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After a busy early voting season, Hoosiers have one final chance to cast their vote in a chock-full election cycle.
Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 6 p.m.
Long lines were observed during the four weeks of early voting, but wait times were expected to be shorter with more polling places open Tuesday. A website is offering crowdsourced wait times too if you’re on a time crunch.
As of Monday, more than 1.5 million Hoosiers had cast ballots through absentee and early voting.
At the top of the ticket, former President Donald Trump is seeking to regain the presidency, while Vice President Kamala Harris is hoping to keep her party’s footing in the Oval Office and become the first female president.
The most competitive Indiana race is likely between Republican Sen. Mike Braun and Democrat Jennifer McCormick. Braun started with a lead, but the race has appeared to tighten up over the last two months in McCormick’s favor.
Indiana Lawyer will be paying close attention to the race for the job as state government’s top lawyer. Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, is seeking to retain his office against Democratic challenger Destiny Wells.
The two have sparred in a chippy back-and-forth throughout the campaign season and offer differing opinions on the authority and direction of the legal office.
IL also will be keeping a close eye on the retention vote for three justices on the Indiana Supreme Court: Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter.
Though no supreme court justice has ever lost a retention vote since Indiana implemented the process in 1970, some abortion-rights activists have urged their defeat this year because of their ruling that upheld the near total abortion ban approved by the Legislature in 2023.
To keep tabs on other state races throughout the night, follow the Indianapolis Business Journal’s election blog. It also will be sifting through a number of races for the Indiana Legislature and U.S. Congress (including an open Senate seat).
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