Doug Allman is now the Fall Creek Township Trustee after winning the Republican caucus Saturday morning.  There are 37 precincts in Fall Creek Township, all but one voted in this caucus.  Allman won the vote 21-14 over his opponent Bill Smythe.

“I’m just very pleased to be able to do this job,” Allman said following the vote.  “This is what I want to do.”

Smythe said he  expected the vote to be closer than the final tally, but knew he had an uphill battle to win the caucus election.

With Allman assuming the trustee post, that creates a vacancy on the Fall Creek Township Board.  County Republican Chair Laura Campbell says a caucus will be scheduled to fill that seat within 30 days, as prescribed by state law.

The job of trustee became vacant when Jeff Hern, who was elected to the post, was later elected to the Hamilton County Council.  State statutes do not allow Hern to hold both elected positions at the same time.