Electoral surprise was the theme Tuesday night.
In a primary election with the lowest percentage of voter turnout in over 20 years, there were some county upsets.
Mark F. Hall bested longtime County Councilman Steve Schwartz, and Carmel attorney, former talk radio host, and former prosecutor Greg Garrison came out ahead of incumbent prosecutor Lee Buckingham. Both Hall and Garrison are currently unopposed for the November general election.
At the state level, there was an extraordinarily close race in the newly redrawn House District 32. With no incumbent in a district that includes portions of both Hamilton and Marion counties, delays in vote center reporting from Marion County pushed back final results until after The Reporter’s publishing deadline. As of 4 a.m. Wednesday, the tally stood at 1,837 votes for Fred Glynn, 1,829 votes for Suzie Jaworowski, and 477 votes for Paul Nix. (Data taken from the Indiana Secretary of State’s website.) Final results from this race will be published when available this week.
In addition, many candidates ran for positions on township boards across the county. In the Republican primary, five of the nine township board races saw more candidates than spots on each board. In the Democratic primary, four candidates threw their hats in for three spots on the Fall Creek Township Board. In the contested township board races, the top three Republicans and top three Democrats from each race will face off in November for the three spots on each board.
Your full and official Hamilton County primary election results appear in the Wednesday, May 4 edition of The Reporter on Pages 3 and 4, along with statements from several candidates in many of the contested races on Page 5.
Please note that the results on Pages 3 and 4 of the May 4 edition of The Reporter only include Hamilton County voters; as such, state-level House and Senate races may not reflect the final results according to the Indiana Secretary of State.
Reporter photos by JohnGeiger.com & Denise Moe
