INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s top Republican legislative leadership remained unchanged after House and Senate caucuses met Wednesday in Indianapolis to vote on top brass.
Lawmakers cast their internal ballots one day after the state’s GOP appeared likely to maintain its longstanding supermajorities in both chambers.
Most races were called in Republicans’ favor by Wednesday, but a handful with razor-thin margins were still too close to call more than a day after polls closed.
The stronghold will continue to stymie Hoosier Democrats’ legislative influence.
Going into Election Day, Democrats held 30 seats in the 100-person House and needed four more to break the Republican supermajority. Only 10 Democrats serve in the 50-member Senate, meaning they’d need seven more to gain power.
Preliminary results showed Republicans had earned enough apparent victories to retain at least 67 seats in the 100-member House and 40 of the Senate’s 50 seats.
The GOP supermajority means that Republicans don’t need Democrats present to conduct business, like passing bills.
Read more of the Casey Smith story for the Indiana Capital Chronicle, here.
