Senate Republican primaries Senate District 7 State Sen. Brian Buchanan and Joseph Bookwalter. There are no signs of a Bookwalter campaign, no fundraising report filed. Horse Race Status: Safe Buchanan Senate District 6 State Sen. Mike Bohacek, Spencer England and Joe Layne. Bohacek faces an aggressive opponent in his bid for a third Senate term. Layne, an owner of electrical and construction businesses from North Liberty, is running a conservative challenge, including attacks on Bohacek’s 2021 committee votes against repealing …

FORT WAYNE — Sharon Tucker was elected mayor of the state’s second largest city at a Democratic caucus Saturday morning. She becomes the first Black mayor and the second woman to hold the office which opened after Mayor Tom Henry passed away earlier this month. Tucker’s victory gives Indiana its fourth Black female mayor since November. Stephanie Terry won the open seat in Evansville, the state’s third largest city, while Angie Nelson-Deuitch defeated Michigan City Mayor Duane Perry with 60% …

Indianapolis City-County Councilor La Keisha Jackson was victorious in a Democratic caucus to replace the late state Sen. Jean Breaux. Jackson, who has been a council member since 2014, won Thursday night’s caucus in a 30-15 vote over Chunia Graves, according to the state Democratic Party. Jackson is scheduled to take the oath of office April 24 to complete Breaux’s current Senate term that runs until the November election for District 34, which is heavily Democratic and covers much of …

INDIANAPOLIS — The leading Republican gubernatorial candidates spent more than $20 million during the first three months of this year, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. Those reports show Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch’s campaign had the most cash on hand at the end of March with about $3 million in the bank. But Crouch’s $2.1 million in spending during the January-March period was much less than the $6 million spent by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and the other top-tier candidates, Brad Chambers …

INDIANAPOLIS — A self-funding spending spree is happening in four Indiana congressional districts, with Republican candidates loaning their campaigns an unprecedented $13.88 million, according to Federal Election Commission filings on campaign activity through March 31. Former Indianapolis mayoral candidate Jefferson Shreve’s two-year political spending spree continues after he reported $4.5 million in loans to his 6th Congressional District campaign. State Rep. Chuck Goodrich has loaned his campaign $2.6 million; Siddharth Mahant $2 million; state Rep. Mike Speedy $1.3 million; Tim …