Blue wave comes ashore in red Indiana

As reported by WBEZ Chicago · Updated 5 Nov, 19:15 · Archive

The blue wave that struck Tuesday night nationwide also hit in parts of normally red Indiana. Democrats picked up an additional Congressional seat and won the party's first statewide race in 14 years, when Beau Bayh took the race for Indiana secretary of state. U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan won re-election Tuesday night and his fourth overall term to Washington to represent Northwest Indiana, a historically blue district. Mrvan beat out Republican challenger Barb Regnitz in a traditionally Democrat-leaning district targeted last year by President Trump. As in other states, Trump had pushed state…

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• Blue wave comes ashore in red IndianaThe blue wave that struck Tuesday night nationwide also hit in parts of normally red Indiana. Democrats picked up an additional Congressional seat and won the party's first statewide race in 14 years, when Beau Bayh took the race for Indiana secretary of state. U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan won re-election Tuesday night and his fourth overall term to Washington to represent Northwest Indiana, a historically blue district. Mrvan beat out Republican challenger Barb Regnitz in a traditionally Democrat-leaning district targeted last year by President Trump. As in other states, Trump had pushed state…WBEZ Chicago · 5 Nov, 19:15