Republicans retain 3 open Indiana House seats and target another long held by Democrats

The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republicans in Indiana retained three congressional seats without incumbents running in Tuesday’s election, while aiming to knock off a Democrat in the northwest part of the state. Republican Jefferson Shreve, who ran unsuccessfully last year for Indianapolis mayor, has won a seat in Congress. Shreve defeated Democrat Cynthia Wirth on Tuesday for the seat vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Greg Pence. Pence is the older brother of the former vice president. Wirth challenged Pence for the seat in 2022. The GOP is also targeting Democratic U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, who is seeking his third term in the 1st District.