Suzanne Crouch will remain State Auditor after her defeat of Democratic challenger Michael Claytor Tuesday.
The former state lawmaker was appointed to the position in the last year, replacing Dwayne Sawyer, who
In her victory speech, Crouch talked about the sacred trust voters place in elected officials. The former state lawmaker also said she's a guardian of that trust as the state's financial watchdog.
"Every dollar that comes to government has a name and a face attached to it," she said. "So it's incumbent upon us to be sure that those tax dollars are spent wisely, to be sure that those tax dollars are accountable."
At a much more subdued Democrat election night gathering, Democratic Auditor candidate Michael Claytor tried to explain why his party came up so short this year. He says it came down to low turnout.
"In Indiana, if you're a statewide Democrat, you have to hold your own in the smaller counties and then get the big counties to perform big for you and we just didn't get that," he said.
The GOP has held the auditor's office for 28 years.