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Democrat Evan Bayh's unexpected announcement in February that he was retiring after two terms in the Senate because of "too much partisanship" in Washington opened the door for Republicans to pick up his seat. Polls give GOP nominee Dan Coats, a former senator, the advantage over Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth.Two Democrats are in close races to hold on to their House seats -- Joe Donnelly in the 2nd District and Baron Hill in the 9th. The GOP also hopes to snatch Ellsworth's open seat in the 8th District.There is no race for governor this year. Obama won Indiana in 2008.

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Indiana Political Landscape Turning Red After Democrats' Midterm Losses

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Republican midterm victories in Indiana represent an almost complete about-face from recent Democratic gains and foreshadow a vastly different political landscape in the Hoosier ...

Democrat Joe Donnelly Beats Republican Jackie Walorski for Indiana House Seat

Rep. Joe Donnelly, an incumbent Democrat, has edged out his GOP challenger, State Rep. Jackie Walorski, to win re-election in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District. The race between the two candidates ...

What Is Brad Ellsworth's Religion?

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What Is Dan Coats' Religion?

Dan Coats, former U.S. senator and representative, is running to regain his position as U.S. senator from Indiana against Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth. As part of a Politics Daily series providing ...

Roundup of Governor, Senate Polls: Tom Tancredo Making a Race of It in Colorado

Our roundup of polls from over the weekend and Monday on the races for governor and Senate updates or adds Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, ...

Is Dan Coats Married?

Dan Coats, former U.S. senator and representative, is running to regain his position as senator from Indiana against Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth. As part of a Politics Daily series providing ...

How Old Is Dan Coats?

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How Old Is Brad Ellsworth?

Brad Ellsworth, the two-term Democratic congressman from Indiana's 8th Congressional District, is running for senator from Indiana against Republican Dan Coats, who held the seat from 1988 to 1998, ...

Is Brad Ellsworth Married?

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WASHINGTON (Oct. 4) - During the worst of the economic crisis, the nation's most powerful business lobby pleaded with Congress to prop up financial institutions and stimulate the economy with hundreds ...

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May 27, 2012

Source: The Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne IN
Did Indiana Republicans vote for challenger Richard Mourdock or against incumbent Richard Lugar in their primary election for a U.S. Senate seat?

May 26, 2012

Source: Evansville Courier and Press - Evansville IN
As Indiana approaches the end of a one-time highway-building bonanza, the candidates campaigning for governor are pledging to finish the Interstate 69 project — but they have not yet said how they will pay for it.

May 24, 2012

Source: South Bend Tribune - South Bend IN
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock defended an effort by the University of Notre Dame to overturn a federal mandate involving health care coverage for contraception during a campaign stop here Thursday.

May 24, 2012

Source: Kokomo Perspective - Kokomo IN
Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today announced that 104 employers offering over 4,100 jobs will attend the 2012 Hoosier Job Fair on Wednesday, May 30, at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

May 24, 2012

Source: RedState.org
As we've chronicled here in great detail over the past year, House Republicans are no pikers when it comes to conservative legislation.

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