There were 21.5% of Jasper County’s registered voters that cast their votes in the April 1st Consolidated Election, however there are currently several vote-by-mail ballots still out and not counted. Therefore, none of the contested races can be determined at this time. As long as the vote-by-mail ballots were postmarked by today (April 1, 2025), the ballots have 14 days to make it to the Jasper County Clerk’s Office in Newton to be included in the vote totals. So, with that being said, here’s a look at the unofficial vote totals of the contested races:
CITY OF NEWTON MAYOR
- Joshua Kuhl 219
- Austin Francis 215
CITY OF NEWTON ALDERPERSON FOR WARD 2
- Eric Blake 92
- Lorissa Cummings 26
CITY OF NEWTON ALDERPERSON FOR WARD 3
- Richard Lindemann 79
- Debra Finn-Sansone 25
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (all three elected)
- Evan Semple 853
- Brady Shull 825
- Mandy Rieman 780
VILLAGE OF WHEELER TRUSTEES (top three elected)
- John McNary 17
- Scott Goode 13
- David Woods 13
- Doug Funneman 5
- Macy Funneman 5
HUNT CITY TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
- Robert Alexander 59
- Justin Livingston 36
SMALLWOOD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES (top four elected)
- Paul Will 71
- David Kistner 65
- Nick Milliman 65
- Daniel Stark 51
- Raymond Kuhl 31
WILLOW HILL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE (top four elected)
- Greg McCoy 52
- Larry Brinson 46
- Levi Steinman 44
- Michael Harris 39
- John Leffler 32
IECC COLLEGE DISTRICT TRUSTEES (top two elected with other county votes)
- John D. Brooks 490
- John Mclaughlin 380
- Susan Batchelor 380
Again, there are several vote-by-mail ballots yet to be counted, therefore none of the races are official until the final canvas of votes can be complete in 14 days by the Clerk’s Office.