Democrats Flip Seats in Southern Indiana
Democrats won several Republican-held county and state House seats in Clark and Floyd counties during the 2026 midterm elections.
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Indiana Political Party News
Political parties in Indiana run on the Democratic and Republican organizations, third-party ballot efforts and the primaries that decide who carries each party's banner, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting takes in primary results, platform changes, internal party conflicts and fundraising at the state level.
Recent news
November 4, 2026
Banks Calls Election a Bad Night for GOPSenator Jim Banks blamed voter frustration over affordability, low Republican enthusiasm and stalled federal election legislation for the party's losses.
November 3, 2026
Indiana Democrats Target Republican Statehouse SupermajorityDemocrats are spending heavily in 2026 legislative races to flip four Indiana House seats and disrupt Republican control of the Statehouse.
November 3, 2026
Houchin, Messmer Seek Reelection in Indiana House RacesVoters in Indiana's 8th and 9th Congressional Districts decided House races in the 2026 midterm election.
October 30, 2026
Indiana Requires Partisan School Board ElectionsNew state legislation mandates that school board candidates declare a political party affiliation during filing.
October 27, 2026
Indiana GOP Pours Millions Into Legislative CampaignsRepublican committees surged nearly $2 million in late-stage funding to defend Indiana legislative supermajorities.
October 20, 2026
Indiana Democrats to Challenge Senate SupermajorityDemocrats aim to flip Senate District 1 and District 31 seats during the upcoming November 3 general election.
October 13, 2026
Shillings Sought Major-Party Status in IndianaLibertarian candidate Lauri Shillings campaigned to reach the 10% vote threshold for major-party recognition.
October 7, 2026
Greg Ballard Will Seek Indiana Ballot Access for Lincoln PartyFormer Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is launching the Lincoln Party ahead of the November 3, 2026 election.
October 2, 2026
Indiana Republican Party Fired Staffer Paul Joseph TinkleThe state party organization dismissed the staff member following his involvement in a controversial photo.
September 29, 2026
Beau Bayh Will Seek Indiana Secretary of State SeatThe 30-year-old candidate aims to secure the office while downplaying his partisan affiliation.
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Day to day, that means primary contests for statewide and legislative seats, party platform debates, ballot access fights for minor parties and the internal struggles that shape each party's direction. Coverage reaches from the state capital to the county party organizations in rural and suburban districts across Indiana. Indiana's closed primary system concentrates many of the decisive contests inside each party before the general election. Campaign finance reports and the gap between party committees and candidate committees often reveal more about a party's strength than the public messaging does.