Fulton County Primary Election results
News ClipThe Rochester Sentinel·Akron, Fulton County, IN·5/6/2026
Fulton County Commissioner Dave Sommers lost his bid for a state convention delegate position, with his early support for a proposed data center near Akron drawing public criticism. The primary election results in Fulton County, Indiana, also saw other local races decided, including a county councilman losing his re-election bid.
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Fulton County, Indiana's primary election results, finalized by Tuesday evening, revealed several significant local political outcomes. Among them, County Commissioner Dave Sommers failed to secure enough votes to become a Republican State Convention delegate, coming in last place in the delegates' race. Sommers had drawn considerable public criticism for his early support of a proposed data center near Akron.
In other key races, incumbent Bryan Lewis overwhelmingly defeated former Rochester City Mayor Ted Denton in the Republican contest for District 2 county commissioner, earning a spot on the November ballot. For the Republican County Council District 1 seat, Matt Finke unseated incumbent Councilman Pete Karas by a narrow margin. Democratic Party Chairman Josh Zehner won his party's nomination for County Council District 4 against David Campbell, in the only Democratic race on the ballot.