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      <title>Ford challenges Spartz for 5th Congressional District, says redistricting fight motivated move</title>
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      <description>State Senator J.D. Ford announced he will challenge U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana's 5th Congressional District.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz Will Seek Second Term</title>
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      <description>U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) says shell run for a second term when Indiana holds elections in 2022.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Victoria Spartz Wins A Hard Fought Victory</title>
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      <description>Republican Victoria Spartz held a press conference Thursday morning, following confirmation yesterday that she was elected to represent Indiana's 5th Congressional District.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartz Named Winner In Close Race For District 5</title>
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      <description>It took more than a day to name Victoria Spartz the official winner in Indianas Fifth District.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartz Claims Victory But Hale Says Not So Fast</title>
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      <description>Before midnight election night, Republican Victoria Spartz claimed victory at a speech in Carmel. Near the same time, Democratic candidate Christina Hale said the race is not over.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jill Sheridan</dc:creator>
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      <title>Meet The 5th Congressional District Candidates: Christina Hale, Victoria Spartz And Ken Tucker</title>
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      <description>One of the most contentious races in the Indiana has been for the U.S. Congressional seat in District 5. WFYI's Jill Sheridan spoke with candidates Christina Hale (D), Victoria Spartz (R) and Ken Tucker (L) about issues including health care, insurance, the pandemic and calls for racial justice.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>5th District Candidates Focus On Health Care In Virtual Town Hall</title>
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      <description>The two candidates vying for the open seat in Indiana's 5th Congressional district met for a virtual town hall Tuesday night.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jill Sheridan</dc:creator>
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      <title>GOP's Spartz, Democrat Hale Win Indiana's 5th District Bids</title>
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      <description>State Sen. Victoria Spartz won the Republican nomination to replace GOP Rep. Susan Brooks in Indiana's congressional district. Former state Rep. Christina Hale of Indianapolis won the Democratic primary.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marion County's Primary Results Slowly Coming In</title>
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      <description>Election results started to trickle in Tuesday night in Marion County, but counting the more than 122,000 absentee ballots will take time.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jill Sheridan</dc:creator>
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      <description>Four Democrats participated in a virtual Town Hall Tuesday night for Indiana's 5th Congressional District seat.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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