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2 candidates are tracked for Lake County Auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: REGINA (GINA) PIMENTEL and Charles (Chuck) Messler. Candidate information follows official Lake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
REGINA (GINA) PIMENTEL (Democratic), Charles (Chuck) Messler (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lake County Auditor, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list (updated August 27, 2026).
Gina Pimentel is the sitting Lake County Recorder and is running for auditor because she cannot seek reelection as recorder due to term limits, per Yahoo News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the Yahoo News (NWI Times))
- Retraining deductions-department employees to ensure residents receive proper property tax deductions
- Restoring an in-person tax sale process to prevent fraud and increase collection rates
Chuck Messler works in the construction trade and frames his hands-on jobsite experience as directly applicable to government auditing and fiscal oversight, per Chuck Messler campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Strengthening financial oversight and accountability in the Auditor's Office
- Safeguarding taxpayer dollars through stronger systems
Source: candidate campaign site.
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