Ripley County, Indiana ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Office	Candidates
Batesville Community School Board, District 4	Carla Kemper Austin (No party affiliation) vs. Kenneth C (Ken) Baran (D) vs. Rob Wagner (I) vs. Robert (Rob) Shane (R)
Sunman Dearborn Community School Board, District 1	Joseph Bulach (No party affiliation) vs. Michael Norman (No party affiliation)
Otter Creek Township Trustee, Ripley County	Cynthia A. Melton (D) vs. Brandi M. Brunner (R)

Prosecuting Attorney of Ripley County, 80th Judicial Circuit: Richard J. (Ric) Hertel (R)
Ripley County Auditor: Lisa Vestal (R)
Ripley County Sheriff: Rob Bradley (R)
Ripley County Surveyor: Jeffrey P French (R)
Ripley County Assessor: Shawna F. Bushhorn (R)
Ripley County Commissioner, District 1: Mark A Horstman (R)
Ripley County Council, District 1: Ronald Decker (R)
Ripley County Council, District 2: Bryan K. Franklin (R)
Ripley County Council, District 3: Jay Gayheart (R)
Ripley County Council, District 4: David Tebbing (R)

Judge of the Ripley Circuit Court, 80th Judicial Circuit: Ryan J. King (R)
Judge of the Ripley Superior Court: Jeff Sharp (R)

Batesville Community School Board, District 1: Stephanie D Davidson (No party affiliation)
Batesville Community School Board, District 2: Lawrence (Larry) Merkel (R)
JAC CEN DEL Community School Board, District 1: Mike Davis (R)
JAC CEN DEL Community School Board, District 2: Tiffany B. Foster (R)
JAC CEN DEL Community School Board, District 4: Leah Schoettmer (D)
Milan Community School Board, At Large: Timothy Tuttle (R)
Milan Community School Board, Franklin Township: Gregory Dale Lewis (R)
Milan Community School Board, Washington Township: Michael C. Alloway (R)
South Ripley Community School Board, District 1: Kimberly Jolly (R)
South Ripley Community School Board, District 2: Brittany M. Bradley (R)
South Ripley Community School Board, District 4: Andrew C Comer (R)
South Ripley Community School Board, District 5: Thomas Welch (No party affiliation)
Sunman Dearborn Community School Board, District 4: Peter (Pete) Lyness (R)
Sunman Dearborn Community School Board, District 5: Gary Gellert (No party affiliation)

Adams Township Board, Ripley County: Robert Reiners (R), Alberta (Bertie) Schmidt (R), Carol Siebert (R)
Adams Township Trustee, Ripley County: Erick Taylor (R)
Brown Township Board, Ripley County: Gena M Gullion (R), James Brian Meyer (R), Scott Stutler (R)
Brown Township Trustee, Ripley County: Danielle M. McGee (R)
Center Township Board, Ripley County: Lorri Carpenter (R), Donna J. Linville (R), Sharon Menchhofer (R)
Center Township Trustee, Ripley County: Brenda Warren (R)
Delaware Township Board, Ripley County: Kathleen Dickman (R), Timothy Osborne (R), James E. Purdy (R)
Delaware Township Trustee, Ripley County: Paul A. Hardy (R)
Jackson Township Board, Ripley County: Larry J Abplanalp (R), Denise Schmaltz (R), Jane Ann Vankirk (R)
Jackson Township Trustee, Ripley County: Annette Lynn Pindell (R)
Johnson Township Board, Ripley County: Jayne R. Guidry (R)
Johnson Township Trustee, Ripley County: Heather Hewitt (R)
Milan Town Council, At Large: Dillon Davidson (R), Deb Shumate (R)
Osgood Town Council, At Large: Bill Roberts (R), Holley Rose (R)
Otter Creek Township Board, Ripley County: Ruth Ann Adkinson (R), Tammy Wiley (R)
Shelby Township Board, Ripley County: Amanda Brunner (R), Lafe Dobbs (R), Amy Meisberger (R)
Shelby Township Trustee, Ripley County: Brian Meisberger (R)
Sunman Town Clerk-Treasurer: Cheryl Taylor (R)
Sunman Town Council Member 3: Randall Zins (R)
Versailles Town Clerk-Treasurer: Sarah Bauman (R)
Versailles Town Council Member 3: Steve Mathes (R)
Washington Township Board, Ripley County: Debra Cutter (D), Charles Casebolt (R), Dawn Jordan (R)
Washington Township Trustee, Ripley County: Jeffery Poole (R)

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