Indiana was among the first states to close its polls on election night, so it was the first to have its elections called.
Donald Trump won the state’s electoral college votes with a nearly 60% majority over Kamala Harris. This is not a surprise, as the only election in modern election history in Indiana that went blue was in 2008 when President Obama ran for his first term.
Mike Braun and Todd Young were incumbents for Indiana’s Senate seats. However, Mike Braun gave up his seat in the Senate for a chance to become the governor of Indiana, so there was an open Senate seat to replace him. Jim Banks and Valerie McCray were the candidates for the seat, and Banks came out on top with the same 60% majority over McCray. Banks ran as the republican candidate, and he is pro-life, supports a closed border, is against critical race theory, and supports the republican idea of “keeping boys out of girls sports.”
Mike Braun successfully ran for governor, winning with a slightly smaller majority over his opposing candidate, Jennifer McCormick, at around 55%. Braun supports the same ideas as Banks does. During his time in the Senate, Braun voted nay on the CHIPS Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Marriage Equality Act.
Indiana holds nine House seats, and all but two went to the Republican Party. The only seats that went blue are the districts that serve Indianapolis and East Chicago. Because of this, Indiana bolstered the Republican’s grip on the government for the next 2 years. The Republican Party has been in power in Indiana for decades, and this election further extends that.
