Candidate for the 2023 Primary Election

A downloadable current PDF copy of the 2023 Elkhart County General Election. This list includes all candidates (including those challenges at the state level.)

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2023 Elkhart County Primary Election Candidate List

Candidates for the 2022 General Election



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A downloadable current PDF copy of the 2022 Elkhart County General Election. This list includes all candidates (including those challenges at the state level.)

Candidate List can be downloaded by clicking the button below:

Note: * next to the candidate indicates a Write-In Candidate. Their name will not be on the ballot.

2022 Elkhart County General Election Candidate List


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Michael A. Christofeno (R)

Vicki Elaine Becker (R)

Christopher J. Anderson (R)

Patty A. Pickens (R)

Kaala Baker (R)

Jeff A. Siegel (R)

Cathy S. Searcy (R)

Bob Barnes (R)

Doug S. Graham (R)

Randall D. (Randy) Yohn (R)

Darryl J. Riegsecker (R)

David L. Hess (R)

Christopher S. Dickinson (R)

Latrecia Riley (D)

Baugo Township Trustee

Katherine A. Weaver (R)

Benton Township Trustee

Brad Showalter (R)

Cleveland Township Trustee

Kathy J. Gordon (R)

Clinton Township Trustee

Toni Miller (R)

Concord Township Trustee

Jim E. Weeber (R)

Kevin M. Peters (D)

Elkhart Township Trustee

Chuck Cheek (R)

Harrison Township Trustee

Kerry Yaw (R)

Jackson Township Trustee

Tom Lantz (R)

Travis Peak (I)

Jefferson Township Trustee

James (Jim) Weldy (R)

Locke Township Trustee

Peggy A. Hunsberger (R)

Middlebury Township Trustee
Ruth Eash (R)

Olive Township Trustee

Linda A. Hartzell (R)

Osolo Township Trustee

Lisa O’Lena (R)

Union Township Trustee

Kenneth A. Miller (R)

Washington Township Trustee

Michael H. Lee (R)

York Township Trustee

Mary Dee Shoup (R)

Baugo Community Schools (3 Seats Total – no more than 1 from District 1 & 2, no more than 2 from District 3)

District I

Julie Newcomer Phillips

District II

Peter Vincent Colan

Natasha Kay

District III

Bill Gletty

Julie A. Pierce

Paul Rodgers

Jamie Lee Wenger

Concord Community Schools (3 Seats Total – no more than 1 from District 2) District 1

Jennifer H. Davis

Michael Thomas Malooley

Tara Michelle Towner

District 2

Crystal Kidder

Stacy McDowell

Fikre Menbere

Jared Earl Sponseller

Damion Steele


Elkhart Community Schools (3 Seats Total)

At-Large (2 Seats)

Mike Burnett

Shelby Choquette

Kellie Mullins

Charles Taylor

Emily Ann Toledo

Bessie Wall

District B (1 Seat)

Jeffrey S. Bliler

Rodney E. Hohman



Fairfield Community Schools (2 Seats Total)

Clinton

Sarah Elledge

Timothy Haarer

Aaron Rink

Jackson

No Candidate Filed



Goshen Community Schools (4 Seats Total)

At-Large (2 Seats)

Keith Goodman

Mario Garber

Linda S. Hartman

Brian B. Krider

Roger A. Nafziger

District 1 (1 Seat)

Ryan M. Glick

Andrea M. Johnson

Angela (Angie) McKee

District 3 (1 Seat)

Jose Elizalde

Robert (Rob) D. Roeder



Middlebury Community Schools (3 Seats Total – all districts vote for all races)

District A (Inside Town) (1 Seat)

Donald R. Anderson

Camden Forbes

District C (Jefferson Twp.) (1 Seat)

Gregory J. Eash

Amos Yoder

District D (York Twp.) (1 Seat)

Caleb Mast

Mitch Miller



Wa-Nee Community Schools – Elkhart and Kosciusko Counties – (3 Seats Total – all townships vote for all races)

Harrison Twp. (1 Seat)

Terry L. Graber

Brian Richard Topping

Locke Twp. (1 Seat)

Curt Flickinger

Union Twp. (1 Seat)

Louis M. Bonacorsi

Trevor Hershberger

Baugo Township Board (3 seats)

Stephen Gray (R)

Lynn Loucks (R)

Madeline Smith (R)

Benton Township Board (3 seats)

Richard Erb (R)

Robert E. Geiger (R)

Steve Showalter (R)

Cleveland Township Board (3 seats)

Erin Hartman (R)

Matthew Hartman (R)

Jason Stutsman (R)

Clinton Township Board (3 seats)

Gary Kauffman (R)

Dean Rink (R)

Kathy M. Sark (R)

Concord Township Board (3 seats)

Jerry P. Adkins (R)

James D. Beck (R)

Kenneth L. Davis (R)

Jessica P. Kauffman (D)

Antonette A. Reese (D)

Scott Slusser (D)

Elkhart Township Board (3 Seats)

H. Wayne Jennette (R)

Susie Rogers (R)

Peggy L. Weaver (R)

AJ Degadillo (D)

Jennifer L. Miller (D)

Harrison Township Board (3 Seats)

Brian Ramer (R)

Tim L Stutsman (R)

Galen Witmer (R)

Alexander McBride (D)

Ryan McBride (D)

Jackson Township Board (3 seats)

Bruce A. Korenstra (R)

Gerald (Jerry) Bernaert (R)

John F. Yoder (R)

Jonathan Schrag (D)

Jefferson Township Board (3 seats)

Debra Johnson (R)

Rick E. Kauffman (R)

Bruce Nethercutt (R)

Veronica Kindel (D)

Locke Township Board (3 Seats)

Wayne D. Klotz (R)

Edward C. Pippenger (R)

Tena D. Sheets (R)

Charlie Burkley (D)

Middlebury Township Board

(3 seats)

Jerry L. Weaver (R)

Gregg Berry (R)

Kent A. Yoder (R)

Olive Township Board (3 Seats)

David W. Gongwer (R)

Tara L. Lengacher (R)

Rick Vandergrift (R)

Tessa M. Parshall (D)

Osolo Township Board (3 seats)

Tim J. Cunningham (R)

Carol McDowell (R)

Vern Miller (R)

Elizabeth Galicia-Pigg (D)

Union Township Board (3 seats)

Jacob Dermott (R)

Jason King (R)

Brent Reed (R)

Washington Township Board (3 seats)

Greg Bailey (R)

Paul D. Phillips (R)

James M. Weaver (R)

York Township Board (3 seats)

John P. Baker (R)

Dean Martin (R)

Jo Rood (R)

Wendy Silver (D)

Cleveland 5

David Geyer

Concord 1

Chad M. Crabtree

Concord 7

Arvis L. Dawson

Lauren M. Sedillo

Concord 11

James (Jay) H. Little

Concord 13

Dwight Fish

Concord 16

H. Brent Curry

Concord 17

John Sternberg

Concord 29

Scott Slusser

Concord 33

David L. Boothby

Carl Helrich

Elkhart 3

Jennifer L. Miller

Elkhart 7

David Coyne

Elkhart 8

Paul Stauffer

Elkhart 10

Valerie L. Collins

Elkhart 11

Michael Landis

Elkhart 12

Julia A. Gautsche

Elkhart 13

Benjamin Beyeler

Elkhart 14

Mike Puro

Elkhart 16

Jeremy Friesen

Elkhart 17

Allan J. Kauffman

Elkhart 19

Phil D. Berkey

Locke 2

Charlie Burkley

Osolo 4

Elizabeth Galicia-Pigg

Osolo 8

Aaron K. Mishler

Osolo 10

David M. Polaski

Osolo 11

Larita K. Robinson

Osolo 12

Kara M. Boyles

Union 3

Rose Goyette

Washington 3

Maryellen Baker

District 1 (13 Delegates)

Bob Barnes

Daniel Ganger

Curtis Hill

Teresa L. Hill

Carol McDowell

Doug E. Miller

Linda E. Miller

Christopher Petersen

Orion Forbes Taylor

District 2 (12 Delegates)

Julie Davis

Courtney Papa

Doug K. Weaver

Rudy Yakym III

Sallyann Yakym

District 3 (12 Delegates)

Tina M. Bontrager

Zack Bontrager

Blake Doriot

Erica Emanuel

David Ganger

Benjamin M. Rogers

Joe Guerrero

Sharon E. Harder

Elizabeth M. Hart

Cindy Hajicek

Jonathan Andrew Glick

Justin M. Glick

Debra Johnson

Mike Orgill

Barbara Potuck

Robert (Rob) Roeder

Bradley D. Rogers

Cathy S. Searcy

Robert J. Waldusky, Sr

Kelly Williams

District 4 (12 Delegates)

Adam M. Bujalski

Colton B. Cawood

Gale A. Gerber

Victor R. Hart

Pam Keyser

Joanna King

Robert Moore

Brian Ramer

Kerry Vickers

Kerry Yaw

David L. Boothby

Kara M. Boyles

Cora L. Breckenridge

Emma E. Breckenridge

Franklin E. Breckenridge Sr.

Judith A. Briganti

Chad A. Clingerman

H. Brent Curry

Arvis L. Dawson

Jeremy Friesen

Rose Goyette

Allan J. Kauffman

Veronica Kindel

Aaron K. Mishler

Lauren M. Sedillo

Eric Settles

Mike Settles

John Sternberg

Oxana Werbiansky

Cathy S. Burke (R)

Gregg Tuholski (R)

Maryellen Baker (D)

Middlebury Town Council At-Large (2 seats)

Karl Miller (R)

Chuck Teall (R)

Beth Kallimani (D)

Annette Brown (R)

Rocco R. Rigsby (R)

Todd Young (R)

Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. (D)

James M. Sceniak (L)

*Thomas Baer (WI)

*Phillip Beachy (WI)

*Haneefah Khaaliq (WI)

*David G. Storer (WI)

*Danny Niederberger (WI)

*Antonio Xavier Alvarez (WI)

Diego Morales (R)

Destiny Wells (D)

Jeffrey Maurer (L)

*Andrew Straw (WI)

*David Wetterer (WI)

Tera K. Klutz (R)

ZeNai Brooks (D)

John Andrew Schick (L)

Daniel Elliott (R)

Jessica McClellan (D)

District 2 - New Term

Rudolph (Rudy) Yakym III (R)

Paul D. Steury (D)

William E. Henry (L)

*Mike Hubbard (WI)

U.S. Representative District 2 – Special Election – Unexpired Term

Rudolph (Rudy) Yakym III (R)

Paul Steury (D)

William E. Henry (L)

*Marla Godette (WI)

Linda Rogers (R)

Melinda (Mindy) Fountain (D)

David H. Abbott (R)

Timothy Wesco (R)

Camden Chaffee (D)

Doug Miller (R)

Joanna King (R)

Amanda Qualls (D)

Court of Appeals Judicial Retention – Fifth District Shall Judge Nancy H. Vaidik be retained in office?

Court of Appeals Judicial Retention – Third District Shall Judge Paul D. Mathias be retained in office?