Lake, Porter officials disappointed in ‘abysmal’ turnout

Tuesday’s primary continued a disappointing trend in Lake and Porter counties as voter turnout just barely cracked the low teens and left party officials struggling with the lack of voter engagement.

In Lake County, there were 41,510 ballots cast out of 362,561 registered voters in Tuesday’s primary, which resulted in an 11.45% voter turnout, according to Lake County Board of Elections and Registration data.

Voter turnout in Porter County for Tuesday’s primary election came in slightly...