Municipal Primary Election Today

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INDIANAPOLIS – Tuesday is Election Day in Indiana cities and towns.

Many cities are such deep red or blue that the winners Tuesday are essentially assured of victory in November. In some cases, there might not be a November race at all.

On the Republican ballot in Terre Haute only the City Council District Three seat is contested.

On the Democrat Ballot, there are seven candidates for the City Council At-Large seat where voters will selct three.  There are three candidates for the Democrat nomination for Mayor. There are also two candidates for Districts two and three on the city council.

For a sample Democrat Ballot click here.

For a Republican Sample Ballot click here.

For a list of Vote Centers click here.

No Democrats are running in heavily Republican Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Greenwood, while no Republicans are running in the Democratic strongholds of Gary and Bloomington. Both parties, and any third parties, have until the end of June to fill vacancies.

Carmel’s Jim Brainard faces a challenge from Hamilton County Councilman Fred Glynn, while Nickel Plate railroad activist Logan Day is trying to unseat Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness. Retired accountant Dale Marmaduke is challenging Greenwood’s Mark Myers.

The retirements of several mayors have sparked multicandidate battles to replace them. Nine Democrats are seeking the nomination to fill the seat opened up by South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential bid. Four Republicans are running to replace Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear.

In Muncie and Kokomo, the retirements of Democratic mayors have touched off competitive primaries in both parties — five Democrats and three Republicans are running in Muncie. And Anderson Mayor Thomas Broderick and his Republican predecessor Kevin S. Smith each must survive primaries to set up a rematch of Broderick’s 2015 victory.

Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett and Republican State Senator Jim Merritt are heavily favored against challengers in Indy’s primary. There are contested primaries in 10 of the 25 City-County Council districts, all but one on the Democratic side.