2026 Primary Election

The Republican senator wants the Indiana Supreme Court to take the case — and for the Court of Appeals to stop officials from naming Paula Copenhaver on November ballots.

The Indiana Recount Commission moved forward with a challenge in the razor-thin Senate District 23 race, discarding ballots and upending Sen. Spencer Deery’s election victory.

The timeline has been moved up for the Indiana Recount Commission to weigh in on disputed ballots in the narrow Republican primary race between a state senator and his President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger.

The Republican primary challenger to state Sen. Liz Brown has dropped his push for a recount of their 14-vote margin race.

Indiana finished recounting three close primary races, but legal challenges — including a voter subpoena request — are still ahead.

A new recount director is now in place to oversee the review of ballots in two Indiana state Senate primary races with razor-thin margins.

An “unprecedented” Indiana recount challenge is unfolding after Senate District 23 candidate Paula Copenhaver asked the state recount commission to subpoena voters accused of illegally crossing over into the Republican primary.

Paula Copenhaver is calling for a recount in the closely watched Republican primary for state Senate District 23 between her and incumbent Sen. Spencer Deery.

Indiana State Senator Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) wins the extremely close race for District 23 by three ballots. Challenger Paula Copenhaver or a party chair may still call for a recount.

Incumbent Indiana State Senator Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) has just gained one more vote in the closely watched District 23 primary race against Trump backed challenger Paula Copenhaver.