Trump-backed challenger narrows Indiana Senate deficit to 2 — with 3 more provisional ballots left

Three final provisional ballots could decide a hotly contested Indiana Senate Republican primary race by the slimmest margin this week — if the candidates or party officials don't file for a recount.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 514

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Three final provisional ballots could decide a hotly contested Indiana Senate Republican primary race by the slimmest margin this week — if the candidates or party officials don’t file for a recount.

Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, led former Fountain County Clerk Paula Copenhaver by just four votes — 6,335 to 6,331 — in Indiana Election Division figures updated after Election Day.

Deery’s lead narrowed to two on Monday with the counting of several …

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