Columbus city election results: Ferdon wins mayor, Welmer takes clerk

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Newly-elected Columbus Mayor Mary Ferdon celebrates with Republicans after her victory was announced Tuesday night.

7:24 p.m.

With all voting centers reporting, these are the results as we have them at this hour.

Mayor: Mary Ferdon, Republican

Clerk: Luann Welmer, Republican

Council at-large: Democrats Tom Dell and Grace Kestler and Republican Josh Burnett.

Council District 1: Christopher Bartels, Republican

Council District 2: Elaine Hilber, Democrat

Council District 3: Jerone Wood, Democrat

Council District 4: Frank Miller, Republican

Council District 5: Kent Anderson, Republican

Council District 6: Jay Foyst, Republican

7:20 p.m.

NEXUSPARK voting center is now reporting. There is one voting center left to report.

Republican Mary Ferdon leads Independent Sean Burton by a sizeable margin.

Others in the lead include Republican clerk candidate Luann Welmer, and for at-large, in the lead, are Democrats Tom Dell and Grace Kestler and Republican Josh Burnett

Others in the lead are:

Council District 1: Christopher Bartels, Republican

Council District 2: Elaine Hilber, Democrat

Council District 3: Jerone Wood, Democrat

Council District 4: Frank Miller, Republican

Council District 5: Kent Anderson, Republican

Council District 6: Jay Foyst, Republican

Check back here as results are updated throughout the night.

 

7:18 p.m.

St. Johns Masonic Lodge voting center is now reporting. There are two remaining vote centers to report.

Republican Mary Ferdon leads Independent Sean Burton by a sizeable margin.

Others in the lead include Republican clerk candidate Luann Welmer, and for at-large, in the lead, are Democrats Tom Dell and Grace Kestler and Republican Josh Burnett

Others in the lead are:

Council District 1: Christopher Bartels, Republican

Council District 2: Elaine Hilber, Democrat

Council District 3: Jerone Wood, Democrat

Council District 4: Frank Miller, Republican

Council District 5: Kent Anderson, Republican

Council District 6: Jay Foyst, Republican

Check back here as results are updated throughout the night.

 

7:13 p.m.

Terrace Lake Church voting center is now reporting. There are three remaining vote centers still unreported.

Republican Mary Ferdon leads Independent Sean Burton by a sizeable margin.

Others in the lead include Republican clerk candidate Luann Welmer, and for at-large, in the lead, are Democrats Tom Dell and Grace Kestler and Republican Josh Burnett

Others in the lead are:

Council District 1: Christopher Bartels, Republican

Council District 2: Elaine Hilber, Democrat

Council District 3: Jerone Wood, Democrat

Council District 4: Frank Miller, Republican

Council District 5: Kent Anderson, Republican

Council District 6: Jay Foyst, Republican

Check back here as results are updated throughout the night.

7 p.m.

Donner Center voting center is now reporting.

Republican Mary Ferdon leads Independent Sean Burton by a sizeable margin.

Others in the lead include Republican clerk candidate Luann Welmer, and for at-large, in the lead, are Democrats Tom Dell and Grace Kestler and Republican Josh Burnett

Others in the lead are:

Council District 1: Christopher Bartels, Republican

Council District 2: Elaine Hilber, Democrat

Council District 3: Jerone Wood, Democrat

Council District 4: Frank Miller, Republican

Council District 5: Kent Anderson, Republican

Council District 6: Jay Foyst, Republican

Check back here as results are updated throughout the night.

6:55 p.m.

The River of Living Water Christian Church voting center is reporting.

The results show the same leaders as listed below, with one exception, Kent Anderson now leads Eric Riddle in Council District 5.

Check back here as results are updated throughout the night.

6:51 p.m.

The Flintwood Wesleyan Church voting center results have been reported and the leaders remain the same with absentee and two voting centers reporting.

Republican Mary Ferdon leads Independent Sean Burton by a sizeable margin.

Others in the lead include Republican clerk candidate Luann Welmer, and for at-large, in the lead, are Democrats Tom Dell and Grace Kestler and Republican Josh Burnett

Others in the lead are:

Council District 1: Christopher Bartels, Republican

Council District 2: Elaine Hilber, Democrat

Council District 3: Jerone Wood, Democrat

Council District 4: Frank Miller, Republican

Council District 5: Eric Riddle, Democrat

Council District 6: Jay Foyst, Republican

Check back here as results are updated throughout the night.

 

6:44 P.M.

The first voting center results are in from the Bartholomew County Government Office Building.

Leaders remained the same as the absentee results.

Check back here for updated results as the remaining voting center results are calculated.

ORIGINAL STORY

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Clerk’s office has released the early voting results of the Columbus City Election, just the first of the results of those who voted absentee. No voting center results have been posted.

In the first results, Republican Mary Ferdon leads Independent Sean Burton by a sizeable margin.

Others in the lead include Republican clerk candidate Luann Welmer, and for at-large, in the lead, are Democrats Tom Dell and Grace Kestler and Republican Josh Burnett

Others in the lead are:

Council District 1: Christopher Bartels, Republican

Council District 2: Elaine Hilber, Democrat

Council District 3: Jerone Wood, Democrat

Council District 4: Frank Miller, Republican

Council District 5: Eric Riddle, Democrat

Council District 6: Jay Foyst, Republican

Check back here as results are updated throughout the night.