553 precincts out of 561 reporting, but still missing approximately 7,000 early/absentee votes
Democratic candidates
President of the
United States
Barack Obama 66,265
Hillary Clinton 53,310
Governor
Jim Schellinger 46,313
Jill Long Thompson 55,052
We probably won’t know much more tonight. The governor race is too close to call, but all major news outlets are calling Clinton the narrow winner.
For local election coverage, check out http://nwi.com.
President Dem - Primary
5,214 of 5,230 precincts - 99 percent
x-Hillary Clinton 638,192 - 51 percent
Barack Obama 615,753 - 49 percent
5,214 of 5,230 precincts - 99 percent
x-John McCain 317,794 - 78 percent
Mike Huckabee 40,995 - 10 percent
Ron Paul 31,456 - 8 percent
Mitt Romney 19,466 - 5 percent
5,214 of 5,230 precincts - 99 percent
Jill Long Thompson 564,936 - 50 percent
Jim Schellinger 559,475 - 50 percent
Hillary Rodham Clinton has narrowly won the Indiana Democratic primary. Barack Obama won earlier in North Carolina and declared he was closing in on the presidential nomination.
Massive voter turnout led to long lines at the poll. Some precincts even ran out of ballots. Here’s a slideshow showing voters waiting at polls:
http://www.nwi.com/story_tools/player/?type=slideshow&id=64&skin=slideshow1
Added Republicans for those who asked.
President Dem - Primary
4,967 of 5,230 precincts - 95 percent
Hillary Clinton 606,497 - 51 percent
Barack Obama 589,888 - 49 percent
4,967 of 5,230 precincts - 95 percent
x-John McCain 311,721 - 78 percent
Mike Huckabee 40,359 - 10 percent
Ron Paul 30,555 - 8 percent
Mitt Romney 19,157 - 5 percent
4,967 of 5,230 precincts - 95 percent
Jim Schellinger 537,773 - 50 percent
Jill Long Thompson 537,164 - 50 percent
We’re updating as fast as we get the results from inside the Lake County Government building. There are still 7,000 absentee ballots to count, but all of Gary results are in.
The first totals from Lake County,
316 precincts out of 561 reporting.
Almost all of Gary and Merrillville and portion of Munster primarily make up these numbers, plus Lake Station, East Chicago:
Lake county
Democratic candidates
President of the
United States
Barack Obama 46,759
Hillary Clinton 25,100
Governor
Jim Schellinger 27,515
Jill Long Thompson 32,461
158 precincts out of 561 reporting.
Half of Gary, half of Merrillville and portion of Munster primarily make up these numbers:
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158 precincts out of 561 reporting.
Half of Gary, half of Merrillville and portion of Munster primarily make up these numbers:
Obama 27,991
Clinton 9,470
Schellinger 14,344
Long Thompson 16,825