Primary featured several close races, one decided by 1 vote

(BROOKVILLE, Ind.) – The Primary Election featured several high profile races with some contests separated by just a few votes. Here's a look at how things turned out:

Sheriff Races 

A lot of attention was on the Sheriff races as the Franklin, Dearborn, Switzerland and Jennings County offices are up for grabs due to term limits. 

Longtime Franklin County deputy Adam Henson defeated fellow deputy Chris Maxie by a wider margin than some expected. 

In Dearborn County, Chief Deputy Carl Pieczonka won the Primary against Jason Wyatt by 218 votes. 

Clinton Earls cruised to an easy primary victory for Switzerland County Sheriff and so did Cody Lows who is vying for Jennings County Sheriff.

Prosecutor Races 

Both Ripley County and Franklin County’s incumbent prosecutors were challenged in the Primary and both defeated their opponents by double digits. 

Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel won by 18% while Franklin County Prosecutor Chris Huerkamp had a 34% victory. 

Close Races

There were a handful of races that were decided by the thinnest of margins. 

The Dearborn County Council District 2 race featured Tom Palmer and Steve Neal. It turned out that Palmer won by just 2 votes, defeating Neal 552-550. 

The Dearborn County District 3 race was nearly just as close, as Doug Baker beat Chris Powell by a total of 18 votes.

Also in Dearborn County, the race for Miller Township Trustee was decided by just 31 votes, with Patricia Little defeating Kyle Luebbe.

In Jennings County, the race for Circuit Court Clerk was between Mary Dorsett Kilgore and Brenda King. Kilgore barely defeated King by just 11 votes. 

The closest race of all was between Rhonda Trenkamp and Shawn Fields for Clinton Township Trustee in Decatur County. 

It was separated by just one vote! Trenkamp received 26 votes while Fields had 25. 

You can view complete Primary Election results by clicking here.

Here’s a look at Federal and State Races

Congressional candidate Brad Meyer (D) won the Democratic Primary and will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin in the District 9 race in November. 

State Senator Randy Maxwell (R-District 43) defeated challenger Joe Volk, paving the way to Sen. Maxwell facing Byron Holland in November.

State Senator Jeff Raatz (R-District 27) defeated challenger Anthony Jones and will face Democrat Ronald McIntyre in November. 

Incumbent Lindsay Pattersion (R-District 55) was unchallenged and will face Democrat Victoria Martz, who was also uncontested, in a rematch this fall. 

State Representative Jennifer Metzer (R-Disrrict 73) defeated challenger Edward Comstock and will face Democrat A.J. Miller this fall 

Incumbent State Rep. Garrett Bascom (R-District 68) was unchallenged and will face Hunter Collins in November. 

Incumbent Alex Zimmerman (R-District 67) was uncontested and will face Democrat challenger Justin Chadwick in November.