LaGrange County General Elections, November 2000 

United States

U.S. Representative 4th District

• Republican Mark E. Souder (Incumbent) 5,559
• Democrat Michael Dewayne Foster 2,479
• Libertarian Michael Donlan 167

State

Indiana State Senator 13th District

• Republican Robert L. Meeks (Incumbent) 6,885

Indiana State Representative 51st District

• Republican Dennis K. Kruse (Incumbent) 818

Indiana State Representative 52nd District

• Republican Ken Wonderly 3,213
• Democrat W. Dale Sturtz (Incumbent) 3,981

Courts

Clerk of the LaGrange Circuit and Superior Courts

• Republican June A. Prill 4,177
• Democrat Mark W. Eagleson 3,996

Indiana Court of Appeals Judicial Retention Public Question: Shall the following Judges be retained in office?

District 3

Sanford M. Brook

• Yes 5,009
• No 1,589

District 4

Melissa S. Mattingly

• Yes 5,079
• No 1,468

District 5

Margret G. Robb

• Yes 5,043
• No 1,499

County

County Commissioner (Duties: IC 36-2-2) Middle District

• Republican Jerry O. Grogg 4,458
• Democrat Mary J. Mynhier 3,734

County Commissioner (Duties: IC 36-2-2) South District

• Republican Wayne Targgart (Incumbent) 3,929
• Democrat James P. Hess 4,231

County Coroner (Duties: IC 36-2-14)

• Republican Frank J. Jagoda (Incumbent) 5,509
• Democrat Robert L. Reichard 2,576

County Council Members at Large (Duties: IC 36-2-3) (vote for three)

• Republican George R. Bachman (Incumbent) 4,607
• Republican Bernard J. Hoffman (Incumbent) 4,216
• Republican Jack E. VanAntwerp (Incumbent) 4,265
• Democrat Casey Brickley 3,005
• Democrat Patsy L. Merrifield 3,701
• Democrat Wayne L. Pruiett 2,955

County Recorder

• Republican Nancy L. Mellinger 4,157
• Democrat Suellyn Mickem 4,027

County Treasurer (Duties: IC 36-2-10)

• Republican Bonnie J. Brown (Incumbent) 5,206
• Democrat Shirley K. Helmuth 2,891

Schools

Prairie Heights Community School Board (Duties: IC 20-5-3) (Non-partisan)

Jackson Township

• Aaron L. Pfafman 1,066

Town of Shipshewana (town residents only)

Town Clerk/Treasurer

• Ruth Ann Downey 137

Town Council at Large (vote for two)

• Jerry L. Rice 102
• Judith Ann Yoder 122

Town Council East District

• Roger D. Yoder 136

Ratification / State Constitutional Amendment

Shall Article 7, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended so that criminal appeals from a sentence of life imprisonment or a prison term of more than fifty years follow the same path through the Court of Appeals to the Indiana Supreme Court that civil appeals do?

• Yes 4,306
• No 2,573

Note: Election information on this page has been verified by county election officials.
Candidate information on this page was compiled by Rob Loper, political science intern at IPFW.