Allen County Primary Election Results 1996 

Source

Source: Allen County Election Board "Primary Election 1996 Election Summary Report"

The Indiana Primary was Tuesday, May 7th.

Total registered voters 167,990
Total voting in election 39,465
Percent who voted 23.49%

U.S.

House of Representatives, 4th District

Republican candidates:

• Mark E. Souder (incumbent, 1994- ) 21,644 81.84%
• Phillip D. Marx

Democratic candidates:

• Gerald L. Houseman 5,017 58.26%
• Gregg L. Jackson 2,398 27.85%
• David C. Roach 1,196 13.89%

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Indiana

Governor

Note: Election to replace Evan Bayh, who has served two consecutive terms.

Republican candidates:

• Rex Early 12,501 45.87%
• Stephen Goldsmith 11,545 42.36%
• George Witwer 3,206 11.76%

Democratic candidates:

• Frank O'Bannon 8,436 100%

State Senate, District 16

Note: Election to replace John Sinks who is retiring.

Republican candidates:

• David C. Long 7,072 74.13%
• Ronald L. Buskirk 2,468 25.87%

State Representative, District 79

Republican candidates:

• Michael A. Ripley 1,599 100%

Democratic candidates:

• Barbara L. Engle (incumbent, 1982- ) 703 100%

State Representative, District 80

Republican candidates:

• John J. Becker (incumbent, 1994- ) 2,310 100%

Democratic candidates:

• Benjamin GiaQuinta 1,534 100%

State Representative, District 81

Republican candidates:

• Donald L. Edgar 2,215 100%

Democratic candidates:

• Winfield C. Moses, Jr. (incumbent, 1992- ) 2,037 100%

State Representative, District 82

Republican candidates:

• Jeffrey K. Espich 2,671 100%

Democratic candidates:

• T. Russell Strunk, Jr. 640 100%

State Representative, District 83

Republican candidates:

• Robert K. Alderman (incumbent, 1976- ) 3,407 100%

Democratic candidates:

• Russell P. York 779 100%

State Representative, District 84

Republican candidates:

• Gloria J. Goeglein (incumbent, 1990- ) 5,189 100%

Democratic candidates:

• Robert D. Sturtz 1,190 100%

State Representative, District 85

Republican candidates:

• Phyllis J. Pond (incumbent, 1978- ) 3,523 67.54%
• Dennis Worman 1,693 32.46%

Allen County

Allen County Commissioner, 1st District

Republican candidates:

• Edwin J. Rousseau (incumbent, 1989- ) 20,738 100%

Democratic candidates:

• Bruce E. Rosswurm 7,499 100%

Allen County Council, at large

Note: Three from each party to be selected.

Republican candidates:

• Sandra A. Houlihan (incumbent, 1989- ) 10,502 15.36%
• Nelson Peters (incumbent, 1989- ) 9,809 14.35%
• Mark E. Winteregg 10,540 15.42%
• Ann B. Eckrich 10,244 14.98%
• Connie Teeple 3,595 05.26%
• Tom Harris 9,255 13.54%
• Thomas A. Ostrognai 8,699 12.72%
• Gary G. Grossman 5,727 08.38%

Democratic candidates:

• Alan F. Diefenbach 5,558 27.11%
• Linda A. Polley 5,921 28.88%
• David C. Van Gilder 5,061 24.69%
• Nkechi Motanya 3,956 19.30%

Allen Circuit Court Judge

Republican candidates:

• Thomas L. Ryan (incumbent, 1983- ) 20,740 100%

Allen County Surveyor

Republican candidates:

• Jeffery Sorg (incumbent, 1987- ) 17,589 75.12%
• Allan D. Frisinger 5,824 24.88%

Allen County Coroner

Note: Election to replace Raymond Beights who has served two consecutive terms.

Republican candidates:

• Phillip E. O'Shaughnessy 21,722 100%

Democratic candidates:

• Norman E. Knuth 7,628 100%

Allen County Treasurer

Republican candidates:

• Tim Berry (incumbent, 1990- ) 20,702 100%

School Boards

East Allen County Schools

District 1 (Leo-Cedarville)

Note: Election to replace John Bowman who is retiring.

• Sandra J. Brothers 2,557 39.03%
• Mark V. Lese 786 11.99%
• James C. Wetzel 3,205 48.91%
• write-in 4 00.06%

District 5 (Adams Township)

Note: Two to be elected. Incumbent Connie Heckler to retire

• Steven L. Gordon (incumbent, 1992- ) 3,444 25.71%
• Lafayette Jordan 2,349 17.53%
• Richard A. Allgeier 3,085 23.03%
• Robert F. Bakle 2,312 17.26%
• Edward C. Stauffer 2,195 16.38%
• write-in 10 00.07%

Northwest Allen County Schools

District 1 (Perry Township)

• Donna M. Duff 1,129 40.03%
• Joseph E. Malcolm (incumbent, 1988- ) 962 34.11%
• Deborah S. Osborne 728 25.81%
• write-in 1 00.03%

District 2 (Eel River Township)

• Paul E. Sloffer (incumbent, 1992- ) 2,205 99.41%
• write-in 13 00.59%

Southwest Allen County Schools

District 1 (Aboite Township)

• James Hershberger (incumbent, 1992- ) 2,776 99.64%
• write-in 10 00.36%

District 2 (Lafayette Township)

• Holly S. Glick (incumbent, 1992- ) 2,642 99.73%
• write-in 7 00.27%

District 3 (Aboite Township)

• John S. Bloom (incumbent, 1992- ) 2,782 99.64%
• write-in 10 00.36%

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