Indiana voters get their say in high-stakes primary

Pamela Hickman, a 50-year from Elkhart on disability after a 2014 car crash left her with a broken back and two broken legs and who now walks with a cane, said she voted for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders because he is looking out for the nation's youth.

Tabitha Perry, 27, an assistant manager at a Family Dollar store in Elkhart, said she tends to vote Democrat more often than Republican, but said she voted in the GOP primary for Sen. Ted Cruz.

Perry said she wants a president who will work to help those who are struggling, saying she lives in a poor neighborhood.

Becky Hollenberg, a 32-year-old attorney with the YWCA in Elkhart where she helps people get protective orders against their abusers, said she voted for Hillary Clinton.

Willett works as a driver escorting oversize truck loads and complained that the economy in rural western Indiana offers few prospects, particularly for people just getting out of school.

[...] beyond the economy, Willett backs Trump for his stance on immigration and believes Trump will work effectively to fight terrorism.

Judy Hite, a 76-year-old longtime Republican who is retired from a job at the Marshall County auditor's office, said she voted for Trump because he's not part of the establishment and "has some good ideas about how to clean up some of the messes the Democrats have made."

Robert Allen's father snapped a picture as the Purdue University freshman walked out of a polling station at the Allisonville Christian Church in Indianapolis after voting for the first time.

The 18-year-old returned from campus just to vote, and his parents were planning to drive him more than an hour and a half back to school so he could take a final exam that afternoon.

The electrical engineering major and Air Force ROTC cadet voted for Cruz, saying he liked the candidate's stance on immigration and his push to protect religious freedom.

Ben Swisher, 41, of Indianapolis stopped at the Broad Ripple Park Family Center in Indianapolis to vote on his way to work as a warehouse manager at Bicycle Garage of Indy.

Earlene Langworthy, a 68-year-old retired office manager and minister voting in South Bend, said she voted for Clinton because she stands for women's issues.

Langworthy said she's concerned about whether Social Security will last and the challenges older Americans face in trying to get jobs.

"A lot of seniors like to work and we like jobs and we don't mind training for a second career even though we're older," said Langworthy, who has thought about pursuing a job in daycare.