Elkhart County, Indiana Conservative Voter Guide
November 2026 General Election · Election Day Nov 3, 2026 · Version 1.0
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| Federal | |
| United States Representative, Second District | Rudy Yakym [C] [ECG] [NRA A+] |
| State | |
| Elkhart County Auditor | Tiara Jackson Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Secretary of State | Max Engling Recommended by Indiana Right to Life PAC; iVoterGuide (Conservative); Allen County GOP; Hamilton County GOP; Elkhart County GOP; Porter County GOP; Morgan County GOP |
| State Comptroller (Auditor of State) | Elise Nieshalla Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative); Allen County GOP; Elkhart County GOP |
| State Representative, District 018 | David H. Abbott [ECG] [NRA A] |
| State Representative, District 021 | Timothy Wesco [C] [ECG] [NRA A+] |
| State Representative, District 048 | Doug Miller [C] [ECG] [NRA A] |
| State Representative, District 049 | Joanna King [C] [ECG] [NRA A] |
| State Senator, District 11 | Brian S. Schmutzler [C] [ECG] [NRA AQ] |
| Treasurer of State | Daniel Elliott Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative) |
| County | |
| Baugo Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Jeff Broadwick Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Baugo Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Madeline A Smith Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Baugo Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Marilyn A Bender Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Baugo Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Brian J Kamp Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Benton Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Richard Erb Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Benton Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Robert E Geiger Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Benton Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Steve Showalter Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Benton Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Erik Parcell Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Cleveland Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Erin Hartman Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Cleveland Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Jason Stutsman Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Cleveland Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Matthew Hartman Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Cleveland Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Kathy J Gordon Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Clinton Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Dean Rink Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Clinton Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Gary K. Kauffman Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Clinton Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Kathy Sark Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Clinton Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Toni Miller Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Concord Township Board Member, Elkhart County | James D Beck Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Concord Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Jerry Adkins Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Concord Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Kenneth Davis Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Concord Township Trustee, Elkhart County | James E Weeber Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart County Assessor | Tylan Miller Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart County Commissioner, District 1 | Bob Barnes Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart County Council, District 1 | Douglas S Graham Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart County Council, District 2 | Brian Dickerson Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart County Council, District 3 | Darryl Jay Riegsecker Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart County Council, District 4 | Brian Clayton Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart County Recorder | Kaala Baker Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart County Sheriff | Michael D Culp Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Christopher (Chris) Shetler Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart Township Board Member, Elkhart County | H Wayne Jennette Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Susie Rogers Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Chuck Cheek Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Harrison Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Brian Ramer Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Harrison Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Galen Witmer Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Harrison Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Tim Stutsman (Republican nominee) |
| Harrison Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Kerry Yaw Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Jackson Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Bruce Korenstra Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Jackson Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Jill Garris Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Jackson Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Skyler C Garner Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Jackson Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Travis Peak Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Jefferson Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Debra Johnson Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Jefferson Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Gregory A Swank Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Jefferson Township Board Member, Elkhart County | James (Jim) Weldy Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Jefferson Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Alan S Wise Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Locke Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Edward C Pippenger Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Locke Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Tena Sheets Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Locke Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Wayne D Klotz Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Locke Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Peggy Hunsberger Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Middlebury Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Daniel (Dan) Frederick Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Middlebury Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Jerry L Weaver Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Middlebury Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Mark Swendsen Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Middlebury Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Sopheap T Long Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Olive Township Board Member, Elkhart County | David Gongwer Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Olive Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Lisa Evers Marker Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Olive Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Tara Lee Lengacher Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Olive Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Steven D Shively (Republican nominee) |
| Osolo Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Rodney E Hohman Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Osolo Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Steven A Crawford Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Osolo Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Tracy M Tibbetts Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Osolo Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Carol Mcdowell Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Prosecuting Attorney of Elkhart County, 34th Judicial Circuit | Vicki Elaine Becker Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Union Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Brent Reed Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Union Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Jacob Dermott Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Union Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Jason King Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Union Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Kenneth A Miller Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Washington Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Dennis L Swartz Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Washington Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Greg W Bailey Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Washington Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Jennifer S Thomas Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Washington Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Michael Lee Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| York Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Anthony Powell Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| York Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Marrietta Slabach (Republican nominee) |
| York Township Board Member, Elkhart County | Mitch Miller Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| York Township Trustee, Elkhart County | Jason Wogoman Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Judicial | |
| Elkhart County Circuit Court Clerk | Patty Pickens Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Judge of the Elkhart Superior Court, No. 1 | Kristine A. Osterday Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Judge of the Elkhart Superior Court, No. 3 | Teresa L. Cataldo Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Judge of the Elkhart Superior Court, No. 4 | Elizabeth A. Bellin Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Judge of the Elkhart Superior Court, No. 5 | Christopher J. (Chris) Spataro Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Local | |
| Bristol Town Council, At Large | Anthony Stech Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Bristol Town Council, At Large | Ron Norman Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart Goshen School Board, At Large | Rickardo (Rick) Yoder Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart Goshen School Board, District 1 | Brian Benjamin Krider Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart Goshen School Board, District 3 | Ryan M Glick Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart Middlebury School Board, District D | Caleb Mast Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart School Board, At Large | Kellie Mullins Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Elkhart School Board, District B | Anne M Von Der Vellen Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Middlebury Town Council Member, At Large | Gary Cripe Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Middlebury Town Council Member, At Large | Karl Miller Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Syracuse Town Council, At Large | Gregory Scott Abbs Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Syracuse Town Council, At Large | Matthew Goodnight Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Wa-Nee School Board, Locke Township (Elkhart, Kosciusko) | Curt Flickinger Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Wa-Nee School Board, Union Township (Elkhart, Kosciusko) | Trevor Hershberger Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Wakarusa Town Council Member, At Large | Annette Brown Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
| Wakarusa Town Council Member, At Large | Sam Stump Recommended by Elkhart County GOP |
Key: IRLP = Indiana Right to Life PAC; C = iVoterGuide (Conservative); ACG = Allen County GOP; HCG = Hamilton County GOP; ECG = Elkhart County GOP; PCG = Porter County GOP; MCG = Morgan County GOP; NRA = NRA-PVF (NRA Political Victory Fund grade).
(Republican nominee) = Republican on the ballot with no published endorsement found.
Nonpartisan “Listed by” credit: in nonpartisan races (marked NP) parties do not nominate; where a county Republican Party lists a nonpartisan candidate on its own site or slate, the guide shows “Listed by <County> County Republican Party (nonpartisan race)” with the source org named. This is the party’s listing, not a party nomination.
Recommendations are the listed groups’, not this guide’s; a blank race means no published recommendation was found, not that none exists.
(Republican nominee) = Republican on the ballot with no published endorsement found.
Nonpartisan “Listed by” credit: in nonpartisan races (marked NP) parties do not nominate; where a county Republican Party lists a nonpartisan candidate on its own site or slate, the guide shows “Listed by <County> County Republican Party (nonpartisan race)” with the source org named. This is the party’s listing, not a party nomination.
Recommendations are the listed groups’, not this guide’s; a blank race means no published recommendation was found, not that none exists.