Embattled Indy Council Democrat Stephen Clay decides to skip reelection bid
Democrats were not planning to endorse him at their upcoming pre-primary convention as their preferred candidate for District 13, which is on the northeast side.
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Republicans Jose Evans, Jefferson Shreve eschew 2019 city elections
Jose Evans has decided to not to run for mayor and has thrown his support behind State Sen. Jim Merritt. And City-County Council member Jefferson Shreve, who replaced Jeff Miller last year, won’t seek a return to the council after his current term ends.
Hogsett kicks off 2019 mayoral campaign with $3.2M war chest
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has a huge fundraising advantage over his Republican challengers, who are starting their campaigns with bank accounts in the four-figure range.
Holcomb banks $4M two years ahead of Indiana re-election bid
The state GOP said Holcomb ended 2018 with more campaign cash in the bank that any previous second-year governor.
Rising star Buttigieg won’t run again for mayor, fueling 2020 speculation
South Bend’s 36-year-old mayor announced Monday he won’t seek re-election next year. The Democrat’s military background, popularity in a Rust Belt city and ambition for a national profile have prompted questions about a possible presidential run.
Merritt mulling mayoral run after quitting job as GOP county chairman
State Sen. Jim Merritt told IBJ on Monday morning that he’s doing his due diligence on a potential campaign for mayor, leaving the Marion County GOP temporarily without a leader.
Indiana agency investigates Johnson County’s Election Day glitch
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson’s office is investigating an Election Day technical glitch that left some central Indiana voters waiting in lines for hours and others not voting at all.
2019 mayoral, council races taking shape
With city elections less than a year away, Mayor Joe Hogsett has a big campaign war chest, with at least $2.2 million as of January, the latest filing available.
Indiana sees highest turnout for midterm election in 24 years
Voter turnout in Indiana’s Nov. 6 general midterm election hit its highest percentage since 1994, with more than half of elected voters casting a vote.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announces re-election bid
The Democrat, who was elected to his first term in 2015, told IBJ that he has decided to seek another term in an effort to “continue moving the city in the direction we’ve already begun.”
Council approves Marion County’s switch to vote centers starting next year
Marion County voters will be able to cast their vote at any polling place in the county starting next year as Indianapolis becomes what is known as a “vote center” county.
After downing Delph, Ford brings new message to Statehouse
This month, in his second try, J.D. Ford toppled state Sen. Mike Delph, the controversial, conservative Republican who had represented the 29th District since 2005.
IBJ Podcast: What do the 2018 election results mean for 2019 and 2020?
Host Mason King talks with IBJ reporters Lindsey Erdody and Hayleigh Colombo as well as Andy Downs, director of the Mike Downs Center for Politics in Fort Wayne, about what the 2018 elections mean for the mayoral races in 2019 and governor’s race in 2020.
Indiana Republicans hang on to supermajority status in House
Republicans will maintain their supermajority status in the Indiana General Assembly after votes were finally tallied Friday in Porter County, three days after the election.
Northwest Indiana county begins counting votes after delay
Porter County commissioners asked the FBI on Wednesday to investigate what they called “scores of alleged violations of Indiana Election Law.”
House Democrats pick new leader as GOP supermajority remains uncertain
Republicans won 66 of the chamber’s 100 seats on Tuesday, one short of the two-thirds majority that has rendered Democrats totally without power. But the results of one race remain unknown.
After losing big, Indiana Democrats wonder what to do next
Democrats are questioning themselves after losing control of their Indiana U.S. Senate seat and making no gains in the U.S. House in the midterm election.
Trump frames midterms as ‘tremendous success’ despite House losses
Resigned to losing his party's grip on the House, President Donald Trump chose to celebrate "tremendous success" for Republicans in maintaining or even expanding their hold on the Senate.
IPS critics poised to defeat incumbents in school board shakeup
Vocal critics of the Indianapolis Public Schools administration looked poised to unseat two incumbents in Tuesday’s school board election.
Suburban school districts approve tax hikes for security reasons
Noblesville School Corp. and Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp. asked voters to approve higher property taxes to pay for more safety and security efforts in their districts.