incumbent Benjamin (Ben) Bowling Jr won a chance to move to the fall election to return to his council seat.

He defeated Sabrina Burdine and former County Assessor Jason Cockerill.

Bowling earned 384 votes (52.46 percent) over Cockerill's 210 votes (28.69 percent) and Burdine's 138 votes (18.85 percent).

COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4

Republican Karen Wischmeier won over challenger Jason Nelson, 355 (51.52 percent) to 334 (48.48 percent).

TOWNSHIP RACES

BROWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) David Brown - 36 votes (28.35 percent)
• (R) Sharon L. Roberts - 91 votes (71.65 percent) - winner

BROWN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

• (R) Randy D Roberts - 117 votes (100 percent) - winner
• (D) Gary D. Chastain - 47 votes (50.54 percent) - winner
• (D) Tom Guthrie - 46 votes (49.46 percent)

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Steven L. Anderson - 158 votes (100 percent)

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER (all three won)

• (R) Scott Applegate - 114 votes (33.93 percent)
• (R) Barry Durbin - 92 votes (27.38 percent)
• (R) RV Meadors - 130 votes (38.69 percent)
• (D) Sandra Cottongim - 52 votes (100 percent)

GIBSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Kimberly Fleming - 40 votes - 40 percent
• (R) Rachel Wischmeier - 60 votes - 60 percent - winner

GIBSON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

• (R) Raymond Scott Browning - 85 votes (100 percent) winner
• (D) Dorothy Fleenor - 54 votes (26.34 percent) winner
• (D) Steve B. Fleenor - 52 votes (25.37 percent) winner
• (D) Steve Johnson - 38 votes (28.29 percent) winner
• (D) Andrew Mull - 41 votes (20 percent)

HOWARD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) No candidate
• (D) Joe Keith - 28 votes - (41.18 percent)
• (D) Kathleen Zelivetz - 40 votes (58.82 percent)

HOWARD TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

• (R) No candidate
• (D) Earlene Silvertorn - 59 votes (100 percent)

JACKSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Matthew Incantalupo - 108 votes (100 percent)
• (D) No candidate

JACKSON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

• (R) William Craig Martin - 111 votes (100 percent)
• (D) Roy M. Dick - 26 votes - (38.81 percent)
• (D) William R. Yates - 41 votes (61.19 percent)

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) No candidate
• (D) Marnie L. Bennett - 24 votes (100 percent)

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER (vote for 3)

• (R) Jamie A. Bennett - 55 votes (35.26 percent)
• (R) Landon C. Sullivan - 47 votes (30.13 percent)
• (R) Shannon Sullivan - 54 votes (34.62 percent)
• (D) No Candidate

MADISON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Lee Badger - 46 votes (100 percent)
• (D) No candidate

MADISON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER (two winners in each party)

• (R) Brian L. Blevins - 35 votes (47.30 percent)
• (R) William R. Van Cleave - 39 votes (52.70 percent)
• (D) Patricia Keator - 12 votes (35.29 percent)
• (D) Tammy S. Worley - 22 votes (64.71 percent)

MONROE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Susan Boling - 68 votes (59.65 percent) winner
• (R) Angie Wilson - 46 votes (40.35 percent)
• (D) Chris Spurgeon - 17 votes (100 percent)

MONROE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER (all three won)

• (R) Amy Cornett - 80 votes (35.40 percent)
• (R) Ruth Gay - 72 votes (31.86 percent)
• (R) Kay Mills - 74 votes (32.74 percent)
• (D) No candidate

PIERCE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Dennis R. Fleming Sr. - 203 votes (100 percent)
• (D) No candidate

PIERCE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER (only 3)

• (R) Stephanie L. Farler - 69 votes (12.71 percent)
• (R) Scott K. Miller - 128 votes (23.57 percent) winner
• (R) Shannon Nale - 60 votes (11.05 percent)
• (R) Jeffrey Pickerill - 119 votes (21.92 percent) winner
• (R) Stephen Purlee - 167 votes (30.75 percent) winner
• (D) No Candidate

POLK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Cameron Stahl - 110 votes (41.04 percent)
• (R) Clair Sullivan Jr. - 158 votes (58.96 percent) winner
• (D) No candidate

POLK TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER (all three won)

• (R) Eric N. Albertson - 158 votes (31.66 percent)
• (R) Geneva Bagshaw - 150 votes (30.06 percent)
• (R) Jeremy Souder - 191 votes - (38.26 percent)
• (D) Doris J. Rickard - 81 votes (100 percent)

POSEY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Ken Armstrong - 109 votes (100 percent)
• (D) Gary L. Roll, Jr. - 63 votes (100 percent)

POSEY TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

• (R) Beth Armstrong - 83 votes (53.55 percent)
• (R) Marvin (Butch) Jenkins - 72 votes (46.45 percent)
• (D) Melissa Farmer - 36 votes (40 percent)
• (D) Jerome P. Jacobi - 54 votes (60 percent)

VERNON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) No candidate
• (D) Marsha Guthrie - 40 votes (100 percent)

VERNON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER

• (R) No candidate
• (D) Tommy L. Green - 32 votes (50.79 percent)
• (D) David A Routh - 31 votes (49.21 percent)

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

• (R) Brice Robinson - 1,016 votes (100 percent)
• (D) No Candidate

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER (Both won)

• (R) D. Jack Mahuron - 737 votes (48.55 percent)
• (R) Norman E. Souder - 781 votes (51.45 percent)
• (D) No Candidate

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