Democratic incumbent Carson and Trump-endorsed candidates win big in Indiana
Democrats in the U.S. House sailed to primary victories, while Republican contenders scored key upsets over incumbents who opposed the president's redistricting plan.
INDIANAPOLIS (CN) — Indiana’s longest-serving U.S. Representative Democrat André Carson prevailed over a trio of candidates, while Trump’s backing proved key for U.S. House incumbents and his hand-picked challengers in the state General Assembly.
Democratic turnout in Tuesday’s primary election was up significantly in Indiana’s deep blue 7th congressional district, while the president’s endorsement paved the way for victory for Republican U.S. House incumbents.
But the biggest results were among normally hyperlocal down-ballot races: There was only one winner among seven GOP state senators who defied President Donald Trump’s call to redraw Indiana’s congressional map, with another race too close to call. Five challengers backed by Trump grabbed their party’s nomination.
Laura Merrifield Wilson, a political science profess…