Voters can hear from candidates facing opponents in May’s primary election during the IN Focus candidate forum broadcasts. Whitewater Community Television is partnering with Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce and Western Wayne News to increase familiarity with Wayne County’s candidates. All programs air at 6 p.m. Thursdays. Candidates for clerk and treasurer are being […]
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Enjoy our coverage of the 2024 election including candidate interviews, voting information, ballot updates, conversations with election officials and more.
Election board removes candidate from ballot
Wayne County’s Election Board unanimously agreed with county Republican Party Chair Gary Saunders that one candidate is ineligible for the May primary because she’s only voted in one previous primary.
Election board will hear challenge
Wayne County Election Board soon will conduct a hearing about a candidate’s eligibility for the May primary ballot. The hearing regarding Tracey Jellison’s bid to represent District 2 as a Wayne County commissioner will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26. It takes place in the county annex’s commissioners/council chambers, 401 E. Main St., Richmond, […]
Wayne County ballots finalized for May primary elections
Wayne County voters now have additional choices on their May ballots because additional candidates jumped into county, state and national races during the last week they could file. Two more candidates are running for Wayne County’s District 2 commissioner to replace Mary Anne Butters, who decided not to seek reelection. Tracey Jellison and Jeff Wheeler […]
Raatz launches bid for Congress
Jeff Raatz, who represents Wayne County in Indianapolis, now seeks to represent Indiana in Washington, D.C. Raatz filed Friday to run for the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana’s Sixth Congressional District, saying he is “deeply concerned about the future of our United States.” Incumbent Greg Pence, who began his first term in 2019, is […]
Another dozen candidates file for May primary
As the filing deadline gets closer, a few more candidates filed for local, state and national elected offices last week. The most recent additions that some voters will see on their May primary ballot include: Candidates’ filing deadline for the May primary is noon Feb. 9. Local offices up for grabs include county council, two […]
3 GOP candidates running for Superior 1 judge
Those who want a part-time or a full-time public service role — such as helping their county spend tax money or leading a trial — have several opportunities to consider in the 2024 election. Primary opportunities Although November’s election seems far away, those who want to run as Republicans or Democrats need to make up […]
Candidates filed for primary
On Wayne County’s first day of election filings, 14 candidates filed for local roles ranging from judge to coroner, commissioner, clerk, treasurer and council member. By Friday afternoon, the ballot had doubled. At least some of the candidates will be new faces because some current officeholders can’t run again for their jobs because of term […]