First Democrat wins statewide office in Indiana since 2012
Democrat Beau Bayh pulled off a major upset in Indiana’s secretary of state race Tuesday, becoming the first Democrat to win statewide office in the Republican stronghold in more than a decade. Bayh defeated Republican Max Engling in a closely watched contest that drew national attention as Democrats sought to break the GOP’s grip on...
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez secured her third victory, winning a U.S. House seat in Washington's 3rd Congressional District by defeating Republican John Braun. The seat traditionally holds a right-leaning perspective. Gluesenkamp Perez, who owns an auto repair shop, has expressed concerns that Democrats are drifting away from working-class voters and has occasionally faced criticism from the left for defying party leaders.
Braun, who also serves as minority leader in the state Senate, owns a business that manufactures ambulances and other emergency response vehicles. The Associated Press officially declared Gluesenkamp Perez the winner at 1:04 p.m. EST.
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