DeKalb County, Indiana, elections, 2022

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DeKalb County, Indiana, held a primary for local offices on May 3, 2022. Click the links below to learn more:

* County election candidates
* City and township election candidates
* How to vote in the election

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## County elections and candidates[edit]

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

DeKalb County Assessor

* Troy Myers (R)

* Sheila J. Stonebraker (R)

DeKalb County Auditor

* Susan Sleeper (R)

DeKalb County Commissioner, District West

* Amanda Charles (R)

* William Hartman (R)

DeKalb County Coroner

* Jeannine Short (R)

DeKalb County Council, District 1

* Rick Collins (R)

DeKalb County Council, District 2

* William VanWye (R)

DeKalb County Council, District 3

* Amy Demske (R)

DeKalb County Council, District 4

* Richard Ring (R)

DeKalb County Sheriff

* David G. Cserep II (R)

* Brady N. Thomas (R)

Judge of the DeKalb Circuit Court, 75th Judicial Circuit

* Kurt B. Grimm (R)

Prosecuting Attorney of DeKalb County, 75th Judicial Circuit

* Neal R. Blythe (R)

## City and township elections and candidates[edit]

Click on the arrows (▼) below to see the elections for the corresponding town/city.

Butler

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Butler Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Matthew J. Cordes (R)

* Andrew W. Giegold (R)

* Gregory J. Weller (R)

Butler Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Jerry D. Staller (R)

Concord

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Concord Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Rick A. Fuller (R)

* Jason A. Kreischer (R)

* Dean L. Schrader (R)

Concord Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Stacey Nickels (R)

Fairfield

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Fairfield Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Kurtis R. Christlieb (R)

* Marvin L. Skelly (R)

* Sara Yarian (R)

Fairfield Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Darin Yarian (R)

Franklin

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Franklin Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Lisa Gerardot (D)

* Kirby Hobbs (R)

* Debra K. King (R)

Franklin Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Sandra M. Harrison (R)

Grant

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Grant Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Karen Bishop (R)

* Judy Crowl (R)

* Jay R. Kern (R)

* Todd Lockwood (R)

* Kelli Lockwood (R)

Grant Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Mary Dangler (R)

Jackson

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Jackson Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Jeffrey W. Cook Sr. (R)

* Jim Pfefferkorn (R)

* Larry W. Seiler (R)

Jackson Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Audra Wilcoxson (R)

Keyser

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Keyser Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Donald Chaffin (R)

* Kathryn Blotkamp Sattison (R)

Keyser Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Michael J. Lilly (R)

Newville

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Newville Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Cherie L. Bassett (R)

* Joyce Gengnagel (R)

* Edward Samuel Steury (R)

Newville Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Donald Gengnagel (R)

Richland

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Richland Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* David S. Albright (D)

* Philip R. Brechbill (R)

* John D. Hovarter (R)

Richland Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Pamela Sebert (R)

Smithfield

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Smithfield Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Audra K. Buffenn (R)

* James A. Miller (R)

* Dennis R. Taylor (R)

Smithfield Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Diana L. Miller (R)

Spencer

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Spencer Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Chris Hedges (R)

* Bert Hollman (R)

* Bruce Laub (R)

* Ed Shilling (R)

Spencer Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Cheri A. Bushee (R)

Stafford

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Stafford Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Heath G. Hook (R)

* Bruce A. Prosser (R)

* Bryan James Provines (R)

* Andrew D. Provines (R)

Stafford Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Tracy Miller (R)

Troy

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Troy Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Keith E. Crowl (R)

* Erick Nickerson (R)

* Matt Peckhart (R)

Troy Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Mark Jennings (R)

Union

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Union Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* Todd Bishop (R)

* Dana Hedrick (R)

* Zachary M. Lightner (R)

* Amy Schweitzer (R)

Union Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Craig Bassett (R)

Wilmington

### May 3, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

Wilmington Township Board Member, DeKalb County

* David Capp (R)

* Leslie Nelson (R)

* Jeff L. Ridge (R)

Wilmington Township Trustee, DeKalb County

* Heather Bledsoe (R)

## Contents

* 1 Voting information
* 2 Demographics
* 3 Other counties in Indiana
* 4 See also

## Voting information[edit]

See also: Voting in Indiana

### May 3, 2022[edit]

The deadline to register in-person to vote was April 4, 2022. Indiana does not offer same-day registration. To check the status of your voter registration, visit https://indianavoters.in.gov/.

Types of Voter ID accepted: In most cases, an Indiana driver license, Indiana photo ID card, Military ID or U.S. Passport is sufficient.

Early voting was available from April 5 to May 2. On Election Day, poll times were: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

## Demographics[edit]

Demographic Data for DeKalb County, Indiana (2019)

| DeKalb County | Indiana
Population | 42,927 | 6,665,703
Land area (sq mi) | 362 | 35,825
Race and ethnicity**
White | 97.2% | 83.3%
Black/African American | 0.7% | 9.4%
Asian | 0.4% | 2.3%
Native American | 0% | 0.2%
Pacific Islander | 0% | 0%
Two or more | 1.4% | 2.5%
Hispanic/Latino | 2.8% | 6.9%
Education
High school graduation rate | 90.2% | 88.8%
College graduation rate | 18% | 26.5%
Income
Median household income | $56,421 | $56,303
Persons below poverty level | 11.3% | 13.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019)
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Other counties in Indiana[edit]

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