Sanders wins narrow victory over Clinton
Sanders had 53.2 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 46.8 percent and was winning in many demographics.
Sanders had 53.2 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 46.8 percent and was winning in many demographics.
Ted Cruz had campaigned hard in Indiana hoping to win enough delegates to slow Trump’s momentum. But his message didn’t resonate enough with Hoosier voters and Trump won almost every voter demographic.
An election official in Hancock County said software problems that created long waits at some polling places led some people to leave without ever voting in Tuesday’s primary. Meanwhile, heavy turnout is causing long waits at some places in Hamilton County.
Republican Ted Cruz launched a blistering attack on rival Donald Trump as voters cast ballots in Indiana on Tuesday. Trump responded by calling Cruz “desperate” and “unhinged.”
With polls predicting that Sen. Cruz Ted will lose the Indiana primary, campaign officials are bracing for immediate staffing cuts, according to an aide.
Some polling stations saw steady crowds on a damp Tuesday morning as voters cast their ballots in the state's primary election. Officials in one county believe they could see a 50-percent voter turnout.
Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are strong favorites to post victories in Tuesday’s primary in Indiana, according to five different election-analysis sources.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was blitzing through Indiana on Monday in a desperate bid to overtake Donald Trump in the state's primary and keep his own White House hopes alive. Cruz trails Trump in Indiana in most polls.
The campaigns will crisscross the state Monday in an effort to win over additional voters in advance of Tuesday's primary election.
Front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are itching to fully engage in the one-on-one battle they cast as inevitable, but the underdogs in both parties made clear they had no plans to exit the race, at least until the Indiana results come in.
A poll by the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at IPFW showed Sen. Ted Cruz at nearly 45 percent, compared with Donald Trump’s 29 percent. But an NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll shows Trump leading by 15 percentage points.
The race between U.S. Reps. Marlin Stutzman and Todd Young has featured increasingly critical exchanges, despite each campaigning as stalwart conservatives with similar platforms to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Dan Coats.
Donald Trump's campaign lists no public events Friday, but the Cruz, Clinton and Sanders campaigns will be out in force four days before the Indiana primary.
The ad is in support of the Cruz-Fiorina ticket and focuses on national security.
The Indiana Secretary of State’s Election Division reports more than 157,000 early votes had been cast as of Wednesday.
The race in the state is shaping up to be a last stand not just for Cruz, but also for the “stop Trump” movement, an unlikely confederation of activists and party donors.
The former Indiana University Hoosiers coach, who was known for his brash and sometimes controversial manner, hailed Trump as “the most prepared man in history to step in as president of the United States.”
In need of momentum after a five-state shutout, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Wednesday at a rally in Indianapolis tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina as his pick for vice president.
The Noblesville Republican is facing political newcomer Scott Willis for Indiana Senate District 20, which includes parts of Westfield, Noblesville and Fishers.
The Texas senator plans to unveil his pick for vice president Wednesday afternoon, less than a week before Hoosiers go to the polls.