INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republicans, including in South Bend and Elkhart, are pressing to snatch control of some Indiana mayoral offices from Democrats and further boost the GOP’s political dominance in the state.

Republicans also are targeting races in South Bend, where Mayor Pete Buttigieg is stepping aside and in Elkhart where Mayor Tim Neese announced he wouldn’t run again.

The outcome of Tuesday’s local elections will also decide whether a new casino can be built in Terre Haute and the fate of several school district construction and security improvement proposals.

Democratic Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett is seeking to hold off Republican state Sen. Jim Merritt for a second four-year term. Republicans are making a bigger push in Muncie, Kokomo and Fort Wayne.