Democrats fill ballot for local offices in GOP-heavy Hamilton County
Democrats have appointed candidates to run for all of the local offices in the heavily Republican county. That hasn’t happened since 2004.
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Pence campaigns as balancing act to volatile Trump
The early days of the general election campaign have been a contortionist act for Mike Pence, who has remained loyal to running mate Donald Trump while trying to maintain his reputation as a principled, down-to-earth Midwesterner.
GOP governor candidate gets $1.2M boost from Pence campaign
A state disclosure report filed Wednesday shows Gov. Mike Pence's state campaign committee gave nearly $1.25 million to Eric Holcomb, who is the lieutenant governor, last week.
Democrats see chance to seize 9th Congressional District
The sprawling section of the state might not be a gimme for the GOP in a race one Democratic strategist says is between “Miss Indiana and Mr. Tennessee.”
GOP meetings set on returning Brooks, Rokita to ballot
Two Indiana Republican members of Congress will find out next week whether they'll get back on the November election ballot.
GOP hopeful Holcomb ‘quite proud’ to run on Pence’s record
Eric Holcomb, the new Republican candidate for Indiana governor, is sticking closely to Gov. Mike Pence's record, which Democrats have spent months attacking in hopes of winning the state's top office.
Indiana GOP committee confirms Holcomb’s running-mate choice
The GOP state committee voted Monday morning to nominate state Auditor Suzanne Crouch for lieutenant governor.
VP hopeful Pence plans campaign trip to Nevada
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence plans his first visit to Nevada next week as Donald Trump's running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
Holcomb taps state auditor Suzanne Crouch as running mate
The Indiana Republican Party plans to formally approve Eric Holcomb’s pick Monday.
Washington Post says reporter barred from entering Pence event
A Wisconsin law enforcement official said Thursday he doesn't know why a Washington Post reporter was kicked out of a Wednesday night campaign rally near Milwaukee for Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence.
Holcomb faces mad scramble as new GOP gubernatorial nominee
Political observers say Indiana’s newly minted Republican gubernatorial nominee has an uphill battle in the next 100 or so days if he wants to beat Democrat John Gregg in the Nov. 8 election.
RGA ad accuses Gregg of choosing ‘Hillary over Hoosiers’ on coal
The Republican Governors Association has released a new television ad against Democrat gubernatorial candidate John Gregg, questioning his support of coal country.
Pence campaigns in Wisconsin to woo wary Republicans
Donald Trump hopes that his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will prove to be a secret weapon when he comes to important swing state.
Holcomb wins bid to run against Gregg for governor
State Republicans selected Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb to replace Gov. Mike Pence on the gubernatorial ballot during a meeting Tuesday.
Trump running mate Pence to campaign in Wisconsin
Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence is expected to make his first solo campaign stop as the Republican vice presidential nominee in southeast Wisconsin on Wednesday night.
Pence’s $7M war chest takes center stage before GOP nominee vote
Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb appears to be the favorite to snare the Republican nomination for governor. He ruffled feathers over the weekend by suggesting he had an inside track to Gov. Mike Pence’s financial support.
Brainard decides against run for Congressional seat
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard on Monday said he’d rather stay in his current job than run for the 5th Congressional District. The Republican ballot opened up earlier this month, and Brainard told IBJ he was considering it.
Holcomb suggests to committee he alone has Pence’s financial backing
Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb has told the GOP officials who will choose the party’s gubernatorial candidate that only he has a commitment from Gov. Mike Pence to use his $7 million campaign fund.
Pence endorses Holcomb as next GOP nominee for governor
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, now Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, said Friday that he believes Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb is “one of the best prepared individuals in recent memory” to replace him in the Statehouse.
Much could be at stake in race for state schools superintendent
The battle pits incumbent Glenda Ritz, the only Indiana Democrat currently holding statewide office, against a Republican challenger with ties to the education-reform effort in Indianapolis.