05062015 - News Article - Lake Station Full Results: Mayor, Judge, Clerk See New Faces in Race

Lake Station Full Results: Mayor, Judge, Clerk See New Faces in Race
The Northwest Indiana Gazette
May 6, 2015
http://nwigazette.com/2015/05/lake-station-full-results-mayor-judge-clerk-see-new-faces-in-race/

Lake Station residents strongly expressed dissatisfaction with the job of Mayor Keith Soderquist on Tuesday knocking not only him but political ally Brenda Samuels off the ballot. 

Samuels made a plea to separate herself from the indicted Soderquist but ultimately failed. 

Soderquist’s wife, Deborah Soderquist is on the payroll of the clerk-treasurer. Anderson will face off against Republican Edward Peralta in the general election. There is currently no candidate in the Republican spot for clerk-treasurer in the heavily Democratic town.

In the race for the judge seat vacated by Anderson’s choice to run for Mayor, Josh Mateczyk topped Carrie Castro by exactly 200 votes. There was no Republican candidate on the ballot for the Judge spot. James Busch will vie for one of two at-large seats on the Republican ticket and John Zukoski will seek the seat in the 3rd district. The remaining seats did not have Republican candidates on the ballot.

VOTES=1,855 Democrat Mayor Lake Station
510 - 60.32% Robert Gutzmer
254 - 13.69% Keith Soderquist
1446 - 77.95% Christopher A. Anderson