State Rep. Cash narrowly keeps seat, Parks remains on Lebanon School Board
Nov. 7—Indiana Republican Representatives Becky Cash, Jeffrey Thompson, and Mark Genda appear to have all kept their seats.
And former Colts punter Hunter Smith of Zionsville, R, picked up the seat vacated by Rep. Donna Schaibley, R, who retired. The representatives came out 20-30 percentage points ahead of their Democrat opponents districtwide, except for Cash, who won a second term by a narrow margin.
She lost in Boone County alone with 49.19% of the vote, compared to Tiffany Stoner's 50.86%. But Cash's district is larger than the county, and she prevailed districtwide, earning 50.1% of the vote.
State Sen. Brian Buchanan, R, was unopposed and earned 100% of the vote.
Numbers used here are from Secretary of State Deigo Morales' office with 90.1 precincts having reported as of Wednesday morning.
Also in Boone County, Lebanon School Board President Craig Parks won a second term with 46.68%. Two political newcomers shared the remaining votes.
"I am so thankful for this community's support for me and the work we are doing at LCSC," Parks said. "I'm looking forward to keeping the momentum we've started."
Parks said he feels honored to represent the district's voters again, adding, "Once a Tiger, always a Tiger."
Gregory 'Greg' Hole won a closer race against Carrie Douglass for an At-Large seat on the Western Boone School Board. He took 57.86% of the votes to her 42.14%.
Marion Township voters chose incumbents John Hunt and Dan Fleming over Eric Nyberg in a three-way race for two seats on the Sheridan School Board.
Fewer Boone County voters cast ballots this year, compared to the record-breaking 72.49% in 2020, the last presidential election.
Boone County Clerk Lisa Bruder said 65.70% of the county's 62,062 registered voters participated in this year's election. That compares to 67% in 2016, which was also a record at the time.
Bruder's office counted 3,075 absentee ballots while 11,320 voters cast ballots at polling places throughout the county Tuesday. Voters also cast 26,379 early ballots in the weeks leading up to the general election.
Polls closed at 6 p.m. Tuesday, with voters still in line at many sites. There was about a half-hour line in place at the Boone County Courthouse. Those people were allowed to vote, but police allowed no one in after 6 p.m.
A little over an hour later, Michael Hall and Christine Roys of Advance rushed into the courthouse lugging a big, blue bag. The poll workers were the first to return results to the clerk's office, an honor for which precincts informally compete.
They were still checking in when Michelle Rodriguez and Rick Risinger hurried in with results from Zionsville Town Hall. Red faced and out of breath, they missed first place by about a minute.
The line in Advance remained steady from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and voters were generally cheerful, Roys said, adding, "We had a wonderful day."
Rodriquez said voters were happy to be there and easy going. And the wait time held steady at about 30-40 minutes throughout the day after a morning rush.
Boone County voted yes to the public question on a Constitutional amendment and to retain Supreme Court Justices Masse, Molter, Foley and Pyle III.
