Early voting is continuing in Bartholomew County for a few more hours today, but the vote totals have already broken records.
Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps says that as of Saturday, 15,657 people had cast early or absentee ballots in Bartholomew County. That is more than double the amount of early absentee and early voting in either of the last two presidential elections, Phelps says.
Early voting continued today from 8 to noon at the Bartholomew County Courthouse. Polls are open from 6 to 6 tomorrow for Election Day. You can listen to results as they come in, starting when the polls close tomorrow night on News Talk 1010 WCSI.
You should also remember that tomorrow is a federal and state holiday, and many government offices, and some businesses will be closed.
BMV offices throughout the state will be open extended hours today and tomorrow to help insure that everyone who wants to vote can get the necessary identification. BMV offices will be open 8:30 this morning to 8 p.m. today and from 6 to 6 tomorrow.
In Bartholomew County, all county offices are closed for business, though workers will be busy with the election and tallying of ballots. City Hall in Columbus will also be closed, as will city utilities. In Jennings County, county workers will have the day off, while North Vernon city employees will be on the job. A number of banks and other private businesses will also be closed tomorrow.
On the Bartholomew County ballot:
President/Vice President
Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, R
Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine, D
Gary Johnson/Bill Weld, L
U.S. Senator
Todd Young, R
Evan Bayh, D
Lucy Benton, L
Governor
Eric Holcomb/Suzanne Crouch, R
John R. Gregg/Christina Hale, D
Rex Bell/Karl “K-Tat” Tatgenhorst
Attorney General
Curtis Hill, Jr., R
Lorenzo Arrendodo, D
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jennifer McCormick, R
Glenda Ritz, D
U.S. Representative, District 6
Luke Messer, R
Barry Welsh, D
Rich Turvey, L
State Senate District 44
Eric A. Koch, R
Linda Kay Henderson, D
Darin S. Kinser, L
State Representative District 57
Sean R. Eberhart, R
State Representative District 59
Milo Smith, R
Bob Pitman, D
State Representative District 69
Jim Lucas, R
Circuit Court Judge
Kelly Benjamin, R
Coroner
Clayton R. Nolting, R
Paula K. Rothrock, D
Surveyor
E.R. Gray, R
County Commissioner, District 1
Larry Kleinhenz, R
County Commissioner District 3
Rick Flohr, R
Brad Woodcock, D
County Council at-large
William “Bill” Lentz, R
Matt Miller, R
Evelen Strietelmeier Pence, R
Pam Clark, D
Lynne Fleming, D
Diane Hawes, D
Joshua Brown, L
Hartsville Clerk-treasurer
No Candidate Filed
Hartsville Town Council
Michael W. “Mike” Crull, R
Rex L. Dora, R
Steven Rucker, R
Lisa L. Hayes, D
Mark Imel, D
Jeremy Kimball, D
Hope Clerk-treasurer
Diane Burton, I
Hope Town Council Ward 1
Edward Johnson, D
Hope Town Council Ward 2
Nellie Meek, D
Hope Town Council Ward 3
Ohmer Miller, R
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. District 3
James Persinger
Polly Verbanic
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. District 5
Pat Bryant
Tim Woods
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. District 7
Jeff Caldwell
Dennis White
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. Flatrock District
Brian Rose
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. Hawcreek District
Steve Wilson
Edinburgh School Board – Town of Edinburgh seat
Cathy J. Hamm
William “Bill” Jones
Curtis Rooks
Alice Nancy Taulman