Republican Mike Braun won the Indiana governor’s race Tuesday, defeating Democrat Jennifer McCormick, a former Republican who split with the party after serving as the state’s schools superintendent. The victory by Braun, a U.S. senator who’s the wealthy founder of a national auto parts distribution business, extends the GOP’s 20-year-hold on the state’s top office in deep red Indiana. Braun, 70, will succeed outgoing Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, who could not seek a third term because of term limits. Braun opted not to seek reelection to a second term in the Senate so he could run for governor. He won the GOP’s six-way May primary election to succeed Holcomb with about 40% of the vote. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/politics/elections/decision-2024/republican-mike-braun-wins-indiana-governors-race-extending-the-gops-hold-on-the-office-gop-politics/531-9151bcc7-bff2-4fb2-ab04-8890a6a78b8c