Republican Mourdock Defeats Senator Lugar –

Indiana Republican Senator Dick Lugar was defeated in a Republican primary by Richard Mourdock.  Senator Lugar has held the Indiana Senate seat for 35 years.  Mourdock is the Indiana State Treasurer and won the election despite being heavily outspent by Senator Lugar.  Mourdock will face Democratic candidate Joe Donnelly in the November election.  The Indiana Senate seat is likely to remain Republican.

To read a related Fox News article, please click here:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/08/longtime-gop-sen-richard-lugar-loses-indiana-primary-to-challenger-richard/

James Sutliff

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