Kristina Moorhead wins J.D. Ford’s former state Senate seat – Mirror Indy

Kristina Moorhead wins J.D. Ford’s former state Senate seat  Mirror Indy

Indianapolis voters are choosing who will represent them in the Indiana Senate and House of Representatives. The blue wave crashed into Indiana’s Statehouse on election night. Indianapolis voters helped flip four seats to Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives. Democrats have broken House Republicans’ supermajority, which is when one party controls at least two-thirds of the seats. In the state Senate, Indianapolis-area voters flipped one local seat to a Democrat. Voters also kept a Democrat in the seat occupied by J.D. Ford, who upset Republican Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mirror Indy kept an eye on nine competitive races in state House and Senate districts that include Indianapolis.

Democrats made gains in both chambers statewide. As of Wednesday morning, the Associated Press has called 51 seats in the 100-chamber Indiana House for Republicans and 43 seats for Democrats. The Republicans lead in the Senate 33 to 14. House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, lost his seat in the blue wave. State senators serve four-year terms and state reps service two-year terms. The Associated Press has called the race for Democrat Kristina Moorhead. With 99% of votes counted, Moorhead leads Republican John Ruckelshaus 62% to 38% in the westside district. Moorhead spoke to Mirror Indy while on her way to Hamilton County to