Marion County voters will have several decisions to make this Election Day affecting all three branches of the government and impacting the federal, state and local level. Here’s a rundown of questions voters in Marion County will be asked to consider (depending on your exact address):
NATIONAL RACES
President of the United States
Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine (D)
Gary Johnson/Bill Weld (L)
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
*No incumbent
U.S. Senate
Evan Bayh (D)
Lucy Brenton (L)
Todd Young (R)
*No incumbent
U.S. House of Representatives
Nine races in Indiana, one in each of the state’s congressional districts; two districts cover Marion County
District 5 (including northern parts of Pike, Washington and Wayne townships)
Susan Brooks (R)*
Angela Demaree (D)
Matthew Wittlief (L)
District 7 (the rest of Marion County)
Andre Carson (D)*
Catherine “Cat” Ping (R)
Drew Thompson (L)
STATEWIDE RACES
Governor/Lt. Governor
Rex Bell/Karl Tatgenhorst (L)
John Gregg/Christina Hale (D)
Eric Holcomb/Suzanne Crouch (R)
*No incumbent
Attorney General
Lorenzo Arredondo (D)
Curtis Hill (R)
*No incumbent
Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Jennifer McCormick (R)
Glenda Ritz (D)*
State Senate
Twenty-five of 50 total seats are up for election; nine districts cover the Marion County area; of those nine, six are contested.
District 28
Jerry Coverstone (Ind.)
Michael Crider (R)*
Ken Kern (D)
District 30
Pamela Hickman (D)
Zach Roberts (L)
John Ruckelshaus (R)
*No incumbent
District 32
Aaron Freeman (R)
Sara Wiley (D)
Shane Zoellner (L)
*No incumbent
District 33
Jacob Leddy (L)
Greg Taylor (D)*
District 35
Phil Webster (D)
R. Michael Young (R)*
District 36
Sean Gorman (D)
Jack Sandlin (R)
*No incumbent
State House
All 100 seats in the Indiana House are up for re-election; 15 districts cover the Marion County area; of those 15, 11 are contested.
District 86
Edward DeLaney (D)*
Scott DeVries (R)
Ethan Owens (L)
District 87
Connie Eckert (R)
Carey Hamilton (D)
*No incumbent
District 88
Dana Black (D)
Brian Bosma (R)*
District 89
Rachel Burke (D)
Cindy Kirchhofer (R)*
District 90
Lacy Hollings (D)
Douglas McNaughton (L)
Mike Speedy (R)*
District 92
Karlee Macer (D)*
Bradford Moulton (R)
District 93
David Frizzell (R)*
Greg Rathnow (D)
District 95
John Bartlett (D)*
Nathanael L. Ginn (L)
District 97
Justin Moed (D)*
Dale Nye (R)
District 98
Robin Shackleford (D)*
Gary Whitmore (R)
District 100
Dan Forestal (D)*
Larry Shouse (R)
State Judges
Four Indiana Court of Appeals judges appear on the ballot. If voters choose to retain them, they will serve for 10 more years before the question of retention will be posed again. Two of the four judges on the ballot apply to Marion County voters:
Second District (Marion County)
James S. Kirsch
Fourth District (At-large)
Patricia A. Riley
Public question
Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended by adding a Section 39 to Article 1 to provide that the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife shall be forever preserved for the public good, subject only to the laws prescribed by the General Assembly and rules prescribed by virtue of the authority of the General Assembly to: (1) promote wildlife conservation and management; and (2) preserve the future of hunting and fishing?
COUNTY RACES
Surveyor
Chic Clark (R)
Debra S. Jenkins (D)*
Treasurer
Christopher L. Bowen (L)
Danielle R. Coulter (R)
Claudia O. Fuentes (D)*
Public question
Shall Marion County have the ability to impose a county economic development income tax rate, not to exceed a rate of 0.25%, to pay for improving or establishing public transportation service in the county through a public transportation project that will create a connected network of buses and rapid transit lines; increase service frequency; extend operational hours; and implement three new rapid transit lines?
*Indicates incumbent
