All three of the incumbents for Bartholomew County Council have won their Republican primary races for re-election.

Laura DeDomenic won in the District 2 race against Glenn Petri, 63 to 37 percent. There is no Democrat slated to run against DeDomenic in the fall election. Council District 2 covers northwestern Bartholomew County.

Mark Gorbett won the District 3 race against Dave Jones, 67 to 33 percent. Gorbett says he is grateful for the voters who educated themselves.

No Democrats have yet filed to run against Gorbett in the fall. District 3 covers the central part of the county, including most of Columbus.

Jorge Morales won over Tom Owens in Council District 4, 57 to 43 percent. Morales talks about what he hopes to accomplish, should he win re-election in the fall.

Morales will face Democrat Lynne Fleming in November. The district includes southwestern Bartholomew County.

In the District 1 race where there is no incumbent, Scott Bonnell defeated Marcus Speer 55 to 45 percent in northeastern Bartholomew County. Democrat Hanna Omar will face Bonnell in the fall election.

Republican Chris Ogle currently holds the council seat, but opted not to run for re-election.

Sheriff Matt Myers, who won his primary for re-election yesterday, says he is grateful that county residents understand the challenges facing the community. He gave a lot of credit to the incumbent council members for having the fortitude to approve an increase in the local income tax rate to generate revenue for public safety.