J.D. Ford projected to defeat Victoria Spartz in Indiana House race
Politics · First reported 4 Nov, 02:52 · Updated 03:16
Democrat J.D. Ford was projected to defeat Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District. The reports describe the result as a surprise Democratic flip; the Washington Examiner says the Associated Press called the race at 1:03 a.m.
- Decision Desk HQ projected state Sen. J.D. Ford to defeat Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th District.
- The Hill described the district as Republican-favored and said President Trump won it by 17 points in 2024.
- The Washington Examiner reported that the Associated Press called the race for Ford at 1:03 a.m., with Ford receiving 51.7% of the vote.
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- Indiana’s 5th Congressional District
- Candidates
- J.D. Ford and Victoria Spartz
- Race call
- The Associated Press called the race for Ford at 1:03 a.m.
- Ford’s reported vote share
- 51.7%
- District’s 2024 presidential result
- Trump won it by 17 points, according to The Hill.
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- An earlier Lux story reported that Rebecca Bennett was projected to defeat incumbent Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th District, describing it as a Democratic pickup. [69f75b42-09e1-4202-b92f-2a33454e2ae2]
- Another earlier Lux story reported that Bob Brooks was projected to defeat incumbent Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th District and described the result as a Democratic pickup. [cbaaaa4f-b4ae-4418-8358-505bee07f956]
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