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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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