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.
The vote counts are still unofficial.
Emerson, of Crown Point, is eyeing his third full term in November. There was no Republican running on Tuesday’s ballot.
A Democratic caucus selected Emerson to complete the term of George Van Til who resigned in 2013 after pleading guilty to public corruption charges including wire fraud and aiding and abetting.
Emerson was elected in 2016 and 2020. Emerson, who’s an attorney as well as a civil engineer, is the son of Hammond City Councilman Bill Emerson Sr.
The surveyor’s duties include maintaining county maps and survey markers and managing Lake County’s nearly 600 miles of legal drains or stormwater system.
The surveyor also reviews subdivision proposals in unincorporated areas for ordinance compliance.
Carole Carlson is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune
