Monroe County voters will have a handful of local, state, and congressional candidates to pick during the May primary. Contested races in the Republican and Democratic primaries include U.S. and state representatives, county sheriff, and county commissioner.
The winners of each party’s primary election on May 3 will face off in Indiana’s general election Nov. 8. Nonpartisan school board candidates will appear on the ballot in the November general election.
Polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on election day. In-person early voting is underway at the old NAPA Auto Parts building at 302 S. Walnut Avenue.
Monroe County voters will have a handful of local, state, and congressional candidates to pick during the May primary. Contested races in the Republican and Democratic primaries include U.S. and state representatives, county sheriff, and county commissioner.
The winners of each party’s primary election on May 3 will face off in Indiana’s general election Nov. 8. Nonpartisan school board candidates will appear on the ballot in the November general election.
Polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on election day. In-person early voting is underway at the old NAPA Auto Parts building at 302 S. Walnut Avenue.
Incumbent Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) will be the Republican nominee in the race for House District 45. Borders fended off a vigorous campaign from District 62 Rep. Jeff Ellington, who announced he’d seek the District 45 nomination after redistricting.
Salzmann won 35% of the vote with contender Karen Wrenbeck not far behind with 30%, Allison Chopra winning 21%, and April Ann Wilson with only 14% of the vote.
Incumbent Lee Jones (D) will face Perry B. Robinson (R) in the November election for Monroe County Commissioner District 1 seat after winning her primary Tuesday over challenger Dominic Thompson.
There was always going to be at least three incumbent losses this year. That’s because there were three races with incumbents facing off against each other.
As a mom and a Christian conservative, Lorissa Sweet found herself increasingly frustrated with Republicans in the Indiana Statehouse who she said were too willing to compromise on such issues as abortion and gun rights.
There are 26 Indiana House or Senate races that include at least one incumbent in Tuesday's primary election. That’s the most since 2008, when there were 28.
Wheeler notes ten of 28 poll sites still do not have an election day inspector. She speculates the low worker turnout could be because people have preferred working from home during the pandemic.
As part of WTIU/WFIU News’ 2022 primary election coverage, reporter Mitch Legan invited the Republican candidates for House District 45 to discuss their policy positions. The GOP faceoff will be one of the most closely watched primaries May 3 because it pits two current Indiana representatives against each other.
As part of WTIU/WFIU News’ 2022 primary election coverage, reporter Mitch Legan invited the Republican candidates for House District 45 to discuss their policy positions. The GOP faceoff will be one of the most closely watched primaries May 3 because it pits two current Indiana representatives against each other.
Former state Sen. Erin Houchin of Salem and business consultant Stu Barnes-Israel of Greensburg have raised enough money to start airing television ads geared toward standing out among the nine Republicans seeking the party’s nomination in the strongly GOP district.
Hoosiers who are blind will have more freedom in how they vote in May’s primary election after a federal court’s ruling in a lawsuit against Indiana’s absentee voting rules.
Ellington has represented House District 62 since 2015. After the state completed redistricting last year, he announced he would run for the District 45 seat.
Rep. Jeff Ellington (R-Bloomington) announced he will be moving west to Bloomfield and intends to run to represent the 45th District, which Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) has represented for over a decade.
