As of Friday, February 14, candidates for both major political parties filed their intent to run for political office and will appear on the May 5 Primary Ballot, in addition to candidates for federal and state offices.
2020 Spencer County Primary candidates include the following. A * next to the name indicates the incumbent.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Jon A Dartt* – Judge of the Spencer Circuit Court, 84th Judicial Circuit
Sara J Arnold* – Circuit Court Clerk
Jon E. Wright – Recorder of Spencer County
Bob Compton – County Council at Large
Frank Durbin Jr. – County Council at Large
Blake Voges – County Council at Large
Thomas “Al” Logsdon* – County Commissioner District 2
Vince Luecke – County Commissioner District 3
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Victor Ippoliti – Judge of the Spencer Circuit Court, 84th Judicial Circuit
Darrell “Heavy” Stephens – Circuit Court Clerk
Vicki L Brauns* – Recorder of Spencer County
Elaine Jones – Spencer County Treasurer
David “Red” Faulkenberg* – Spencer County Surveyor
Aaron Patrick Benton* – County Council at Large
David J. Gogel* – County Council at Large
Brian E. Greulich* – County Council at Large
Heather Gries – County Commissioner District 2
Thomas “Tom” Brown* – County Commissioner District 3
PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN AND STATE DELEGATES
Democratic State Convention Delegate’s at Large
John Hurley
Leslie Korb
Thomas “Al” Logsdon
Nicholas “Cole” Parsley
Jim Paquette
Thaddeus Scherer
William A Selzer
Don Spellmeyer
Christine Tanner
Dan Wilkinson
Republican State Convention Delegate’s at Large
Aaron Patrick Benton
John Burroughs
Debra S. Foertsch
Harold R. Gogel
Brian E Greulich
Steve Haaff
Michael R Roos
Jon Winkler
Republican Precinct Committeeman
Aaron Patrick Benton – Ohio 5
Vicki L Brauns – Luce 1
David J Gogel – Carter 1
Jane Lynam – Hammond 2
Larry Hart Snyder – Hammond 1
Michael Johannes – Clay 3
Jon Winkler – Ohio 4