Local News Headlines: November 9, 2022

2022 Local Election Results

(Declared winners for races of local interest are in bold)

US Senate

  • Todd Young
  • Thomas MacDermott Jr.

US House District 9

  • Erin Houchin
  • Mathew Fyfe
  • Tonya Millis

Indiana State House District 46

  • Bob Heaton
  • Kurtis Cummings

Indiana State House District 60

  • Peggy Mayfield
  • Kathy Thorpe

Indiana State House District 61

  • Matt Pierce

Indiana State House District 62 *** Still not Officially Declared

  • Dave Hall
  • Penny Githens

Judge of the Monroe Circuit Court, 10th Judicial Circuit, No. 1

  • Holly M. Harvey (D)

Judge of the Monroe Circuit Court, 10th Judicial Circuit, No. 4

  • Mary Ellen Diekhoff (D)

Judge of the Monroe Circuit Court, 10th Judicial Circuit, No. 7

  • Emily A. Salzmann (D)
  • Carl Lamb (R)

Monroe County Assessor

  • Judith A. Sharp (D)

Monroe County Circuit Court Clerk

  • Nicole Browne (D)

Monroe County Commissioner, District 1

  • Elizabeth Jones (D)
  • Perry B. Robinson (R)

Monroe County Council, District 1

  • Peter J. Iversen (D)
  • Jim Allen (R)

Monroe County Council, District 2

  • Kate Wiltz (D)

Monroe County Council, District 3

  • Marty Hawk (R)

Monroe County Council, District 4

  • Jennifer Crossley (D)

Monroe County Recorder

  • Amy Swain (D)
  • Paul White Sr. (R)

Monroe County Sheriff

  • Ruben D. Marte (D)
  • Nathan P. Williamson (R)

Prosecuting Attorney of Monroe County, 10th Judicial Circuit

  • Erika Oliphant (D)

MCCSC District 1 School Board

  • Erin Wyatt
  • Tabatha Crouch
  • Byron Turner

MCCSC District 3 School Board

  • Ashley Pirani
  • Daniel O’Neil
  • Jon Hays

MCCSC District 7 School Board

  • Brandon Shure

RBB – Richland District 1 School Board

  • Dana Kerr
  • Karl Boehm

RBB – Bean Blossom District 1 School Board

  • Angela Jacobs

This Week in Hoosier History

Hatcher

1967 – Attorney and Civil Rights Leader Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Gary, Indiana. He was one of the first African Americans to be elected mayor of a large American city. He served five terms and became known for developing innovative approaches to solving urban problems. A statue of Mayor Hatcher (pictured) was unveiled outside the City Hall in Gary in 2019.  

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