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Election Locally Not Settled Either

(La Porte County, IN) - Election Night left a major cliff hanger in La Porte County when counting of the ballots was declared finished for the night at around 9:00pm.  Left to be counted are about 7,000 mail-in ballots in La Porte County.  Counting of those ballots began begin at 8:00 a.m. this morning.

 

With nearly 7,000 votes outstanding, several races are too close to call.  This includes the race for County Council at Large.  Republicans Earl Cunningham, Connie Gramarossa and Brett Kessler were the top vote getters on Election night for the three open seats for County Council at Large. 

 

But, with the race being tight and with Mail-In votes expected to lean Democratic, La Porte County Councilman Mike Mollenhauer, a Democrat, could make up enough votes in the mail in ballot counting to be reelected.  Incumbent La Porte County Councilman Jeff Santana, also a Democrat, could also stand a chance of coming out on top once all of the mail-in votes are tallied.  Gramarossa and Kessler received 16,454 and 16,191 votes respectively.  Mollenhauer received 15,808 votes while 14,084 people voted for Santana.

 

Also still in play is the La Porte County Treasurer race.  Democrat Joie Winski currently trails Republican John Matawyshyn in the race by just over 2,000 votes.

 

Traditionally, political experts said Democrats in Indiana use mail-in voting by a 2 to 1 margin.

 

La Porte County Clerk, Democrat Kathy Chroback, is trailing republican Heather Stevens by nearly 5,000 votes while Republican Tim Stabosz is leading Lynne Spevak by just over 3,000 votes in the LaPorte County Auditor’s race.

 

La Porte County Commissioner Dr. Vidya Kora is behind republican Joe Haney by more than 4,100 votes in his bid for a third term. 

 

Lynn Swanson, the Republican nominee for La Porte County Coroner, is expected to win her position, who leads Democrat Mark Baker by over 8,000 votes.  

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