‘10 MILLION BABY STEPS’: Democrats thirsty for change, hope Bayh can begin turnaround at Statehouse
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 9, 2026 During a break in the action at the Indiana Democratic State Convention on Saturday, first-time delegates Tyler Pierce, 20, and Zainab Fyed, 21, grew excited when talking about New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The pair had decide “...”
Beau Bayh wins Democratic nomination for Indiana secretary of state
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 6, 2026 By a decisive margin, Beau Bayh won the Democratic nominee for Indiana secretary of state on Saturday, becoming the third generation of his family to run for elected office in Indiana. The son of Evan Bayh, former Indiana gover “...”
PRIMARY APATHY: Hoosier voter turnout in May was low – again
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 5, 2026 Despite reports of increased traffic during the early-voting period, the turnout for Indiana’s May primary could still be described with same word used to characterize other primaries conducted in recent years – abysmal. In “...”
Indiana Democrats to select nominees for statewide offices at party’s convention on Saturday
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com June 4, 2026 Indianapolis hosts the 2026 State Democratic Convention on Saturday at the Indiana Marriott Downtown and Indiana Convention Center, where delegates from all 92 “...”
GOP RECOUNT DISPUTES: Candidates seek rulings before retallying of ballots in 2 Indiana Senate races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 1, 2026 Parties in the recount proceedings for Senate District 15 and Senate District 23 have filed motions asking the Indiana Recount Commission to rule on various disputes before the actual recounting of ballots begins. Paula Copenha “...”
DEMOCRAT HOPEFULS: County clerk and business executive seek to end GOP control of 2 statewide offices
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 28, 2026 The Indiana Democratic Party has announced its presumptive nominees for Indiana comptroller and Indiana treasurer, who will appear on the November ballot to try to break the Republican Party’s decades-long grip on statewide o “...”
INSPECTIONS ORDERED: With new recount head in place, ballot review can begin in 3 GOP primary races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2026 Within hours of being appointed as the new recount director, Indianapolis attorney Evan Norris issued orders granting the verified petitions for recounts filed in three contested Republican primaries and scheduling the pre-reco “...”
RACE FOR NOMINATION: Indiana Republicans split over SOS candidates
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 22, 2026 Top Indiana Republicans are divided over the race for secretary of state, with some of the party’s most prominent figures seeking to sideline embattled incumbent Diego Morales ahead of the June state GOP party convention and oth “...”
GOP RECOUNTS: Copenhaver, Vogt file petitions after narrow losses in Indiana Senate primary races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 21, 2026 The intraparty fight among Indiana Republicans is still raging with recount petitions being filed in two GOP primaries for the state Senate where the incumbents – one who invoked President Donald Trump’s ire and one who rec “...”
ELECTION OFFICIAL: McLain appointed to serve as IED’s Republican co-director
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 20, 2026 Joseph McLain, who joined the Indiana Election Division in April 2019 as a program director, has been tapped to serve as the Republican co-director, filling the remaining term of former co-director Brad King, who resigned May 6 “...”