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Ford wins in Indiana's 5th District; Spartz scolds Hamilton County voters
Democrats flipped 20 seats and cut into a GOP edge that had shaped state policy and veto fights for 16 years, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Democrat J.D. Ford defeated incumbent Republican Victoria Spartz in Indiana's 5th Congressional District, flipping a seat Democrats had not held since 1990, according to Decision Desk HQ and CNN.
- Ford's upset victory represents a significant shift in Indiana's congressional representation, as the district had remained in Republican hands since 1990 and the former state senator overcame an entrenched incumbent.
- With 71 percent of votes counted, Ford led Spartz 55 percent to 44 percent, demonstrating a commanding margin that secured his path to Washington and Indiana's congressional delegation.
- Ford's election makes him Indiana's first openly gay member of Congress, adding another Democrat to the state's U.S. House delegation and altering the region's political makeup.
- The upset reflects shifting political dynamics in the 5th District, where a Democrat had not won since 1990, signaling potential long-term changes in Indiana's congressional representation going forward.
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spotlightdelaware.orgDelaware Democrats secure statehouse supermajority with upset wins
The Delaware Democratic party ran away with many of their races Tuesday night, netting a coveted two-thirds supermajority in the state House of Representatives by flipping three seats previously held by Republicans.
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