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Democrats break Indiana House supermajority

Indiana Republicans no longer have the supermajority in the General Assembly.
However, Republicans retain the majority in the state’s law making body, winning the majority of the 29 seats that were open in Tuesday’s general election.
One of the more high-profile examples of Democrats turning seats long-held by Republicans is Natasha Baker’s defeat of Republican state Sen. Ron Alting. Alting announced last month that he would be resigning, but that his name would remain on the ballot.
Alting stated that should he win, jis seat would be filled through the Republican Party’s vacancy procedures.
But, Baker took the victory Tuesday, with 58 percent of the vote.
But, Republicans maintain their majority in both the state House of Representatives and Senate, meaning that they will remain the party of power, able to push partisan legislation, though they may have a tougher time, with more Democrats in office.

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