Democrats break Indiana House supermajority – WFYI

Democrats break Indiana House supermajority  WFYI

A projected blue wave made a dent in Indiana Republican power Tuesday. At the Statehouse, Democrats broke the supermajority in the House and won districts they have not won in decades. Republicans have controlled a supermajority in the House since 2012 and won supermajority in the Senate two years earlier, in 2010. A supermajority is when a party controls more than two-thirds of the seats in a chamber. Democrats also flipped seats in the Senate, but Republicans appear to have won enough seats to retain their advantage in that chamber. The Democratic gains come after state Republican lawmakers failed President Donald Trump's demand they redraw congressional districts to favor the GOP.

A national group then aimed to strengthen the Democratic party's chances in statehouse races. In May, The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee named six races where it thought the Democratic challengers could win. Here are the results for five high profile Central Indiana races. Results for all Statehouse races can be found on the Indiana Secretary of State website. Democrat challenger Tiffany Stoner takes Indiana House District 25 from Republican incumbent Becky Cash, according to unofficial results. The district includes Zionsville, Whitestown and parts of Boone and Hendricks County. Stoner won 63.2% of the vote. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee committed support to Stoner in May in a broader aim