Indiana Supreme Court Rules Deery Winner in Recount Case
The court said six ballots were wrongly discarded and ordered election officials to restore Deery as the Republican nominee.
- On Thursday, the Indiana Supreme Court restored Incumbent State Sen. Spencer Deery's primary victory, reversing a previous recount decision that had handed the nomination to challenger Paula Copenhaver.
- The Indiana Recount Commission previously disallowed six ballots for Deery due to clerical omissions, flipping the race outcome after President Donald Trump endorsed Copenhaver in the primary.
- Justices cited Indiana code stating ballots remain countable despite election official errors, rejecting arguments that the commission possessed broad discretion to discard votes missing clerk validations.
- The court ordered the commission to recertify primary results to the Indiana Election Commission, with election preparations for District 23 resuming to include Deery's name on the ballot.
- Deery faces Democrat David Sanders and independent Joshua Brant in November, while noting the case highlights a need for the General Assembly to modernize outdated election laws.
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Trump wanted this GOP senator gone — Indiana's top court just handed him his win
The Indiana Supreme Court restored a Republican state senator's primary victory, reversing a recount that had given the nomination to a challenger whom President Donald Trump endorsed to punish him.Sen. Spencer Deery, a West Lafayette Republican, won the District 23 primary 6,335 to 6,332, according...
IN Supreme Court Rules Sen. Spencer Deery Winner in 3-Vote Primary
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state Sen. Spencer Deery was a three-vote Republican primary winner over a President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger. The court issued its decision about three hours after hearing arguments over whether the Indiana Recount Commission acted properly in disallowing six ballots — all cast for Deery — that […]
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Indiana Capital ChronicleIndiana Supreme Court rules Sen. Spencer Deery winner in 3-vote primary
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state Sen. Spencer Deery was a three-vote Republican primary winner over a President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger.
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