Gibson 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, Eighth District | Mark Messmer [C] [NRA A] |
| State | |
| Gibson County Treasurer | Mike Watkins (Republican nominee) |
| 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 064 | Matt Hostettler [C] [NRA A] |
| State Representative, District 075 | Cindy Ledbetter [LC] [NRA A] |
| State Senator, District 48 | Daryl Schmitt [C] [NRA A] |
| Treasurer of State | Daniel Elliott Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative) |
| County | |
| Barton Township Board Member, Gibson County | Larry E. Wira, Sr (Republican nominee) |
| Barton Township Board Member, Gibson County | Ronald Cromer (Republican nominee) |
| Barton Township Trustee, Gibson County | Thomas (Eddie) Wilkison (Republican nominee) |
| Center Township Board Member, Gibson County | Leo McDonald (Republican nominee) |
| Columbia Township Board Member, Gibson County | Gina Dupps (Republican nominee) |
| Columbia Township Board Member, Gibson County | Michelle Ewin (Republican nominee) |
| Columbia Township Board Member, Gibson County | Taunya Deffendall (Republican nominee) |
| Columbia Township Trustee, Gibson County | Shannon Green (Republican nominee) |
| Gibson County Commissioner, District 1 | Nick Burns (Republican nominee) |
| Gibson County Council, District 1 | Jay Riley (Republican nominee) |
| Gibson County Council, District 2 | Thomas J. Perry (Republican nominee) |
| Gibson County Council, District 3 | Robert Schleter (Republican nominee) |
| Gibson County Council, District 4 | Jeremy Overton (Republican nominee) |
| Gibson County Recorder | Tim Schurmeier (Republican nominee) |
| Gibson County Sheriff | Bruce Vanoven (Republican nominee) |
| Johnson Township Board Member, Gibson County | Andrew Goedde (Republican nominee) |
| Montgomery Township Board Member, Gibson County | Terry R. Smith (Republican nominee) |
| Patoka Township Board Member, Gibson County | Angela C. Speedy (Republican nominee) |
| Patoka Township Board Member, Gibson County | Jim Williams (Republican nominee) |
| Patoka Township Board Member, Gibson County | Larry Matthews (Republican nominee) |
| Patoka Township Trustee, Gibson County | Phyllis Ernst (Republican nominee) |
| Prosecuting Attorney of Gibson County, 66th Judicial Circuit | Michael R. Cochren (Republican nominee) |
| Union Township Board Member, Gibson County | Seth DeLong (Republican nominee) |
| Union Township Trustee, Gibson County | Jessica Dix Kramer (Republican nominee) |
| Wabash Township Board Member, Gibson County | Jack Penner (Republican nominee) |
| Wabash Township Board Member, Gibson County | Jerry Jaquemai (Republican nominee) |
| Wabash Township Board Member, Gibson County | Ryan Winternheimer (Republican nominee) |
| Wabash Township Trustee, Gibson County | Dorothy Jaquemai (Republican nominee) |
| Washington Township Board Member, Gibson County | Thomas (T.J.) Ice (Republican nominee) |
| Washington Township Trustee, Gibson County | Joseph E. Fears (Republican nominee) |
| White River Township Board Member, Gibson County | Randall Kendall (Republican nominee) |
| White River Township Trustee, Gibson County | Chad Ellis (Republican nominee) |
| Judicial | |
| Gibson County Circuit Court Clerk | Sherri Smith (Republican nominee) |
| Local | |
| North Gibson School Board, District 1 | Michael J. Ice (Republican nominee) |
| North Gibson School Board, District 2 | Amy Michele Bingham (Republican nominee) |
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); LC = iVoterGuide (Leans Conservative).
(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.