Special election looms for Tippecanoe Township and other takeaways

After a candidate’s name was left off 424 early voting ballots, a 118-vote gap leaves open a special election possibility. Plus, a West Side school board shakeup. And turnout was up, especially early.

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MORE ELECTION NIGHT TAKEAWAYS …

Tippecanoe County election officials finished counting roughly 1,600 mail-in and other absentee ballots Wednesday afternoon, shoring up final – though unofficial – results and a few storylines from the 2026 midterms.

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Could a special election be in play for Tippecanoe Township?

The Tippecanoe County Election Board considered it might be a possibility, given an error that left Democrat Holden Mugford’s name off 424 ballots during nearly two weeks of early voting in the Tippecanoe Township trustee race against incumbent Republican Bill Jones.