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Hoosiers will narrow their choices for governor, U.S. Senate and various other state and federal races during the Tuesday, May 7, primary election.
Winners of the primary election races will represent their respective party in the Nov. 5 general election. If a contest features only one Republican or Democrat, that candidate will automatically move on.
In the race for Indiana governor, for example, one candidate will emerge from the Republican primary field to face Democrat Jennifer McCormick, who ran unopposed in her primary.
Third parties select their candidate through convention. Donald Rainwater was selected to be the Libertarian candidate for governor. Christopher Stried is running as an independent candidate.
If a primary race should end in a tie, Indiana law dictates the race be handled as if there were a candidate vacancy.
For U.S. Senate or statewide office, the state committee of the political party in which the tie occurred would select a winner.
Ties in the U.S. House of Representatives and state legislative races are voted on by a caucus of precinct committeemen from the relevant political party and within the congressional district.
Unlike the primary election, which requires the selection of a partisan ballot, everyone will receive identical ballots with every qualified candidate in November.
Early voting for the general election will begin Oct. 19.
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