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Wednesday. November 9 1994 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS A-25 -V aooeli us back A V-' 1 (.4 Sheriff triumph comes despite top Demo effort By MIKE ELLIS and PAUL MINER The Indianapolis Newt DANVILLE. Ind. Roy Wad-, dell will return to the post he vacated nearly four years ago after turning back an unexpectedly stiff Democratic challenge on Tuesday. Waddell defeated State Police Capt.

L. Dean Petree by an unofficial tally of 12.690 to 9,601. This is probably the biggest effort the Democrats have made in Hendricks County since I've been here." Waddell said. "They did very well. But we had so much grassroots support and the Repub- Mean Party held solid in Hendricks County." Waddell served two terms as sheriff from 1981 through 1990.

Prevented by law from seeking a third consecutive term, Waddell went into private business as his former chief deputy. Tom Underwood, won the 1990 election. However, Underwood's term was marked by internal disputes in the sheriffs department and charges of incompetence and corruption by former Lt. Steve Golden. At Underwood's request, the merit board fired Golden after a bitter two-day hearing last December.

In addition. Underwood has come under fire because of deaths of two inmates at the county jail this year. Roy Waddell Patricia Baldwin Underwood sought re-election, but lost to Waddell in the May primary. Petree did not run in the primary but entered the race as a slated candidate by the Democrats. Waddell said it appeared some die-hard Underwood supporters backed Petree, but the two candidates ran a clean campaign without mudslinging.

Waddell, a 22-year veteran of the state police, has known Petree for three decades. "I've been friends with Dean and I still consider him a friend," Waddell said. "He ran straight up and there were no issues to speak of." Besides sheriff, the only county-wide office being contested in Hendricks County was surveyor. Incumbent Republican Neil Ott trounced Democrat Charles G. Morelock, 15,891 to 5,504.

Two county council seats also were up for grabs. Democrat Nancy Flowers lost to Republican Lyd-ia Gibbs in District 1. 3,931 to 1,541, and incumbent Republican Kenneth Givan defeated Billy E. Allen in District 4, 4,091 to 1,393. 'I.

On ccrnpnign trcil Jerry GraffThe Indianapolis News Home. Warner's father is Dean Petree, who was the defeated Democratic candidate for sheriff in Hendricks County. Petree and Richards are state police officers and longtime friends. Richards defeated Bill Withers. FRANKLIN, Ind.

J.D. Richards, a Republican, who won the Johnson County sheriff's post in Tuesday's election, greets Shari Warner and her sons, Ty, 10 months, and Clay, 3. They were outside Franklin Precinct 4 at the Franklin United Methodist BuS mann and David B. Steinmetz. No Democrats ran for board.

Kottlowskl was the top vote-getter with 2,032, followed by Beck, Fitzgerald, 1,856. Terry A. Baker led the Concerned Citizens slate with 733 votes. Steeinmetz had 618 and Enzmann had 522. CENTER In the contest for three seats on the township board, Republicans Brenda Alyea, Sharon Shambaugh and Jason Pink-staff won over Democrats David K.

White and Walter P. Worland. Alyea had 2,954 votes; Shambaugh, 2.854; Pinkstaff, Worland, 1,769 and White. 1,513. BROWN Winners in the five-way race for three seats on the board were were Republicans Lin- By DIANE FREDERICK The Indianapolis New GREENFIELD, Ind.

Republican candidates were favored by Hancock County voters Tuesday. Nearly 54 percent of the county's registered voters cast ballots. In "the only countywide race, veteran county council member Armirt B. Apple defeated Center Township Trustee James Andrews for District 2 County Commissioner. Apple, the Republican, defeated his Democratic opponent 8,871 to 4,766.

In district contests for county council, Jack K. Leonard won over Ronnie L. Mohr in District 1 and Richard M. Pickett won a fifth term in District 3 over Larry Hunt. ILTJICCCI CCIITY Price, an Eli Lilly and Co.

retiree. 2.980 to 1.519. In other contested township races: SUGAR CREEK Republican Linda S. Bond won a three-way race for trustee. Bond received 1,750 votes.

Democrat Larry Hem-bree had 849 and Concerned Citizens candidate Charles E. Egger received 562. Bond is a former member of the Southern Hancock School Board. The GOP candidates for township board, H. Ronald Beck, Cathy L.

Fitzgerald and Roger M. Kott-lowski defeated third party candidates Terry A. Baker, Otto Enz- Karen Love Mary Lee Comer The following Republicans had no opposition and won election denotes incumbent): Prosecutor Patricia Assessor Barbara Ford. Superior 1 Judge Mary Lee Comer (I). Superior 3 Judge Karen Love.

Commissioner, District 1 J.D. Clampitt (I). Council, District 2 Richard Turpin (I). '2 Council, District 3 John "Bud" Daum (I). Two Hendricks County towns held elections for council seats, but there was competition for only one seat.

In Danville, Democrat Jesse Price lost to incumbent Republican Richard Burrows in District 5V 878 to 607. Republican Albert Thompson was unopposed in District 4. No Democrats were the on ballot for Brownsburg Town Council. Republicans Gabe Aguirre in District 1 and incumbent Robert Waggoner in District 5 were elected without opposition. rices Hysong Is a homemaker and works part-time in real estate.

Winners in the four-way race for three board seats were Repub-1 lican Robert Shores and Democrats Connie S. McCord and John W. Moran. Shores had 339 votes; McCord, 257, and Moran, 240. Democrat Kevin C.

Luke trailed with 160. Republicans who were unopposed for county offices Tuesday were Prosecutor Terry Snow, Clerk Carolyn Grass, Auditor Joseph Settles, Recorder Jane Wilson Dobbs, Sheriff James Bradbury, Surveyor Donald Smbll, Assessor Carole Maynard and council members Thomas -E. Roney and William Bolander. Incumbents upended in S. Hancock The Indianapolis News Voters In the Southern Hancock school district at New Palestine turned out two incumbent board members in nonpartisan balloting Tuesday.

Marcia Hendryx Parker was defeated in a three-way race in District 3 and David C. Scott lost his bid for a fourth consecutive term in District 5. The winners were Jeff Miller in District 3 and Philip R. Plummer in District 5. Miller received 1,608 votes.

Marcia A. Andry had 943. Parker, who is completing her first four-year term, trailed with 792. Plummer defeated Scott 1,612 to 1,397. Miller, 37, New Palestine, isfa regional manager for Sam's Auto Buying.

He is a member of the PTO at New Palestine Elementary and Doe Creek Middle School and is a parent adviser at Doe Plummer, 38, Greenfield, works at Eli Lilly and Co. Greenfield Labs. He is a member of the PTO at Brandywine Elementary Doe Creek and Doe Creek Parent Community Council. GREENFIELD The two incumbents whose terms are ending on the Greenfield-Central School Board did not seek Pearson L. Miller won the seat being vacated by Gary Oden and David P.

Murphy will succeed Edward Kuonen. Miller defeated Jeff Welch, 2,667 to 1,483. in District 2. Murphy won over Linda S. Ra mirez, 2,151 to 2,048, in District 3.

Pearson Miller. 58, Is executive directorconsultant for Educational Services Indianapolis. Murphy, 47, is an attorney. Republican ends tenure of appointed circuit judge jl 27 I i hit A i i Deborah Ottinger Ken Hedge unfy da Grass and Wilma A. Kennedy and Democrat Joe Martin.

Martin was the top vote-getter with 465. Kennedy had 415 and Grass, 407; Democrats Dennis L. Spegal and Anthony Lee Turner had 364 and 218. respectively. BLUE RIVER Republicans William Robert Cooper and John M.

Noonan and Democrat Leon Wilson won board seats. Cooper had 188 votes; Noonan, 186, and Wilson, 161. Democratic candidate Larry Sparks received 149; Republican Elvin E. Thomas, 148, and Democrat Ivan G. Eng-leking had 136.

GREEN Republican Phyllis L. Hysong defeated Democrat R. Andrew Mohr 268 to 229 in the race for trustee. In Bargersville's 5th Ward, Karl Combs bested Charlotte Gyorkos by 191-153. NEW WHITELAND Two candidates were unopposed.

They were Democrat Pat Dillon in the 2nd Ward and Republican Steve Milbourn in the 5th Ward. They had 749 and 905 votes, respectively. Linley Pearson is Clinton Circuit judge The Indianapolis News FRANKFORT, Ind. Former Indiana attorney general Linley Pearson was unopposed in Tuesday's election for Clinton Circuit Court judge. Pearson, attorney general from 1981 to 1992 until his loss in the governor's race against Evan Bayh, was Clinton County prosecutor from 1971 to 1981.

The Judgeship allows him to stay in Frankfort. "Actually, I never left," Pearson said. "My family and I have lived here for 24 years. We've made our home and raised our kids here." Pearson, a Republican, defeated 12-year incumbent Jack O'Neill in the May primary. mow KNMSON I Leonard, the Republican, topped Mohr 1.609 to 1,085.

Leonard. 51. Fortville, Is a pharmacist for Kmart and is a member of the Hancock County Planning Commission. Pickett defeated his Democratic challenger, 1,856 to 920. Pickett, 71, Greenfield, owns Pickett Hardware.

Apple, 49. Is a McCordsville farmer who has been on the county council since 1979. Andrews, 67, Greenfield, Is finishing his first term as Center Township trustee. Republican Rosalie Richardson won the contest to succeed Andrews as trustee. Richardson, a former member of the Greenfield Central School Board, defeated Democrat Rollie E.

Ern Hudson Republican Ken Hedge was reelected surveyor, defeating Democrat Ken Graham. In the county council race, Wood kept his District 3 seat, but fellow Democratic incumbent Jack Jones mustered only 1,062 votes to Republican Charles Eaton's 1,549 for the District 4 position. In District 2, incumbent Republican Byron Loveless defeated Richard Wait, 2,033 to 761. GOP incumbent Paul Green ran unopposed in District 1. On the township level, 10 of the 12 trustee seats went to Republicans.

They are: Center Township, Stan Large, 2,746 votes over Ann Good's 1.395; Eagle Township, Tom Griffiths, 3.138 over Richard Fortune, 740; Jackson Township, Vakena Stierwalt, 451 over Cecil Florence, 196 and write-in Jerry Parsley, 17; and Sugar Creek Township, Edward Castetter. 423 over write-in Kathy Dickerson, 153. Unopposed Republicans were Carl Westerfield, Clinton Township; David Budd, Jefferson Township; Charles Rohrer, Perry Town-ship; Jo Lynn Durham, Washington Township; and James Hobaugh. Worth Township Both Democratic candidates ran unopposed. They are Hazel Johnson.

Harrison Township and Peggy Sanders, Union Township Township board members were unopposed except in Center and 7 Steve David Layoff issue doesn't derail Edinburgh pair By LESLIE COLLINS Newf Correspondent LEBANON, Ind. Boone County incumbents kept their bourthouse level posts, but a Detqqcratic Circuit Court judge wasn't so fortunate. Allen Wharry lost to Republican Steve David, 7.057 to 5,298. Wharry was appointed to the bench in 1993 when former Judge Ronald Drury was removed for official misconduct. "If has been a long and tough campaign," David said.

"Boone County voters appreciated a positive campaign which was issues- coons CCIITY oriented. We both focused on the Issues." David, who lives In rural Zions-villevsaid he hopes to "re-energize the Juvenile court," and vowed to look for new (juvenile) programs and try to start that process as soon as possible." Another Democratic incumbent, county council member Roy Wood, fared better with a win over Republican Owen Hansen, 1,422 to 1.297. Ern Hudson will start his 13th year as Boone County sheriff, defeating Albert Kelly, 9,489 to 2.800. Prosecutor Rebecca McClure, a Republican, ran unopposed after a fierce primary victory. Other unopposed Republicans were Commissioner Larry Frye and Assessor Cathi Curtis Gould.

Clerk Deborah Ottinger credited efficiency on the part of her canvassing board with returning tallies from all precincts by 9:30 p.m.. "This is the fastest we've been" finished with this kind of turnout," she said. Ottinger beat her Democratic opponent, Edward Rice, 9,008 to 3.H23. Harrison townships. Each board has three members.

In Center Township, Democrat Max Fore-' man's 1,629 votes trailed Repubi-cans Ken Campbell, 2,826: Ben Harmon, 2,905 and Robert Hy-song, 3,093. In Harrison Township, Democrats Cathy Brunes (105 votes) and Alfred Dale (114 votes) lost to Republicans John Brose, 170 votes; Arlan Johnson, 120 and Janis Smith, 152 votes. Unopposed Republicans were Pam Schrock, Allen Mohler and Marion Sutphin, Clinton Town- 'Doone County voters appreciated a positive campaign which was Steve David Judge-elect ship; John Batts, Robert Farrow and Kent Poole, Jackson Township; Charles Hutton, Kenneth Lane and Karl Miller, Jefferson Township and David Herr, John Hine and Brian Smith, Perry Township. The unopposed candidates in Sugar Creek Township were Republicans VIckl Brides, Cynthia Keys and Democrat Jacquelyn Lanpher. In Worth Township, they were Democrat John Hancock and Republican Robert The Indianapolis News FRANKLIN, Ind.

Edinburgh voters re-elected embattled Town Council members Larry Taulman and John Drybread. Both Republicans had been under fire since voting in August to reduce the size of the town's police department from nine to seven officers. Democrats Kevin Service, a police officer, and Bennie Deaton had made the layoff vote the top campaign issue. Unofficial returns from Tuesday's election gave Taulman 615 votes. Drybread had 586, Deaton tallied 521 and Service, 478.

The results mean the council's decision will stand. After winning re-election, Taulman said that he has no plans to reverse that decision. Detective Connie Pritchard and officer Bill Pfifer are to be laid off Jan. 1 when the 1995 budget goes into effect. Elsewhere in Johnson County: BARGERSVTLLE Two Incumbents won in an election where all candidates ran as independents.

John Combs took the 2nd Ward with 158 votes to 103 for Charles E. Woessner and 91 for John Shufflebarger..