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Bruce Borders projected to win GOP nomination for House District 45

Incumbent Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) is projected to be the Republican nominee in the race for House District 45. With 99% of precincts reporting, Borders had 38% of the vote. His opponent Kellie Streeter (R-Knox County) received 34.6%, a difference of just over 300 votes. Jeff Ellington had 27.4% of the vote, a thousand less votes than Borders. 

Borders currently has a clear path to his second term; Indiana Democrats didn’t hold a primary for House District 45, which covers all of Greene and Sullivan counties, as well as parts of Knox, Daviess and Vigo counties.

On his possible win, Borders said after a long day of phone calls he’s happy to get back to work. 

“It's a really good, tired feeling," he said. "And it's not just tonight, it's all of the nights that led up to this. Many nights of door knocking, but I am grateful. I do praise the Lord for this. And I'm very grateful to my family, the helpers.”

On the campaign trail, Borders said that his main tasks once he made it to office would be working on Indiana’s Medicaid program, fixing highway I-70, and focusing on improving reading scores for students throughout the state. 

He’s also interested in introducing legislation on allowing regenerative medicine to be covered by state health insurance plans. 

Borders has served House District 45 since 2014. He also served the district from 2004 to 2012. 

Read more:  State House Results - Election 2024

Clayton Baumgarth is a multimedia journalist for Indiana Public Media. He gathers stories from the rural areas surrounding Bloomington. Clayton was born and raised in central Missouri, and graduated college with a degree in Multimedia Production/Journalism from Drury University.