Four candidates withdraw, 12 disqualified from primary ballot

On Thursday, Feb. 19, the Hamilton County Election Board addressed challenges to candidates on the ballot for the May 5 Primary Election. In the end, the local ballot will have 16 fewer candidates.

A total of 12 candidates were disqualified, and four candidates withdrew their names from the ballot.

The four withdrawals are:

• Elizabeth Stippler for Democrat Precinct Comm. – Clay 60
• Jaquelyn Grigg for Democrat Precinct Comm. – Westfield 20
• Sarah Elizabeth Crawford for Democrat Delegate – Delaware Township, for which there are 20 seats and now only 17 candidates
• Angie K. Foreman for Democrat Delegate – Noblesville Township, for which there are 20 seats and now 33 candidates

The disqualifications are as follows:

• Republican Brad Craig for Hamilton County Coroner. This leaves incumbent Jeff Jellison running unopposed.
• Republican Misty Warren for Atlanta Town Council, At-Large. There are two seats available and Republican candidates John Phifer and Fred Farley are still on the ballot, effectively unopposed.
• Republican Harrison J. Massonne for Cicero Town Council, At-Large. That race has two seats available and only one remaining candidate: Republican Joe Cox.
• Wendy Plenty Ferguson for Democrat Precinct Comm. – Delaware 3. That leaves Nicholas Alan Myers running unopposed.
• Alexander T Stencel for Republican Delegate – Clay District 1. There are five seats available and six remaining candidates.
• Brad Craig and Will A. Haines for Republican Delegate – Clay District 2.  There are five seats available and seven remaining candidates.
• Robert M Fulk for Republican Delegate – Clay District 4. There are 10 seats available and 10 remaining candidates.
• JP Etchison for Republican Delegate – Noblesville District 1. There are five seats available and 10 remaining candidates.
• Ellen Cortrecht and Dana D. Webster Republican Delegate – Noblesville District 2. There are five seats available and five remaining candidates.
• Amy Lindquist for Republican Delegate – Noblesville District 3. There are five seats available and nine remaining candidates.

The Reporter will publish an updated candidates list in our Wednesday, Feb. 25 digital edition.