Indiana GOP picks candidates for attorney general, superintendent
The attorney general nomination required three rounds of balloting because no candidate won a majority in the first two contests.
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Senate candidate Hill challenges opponents to debates
The Democratic candidate running for Indiana's open U.S. Senate seat is challenging his GOP and Libertarian opponents to a series of debates and town hall meetings ahead of the November election.
Governor’s race goes negative as GOP group weighs in with anti-Gregg ad
The Republican Governors Association called the Democrat a “wasteful-spending, tax-loving, former lobbyist.”
Indiana Republicans facing choice in schools chief race
Republicans are looking to regain control of the state Department of Education from Democrat Glenda Ritz, who is seeking re-election to the position she won in in 2012.
Recycling advocate Hamilton seeks to fill Hale’s House seat
Carey Hamilton hopes to replace Christina Hale on the ballot as Hale runs alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg.
Trump reaches magic number to clinch nomination
Reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, Donald Trump has completed an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape.
In Hale, Gregg gains ‘full partner’ with a bipartisan streak
John Gregg stressed Christina Hale’s selection could help him gain the support of moderate Republican voters. He said Hale’s record of reaching across the aisle “speaks for itself.”
Source: Gregg to pick state Rep. Christina Hale as running mate
John Gregg's campaign said the former Indiana House speaker will introduce his lieutenant governor selection Wednesday morning at downtown's Indianapolis Artsgarden.
Indiana primary voter turnout trumps 2012, can’t top 2008
Competitive and highly publicized races in Indiana’s May 3 primary election drove more voters to the polls than four years ago. Early voting also was up.
MADDOX: My favorite voters keep me coming back
Election Day is democracy in the raw, democracy in action.
Poll: Pence has narrow lead over Gregg in race for governor
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is leading Democratic challenger John Gregg by four percentage points in the governor’s election race in a new poll conducted for Bill Oesterle’s Free Enterprise PAC—a slight lead that’s within the margin of error.
Trump’s investments include companies he bashed
Donald Trump has invested in some of the companies that he uses as punching bags on the campaign trail—including the parent of Carrier Corp., according to new financial documents.
Ex-legislator wants recount in Democratic congressional race
A former state legislator wants a recount of the Democratic primary for an Indiana congressional seat after he lost by about 50 votes in an election that drew 60,000 votes.
Could Carmel’s Palladium be used for future presidential debates?
Center for the Performing Arts CEO & President Tania Castroverde Moskalenko says a Donald Trump event recently at the facility shows it would be good venue for future political debates.
Indiana governor’s race fueled by donors skirting set limits
Both campaigns tout high percentages of Indiana contributors in fundraising announcements, but much of the big money has come from out-of-state sources sidestepping the $5,000 annual cap set by a 1986 state law for donations from corporations or unions.
Pence kicks off re-election campaign with bus tour
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence formally launched what is widely viewed as a difficult re-election campaign Wednesday, accusing his opponent of being beholden to “union bosses and liberal special interests.”
Advocates forge strategies for November transit referendum
Business leaders in charge of the advocacy work said Tuesday morning they expect to launch a “targeted” advertising and informational campaign by highlighting the possible benefits of expanded mass transit to a wide variety of groups.
Council OKs putting mass-transit tax hike on November ballot
The question will be whether Marion County voters are willing to approve a 0.25 percent income-tax hike to pay for expanded mass transit.
Carpetbagger charge could affect Indiana congressional race
The Democratic nominee for an open Indiana congressional seat predicts she can win in the traditionally strong Republican district if voters reject her GOP opponent as a carpetbagger.
Trump at top of ticket creates wild card in Indiana Senate race
The race to be Indiana's next U.S. senator would appear to be Rep. Todd Young's to lose after his resounding victory in the Republican primary Tuesday, but the outcome of his faceoff with Democrat Baron Hill in November is no forgone conclusion.