Recount Flips Indiana Senate District 23 Win to Paula Copenhaver
The commission rejected eight Deery ballots and two Copenhaver ballots for missing required signatures or initials, leaving Copenhaver ahead by 3 votes.
- On Monday, the Indiana Recount Commission declared Paula Copenhaver the winner of Senate District 23, overturning the primary results by a three-vote margin and unseating incumbent Republican Sen. Spencer Deery.
- State law requires absentee ballots to bear the county clerk's signature and initials from both Republican and Democratic election judges; the commission rejected eight ballots for Deery and two for Copenhaver for lacking these credentials.
- Deery's counsel, Samantha DeWester, plans to appeal the decision to the Indiana Court of Appeals as the recount reflects a broader trend: seven of eight Republican state senators opposing redistricting lost their primaries this year.
- Senate District 23 stretches from western Tippecanoe and Montgomery counties to the Illinois border, a region where Deery held the presumptive lead before Monday's recount action overturned the outcome.
- Sen. Greg Goode, R-Terre Haute, remains the sole survivor among eight Republican state senators who voted against redistricting, as the commission's ruling finalizes a sweep of primary defeats for those who opposed the measure.
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State Senate Primary Race Flipped In Favor Of Trump-Endorsed Candidate After Recount – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Danielle
A recount in an Indiana Senate GOP primary has flipped the race in favor of a Trump-backed challenger. The Indiana Recount Commission on Monday determined that Paula Copenhaver was victorious against State Sen. Spencer Deery for District 23 in the Indiana State Senate after requesting a recount. The tally changed from a three-vote advantage for Deery to a three-vote edge for Copenhaver. “New certified totals from the May primary now give Copenha…
Copenhaver Deemed Winner in GOP Senate Primary After Recount
Source: Indiana Capital Chronicle FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana Recount Commission has overturned the results of the May Republican primary election in District 23. Challenger Paula Copenhaver has been given the victory over incumbent State Sen. Spencer Deery. The commission, which includes Secretary of State Diego Morales, threw out several votes, flipping the results in Copenhaver’s favor, who was backed by President Donald Trump. On ele…
NEW: Election Overturned After Recount Reveals Trump-Backed Candidate As Victor
Republican Paula Copenhaver pulled off a stunning comeback Monday after an Indiana recount erased incumbent State Sen. Spencer Deery’s razor-thin primary victory, handing her the GOP nomination by three votes. The Indiana Recount Commission formally certified Copenhaver as the winner after reviewing the District 23 race, finding she received 6,332 votes to Deery’s 6,329. The outcome shifted after eight ballots that had originally been counted fo…
Indiana recount commission finds Trump-backed challenger victorious
The Indiana Recount Commission on Monday moved to overturn the results of the May Republican primary election by throwing out three votes, handing the victory to a challenger backed by President Donald Trump in that state’s west-central Senate district. Paula Copenhaver had originally fallen to incumbent state Sen. Spencer Deery, who was one of several state legislators being challenged by a Trump-supported candidate for voting against redistric…
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