Perry County: 2 of 3 GOP incumbents win primary races

Jay Wengert

Two out of three incumbents facing contested primary races fared well Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Perry County.

Jay Wengert won nearly 60% of the vote to retain his District 1 seat on the county commission. He tallied 1,246 votes (59.2%) in the Republican primary against the 860 votes (40.8%) won by Jeff Bohnert.

Wengert has no opposition in the November general election.

Incumbent Keith Hoehn tallied the most votes in his Republican primary race with 897 (39.7%). He defeated Rocky Schumer, who picked up 803 votes (35.5%). Damon Lee Dillard finished third with 380 votes (16.8%) and Douglas Martin ran fourth with 180 votes (8%).

There is no opposition in the November general election.

Incumbent Coroner William “Bill” Bohnert narrowly lost to Meghan Buerck-Ellis in the GOP primary. Buerck-Ellis tallied 2,178 votes (51.3%) to Bohnert’s 2,069 votes (48.7%).

There is no general election opposition.