2022 Voter Guide: Your ballot, candidate Q&As and where to vote

Heading into the final week of early voting ahead of the Nov. 8 election, here’s a rundown of how to find out who is on your ballot, what candidates say they’re all about and where you can vote

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VOTER GUIDE: YOUR BALLOT, CANDIDATE Q&As, MORE

Heading into the final week of early voting ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election, here’s a rundown of how to find out who is on your ballot, what candidates say they’re all about and where you can vote in the coming days and on Election Day.

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WHO IS ON YOUR BALLOT?

• The Indiana Secretary of State’s portal is a good choice for that. Go to IndianaVoters.com and click on “Who’s on the ballot.” It will ask for your name and a few other things and then kick out the names and races you’ll find on your ballot.

• Vote411.org, powered by the League of Women Voters, offers a similar feed. Key in your address and get ballot information, voter guides, candidate Q&As and more.

• IndianaCitizen.org offers a ballot search and candidate Q&As here.

WHERE TO VOTE EARLY AND ON ELECTION DAY IN TIPPECANOE COUNTY

EARLY VOTING SITES: Early voting opened Oct. 12 at the County Office Building in downtown Lafayette. As of Friday, Oct. 28, the number of early ballots cast were running three times ahead of those cast in the previous midterm election, in 2018.

Here’s a list of the remaining early voting times, dates and locations.

Oct. 31-Nov. 4: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tippecanoe County Office Building, 20 N. Third St.

Nov. 2-5, noon-6 p.m.:

• Wea Ridge Baptist Church, 1051 E. County Road 430 South, Lafayette

• Eastside Assembly of God Church, 6121 E. County Road 50 South, Lafayette

• Faith West Community Center, 1920 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette

• Northend Community Center, 2000 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette.

Nov. 5: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Tippecanoe County Office Building, 20 N. Third St.

Nov. 7: 8 a.m.-noon, Tippecanoe County Office Building, 20 N. Third St.

ELECTION DAY SITES: The county will have 16 polling places open 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Voters in Tippecanoe County may vote at any vote center. Note: The county will not use Faith East Community Center, one of the more popular vote centers in recent elections, due to construction.

Lafayette

• Lafayette City Hall, 20 N. Sixth St., Lafayette

• Northend Community Center, 2000 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette

• Lafayette Fire Station No. 5, 750 N. Creasy Lane, Lafayette

• Eastside Assembly of God, 6121 E. County Road 50 South, Lafayette

• Tippecanoe County 4-H Fairgrounds, 1400 Teal Road, Lafayette

• River City Community Center, 2842 Old U.S. 231, Lafayette

• Evangelical Covenant Church, 3600 S. Ninth St., Lafayette

• Wea Ridge Baptist Church, 1051 E. County Road 430 South, Lafayette

West Lafayette

• Faith West Community Center, 1920 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette

• Margerum City Hall, 222 N. Chauncey Ave., West Lafayette

• Krach Leadership Center, Purdue University, 1198 Third St., West Lafayette

• Wabash Township Fire Station No. 1, 2899 Klondike Road, West Lafayette

Outside Lafayette/West Lafayette

• Tippecanoe Volunteer Fire Station No. 2, 448 W. County Road 650 North, West Lafayette

• Battle Ground Fire Station No. 1, 112 North St., Battle Ground

• Gathering Point Church, 7201 Wesleyan Drive, Dayton

• Stockwell United Methodist Church, 6941 Church St., Stockwell

CANDIDATE Q&As

School boards

Candidates in West Lafayette, Lafayette and Tippecanoe school board races answered Based in Lafayette questions here:

• Candidate Q&A: West Lafayette school board, six for three seats

West Lafayette school board candidates, clockwise from upper left: Laurence Wang, Dacia Mumford, Rachel Witt, George Lyle, Angie Janes and Karen Springer. (Photos: Dave Bangert)

• Candidate Q&A: LSC school board, four seats on the ballot

Lafayette school board candidates, clockwise from upper left: Brent Clemenz, Steve Bultinck, Chuck Hockema and Matthew Morris. (Photos provided)

• Candidate Q&A: TSC school board, seven candidates in three districts

Candidates for Tippecanoe School Corp. school board, clockwise from top left: Carl Krieger, Diane Kelley, Josh Loggins, Will Sondgerath, Sara Bagsby, Holden Mugford and Holly Keckler. (Photos provided)

• The League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette also offered candidates written and video interviews in LSC, TSC and West Lafayette school board races. Find the page with links to the three races here.

Congress

League Q&As, Congress: U.S. House, 4th District: Republican Jim Baird vs. Democrat Roger Day. U.S. Senate: Republican Todd Young, Democrat Thomas McDermott and Libertarian James Sceniak

Statewide offices

League Q&As, Secretary of State, auditor, treasurer: Secretary of State: Democrat Destiny Wells, Republican Diego Morales and Libertarian Jeff Mauer. State auditor: Republican Tara Kutz, Democrat ZeNai Brooks and Libertarian John Schick. State treasurer: Republican Daniel Elliot and Democrat Jessica McClelan’

General Assembly

Four of the seven Indiana House and Indiana Senate seats with districts that include Tippecanoe County are contested. (Incumbents running uncontested: Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, District 22; Rep. Sharon Negele, R-Attica, District 13; and Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, District 38.) Here are the Based in Lafayette Q&As with candidates in the contested races.

Note: Also find Q&As and video interviews, where available, from the League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette.

• Q&A, Indiana Senate District 23: Republican Spencer Deery vs. Democrat David Sanders

Indiana Senate District 23 candidates: Spencer Deery, left, and David Sanders. (Photos provided)

• Debate takeaways, Indiana House District 26: Democrat Chris Campbell vs. Republican Fred Duttlinger

Indiana House 26 candidates: Fred Duttlinger, left, and Chris Campbell. (Photos provided)

• Q&A, Indiana House 27: Democrat Sheila Klinker vs. Republican James Hass

  

  Indiana House 27 candidates: Sheila Klinker, left, and James Hass. (Photos provided)

• Q&A, Indiana House District 41: Republican Mark Genda vs. Democrat Greg Woods

  

  Indiana House District 41 candidates: Mark Genda, left, and Greg Woods. (Photos: Dave Bangert and provided)

• League Q&As, Indiana Senate: District 22 and District 23

• League Q&As, Indiana House: District 26, District 27, District 41, District 13 and District 38

Tippecanoe County races

• Q&A: Tippecanoe County commissioner, Republican Tracy Brown vs. Democrat James Werner

  

  Tippecanoe County commissioner candidates: Tracy Brown, left, and James Werner (Photos provided)

• Q&A: Tippecanoe County Council, four seats

  

  Tippecanoe County Council candidates, clockwise, from top left: Kathy Vernon, Jaime Ortiz, Ryan Kennedy, Lisa Dullum, Jody Hamilton and Ben Murray. (Photos provided)

• Q&A: Tippecanoe County sheriff, Democrat Bob Goldsmith vs. Republican Jason Huber

  

  Tippecanoe County sheriff candidates: Bob Goldsmith, left, and Jason Huber. (Photos provided)

• Tippecanoe County sheriff’s debate, Democrat Bob Goldsmith and Republican Jason Huber, WLFI, Sept. 29

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• League Q&As, Tippecanoe County offices, including: County commissioner, County Council and sheriff

Township trustee races

• Q&A, Fairfield Township trustee: Democrat Monica Casanova vs. Republican April O’Brien

  

  Fairfield Township trustee candidates: Monica Casanova, left, and April O’Brien. (Photos provided)

• Q&A, Wabash Township trustee: Republican Eric Hoppenjans vs. Democrat Angel Valentin

  

  Wabash Township trustee candidates: Eric Hoppenjans, left, and Angel Valentin. (Photos: Dave Bangert)

• League Q&As, township races, including: Fairfield Township trustee, Wabash Township trustee

Township trustee debates, WLFI, Oct. 4

Fairfield Township, Democrat Monica Casanova and Republican April O’Brien

Wabash Township, Democrat Angel Valentin and Republican Eric Hoppenjans

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