Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses Indiana Primary After Court Ruling
Deery’s name on the ballot as the Republican candidate for Senate District 23,” it said.The court’s decision ends a months long legal fight to determine the winner of the primary in Indiana’s 23rd Senate district. And it’s a blow to Trump, who had sought to oust Deery and other state senators who defied White House pressure and rejected his push to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps to favor Republcians. However, Trump’s endorsements of primary challengers and spending by pro-Trump groups led to the ousting of all but two of the state senators that the president targeted, the IndyStar reported.The initial count following the May 5 primary ended with Deery just three votes ahead of Copenhaver.
- ▪Deery’s name on the ballot as the Republican candidate for Senate District 23,” it said.The court’s decision ends a months long legal fight to determine the winner of the primary in Indiana’s 23rd Senate district.
- ▪And it’s a blow to Trump, who had sought to oust Deery and other state senators who defied White House pressure and rejected his push to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps to favor Republcians.
- ▪However, Trump’s endorsements of primary challengers and spending by pro-Trump groups led to the ousting of all but two of the state senators that the president targeted, the IndyStar reported.The initial count following the May 5 primary e
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By Khaleda RahmanNational Correspondent0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The Indiana Supreme Court has declared state Senator Spencer Deery the winner of a Republican primary over a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump.The court’s decision on Thursday came after attorneys for Deery and Trump-backed Paula Copenhaver argued the case in front of the court’s five justices.In a one-page ruling, the court said the majority of justices had voted to overturn the Indiana Recount Commission’s decision that had certified Copenhaver as the winner of the May primary.Read More on News“Election preparations for District 23 shall resume using candidate Spencer R.
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