Category: Post-Tribune

District 3 State Representative Ragen Hatcher has kept her seat in Tuesday’s primary.

Gary city councilman Mark Spencer accomplished Tuesday what he couldn’t do in a January caucus. Voters handed him 65% of the vote as the Gary educator knocked out short-term incumbent state Sen. David Vinzant for the District 3 Senate Democratic nomination. Vote totals are unofficial. “I think it was a combination of voters in alignment with our platform and the connectivity with the citizens in District 3,” Spencer said. “I was surprised but grateful. “I want to thank Mr. Vinzant for a dignified campaign and for him being a gentleman throughout the process.” On the GOP side, Will Miller captured […]

The field of Democratic candidates for the three Porter County Council at-large seats up for reelection in November unofficially left Susie Talevski behind Tuesday night.

Incumbent Lake County Commissioner Michael Repay, D-Hammond, will face off against Republican challenger Kimberly Poland in November after each appeared to secure their party’s nomination. With more than 65% of precincts reporting, Repay lead the pack of four Democrats with 64% of the vote, with former Lake County Councilman Alfredo Menchaca as his closest challenger with 23.9% of the vote, Matthew J. Celestin carried about 6.4% of the vote, and Richard A. DeLeon rounded out the primary with about 5.3%, according to unofficial election results. On the Republican side, Hammond Republican Kimberly Poland led competitor Humberto Prado, 74% to 25%. […]

Lake County Surveyor Bill Emerson Jr. easily captured the Democratic nomination for Lake County surveyor in Tuesday’s primary, grabbing 68% of the vote over challenger Reginald Tisdale, an East Chicago teacher.

Lake County Councilman Randy Niemeyer celebrated with his supporters at Buddy and Pal’s in Crown Point Tuesday night as he glided ahead of his two challengers early in the race to become the apparent Republican nominee for Indiana’s First Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race in Niemeyer’s favor by 7:30 p.m. With more than 65% of precincts counted, Niemeyer led with 65% of the vote, Leyva tallied 22.8% and Ben Ruiz captured the remaining 6.22%, according to the unofficial election results. The tallies are not finalized until 10 days after the election, so the Lake County Election Board […]

Porter Township Trustee Ed Morales had a strong preliminary lead Tuesday night with 47% of his party’s votes and is expected to be certified by the county on May 17 as the Republican candidate for the 1st District seat on the Board of Commissioners in the November general election against Democrat Dan Whitten, a former longtime member of the county council.

Jeff Larson had a commanding leading late Tuesday in his bid to run against long-term incumbent District 10 state Rep. Chuck Moseley, D-Portage, in November.