(La Porte, IN) - Pat Boy was ahead in LaPorte County but trailing in Porter County in her bid for a second term as State Representative from District 9.  Boy, 70, a democrat from Michigan City had a slightly more than 2,000 vote lead over Dion Bergerson in the machine vote in La Porte County.  About 7,000 mail-in ballots will start being counted Wednesday morning, LaPorte County officials said.

Bergeron, 46, a republican  also from Michigan City, was ahead by 373 votes in Porter County with less than half of the precincts reporting.

Boy did not want to speculate on the final outcome.  “I’m hoping. It’s going to be what it’s going to be and I’ll just have to wait and find out, “ she said.

Boy was on the city council for four-terms before elected state representative in 2018.  Bergerson is a real estate agent making his first bid for elected office.