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Bartholomew County election results are in

Columbus, IN, USA / QMIX 107.3
Bartholomew County election results are in

Courtesy-Bartholomew County



COLUMBUS, Ind. – The 2024 Indiana Primary Election for May 7 is in the books.

Here are the unofficial results of contested Republican races that affect Bartholomew County. There were no contested Democrat races.

State Representative, District 69 

  • Jim Lucas (I) – 57.6% (72 votes)
  • Brian Savilla – 42.4% (53 votes)

State Representative, District 73

  • Jennifer Meltzer (I) – 72.6% (1,075 votes)
  • Edward Comstock – 27.4% (405 votes)

Bartholomew County Commissioner District 1

  • Larry Klienhenz (I) – 58.4% (4,179 votes)
  • Rick Miller – 41.6% (2,976 votes)

Bartholomew County Council At-Large

  • Kim Bennett – 28.6% (4,255 votes)
  • Marcus Speer – 24.5% (3,654 votes)
  • Michael Bell – 23.9% (3,563 votes)
  • John Prohaska – 23% (3,427 votes)

Hope Town Council Ward 2

  • John Walstad (I) – 63.4% (109 votes)
  • Peter Begin – 36.6% (63 votes)

Click here for a full list of results.