Tag: election-2026

After candidates did the work to get on Indiana’s primary election ballot, it’s prospective voters’ turn to do the work to be able to vote. Deadlines loom for voters to register to vote for the first time, correct out-of-date names or addresses on voter registration rolls, or apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to […]

Brad Dwenger, who represents eastern Wayne County as a county commissioner, faces two challengers in May’s primary. Howard Price filed last week for the District 1 opportunity, joining fellow Republicans Dwenger and Mark Hoelscher on the ballot. Price ran for Richmond mayor in 2023. He returned to Richmond after serving in the Air Force and […]

Voters will have more choices for candidates to represent Wayne County at the state level on their primary ballots. On Thursday, Feb. 5, Republican Pete Zaleski announced his candidacy for Indiana House of Representatives District 56. That filing came two days after fellow Republican Adam Blanton filed to run against his former boss at the […]

Major party candidates have finished adding their names for consideration in May’s primary election, and some contested races have begun. There’s now a three-way Republican Party primary race for Indiana House of Representatives District 56. Adam Blanton, Randy Retter and Pete Zaleski will seek to advance from the May election. And the winner will face […]

More candidates are filing to represent Wayne County at the state level as the primary election deadline nears this week. On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Adam Blanton announced his candidacy for Indiana House of Representatives District 56. He will face fellow Republican and Blanton’s former boss at the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Randy Retter, in […]

Just days before a key deadline to file for the May primary election, some additional names had joined the list of candidates. As of press time, no one had filed to run for Dublin, Fountain City and Hagerstown town councils. Each community needs to fill two at-large seats. However, some current members are independents, so […]

Mark Hoelscher wants to bring a different perspective to county government, and he’s decided he can best do that as a county commissioner. Hoelscher has withdrawn from this year’s Republican primary to be re-elected as auditor and instead filed to challenge Commissioner Brad Dwenger for the party’s District 1 Board of Commissioners nomination. Hoelscher served […]

Several opportunities are available to serve one’s neighbors at the closest levels of local government. As of press time, no one had filed to run for Dublin, Fountain City and Hagerstown town councils. Each community needs to fill two at-large seats. Prospective candidates running as Republicans or Democrats for any office must submit paperwork by […]

On Friday, Jan. 9, Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter announced that he will campaign to succeed Rep. Brad Barrett, following Barrett’s Jan. 7 announcement that he will not run again. “After many years in public service, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges and opportunities facing our rural communities,” Retter said in a news release. “I’m running […]