2024 Election photos and results

ByFree Press Staff Reading Time: 3 minutes
Poll Worker David Flynn explained the poll book process to Olivia Maxey at the Holland United Methodist Church on Tuesday morning.

Polls around Dubois County were busy on Tuesday as a steady stream of voters took their turns selecting their preferred candidates. The Dubois County Clerk’s Office reported that 21,752 of the 30,676 registered voters in Dubois County, 70.9 percent, voted in the General Election.

At the end of the day, the three Dubois County Council at-large seats remain firmly in the hands of the incumbent Republicans, Mike Kluesner, Sonya Haas, and Doug Uebelhor.

Republicans Steve Bartells and Shane Lindauer also successfully retained their seats as State Representatives.

With 2,164 votes, Matt Luebbehusen will fill the at-large seat on the school board in Southeast Dubois County.

A line of voters waited to take their turn at the poll books in Huntingburg on Tuesday.

Here are the rest of the Dubois County results for contested races

President and Vice President

  • Donald J Trump and JD Vance, Republican — 14,982
  • Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz, Democratic – 5,944
  • Chase Oliver and Mike Ter Maat, Libertarian – 160
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan, We The People – 319

U.S. Senator

  • Jim Banks, Republican – 13,549
  • Valerie McCray, Democratic – 5,436
  • Andrew Horning, Libertarian – 590

Governor and Lt. Governor

  • Mike Braun and Micah Beckwith, Republican – 11,950
  • Jennifer G. McCormick and Terry Goodin, Democratic – 6,905
  • Donald Rainwater and Tonya Hudson, Libertarian –1,723

Attorney General

  • Destiny Wells, Democratic –5,677
  • Todd Rokita, Republican – 14,472

US Representative District 8

  • Mark Messmer, Republican – 15,013
  • Erik Hurt, Democratic – 5,230
  • K Richard Fitzlaff, Libertarian – 760

State Representative District 63

  • Teresa Kendall, Democratic –3,478
  • Shane M. Lindauer, Republican – 9,412

State Representative District 74

  • Bob Compton, Democratic – 2,164
  • Stephen R. Bartels, Republican – 5,549

Dubois County Council at-large (top three)

  • Sonya Haas, Republican – 11,557
  • Mike Kluesner, Republican – 11,535
  • Doug Uebelhor, Republican – 11,683
  • Matt Johnson, Democratic – 4,409
  • Daniel Kreilein, Democratic – 4,521
  • Adam Mann, Democratic – 3,885

Southeast Dubois County School Corporation At-Large seat

  • Roger H. Corley – 604
  • Matt Luebbehusen – 2,164
  • Brandy Nord – 855
Stickers were provided for voters as they exited. At the Tri-County YMCA, voters had a several styles to choose from on their way out.
Mike Huckelby took his turn at the poll book in Ferdinand during Tuesday’s election.
Forest Park Senior Daelyn Lasher worked at the Tri-County YMCA polls with classmate Rafe Merkel on Tuesday. The pair admitted the experience was enlightening. They were surprised by the tremendous amount of preparation that occurred behind the scenes leading up to the election and the ease with which voters experienced the process while voting.
The line of voters at the St. Anthony Community Center stretched to the entrance of the building Tuesday afternoon.
Kentlee Cave, 9, (in yellow) and her sister, Rosalee, 6, waited as their mother, Leesa Cave, voted at the Dubois Ruritan Park voting center Tuesday evening.
Thyen-Clark Cultural Center remained busy until the polls closed at 6 p.m.
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