CROWN POINT — Primary Election Day in Indiana is May 5, and the list of candidates is set.
In-person voting at sites around the county begins on April 7.
In races that are contested, the winners of the primaries for each office will face off in November. In addition, anyone running as an independent or as a member of another party can file to run in November. Those candidates must meet the filing petition signature requirements for their offices and municipalities.
Here’s a list of those who filed to run for the primary locally:
Democrat primary
Cedar Lake
Clerk /Treasurer
Philip Cicero
Council Ward 2
Rick Dingey
Council Ward 4
Charles (Chuck) Becker
Council Ward 6
Wilbur (Bill) Cox
David Keith Crane, Jr.
Council Ward 7
None
Crown Point:
Mayor
David D. F. Uran
City Judge
None
Clerk /Treasurer
Donna Catalano
Gina Lazzaro withdrew Feb. 6
At-Large Council Seat (vote for 2)
Bill Feder
Timothy Grzych
Dan Rohaley
Council Seats by District (vote for 1 in your district)
District 1
Chad J. Jeffries
District 2
None
District 3
Andrew Kryes
District 4
Tina M. Stath
District 5
Gina Lazzaro
Lowell
Clerk /Treasurer
Judith Walters
Judge
None
Ward 1
Michael Gruszka
Randy G. Hall, Jr.
Ward 3
Will Farrellbegg
Ward 5
None
Merrillville
Town Judge
Gina L. Jones
Clerk /Treasurer
Eugene M. Guernsey
Sandra H. Lankford
Traci Stratten
Council Ward 1
L. J. Crist
Don Spann
Andrew Sylwestrowicz
Council Ward 2
Richard L. Hardaway
Lori Vorkapich
Council Ward 3
Joseph Ayala withdrew Feb. 6
Donna M. McGee
Carol Miano
Council Ward 4
Tom Goralczyk
Margaret A. Uzelac
Council Ward 5
Chrissy Barron
Council Ward 6
Shawn Michael Pettit
Council Ward 7
Nathaniel (Nate) Cain
Roxanne M. LaMarca
Leonard White
Winfield
Clerk /Treasurer
None
Council all At-Large (vote for 5)
Joseph (Joe) P. Gacsy
James (Jim) Simmons
George Walton
Republican primary
Cedar Lake
Clerk /Treasurer
Amy (Sund) Gross
Council (all run at-large but must live in their ward; therefore if more than one person is running in a ward, only vote for 1
Council Ward 2
John C. Foreman
Lester (Charlie) Kaper
Council Ward 4
Ralph J. Miller
Council Ward 6
Patricia L. (King) Casassa withdrew on Feb. 4
Gregory (Greg) Parker
Carl D. Sprehe
Council Ward 7
Gordon Dickson
Thomas J. Frick
Crown Point
Mayor
None
City Judge
Kent Jeffirs
Clerk /Treasurer
Kristie L. Dressel
John S. Manis
Council
At-Large (vote for 2)
Rich Day
Scott D. Evorik
Chris N. Retson
By District (vote for 1 in your district)
District 1
L. Todd Cliborne
Chuck Doppler
District 2
Robert Clemons
District 3
None
District 4
Laura Sauerman
District 5
Carol Drasga
Lowell
Clerk/Treasurer
Don Defrance
Gina M. Steward
Judge
None
Council Ward 1
Rick Kelley
Council Ward 3
None
Council Ward 5
Edgar Corns
Merrillville
Clerk /Treasurer
Ric Holtz
Town of Winfield:
Clerk /Treasurer
Rick Anderson
Council all At-Large (Vote for 5)
David M. Anderson
Anthony Clark
Timothy (Tim) J. Clayton
David E. Mikkola
Donald S. Samburg
Gerald T. Stiener
