INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The primary election is May 7 in Indiana, and News 8 will be following a number of races around central Indiana.
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Here’s a look at major races in Indianapolis and the surrounding counties.
Some races only include a Republican or Democratic primary because no candidates in the other party are running or because one candidate is running unopposed.
Marion County
Indianapolis
Mayor
Democratic candidates: Joe Hogsett (incumbent) and Denise Paul Hatch.
Republican candidates: Jim Merritt Jr., Christopher Moore, Felipe Rios. Merritt currently serves as a Republican State Senator in the Indiana General Assembly.
City-County Council
Democratic primary candidates
District 3: Dan Boots, Coleman Watson
District 4: Ethan Evans, Timothy Knight
District 5: Alison Brown, Sherron Franklin, Crystal Puckett
District 8: Eric Cunningham, Monroe Gray Jr. (incumbent)
District 9: Philip Anderson Sr., Martha Blue, Leigh Evans, William Oliver (incumbent)
District 13: Keith Graves, DeAndra Yates
District 14: Rena Allen, La Keisha Jackson (incumbent)
District 15: Bryan Chatfield, Jessica McCormick
District 16: Kristin Jones, Patrick Wagner
District 17: Zach Adamson (incumbent), Antonio Lipscomb. Adamson currently serves as the vice president of the
City-County Council.
Republican primary candidates:
District 24: Thomas Vaughn, Doug Wood. Vaughn currently serves as police chief of Southport Police Department.
Referenda:
MSD Decatur Township Tax Referendum: Property tax increase to fund student transportation, safety. Read more about the referendum here.
MSD Wayne Township Tax Referendum: Property tax increase to fund daily operations, improve safety. Read more about the referendum here.
Lawrence
Mayor
Democratic candidates: Ray Anderson, Jamar Cobb-Dennard
Republican candidates: Steve Collier (incumbent), Bob Jones
Southport
The Republican candidates in the mayoral primary race are James Cooney and Vernon Testruth. There is no Democratic primary.
Hamilton County
Carmel
The Republican candidates in the mayoral primary race are James Brainard (incumbent) and Fred Glynn. There is no Democratic primary.
Fishers
The Republican candidates in the mayoral primary race are Logan Day and Scott Fadness (incumbent). There is no Democratic primary.
Noblesville
The Republican candidates in the mayoral primary race are Vincent Baker, Mike Corbett and Christopher Jensen. There is no Democratic primary.
Johnson County
Greenwood
The Republican candidates in the mayoral primary race are Dale Q. Marmaduke and Mark Myers (incumbent). There is no Democratic primary.
Franklin
Franklin Community Schools Tax Referendum: Property tax increase to fund academic programs, safety initiatives. Read more about the referendum here.
Other mayoral races around central Indiana:
Bartholomew County
Columbus: The Republican candidates are James Lienhoop (incumbent) and Glenn Petri. There is no Democratic primary.
Boone County
Lebanon: The Republican candidates are Matthew Gentry (incumbent), Robert Hawkins and Deborah Ottinger. There is no Democratic primary.
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