GOP prosecutor wins Indiana attorney general’s race
Republican prosecutor Curtis Hill from northern Indiana's Elkhart County has won Indiana's race for attorney general.
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Trump—with Pence in tow—wins Indiana’s 11 electoral votes
Republican Mike Pence originally hoped to be winning reelection to the governor’s office but Donald Trump picked him this summer to be his running mate.
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Young aims to beat household name in Indiana Senate race
Democrat Evan Bayh was a strong favorite to capture his old U.S. Senate seat when he unexpectedly entered the race in July with a famous Indiana political name and millions of dollars in his campaign bank account. That’s no longer the case.
Indiana race for governor transformed by Pence withdrawal
Mike Pence’s decision to drop his re-election bid means Indiana will have a one-term governor for the first time since the state constitution was changed in the 1970s to allow governors to seek a second consecutive term.
Unanticipated resignation of IPS board member adds to uncertainty
LaNier Echols’ decision to quit could shake up an already contentious race for control of the IPS board. With 10 candidates vying for four seats on the seven-member board on Tuesday, the balance of power is at stake in the election even without Echols’ seat.
Indiana at center of political maelstrom in 2016 election
Indiana has been in the political spotlight this year, with Gov. Mike Pence on the Republican national ticket as Donald Trump's running mate and high-profile, big-money contests for U.S. Senate and the governor's office.
Text from Democratic Party directs voters to wrong polling places
The Indiana Democratic Party says a glitch in its voter mobilization text-messaging system sent hundreds of voters the wrong polling places for Tuesday's election.
Indiana sets early voting record; county trails 2008 pace
State election officials say Indiana has set an early voting record, surpassing the number cast eight years ago.
Bayh to repay taxpayer money spent on Indianapolis hotels
A campaign spokesman for Evan Bayh says the money is being refunded out of an “abundance of caution” after he faced questions over whether the expenditures were allowed by Senate ethics rules.
Poll: Young takes the lead over Bayh in Senate race
The new WTHR/Howey Politics Indiana poll shows the governor’s race as a tossup, and Todd Young with a five-point lead over Evan Bayh in the battle for U.S. Senate.
Indianapolis early voting down from 2008, up from 2012
Early voting will continue at the downtown City-County Building at 200 E. Washington St. through noon on Monday. Voters must bring a valid state or federal photo ID.
Libertarian governor candidate Rex Bell hospitalized
Indiana's Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate Rex Bell has been taken to a Richmond hospital after complaining of illness while talking to newspaper reporters.
Records show Indiana candidate obligated to live in 5 other states
An Associated Press review of public records shows that Trey Hollingsworth’s company filed papers in five states that require him to live outside Indiana in order to represent his business interests. While the legal issues are relatively “minor,” the paperwork shows sloppiness, a legal expert says.
Trump-Pence campaign aide stays on Indiana payroll
A key aide to Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, Gov. Mike Pence, continues to earn $23,000 a month as Indiana’s sole Washington lobbyist even as he has taken a paid position with the Republican presidential campaign.
Poll: Bayh, Young tied in Senate race
Republican Todd Young has cut into Democrat Evan Bayh’s lead in the U.S. Senate race, according to a new poll. The race is important because it could determine which party controls the Senate.
Bayh, Young exchange blows over trade
U.S. Senate candidate Evan Bayh, a Democrat, is focusing on trade in the last weeks of the election, trying to paint Republican Todd Young as misaligned with the best interests of the Hoosier worker—but Bayh also has his weaknesses when it comes to trade.
Cummins CEO: Companies need to stand up for free trade, TPP
Tom Linebarger points to the company’s Seymour plant where 800 employees produce high-speed diesel engines—70 percent of which are exported globally—as a key reason he believes free trade is good for the Hoosier worker.
Indiana part of high-spending battle for Senate control coming down to wire
Republicans have been fretting about the possibility that the toss-up races will break against them on Nov. 8. History shows that close races tend to move one way as a group.