By Halea Franklin

With 54.43 percent of the vote, George Dallaire defeated Bryan Woodall in the Primary Election race for Greene County Sheriff.

Dallaire, who received 2,033 votes, has earned a spot on the November General Election ballot. Woodall received 1,702 votes.

“I am so excited to continue to serve the citizens of Greene County, and I am going to do the absolute best I can for them to continue to expand on a very professional police department and jail,” Dallaire said shortly after final votes were tallied and posted. “I’ll go in and face the challenge every day to do a good job for the people we protect and serve.”

After learning of the win, Dallaire said he was “stunned”.

“It’s so amazing how many great friends I have that have helped me so much along the way. It’s overwhelming because you don’t realize until you start looking back at how many people have done so much for you because they believe in you,” Dallaire said.

Dallaire began his career at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department in 2001 and has served the last eight year as Sheriff Mike Hasler’s chief deputy.

Dallaire has trained with the FBI as a hostage/crisis negotiator and the Indiana State Police as a Crime Scene Technician and as a Firearms and Use of Force Instructor. He’s a guest instructor at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, Dallaire said participating in multiple death investigation schools also has provided invaluable training for the jobs officers are asked to do in today’s world.

He's an active member of the Linton Elks and enjoys the involvement the Elks has within the community such as holiday meals, kids' Christmas, scholarships, and Easter Egg hunt, to name a new. He is also a member of the Bloomfield Masonic Lodge and an active member of the Bloomfield First Baptist Church. He serves as a precinct committeeman for Center Township District 1. He’s served on the Greene County Election Board as well as the Taylor Township Advisory Board. In addition, he’s been an election day poll worker for many years.

Dallaire is currently unopposed in the General Election.