Jim Banks wins Senate primary, but gubernatorial race is too early to call

The banks were in the middle of a primary against wealthy businessman John Rust. But Rust was expelled from the vote due to your party affiliation, leaving banks to run in the primaries unopposed. He will face whichever Democrat wins his party’s primary, former state representative Marc Carmichael or psychologist Dr. Valerie McCray, in a state that has not elected a Democratic senator in more than a decade. Braun, meanwhile, is leading a costly, multifaceted Republican Party gubernatorial primary. The current governor, Eric Holcomb, is term limited and cannot run for office again.

And competitive GOP primaries are also underway in House districts across the state, including a challenge to Rep. Victoria Spartz in the Indianapolis area and another pair of districts where former members of Congress are seeking to return.