The "pro-life," "tough-on-crime" party
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 1:17 pm
Chalks up another electoral victory. There is no bottom with GQPers.
https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/05/indi ... -cell.html
https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/05/indi ... -cell.html
Indiana Republican accused of killing wife wins primary from his jail cell
Andrew Wilhoite is in an Indiana jail accused of killing his wife who was battling cancer, but he still somehow managed to win a Republican primary in his town this week.
Indiana State Police allege Wilhoite struck his wife, Nikki Wilhoite, 41, with “a blunt object” and dumped her in a creek. She had reportedly filed for divorce the day before her final chemotherapy treatment back in March. Nikki’s body was recovered on March 26 following an 18-hour search, and Andrew was reportedly arrested later that day.
But Andrew Wilhoite was running for a spot on the Clinton Township Board, and his name stayed on the ballot for the primary there on Tuesday, and he got enough votes to keep that push going. According to reports, Wilhoite got 60 votes which is enough to get his name on the November general election ballot to fill one of the township’s three open seats.
He can, reportedly, withdraw from the race before June 15, but he, at least for now, will be allowed to remain on the ballot.
“There is no legal reason he can’t be a candidate,” Brad King, the co-director of the Indiana Election Division said, according to a report in The Kansas City Star. “Under our system you are innocent until you are proven guilty. If a person is convicted of a felony, then they are no longer eligible to be a candidate and are ineligible to hold office.”
Wilhoite does not yet have a trial date, and King said that, should he win while still incarcerated, he can take his oath of office while he is in jail.