Voters will decide open seats in both Congress and the governor’s mansion and the fate of Rep. Victoria Spartz in the Hoosier State on Tuesday.
By November, more than half of Indiana’s congressional delegation could be brand new after vacancies in the 3rd, 6th, and 8th Districts have drawn multiple contenders. One of the most competitive races is playing out in the 5th District after Rep. Victoria Spartz and filed to run for reelection. However, by then, at least seven other Republicans had already filed to run for her seat.
Spartz is facing state Rep. Chuck Goodrich, businessman and speech pathologist Raju Chinthala, Max Engling, attorney Mark Hurt, CPA Patrick Malayter, Matthew Peiffer, Larry Savage, and veteran L.D. Powell. RecentIn the final weeks of the campaign, Spartz dumped $700,000 of her own money into her campaign after being significantly outspent by Goodrich, who bankrolled his campaign with $4.6 million from his own pockets, according to federal campaign finance numbers.
“We have a tendency to recycle our politicians here, it’s a shallow pool,” said Laura Merrifield Wilson, an associate professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis. “That’s not to say there isn’t a lot of talent, but there are just names that come up over and over again.”A major race to watch is the 6th District where Rep. Greg Pence is retiring. Seven Republicans made the ballot to take over the safe GOP district.
“Clearly, people see the importance and impact that money can make in terms of mobilization, in terms of communication, in terms of polling and being able to, of course, get voters out to the polls,” Wilson said.When Rep. Larry Buschon announced he was leaving his safe Republican seat in early January, 14 candidates jumped into the race in southwestern Indiana.
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