Veronica Pejril

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Veronica Pejril
Member of the Greencastle Common Council from the 3rd Ward
In office
January 1, 2020 January 1, 2024
Democratic Veronica Pejril16767.3%
Republican Haywood Ware8132.7%
Turnout 248
Democratic hold Swing
Greencastle Common Council, Ward 3, 2023 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tina Nicholson17354.1%
Democratic Veronica Pejril (incumbent)14745.9%
Turnout 320
Republican gain from Democratic Swing
Indiana Senate District 24, 2024 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brett Clark49,21167.2%
Democratic Veronica Pejril24,01432.8%
Turnout 73,225
Republican hold Swing

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