GOP Sen. Mike Braun Elected Indiana Governor

NPR reports:

Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun has won Indiana’s open governor’s race, according to a race call by The Associated Press. Braun, a Trump ally finishing out his first term in the Senate, beat out Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater.

Braun’s victory creates a bit of Indiana history: the state has never had governors from one party for more than 20 consecutive years.

But Democrats haven’t won the governor’s race since 2000, and with Braun’s win, Republicans will extend their time in the governor’s office beyond the two-decade mark.

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