Democrat Beau Bayh Wins Indiana Secretary of State Race
Early returns showed Beau Bayh above 60% in two populous counties as voters chose Indiana’s next chief election officer.
- Today, Democrat Beau Bayh won the Indiana Secretary of State race, becoming the first Indiana Democrat to win a statewide election since 2012.
- Bayh, a 30-year-old attorney and Marine Corps veteran, campaigned on financial transparency and criticized state house insiders, saying "I did not run to join that system."
- With 90% of the vote counted late Tuesday night, Bayh defeated Republican Max Engling by receiving over 940,000 votes to Engling's 787,000.
- Engling conceded the race, while Former Republican Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and Libertarian Lauri Shillings secured ballot status for their parties.
- Bayh will succeed State Diego Morales as the new chief election officer after Morales lost the Republican nomination earlier this year.
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mirrorindy.orgBayh puts Indiana Democrats back in winning column with secretary of state victory
A new generation of the Bayh family is a winner again for Indiana Democrats. Beau Bayh prevailed in the secretary of state’s race with about 51.4% of the vote in Tuesday night’s vote tallies over Republican candidate Max Engling’s 43%. About 90% of the vote had been counted statewide. “Today, Hoosiers voted for change,” Bayh […]
Bayh Wins Indiana Secretary of State's Race
INDIANAPOLIS — Democrat Beau Bayh has won the race for Indiana Secretary of State. With 90% of the vote counted late Tuesday night, Bayh defeated Republican Max Engling by receiving over 940,000 votes to Engling’s 787,000. Bayh won over 51% of the vote, including about 71% of the vote in Marion County. Lincoln Party member […]
Beau Bayh captures Indiana Secretary of State race, NBC News projects
The state flag flies over the Indiana State House in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., on Sunday, May 20, 2012. The Indiana agency that supervised February’s Super Bowl lost $1.1 million hosting the National Football League championship game, about 38 percent more than it predicted. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Bayh declares win in secretary of state race with all but 9% of votes counted
Democrat Beau Bayh declared a win over Republican Max Engling as vote counting continued Tuesday in the race for Indiana secretary of state. The four candidates were Max Engling, a Republican; Beau Bayh, a Democrat; Lauri Shillings, a Libertarian; and Greg Ballard, a Lincoln Party candidate. The winner will serve as the state’s chief election […]
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