Polls are closing in the Hoosier State on Tuesday that will decide competitive contests for governor and Congress.
While the race for the White House is on the top of the ballot in Indiana’s presidential and state primaries, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump already have enough delegates to secure their respective parties’ presidential nominations.
Both have won nearly every primary and caucus by large margins. Indiana has 58 Republican delegates and 79 Democratic delegates up for grabs in its presidential primaries.
While Trump is the only active candidate in the GOP primary, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is still on the ballot. In recent contests, she has continued to receive a share of the vote even though she suspended her campaign in early March. During the Pennsylvania primary on April 23, Haley received almost 17% of the vote, although Trump still won with 83% of the ballots cast.
Indiana isn’t expected to be a competitive state in the presidential election, with Trump carrying the state twice with 57% of the vote. Only two Democrats have won the Hoosier State in the last 21 presidential elections, Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Barack Obam …