election 2022

School boards in Indiana are made up of non-partisan officials, but campaigns in Hamilton County featured national political talking points and endorsements from high profile politicians.

Republicans have controlled a supermajority in the state Senate since the 2010 election. And they gained a supermajority in the House two years later, holding it since the 2012 election.

The 26th district’s incumbent, State Sen. Mike Gaskill (R-Pendleton), ran in the 25th district last night, after boundaries were changed by redistricting in 2021.

National Republicans had targeted first-term incumbent Mrvan for defeat as part of their push toward regaining a majority in the closely divided U.S. House.

Republican candidates easily won seven of Indiana’s nine U.S. House seats in Tuesday’s midterm election.

U.S. House District 7 Democrat Andre Carson race was called early in the night. Victoria Spartz will also keep her District 5 seat in the U.S. House.

Yakym did not participate in the only congressional debate for the seat and tended to avoid media interviews. But he said he’ll be a representative for all district residents.

Klutz has made transparency a focus of her time in office — particularly helping people find public spending data through the state’s online transparency portal.

In his campaign, Elliot emphasized his commitment to promoting economic development, particularly in rural areas, promoting cybersecurity and ensuring transparency within government.

The first-time office holder beat Democrat Destiny Wells and Libertarian Jeff Maurer. Morales’s campaign had been dogged by controversy.