Porter County Election Results
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| Tuesday, November 07, 2006 | (1 comment(s))

UPDATE: 9 p.m.

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 124). . . . . 116 93.55

REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 77,108

BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 39,560

VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 51.30

STRAIGHT PARTY

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

REPUBLICAN (REP) . . . . . . . . 5,420 40.08

DEMOCRATIC (DEM) . . . . . . . . 7,951 58.79

LIBERTARIAN (LIB). . . . . . . . 153 1.13

Total . . . . . . . . . 13,524

UNITED STATES SENATOR

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

RICHARD G. LUGAR (REP) . . . . . . 23,542 81.02

STEVE OSBORN (LIB) . . . . . . . 5,285 18.19

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 229 .79

Total . . . . . . . . . 29,056

SECRETARY OF STATE

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

TODD ROKITA (REP). . . . . . . . 16,842 44.55

JOE PEARSON (DEM). . . . . . . . 19,576 51.79

MIKE KOLE (LIB) . . . . . . . . 1,334 3.53

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 49 .13

Total . . . . . . . . . 37,801

AUDITOR OF STATE

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

TIM BERRY (REP) . . . . . . . . 15,683 42.15

JUDY ANDERSON (DEM) . . . . . . . 21,522 57.85

Total . . . . . . . . . 37,205

TREASURER OF STATE

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

RICHARD E. MOURDOCK (REP) . . . . . 15,299 41.36

MICHAEL W. GRIFFIN (DEM) . . . . . 21,689 58.64

Total . . . . . . . . . 36,988

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS

1ST CONGRESSIONAL

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

MARK J. LEYVA (REP) . . . . . . . 10,114 28.69

PETER J. VISCLOSKY (DEM) . . . . . 23,820 67.56

CHARLES E. BARMAN (IND). . . . . . 1,302 3.69

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 19 .05

Total . . . . . . . . . 35,255

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS

2ND CONGRESSIONAL

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

CHRIS CHOCOLA (REP) . . . . . . . 1,555 44.24

JOE DONNELLY (DEM) . . . . . . . 1,954 55.59

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6 .17

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,515

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 4

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

DALE BREWER (REP). . . . . . . . 8,892 39.00

KAREN TALLIAN (DEM) . . . . . . . 13,910 61.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 22,802

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 6

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

SUE LANDSKE (REP). . . . . . . . 885 56.66

JOHN B. GREAVES (DEM) . . . . . . 677 43.34

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,562

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 3

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

WILLIE L. BROWN (REP) . . . . . . 2,825 43.35

CHARLIE BROWN (DEM) . . . . . . . 3,691 56.65

Total . . . . . . . . . 6,516

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 4

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

ED SOLIDAY (REP) . . . . . . . . 7,403 51.86

SYLVIA GRAHAM (DEM) . . . . . . . 6,872 48.14

Total . . . . . . . . . 14,275

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

PAMELA M. BUHMAN (REP) . . . . . . 5,443 38.12

DUANE CHENEY (DEM) . . . . . . . 8,836 61.88

Total . . . . . . . . . 14,279

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 19

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

ERIC HAMMOND (REP) . . . . . . . 906 32.58

ROBERT DANIEL KUZMAN (DEM). . . . . 1,875 67.42

Total . . . . . . . . . 2,781

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 20

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

TOM DERMODY (REP). . . . . . . . 244 54.34

ANDREA L. RENNER (DEM) . . . . . . 184 40.98

GREGORY D. KELVER (LIB). . . . . . 21 4.68

Total . . . . . . . . . 449

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT II

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

WILLIAM E. ALEXA (DEM) . . . . . . 28,343 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 28,343

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT VI

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JEFFREY L. THODE (REP) . . . . . . 23,640 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 23,640

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

BRIAN T. GENSEL (REP) . . . . . . 23,521 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 23,521

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JAN M. DICK (REP). . . . . . . . 15,978 42.38

PAMELA MISHLER FISH (DEM) . . . . . 21,722 57.62

Total . . . . . . . . . 37,700

COUNTY AUDITOR

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JAMES R. MURPHY (REP) . . . . . . 17,977 47.64

JIM KOPP (DEM). . . . . . . . . 19,759 52.36

Total . . . . . . . . . 37,736

COUNTY RECORDER

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

LINDA D. TRINKLER (REP). . . . . . 18,771 50.53

HUBERT (HUBIE) HOFFMAN (DEM) . . . . 18,377 49.47

Total . . . . . . . . . 37,148

COUNTY SHERIFF

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

SUSAN H. RESTEAU (REP) . . . . . . 17,635 45.18

DAVID LAIN (DEM) . . . . . . . . 21,396 54.82

Total . . . . . . . . . 39,031

COUNTY CORONER

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

ROGER L. KLEIST (REP) . . . . . . 18,490 49.34

VICTORIA DEPPE (DEM). . . . . . . 18,983 50.66

Total . . . . . . . . . 37,473

COUNTY ASSESSOR

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

WILLIAM F. SEXTON (REP). . . . . . 16,809 44.61

JOHN SCOTT (DEM) . . . . . . . . 20,870 55.39

Total . . . . . . . . . 37,679

COUNTY COMMISSIONER

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

MICHAEL R. HERZOG (REP). . . . . . 15,541 40.75

ROBERT HARPER (DEM) . . . . . . . 22,601 59.25

Total . . . . . . . . . 38,142

COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 1

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

SHANE STILLMAN (REP). . . . . . . 4,320 37.84

BOB POPARAD (DEM). . . . . . . . 6,360 55.71

JOHN SCHICK (LIB). . . . . . . . 736 6.45

Total . . . . . . . . . 11,416

COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 2

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

MARK SULSKI (REP). . . . . . . . 2,657 37.96

RITA A. STEVENSON (DEM). . . . . . 4,342 62.04

Total . . . . . . . . . 6,999

COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 3

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

MATTHEW R. MURPHY (REP). . . . . . 5,336 52.12

GREGORY SIMMS (DEM) . . . . . . . 4,901 47.88

Total . . . . . . . . . 10,237

COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 4

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

BRIAN E. GESSE (REP). . . . . . . 4,344 47.46

MIKE BUCKO (DEM) . . . . . . . . 4,809 52.54

Total . . . . . . . . . 9,153

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR BOONE TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

DELPHINE M. ECK (REP) . . . . . . 1,119 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,119

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE BOONE TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

RUSSELL (RUSTY) FRANZMAN (REP) . . . 990 58.30

JOHN H. SPINKS, SR (DEM) . . . . . 708 41.70

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,698

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER BOONE TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

JIM MARTIN (REP) . . . . . . . . 951 19.73

JEFF PATZ (REP) . . . . . . . . 1,065 22.09

DAN ROESKE (REP) . . . . . . . . 973 20.18

TIM HOUGH (DEM) . . . . . . . . 704 14.60

VINCENT LEMUS (DEM) . . . . . . . 525 10.89

GREG NAGEL (DEM) . . . . . . . . 603 12.51

Total . . . . . . . . . 4,821

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR CENTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

SUSAN A. LARSON (REP) . . . . . . 7,506 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 7,506

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE CENTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

CHARLES WILLIAM CONOVER (REP). . . . 5,707 51.33

MICHAEL ESSANY (DEM). . . . . . . 4,799 43.16

CALVIN CHUBB (LIB) . . . . . . . 612 5.50

Total . . . . . . . . . 11,118

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER CENTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

STEPHEN R. BUCK (REP) . . . . . . 6,323 35.98

CHARLES L. HAZLETT (REP) . . . . . 5,232 29.77

MYRON C. KNAUFF (REP) . . . . . . 6,018 34.25

Total . . . . . . . . . 17,573

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR/TRUSTEE JACKSON TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JANICE M. (JAN) MEYERS (DEM) . . . . 1,282 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,282

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER JACKSON TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

RONALD A. BISHOP (REP) . . . . . . 807 23.09

ROBERT BLOCK (REP) . . . . . . . 759 21.72

JUDY GUERNSEY (REP) . . . . . . . 942 26.95

FRANK O'REILLY (DEM). . . . . . . 987 28.24

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,495

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JEAN SWANSON (REP) . . . . . . . 1,318 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,318

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

MARGARET E. RUGE (REP) . . . . . . 1,408 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,408

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

PETER J. FERRARI (REP) . . . . . . 991 33.29

ED W. SEYKOWSKI (REP) . . . . . . 926 31.11

JACQUELYN M. STERLING (REP) . . . . 1,060 35.61

Total . . . . . . . . . 2,977

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR/TRUSTEE MORGAN TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

RICHARD SCHULTZ (REP). . . . . . 385 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 385

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER MORGAN TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

RODNEY KING (REP). . . . . . . . 332 34.76

DEBORAH KLEIST (REP). . . . . . . 330 34.55

JOHN M. REMSTER, JR (REP) . . . . . 293 30.68

Total . . . . . . . . . 955

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR/TRUSTEE PINE TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

NANCY KOLASA (REP) . . . . . . . 600 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 600

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER PINE TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

TOM LIPINSKI (REP) . . . . . . . 427 32.32

MARGARET (PEGGY) RICHARDSON (REP) . . 464 35.12

DANIEL J. TIMM (REP). . . . . . . 430 32.55

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,321

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR/TRUSTEE PLEASANT TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JEAN C OEHLMAN (REP). . . . . . . 369 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 369

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER PLEASANT TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

KATHY LYNCH (REP). . . . . . . . 287 32.88

DAVID OVERHOLT (REP). . . . . . . 293 33.56

JEFFREY E. PRESS (REP) . . . . . . 293 33.56

Total . . . . . . . . . 873

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR PORTAGE TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JON SNYDER (REP) . . . . . . . . 2,753 30.97

KATHY SONATY (DEM) . . . . . . . 6,135 69.03

Total . . . . . . . . . 8,888

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE PORTAGE TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JOYCE WEBSTER (REP) . . . . . . . 4,526 50.07

JACK JENT (DEM) . . . . . . . . 4,513 49.93

Total . . . . . . . . . 9,039

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER PORTAGE TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

CARY CLARK (REP) . . . . . . . . 2,701 10.90

EDNA MATURKANICH (REP) . . . . . . 2,519 10.16

BARRY W. PRUETT (REP) . . . . . . 2,400 9.68

SUE I. LYNCH (DEM) . . . . . . . 5,852 23.61

EDWARD B. MOMOLA (DEM) . . . . . . 5,617 22.66

LARRY WIDENER (DEM) . . . . . . . 5,694 22.98

Total . . . . . . . . . 24,783

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR PORTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

CATHERINE M. HALL (REP). . . . . . 1,683 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,683

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE PORTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

EDWARD K. MORALES (REP). . . . . . 1,589 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,589

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER PORTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

KATHY C. SHERMAN (REP) . . . . . . 1,423 22.26

DAVID ROBERT WICHLINSKI (REP). . . . 1,297 20.29

DAVID A. WILLIAMS (REP). . . . . . 1,033 16.16

RODNEY NORTON (DEM) . . . . . . . 1,062 16.61

BRIAN ROESKE (DEM) . . . . . . . 1,578 24.68

Total . . . . . . . . . 6,393

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR UNION TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

TERESA (CAROL) LINZY (REP). . . . . 1,313 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,313

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE UNION TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

ANTHONY D. PAMPALONE (REP). . . . . 1,285 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,285

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER UNION TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

JOANNE ELDRED (REP) . . . . . . . 1,057 34.95

GEORGE H. TOPOLL (REP) . . . . . . 1,030 34.06

TIMOTHY E. VOJSLAVEK (REP). . . . . 937 30.99

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,024

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR/TRUSTEE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

LYNN ROSS (REP) . . . . . . . . 895 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 895

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

JEAN H. MARTIN (REP). . . . . . . 643 31.08

FRAN SAMUELSON (REP). . . . . . . 753 36.39

DENNIS WERNER (REP) . . . . . . . 673 32.53

Total . . . . . . . . . 2,069

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR WESTCHESTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

CANDACE K. (CANDY) CRONE (REP) . . . 3,302 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,302

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE WESTCHESTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

MATTHEW BOWLES (REP) . . . . . . 1,719 31.65

SUZANNE PHILBRICK (DEM). . . . . . 3,712 68.35

Total . . . . . . . . . 5,431

TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER WESTCHESTER TOWNSHIP

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

JOHN CANRIGHT (REP) . . . . . . . 2,873 20.96

THOMAS H. SMITH (REP) . . . . . . 2,367 17.27

BARBARA J. STROUD (REP). . . . . . 2,682 19.57

WILLIAM CANTRELL (DEM) . . . . . . 2,877 20.99

ROBIN E. CHUBB (DEM). . . . . . . 2,905 21.20

Total . . . . . . . . . 13,704

TOWN BOARD MEMBER TOWN OF KOUTS

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

KEVIN M. SALYER (REP) . . . . . . 144 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 144

TOWN BOARD MEMBER TOWN OF KOUTS

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

TIMOTHY JONES (REP) . . . . . . . 145 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 145

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DUNELAND SCHOOL CORP BOARD

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . . 0

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DUNELAND SCHOOL CORP BOARD

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JOHN R. MARSHALL . . . . . . . . 5,268 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 5,268

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DUNELAND SCHOOL CORP BOARD

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

MICHAEL J. TROUT . . . . . . . . 5,603 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 5,603

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER

EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

RICHARD A. (RICK) MC SPARIN . . . . 1,213 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,213

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER

EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

JEAN GESSE . . . . . . . . . . 1,283 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,283

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER

EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . . 0

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATION

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

SALLY OLSEN. . . . . . . . . . 3,757 48.18

CHERYL OPRISKO. . . . . . . . . 4,041 51.82

Total . . . . . . . . . 7,798

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATION

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

TERRY A HUFFORD . . . . . . . . 5,535 100.00

Total . . . . . . . . . 5,535

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATION

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

DEBRA B EKDAHL. . . . . . . . . 3,682 48.67

WILLIAM P. FEKETE. . . . . . . . 3,883 51.33

Total . . . . . . . . . 7,565

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOL BOARD

VOTE FOR ONLY 3

BERYLE A. BURGWALD . . . . . . . 110 8.44

ROBERT C. FRAME . . . . . . . . 114 8.75

ADRIENNE B. GOTTLIEB. . . . . . . 153 11.74

KAREN R. JANUS. . . . . . . . . 190 14.58

J. JEFFREY JONES . . . . . . . . 144 11.05

JAMES L. KINTZELE, SR. . . . . . . 173 13.28

VIRGINIA L. MASON. . . . . . . . 155 11.90

MYRA REMMEL. . . . . . . . . . 130 9.98

GREG TUEL . . . . . . . . . . 134 10.28

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,303

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOL BOARD

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

ALBERTINE (TINY) ALLEN . . . . . . 32 6.88

MICHAEL J. GRESHAM . . . . . . . 97 20.86

KATHRYN LEE. . . . . . . . . . 208 44.73

TIMOTHY TIMM . . . . . . . . . 128 27.53

Total . . . . . . . . . 465

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,314 66.23

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,360 33.77

Total . . . . . . . . . 30,674

JUDGE COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,774 65.01

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,643 34.99

Total . . . . . . . . . 30,417

JUDGE COURT OF APPEALS, FOURTH DISTRICT

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,283 69.30

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,430 30.70

Total . . . . . . . . . 30,713

TOWN OF CHESTERTON

VOTE FOR ONLY 1

YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 905 26.78

NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,475 73.22

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,380

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Joyce Giertz wrote on May 6, 2008 8:06 PM:

" OUT OF BALLOTS????!!!!! District 35 ran out of ballots!! I took my 73 year old mother to vote but the line was so long people were leaving without getting to vote! This is horrifying!! "

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