Paula Copenhaver unseated incumbent Republican state Senator Spencer Deery following a recount that invalidated several ballots due to missing signatures.
A recount decided by just three votes turned a closely watched Indiana GOP primary on its head Monday, ousting another Republican lawmaker who bucked President Donald Trump’s redistricting push and handing the president another victory in his campaign against GOP dissenters.
FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Ind. -- Republican candidate Paula Copenhaver, who was involved in the hotly contested race for District 23 in the Indiana State Senate, has flipped the seat after requesting a recount.
The Indiana Recount Commission on Monday moved to overturn the results of the May Republican primary election by throwing out three votes, handing the victory to a challenger backed by President Donald Trump in that state’s west-central Senate district.
A recount in a contested May Indiana state Senate primary has put Republican Paula Copenhaver, who was backed by President Donald Trump, ahead of incumbent Spencer Deery.
Indiana's Recount Commission threw out enough ballots on Monday to overturn a Republican primary result, handing victory to Trump-backed challenger Paula Copenhaver over incumbent state Sen. Spencer Deery, a decision Deery now plans to fight in court.
