VALPARAISO — Porter County voters and candidates are now going to have to wait until at least Friday before learning the outcome of Tuesday's general election.
And Porter County officials offered no comment following a Thursday afternoon meeting with the FBI over alleged election law violations.
The delay in the vote count appears to be the longest in the county's history, according to election officials.
"We told them reliable rather than fast," said J.J. Stankiewicz, the lone Democrat on the three-member county election board.
The update on the vote count came as the election board members made a noon visit to the county voter registration office and then held a short news conference that attracted anxious candidates, voters and community activists.
Republican Election Board Member David Bengs said more than half of the vote has been counted.
But unlike regular elections nights, the results will not be released until all ballots are counted, he said.
The count will still not be final, however. Normal provisional ballots and those cast Tuesday at the dozen precincts that had their hours extended by a judge due to a late opening will be counted Nov. 16, as is typically the case.
The election workers have been instructed to keep counting until it is clear that fatigue is threatening the integrity of their work, at which time they are to call it quits and resume after getting some rest, Stankiewicz said.
The group did not want to comment on the possibility of the count continuing into the weekend.
Republican Election Board member and County Clerk Karen Martin, who has caught most of the blame for the election problems, having taken over the process earlier this year, declined comment.
Martin is among the candidates on the ballots being counted. She is seeking to unseat incumbent Democratic Porter County Auditor Vicki Urbanik.
The count is being conducted by six employees of the election board and/or voter registration office — three Republicans and three Democrats, Stankiewicz said.
The two party-appointed directors of the voter registration office, and one Republican and one Democrat poll watcher are the only other people allowed in during the count. A Porter County police officer is posted just outside the door of the voter registration office on the lower level of the county administration center and outside the clerk's office on the lower level of the nearby courthouse.
In addition to facing problems of late starts at 12 polling places and reports of some mishandled ballots, Bengs said a lot of votes were cast during the contentious midterm election.
"Turnout was huge," he said.
The Election Board plans to make an announcement when the vote count is complete, at which time the results will be posted online on the election page of the county's website.
Kathy Kozuszek, the Democrat director at the county voter registration office, said earlier Thursday that after working 24 hours on Election Day as a result of all the problems, she did not get out of work until 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and was back in the office at 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody waded into the local election problems during a news conference in Indianapolis Thursday by saying, "It seems to be a miscarriage of election administration in a number of ways by the Republican clerk.
"It is unacceptable we don't have any election results two days after the election, and they're still counting. There were a lot of mistakes made in the administration of that election."
FBI asked to investigate
Representatives from the county commissioners' office met with the FBI after receiving "scores of alleged violations of Indiana election law submitted by poll workers, voters and the public."
"It's a special task force that does nothing but handle issues that deal with elections," said Porter County Commissioner Jim Biggs, R-North before the meeting.
Following the meeting, Commissioner Laura Blaney, D-South, declined comment on advice of county attorney Scott McClure.
Tampering with elections is a federal offense, Biggs said, addressing questions about why the FBI was contacted as opposed to Indiana State Police.
"It's right up there with bank robbery," Biggs said. "People take this very seriously."
The target of those allegations was not made known, nor were any further details released.
The Porter County Voter Registration Office had long run local elections until earlier this year, when Martin and Bengs voted to transfer the authority to the county clerk's office headed up by Martin.
While Martin, in her role as county clerk, has been singled out by some as the cause of the late polling places and alleged mishandling of absentee and early ballots, Biggs said the problem is a little wider.
"Karen is not the single problem here," Biggs said. "This was not only her mistake. There is plenty of blame to be passed around here.
"We're trying to maintain any validity that may be left with the election process here in this county."
Biggs said he does not want to see the election process returned to the voter registration office, which is staffed by appointees of the local Republican and Democratic parties.
"You have a five-headed monster down there," he said.
He was referring to the county clerk, voter registration office, county election board and the local Republican and Democratic Party chairs.
The elections should remain under the control of an elected official, Biggs said, but with clear instructions on how to properly carry out the task.
It is the intent of the commissioners' office to get at the bottom of what went wrong with Tuesday's general election and set up a system to see that it does not happen again, he said.
Problems at polls Tuesday
The ballot count for Tuesday's election did not begin until Wednesday morning, or more than 15 hours after the first polling places closed. Twelve polling places failed to open on time Tuesday.
Martin said Tuesday of poll workers, "We had a lot of people quit on us at the last minute."
Additional problems stemmed from poll inspectors not picking up cases of supplies, and sites not being opened when poll workers arrived, she said.
Porter County Sheriff Dave Reynolds said absentee and early voting ballots were not ready early Tuesday for his officers to deliver to the appropriate polling places required by law.
Stankiewicz said he walked into the county courthouse about 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, and there were women sitting on the floor of the rotunda counting absentee and early voting ballots.
The absentee and early ballots should have been delivered to the Porter County Administration Center a couple of blocks away, he said.
The Election Day problems resulted in emergency court hearings and judges' orders to ensure access to voting and secure the handling of ballots.
The current vote count underway includes all votes cast between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, and all votes cast at early voting locations and absentee ballots by mail.
Times staff writer Daniel Carden contributed to this report.
Check back at nwi.com as this story develops.
Election Day: Complete Region results
Federal results
Candidate | Total | Lake County | Porter County | LaPorte County |
---|---|---|---|---|
PRECINCTS REPORTING | 100% | 524 of 524 | 123 of 123 | 92 of 92 |
U.S. SENATOR | ||||
Joe Donnelly (D) | 1,021,318 | 104,383 | 33,193 | 20,014 |
Lucy M. Brenton (L) | 91,032 | 3,339 | 2,025 | 1,225 |
Mike Braun (R) | 1,155,284 | 54,563 | 29,261 | 16,007 |
Nathan Altman (I) | 9 | |||
Christopher Fischer (I) | 5 | |||
James L. Johnson Jr. (Other) | 1 | |||
SECRETARY OF STATE | ||||
Jim Harper (D) | 910,500 | 100,470 | 32,318 | 18,038 |
Mark W. Rutherford (L) | 71,163 | 3,679 | 2,136 | 1,318 |
Connie Lawson (R) | 1,260,935 | 57,145 | 29,378 | 17,466 |
George William Wolfe (G) | 77 | |||
Jeremy Heath (P) | 9 | |||
AUDITOR OF STATE | ||||
Joselyn Whitticker (D) | 912,628 | 100,241 | 30,108 | 18,190 |
John Schick (L) | 76,960 | 3,932 | 2,908 | 1,503 |
Tera Klutz (R) | 1,234,001 | 56,104 | 30,035 | 16,908 |
TREASURER OF STATE | ||||
John C. Aguilera (D) | 910,649 | 102,346 | 30,485 | 18,559 |
Kelly Mitchell (R) | 1,299,304 | 58,134 | 32,229 | 17,978 |
U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 1 | ||||
Peter J. Visclosky (D) | 159,388 | 109,825 | 37,588 | 11,975 |
Mark Leyva (R) | 85,493 | 51,861 | 26,590 | 7,042 |
Johnathan S. Kleinman (I) | 0 | |||
U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 2 | ||||
Mel Hall (D) | 103,216 | 8,846 | ||
Jackie Walorski (R) | 125,230 | 9,069 | ||
Richard Wolf (I) | 2 |
State Results
Candidate | Total | Lake County | Porter County | LaPorte County |
---|---|---|---|---|
PRECINCTS REPORTING | 100% | 524 of 524 | 123 of 123 | 92 of 92 |
INDIANA SENATE DISTRICT 1 | ||||
Frank Mrvan Jr. (D) | 29,569 | 29,569 | ||
Charles B. Kallas (R) | 17,141 | 17,141 | ||
INDIANA SENATE DISTRICT 4 | ||||
Karen Tallian (D) | 26,634 | 18,981 | 7,653 | |
Cole Stultz (R) | 17,486 | 13,121 | 4,365 | |
INDIANA SENATE DISTRICT 6 | ||||
Ryan Farrar (D) | 18,824 | 16,850 | ||
Rick Niemeyer (R) | 32,357 | 26,825 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 1 | ||||
Carolyn B. Jackson (D) | 11,731 | 11,731 | ||
Donna Dunn (L) | 1,882 | 1,882 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 2 | ||||
Earl L. Harris Jr. (D) | 14,840 | 14,840 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 3 | ||||
Ragen H. Hatcher (D) | 15,338 | 15,338 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 4 | ||||
Frank Szczepanski (D) | 12,812 | 12,812 | ||
Ed Soliday (R) | 14,758 | 14,758 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 8 | ||||
Ryan M. Dvorak (D) | 16,136 | 1,369 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 9 | ||||
Patrica A. (Pat) Boy (D) | 13,074 | 10,512 | ||
Dan Granquist (R) | 8,629 | 3,935 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 10 | ||||
Charles "Chuck" Moseley (D) | 15,022 | 15,022 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 11 | ||||
Delano Scaife (D) | 8,733 | 6,354 | 2,379 | |
Michael Aylesworth (R) | 16,435 | 11,566 | 4,869 | |
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 12 | ||||
Mara Candelaria Reardon (D) | 16,931 | 16,931 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 14 | ||||
Vernon G. Smith | 16,636 | 16,636 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 15 | ||||
Chris Chyung (D) | 12,473 | 12,473 | ||
Hal Slager (R) | 12,387 | 12,387 | ||
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 19 | ||||
Lisa Beck (D) | 13,241 | 12,368 | 873 | |
Julie Olthoff (R) | 12,996 | 11,864 | 1,132 | |
INDIANA HOUSE DISTRICT 20 | ||||
Karen Salzer (D) | 8,588 | 7,069 | ||
Jim Pressel (R) | 13,629 | 10,842 |
Lake County results
Candidate | Total |
---|---|
PRECINCTS REPORTING | 524 of 524 |
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY | |
Bernard Carter (D) | 116,390 |
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK | |
Lorenzo Arredondo (D) | 115,522 |
AUDITOR | |
John E. Petalas (D) | 115,501 |
TREASURER | |
Peggy Holinga-Katona (D) | 115,882 |
LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF | |
Oscar Martinez (D) | 107,011 |
Dan Bursac (R) | 53,779 |
ASSESSOR | |
Jerome A. Prince (D) | 114,858 |
LAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 | |
Kyle Allen Sr. (D) | 40,331 |
Douglas M. (Doug) Wright (R) | 9,557 |
LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1 | |
David Hamm (D) | 14,405 |
LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2 | |
Elsie Franklin (D) | 16,484 |
LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3 | |
Charlie Brown (D) | 19,380 |
LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4 | |
Barry Halgrimson (D) | 13,100 |
Daniel E. Nernulc (R) | 15,782 |
LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5 | |
Christine Cid (D) | 15,874 |
LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 6 | |
Ted F. Bilski (D) | 16,004 |
LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 7 | |
Phillip Kuiper (D) | 12,388 |
Christian J. Jorgensen (R) | 16,715 |
CALUMET TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR | |
Jacquelyn (Jackie) Collins (D) | 26,519 |
CALUMET TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Kimberly K. (Kim) Robinson (D) | 26,319 |
CALUMET TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Jacqueline (Jackie) Holmes (D) | 15,477 |
James Piggee (D) | 11,439 |
Darren Washington (D) | 13,187 |
CEDAR CREEK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Alice F. Dahl (R) | 3,041 |
CEDAR CREEK TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Judith Ann Mathias (R) | 1,666 |
Dan L. Blankenship (R) | 2,070 |
Randall Wietbrock (R) | 1,630 |
CENTER TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR | |
Joe Krnich (R) | 8,836 |
CENTER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Cindy Olson (D) | 5,932 |
Paul L. Bremer (R) | 7,366 |
CENTER TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Katharine Hadow (D) | 5,032 |
Jose (Joe) Menchaca (D) | 4,064 |
William Babjak (R) | 6,051 |
Anthony D. Pampalone (R) | 5,220 |
Kate Webster (R) | 6,556 |
EAGLE CREEK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Rosemarie Morrow (R) | 356 |
James A. (Jr) Mitsch Jr. (I) | 222 |
EAGLE CREEK TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
John R. Jurs (R) | 230 |
Wilbert Fitch (R) | 205 |
Bruce McNeill (R) | 232 |
David J. Austgen (I) | 223 |
Tim Bult (I) | 220 |
Erik Hildebrandt (I) | 234 |
HANOVER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
James W. Hunley (D) | 2,314 |
Kevin Toth (R) | 3,381 |
HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Tracy Lee Haskell (D) | 1,900 |
Diane M. Jostes (D) | 1,857 |
Norman Stick (D) | 1,361 |
Richard H. Niemeyer (R) | 3,134 |
Adam D. Wornhoff (R) | 2,602 |
Maralynn Echterling (R) | 2,708 |
HOBART TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR | |
Randall J. Guernsey (D) | 8,234 |
HOBART TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Thomas D. Silich (D) | 8,389 |
HOBART TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Joe Clemmons (D) | 5,917 |
Mike Hannigan (D) | 5,285 |
Susan (Sue) Pelfrey (D) | 5,741 |
Ken Wyrick (R) | 3,972 |
NORTH TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Frank J. Mrvan (D) | 37,664 |
NORTH TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Peter Katic (D) | 19,875 |
Richard J. Novak (D) | 20,269 |
Lisa Salinas-Matonovich (D) | 21,980 |
ROSS TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR | |
Angela M. Guernsey (D) | 13,355 |
ROSS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Joe Shudick (D) | 13,370 |
ROSS TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Steven A. Minchuk (D) | 7,646 |
Janice Orlich (D) | 7,566 |
Curtis (CP) Pearson (D) | 6,496 |
ST. JOHN TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR | |
Deborah A. (Debbie) Walters (R) | 16,366 |
ST. JOHN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
George Baranowski (D) | 12,333 |
Cathy J. Lareau (R) | 13,656 |
ST. JOHN TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Daniel Bielski (D) | 10,025 |
Frances DuPey (D) | 9,271 |
Fred (Freddy) Koegel (D) | 8,567 |
Randall (Randy) Astor (R) | 9,504 |
Mike Aurelio (R) | 10,499 |
Lisa (Williams) Elder (R) | 10,495 |
WEST CREEK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Heidi Goetz Laub (R) | 1,872 |
WEST CREEK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Ronna Lukasik-Rosenbaum (D) | 844 |
Harold Mussman Jr. (R) | 1,143 |
Michael R. McIntire (R) | 1,180 |
Charles Kopas | 1,059 |
WINFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Paulette Skinner (R) | 2,918 |
WINFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD (PICK 3) | |
Zachary (Zack) Beaver (R) | 1,605 |
Linda Eisenhauer (R) | 1,700 |
Sherry J. Gasparovic (R) | 1,621 |
CEDAR LAKE TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 1 | |
Steven A. Hyatte (D) | 1,501 |
Robert H. (Bob) Carnahan (R) | 2,450 |
CEDAR LAKE TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 3 | |
Julie Rivera (R) | 2,965 |
CEDAR LAKE TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 5 | |
Randy Niemeyer (R) | 2,257 |
Charles L. (Charlie) Kortokrax (I) | 1,457 |
DYER TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 2 | |
Eric Schultz (D) | 3,278 |
Joseph (Joe) Renz (R) | 3,009 |
DYER TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 4 | |
Kim Mettache (D) | 3,115 |
Mary Tanis (R) | 3,180 |
DYER TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 5 | |
Steven (Steve) Kramer (D) | 3,184 |
Debbie J. Astor (R) | 3,121 |
LOWELL TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 2 | |
Matthew R. Felder (R) | 2,226 |
LOWELL TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 4 | |
Leslie Ann Rightmire (D) | 1,275 |
Christopher S. Salatas Jr. (R) | 1,804 |
SCHERERVILLE TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 2 | |
Kevin Connelly (R) | 6,598 |
SCHERERVILLE TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 4 | |
Tom Schmitt (D) | 7,257 |
ST. JOHN TOWN COUNCIL - WARD 3 | |
Nicholas (Nick) Georgiou (D) | 2,664 |
Gerald Swets (R) | 4,713 |
CROWN POINT COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
Thomas K. Hoffman | 11,110 |
SCHOOL CITY OF EAST CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD | |
Joel Rodriguez | 1,453 |
Princella Askew | 422 |
Terence (Terry) Hill | 441 |
Perry (PJ the Ref) Jackson | 164 |
Stephanie D. Ramos | 630 |
Anton (Coach Pete) Williams | 640 |
Dangelo Coles | 277 |
Jesse Gomez | 678 |
Delbert Johnson Jr. | 36 |
Anthony McGowan Sr. | 40 |
Diane Smith | 775 |
GRIFFITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD | |
Jason A. Jaques | 2,290 |
Richard C. Leber | 2,399 |
Donald McCarter | 2,351 |
Kathy Ruesken | 3,187 |
SCHOOL CITY OF HAMMOND SCHOOL BOARD | |
Carlotta Blake-King | 7,075 |
Manuel Candelaria Jr. | 5,704 |
George T. Janiec | 4,515 |
Lucinda (Cindy) Murphy | 5,183 |
Tiffany Ross | 4,621 |
Mary Ellen Slazyk | 4,561 |
Deborah White | 5,925 |
HANOVER COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
Constance M. Sterkowitz | 3,467 |
James Sakelaris | 3,426 |
SCHOOL TOWN OF HIGHLAND SCHOOL BOARD | |
Victor A. Garcia | 5,504 |
Luanne Jurczak | 4,940 |
Robert A. (Bob) Kuva | 4,667 |
Richard (Rick) E. Volbrecht Jr. | 4,070 |
SCHOOL CITY OF HOBART SCHOOL BOARD | |
William D. Bigler | 3,637 |
Rikki Guthrie | 4,005 |
Sandra J. Hillan | 4,852 |
Donald H. Rogers | 4,480 |
Stuart Schultz | 3,656 |
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
Joseph M. Kruzan Jr. | 7,944 |
Sandy Clark Lessentine | 10,710 |
Howard W. Marshall | 14,809 |
LAKE RIDGE SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
Kimberly L. Osteen | 1,242 |
Jonathan Evans | 1,178 |
LAKE STATION COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
Gregory M. Keehn | 514 |
Greggory S. Tenorio | 404 |
MERRILLVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
Linda Jonaitis | 9,767 |
James Donohue | 8,148 |
Mark S. Lucas | 8,028 |
SCHOOL TOWN OF MUNSTER SCHOOL BOARD | |
Melissa J. Higgason | 6,572 |
Ron Ostojic | 5,544 |
RIVER FOREST COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
H. Marshall Gilliana | 425 |
Ricardo (Richard) Perez Jr. | 1,123 |
Michelle Martin | 1,031 |
TRI-CREEK SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
Lon P. Childress | 4,019 |
Diana Damm | 3,511 |
SCHOOL CITY OF WHITING SCHOOL BOARD | |
Kathleen A. Murzyn | 909 |
Cecilia Peterson | 870 |
JUSTICE INDIANA SUPREME COURT | |
"Shall Justice Geoffrey G. Slaughter be retained in office?" | |
Yes | 86,941 |
No | 42,031 |
JUDGE OF THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS - 2ND DISTRICT | |
"Shall Judge Robert R. (Bob) Altice Jr. be retained in office?" | |
Yes | 87,417 |
No | 40,246 |
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT - CRIMINAL DIVISION ROOM 1 | |
"Shall Judge Salvador Vasquez of the superior court of Lake County be retained in office for an additional term?" | |
Yes | 96,839 |
No | 35,630 |
STATEWIDE PUBLIC QUESTION 1 | |
Yes | 88,949 |
No | 35,845 |
LAKE RIDGE SCHOOLS – PUBLIC QUESTION 1 | |
Yes | 967 |
No | 1,388 |
LAKE RIDGE SCHOOLS – PUBLIC QUESTION 2 | |
Yes | 859 |
No | 1,468 |
TOWN OF HIGHLAND PARK DISTRICT – PUBLIC QUESTION 1 | |
Yes | 2,893 |
No | 6,479 |
Porter County results
Candidate | Total |
---|---|
PRECINCTS REPORTING | 123 of 123 |
PORTER COUNTY CLERK | |
Jessica A. Bailey (D) | 31,773 |
Jon C. Miller (R) | 31,188 |
PORTER COUNTY AUDITOR | |
Vicki Urbanik (D) | 33,486 |
Karen Martin (R) | 29,546 |
PORTER COUNTY RECORDER | |
Lily M. Schaefer (D) | 30,355 |
Chuck Harris (R) | 32,366 |
PORTER COUNTY SHERIFF | |
David M. Reynolds (D) | 43,698 |
PORTER COUNTY CORONER | |
Randy Wilkening (D) | 30,027 |
Cyndi Dykes (R) | 32,895 |
PORTER COUNTY ASSESSOR | |
Jon Snyder (R) | 39,957 |
PORTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 | |
Donna Perdue (D) | 30,312 |
Jeff Good (R) | 32,622 |
PORTER COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1 | |
Bob Poparad (D) | 9,032 |
Andy Bozak (R) | 9,017 |
PORTER COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2 | |
Jeremy Rivas (D) | 9,097 |
PORTER COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3 | |
Greg Simms (D) | 8,501 |
Mark "Coach" Hoffman (R) | 7,826 |
PORTER COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4 | |
Susie Talevski (D) | 6,105 |
Mike Jessen (R) | 9,777 |
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF PORTER COUNTY, 67TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT | |
Gary Germann (D) | 34,398 |
Brian T. Gensel (R) | 29,230 |
PORTER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2 | |
Clay M. Patton (D) | 30,159 |
Jeffrey W. Clymer (R) | 33,200 |
PORTER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 6 | |
Jeffrey L. Thode (R) | 40,083 |
BOONE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Russell "Rusty" Franzman (R) | 1,612 |
BOONE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Jim Martin (R) | 1,105 |
Jeff Patz (R) | 972 |
Dan Roeske (R) | 967 |
CENTER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Jesse R. Harper (D) | 9,609 |
Doug Miller (R) | 8,092 |
CENTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Todd A. Eltzer (D) | 6,837 |
Debra E. Fray (D) | 7,558 |
Erin Labovitz (D) | 6,618 |
Stephen R. Buck (R) | 7,257 |
Amy Daly (R) | 6,808 |
Mark D. Ribordy (R) | 6,542 |
JACKSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Janice M. Meyers (D) | 1,635 |
JACKSON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
C. Diane Bates (D) | 953 |
Judith L. Guernsey (R) | 1,068 |
Mark J. Jaeger (R) | 855 |
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Matt Keiser (R) | 2,703 |
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Tim Cole (R) | 1,578 |
Terry E. Dunn (R) | 1,252 |
Jacquelyn M. Sterling (R) | 1,509 |
MORGAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Rodney King (R) | 1,338 |
MORGAN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMEBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Andrew Blastick (R) | 991 |
Lee Kleist (R) | 660 |
Richard Schultz (R) | 704 |
PINE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Andrew P. Himan Jr. (D) | 565 |
Tammy Marie Watkins (R) | 581 |
PINE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMEBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Matthew Smith (D) | 444 |
Joe Wagner (D) | 518 |
Tom Carlson (R) | 387 |
Tom Lipinski (R) | 381 |
Margaret (Peggy) Richardson (R) | 421 |
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Karyl Vandyke (R) | 1,400 |
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Joshua M. Birky (R) | 988 |
Melissa (Wise) Birky (R) | 830 |
David Overholt (R) | 810 |
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR | |
Alta Neri (D) | 10,477 |
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Brendan Clancy (D) | 11,014 |
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Nikita A. Momola (D) | 5,758 |
Terry L. Whitten (D) | 6,580 |
Lori J. Wilkie (D) | 6,548 |
Antonio C. Gutierrez (R) | 4,831 |
Joyce Webster (R) | 4,578 |
PORTER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Edward K. Morales (R) | 2,676 |
PORTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
William H. Casbon (R) | 1,727 |
Chris Hendron (R) | 1,332 |
Albert J. Webster (R) | 1,090 |
UNION TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
George H. Topoll (R) | 2,757 |
UNION TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Robert "Bob" D. Emery (R) | 1,764 |
Stan Major (R) | 1,226 |
Bryan Waisanen (R) | 1,143 |
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Lynn Ross (R) | 1,538 |
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
J. Ryan Anderson (D) | 647 |
Linda Armstrong (D) | 1,012 |
Andrew Funk (R) | 948 |
Jean Martin (R) | 968 |
WESTCHESTER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Suzanne Philbrick (D) | 5,503 |
WESTCHESTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBERS (VOTE FOR 3) | |
Robin E. Chubb (D) | 3,753 |
Cheryl M. Evans (R) | 2,666 |
Barbara J. Stroud (R) | 2,332 |
TOWN OF KOUTS COUNCIL MEMBER - DISTRICT 2 | |
Kevin M. Salyer (R) | 575 |
TOWN OF KOUTS COUNCIL MEMBER - DISTRICT 4 | |
Timothy L. Jones (R) | 574 |
TOWN OF OGDEN DUNES CLERK TREASURER | |
Jean Manna (I) | 494 |
TOWN OF OGDEN DUNES TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER - DISTRICT 5 | |
Douglas Cannon (D) | 522 |
DUNELAND SCHOOL BOARD | |
Robert (Bob) Filipek | 3,078 |
Alayna Lightfoot Pol | 5,256 |
Stephen A. Rohe | 1,384 |
Rhonda "Rho" Turner Day | 1,871 |
Brian Nicholas Custy | 4,155 |
Ronald (Red) Stone | 6,711 |
Brandon Kroft | 8,580 |
EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD | |
Richard McSparin | 3,178 |
Elizabeth A. McFalls | 3,079 |
Robert P. Martin | 3,100 |
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF BOONE SCHOOL BOARD | |
Keith Buchanan | 1,130 |
Richard Edward Milcarek Jr. | 475 |
Gerald "Jerry" Michalak | 1,079 |
Tim Riese | 508 |
Stephanie B. Mathews | 884 |
John (Jeff) Nilsen | 719 |
MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOL BOARD | |
Peggy Rose | 466 |
Thomas R. Dombkowski | 317 |
Theresa C. Edwards | 322 |
Agnes Meer | 287 |
Joanne Tedesco | 323 |
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD | |
Andrew Maletta | 9,062 |
Joan L. Machuca | 5,112 |
Troy J. Williams | 7,212 |
Mary Clancy | 5,766 |
Scott A. Falk | 3,364 |
Rhonda A. Nelson | 2,557 |
PORTER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD | |
Johanna Williams | 2,090 |
Laura Chavez | 1,977 |
UNION TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD | |
Keith Wade Anderson | 800 |
Stacey Buehler | 1,868 |
Michael J. Simatovich | 2,388 |
Julie L. Giorgi | 2,306 |
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT | |
Yes | 32,918 |
No | 15,726 |
JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS - DISTRICT 2 | |
Yes | 33,423 |
No | 14,972 |
LaPorte County results
Candidate | Total |
---|---|
PRECINCTS REPORTING | 92 of 92 |
JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT | |
Thomas J. Alvizos (D) | 25,494 |
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY | |
John Lake (D) | 20,065 |
Christina M. Espar (R) | 16,730 |
LAPORTE COUNTY SHERIFF | |
John T. Boyd (R) | 25,802 |
LAPORTE COUNTY ASSESSOR | |
Michael R. (Mike) Schultz (D) | 25,341 |
LAPORTE COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 | |
Sheila Brillson (D) | 18,797 |
Connie Gramarossa (R) | 17,999 |
LAPORTE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1 | |
Terry L. Garner (R) | 6,546 |
LAPORTE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2 | |
Randy Novak (D) | 6,439 |
Jim Rice (R) | 4,328 |
LAPORTE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3 | |
Mark S. Yagelski (D) | 5,457 |
Christopher Jackson (R) | 2,769 |
LAPORTE COUNTY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4 | |
Steve Holifield (D) | 4,000 |
Michael Rosenbaum (R) | 5,134 |
MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR | |
Scott Bell (D) | 6,571 |
CASS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Dara Lee Guse (R) | 565 |
CASS TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
James Irwin (D) | 317 |
Jeffrey Mitzner (R) | 313 |
Brian L. Pressel (R) | 454 |
Jacqueline "Treece" Tharp (R) | 360 |
CENTER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Greg Wallen (D) | 3,413 |
Lisa M. Pierzakowski (R) | 4,657 |
CENTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Scott "Scotty" Ford (D) | 3,618 |
Sean L. Quinn (D) | 2,976 |
Amy E. Burris (R) | 4,094 |
Paul Vincent (R) | 3,057 |
Robert Wellinski (R) | 4,328 |
CLINTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Carissa (Niksch) Stevens (R) | 502 |
CLINTON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Jerard Land (R) | 334 |
Michael Niksch (R) | 328 |
COOLSPRING TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Jackline "Jackie" Atwater (D) | 3,401 |
Sharon Metheny (R) | 1,992 |
COOLSPRING TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Lula B. Lewis (D) | 2,478 |
Laura M. Peo (D) | 2,560 |
Monica Prosser (D) | 2,538 |
DEWEY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Dick "Uncle Nippy" Bucher (R) | 278 |
DEWEY TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Paul "Mailman" Malecki (R) | 223 |
Brian McMahan (R) | 211 |
Larry L. Rust (R) | 215 |
GALENA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Edward Hynek (D) | 604 |
GALENA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Thomas Conway (D) | 389 |
Kim Sauers (D) | 464 |
Mary Jane Thomas (D) | 367 |
HANNA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Glenn A. Wallace (R) | 363 |
HANNA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Brian Garner (R) | 266 |
Dave Urschel (R) | 241 |
Tony Wallace (R) | 244 |
HUDSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Joyce E. Forbes (D) | 237 |
Thomas Euler (R) | 443 |
HUDSON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Jack DeGroote (D) | 343 |
Diane M. Richardson (D) | 310 |
Michele Rizzo (D) | 290 |
KANKAKEE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Steve Lestinsky Jr. (R) | 1,355 |
KANKAKEE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Thomas J. Thode (R) | 1,004 |
Kevin Wheatbrook (R) | 982 |
Thomas A. Wheatbrook (R) | 905 |
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Dennis Christensen (D) | 399 |
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Mark Emerick (D) | 344 |
John G. McDaniel (D) | 314 |
Yolanda Spence (D) | 339 |
MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Rodney Washington (D) | 5,068 |
Keith A. Harris (R) | 3,333 |
MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Melody E. Farmer (D) | 4,780 |
George J. Kazmierczak (D) | 4,039 |
Susan H. Webster (D) | 3,932 |
NEW DURHAM TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Phillip J. Hannon (D) | 1,204 |
NEW DURHAM TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Suzanne K. Burns (D) | 783 |
Michael Coulter (D) | 961 |
James Ingram (R) | 1,031 |
Warren P. Smith (R) | 728 |
NOBLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
David Doepping (R) | 546 |
NOBLE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Glenn A. Schlundt (R) | 413 |
Wayne Schoof (R) | 390 |
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Susan Cable (R) | 1,021 |
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Edward Burek (D) | 732 |
Bette L. Conroy (D) | 610 |
Susan M. McLain (R) | 769 |
PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Robert Younggreen (R) | 88 |
PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Phyllis Gorski (D) | 66 |
Dan Meder (R) | 60 |
Sherry Younggreen (R) | 68 |
SCIPIO TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Patricia Kimmel (D) | 675 |
Kaelynn D. (Ludlow) Deckard (R) | 1,250 |
SCIPIO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Walt Conlin Jr. (R) | 1,192 |
Paul D. Linderman (R) | 1,263 |
Richard Rutz (R) | 1,159 |
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Howard Conley (R) | 979 |
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Jerry P. Cooley (D) | 625 |
Linda M. Greybar (D) | 571 |
Matthew Sikorski (D) | 574 |
Daniel Kilgore (R) | 608 |
UNION TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Sherian (Sherry) J. Morris (D) | 462 |
UNION TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Dorothea "Dot" Decker (D) | 310 |
Bettye Evans (D) | 339 |
Versie Jeffries (D) | 300 |
Cassie Lipscomb (R) | 345 |
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Loretta Rudolph (D) | 318 |
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
Tracey K. Cummins (D) | 270 |
Bruce Vermilyer (D) | 218 |
Harold Barr (R) | 351 |
WILLS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE | |
Margaret Joan Cuson (D) | 590 |
WILLS TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER | |
David Conely (D) | 464 |
POTTAWATTOMIE PARK TOWN BOARD MEMBER | |
Janet Beck (D) | 79 |
Mary Kosek (D) | 62 |
Linda Pompeii (R) | 68 |
Robert J. Wisthoff (R) | 61 |
JOHN GLENN SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
William S. Groves | 59 |
Daniel R. Drotar | 60 |
Dennis D. Holland | 70 |
LAPORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION SCHOOL BOARD | |
Shannon Hannon | 8,031 |
Shari Ott-Large | 7,226 |
Jan Ribordy | 7,584 |
METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW DURHAM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD | |
Wayne R. Hodge | 777 |
Joshua A. Krickhahn | 546 |
Mark D. Parkman | 846 |
Dominic J. Riffett | 457 |
Lynn Marie Wilson | 948 |
MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD | |
Peggy Rose | 10,058 |
Thomas R. Dombkowski | 7,806 |
Theresa C. Edwards | 8,089 |
Agnes Meer | 5,913 |
Joanne Tedesco | 6,448 |
NEW PRAIRIE UNITED SCHOOL CORP SCHOOL BOARD | |
Allen Williamson | 2,718 |
Raymond M. Borkowski Jr. | 1,074 |
Jason DeMeyer | 1,969 |
SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOOL BOARD | |
Dominic A. Notaro | 1,011 |
Deborah Allen | 1,027 |
Jacob Wade | 444 |
TRI-TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD | |
Tim Guse | 562 |
Daron R. Bruder | 285 |
Melanie Ann Mills | 51 |
Shawnda Nelson | 41 |
STATEWIDE PUBLIC QUESTION 1 | |
Yes | 21,618 |
No | 9,665 |