Election 2012
- Election 2012
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Pence attracts pro-family planning demonstrators in Terre Haute
Indiana Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence made a brief stop in Terre Haute today that attracted the attention of Planned Parenthood of Indiana supporters.
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Vermillion polls to receive an infusion of youth
It’s an historic election day today in Vermillion County.
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Noisy Senate race not generating early voting
Indiana’s hotly contested Republican Senate primary race has generated more than $12 million in campaign spending, including a record-topping $4 million in outside dollars.
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New independent poll shows Mourdock up 10 points on Lugar
U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar’s iconic career of elected public service appears to be in great jeopardy.
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Sullivan County
Sullivan County has few contested races at the local level, “but the ones that are [contested] should be fairly exciting,” said county Clerk Peggy Goodman.
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Parke County
As the countdown to the primary continues, Parke County Clerk Diana Hazlett said preparations for the countywide election are going smoothly. An average of 10 to 20 absentee voters per day have been casting ballots in advance of election day, she said.
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Clay County
The road to a Clay County Council seat could get a little bumpy this Primary Election, and that might just be the point.
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Greene County
A race for three open, at-large seats on the Greene County Council has attracted the most candidates for the May 8 Primary Election.
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Vermillion County
Vermillion County has some new faces on the primary ballots this year.
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Vigo County Council At-Large - Republican
Diversity of background flavors the Republican ticket for Vigo County at-large seats this spring.
Voters choosing the GOP ballot will select three of four primary candidates to face Democrat counterparts in the November General Election.
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Vigo County Council At-Large - Democrat
There’s no apathy when it comes to Democrats hoping to be their party’s nominees for at-large seats on the Vigo County Council. The May 8 Primary Election will see eight candidates vying to be one of three top vote-getters who will face Republican opponents in the fall General Election.
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Vigo County Commissioner - Democrat
A Rose-Hulman graduate in software engineering will square off against an incumbent commissioner seeking a fourth term for the Democrat nomination in the May 8 Primary Election.
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Vigo County Treasurer - Democrat
The race for the Democrat nomination for treasurer of Vigo County pits a former county auditor against a current Terre Haute City Councilman.
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Vigo County Clerk - Democrat
A Terre Haute minister and the outgoing Vigo County treasurer will square off in the Democratic May 8 Primary election for Vigo County clerk.
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Indiana House District 42 - Republican
Three Republicans are on the ballot in the May 8 Primary Election for the nomination for the District 42 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives.
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Indiana House District 46 - Democrat
Three Democrats are vying to be their party’s nominee for the District 46 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives.
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8th Congressional District - Republican
One of the most watched congressional Primary elections in Indiana and beyond will be the race between incumbent U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon and challenger Kristi Risk in the 8th District.
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8th Congressional District - Democrat
The Democratic Party leadership in Indiana’s 8th District hoped to avoid a costly primary fight this year by naming Dave Crooks as their 2012 candidate. However, that didn’t stop two other Democrats from entering the race, one from as far away as Brooklyn, NY.
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Race for the U.S. Senate - Republican
Of all the words written about the showdown between U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, this headline from a recent news story may sum it up best: “Indiana’s GOP Senate Primary Will Be A Doozy.”
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All GOP, 5 Dems absent from forum
Plenty of seats were available at Thursday night’s candidate forum.
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Vigo County tests voting machines for next month’s primary
The mechanics of holding an election began Thursday, as election officials tested voting machines for the May 8 primary election.
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Wednesday’s Lugar-Mourdock debate fails to ignite passions
The man who wants to knock off the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. Senate said he was hoping for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate on Wednesday night — the kind that brings sharp issues into critical focus and propels a little-known candidate toward fame.
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Friendly debate
Voters who tuned in to the lone debate between longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and his tea party opponent, Richard Mourdock, may have been disappointed if they expected to see a heated battle.
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Lugar, Mourdock ready for lone Senate debate
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock are ready to square off in their lone debate before voters weigh their fate in May.
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BREAKING: Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign
Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.
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U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson (R, Ill.) drops re-election bid
Longtime Illinois Congressman Tim Johnson says he’s dropping his re-election campaign and plans to retire when his current term ends.
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Bucshon, Risk set to debate tonight at VFW
Republican candidates for the 8th District congressional seat are scheduled to debate in Terre Haute tonight.
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Deal allows Lugar to move Indiana voter registration
Sen. Richard Lugar will switch his voter registration to his family farm in Indiana to resolve a dispute with local election officials who ruled he couldn’t vote using the address of an Indianapolis home he sold in 1977, according to a deal reached today.
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Lugar super PAC readies $100K attack in primary
A super PAC supporting Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar is readying an attack against his Republican primary opponent.
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Questions being sought for Lugar-Mourdock debate
Voters with question for the two Republican candidates for Indiana’s U.S. Senate seat can submit them online ahead of the lone primary debate between Sen. Richard Lugar and state Treasurer Richard Mourdock.
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