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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPresident Donald Trump is project to win the popular vote in Indiana and carry the state’s 11 electoral votes, news organizations including the Associated Press and the New York Times projected Tuesday night.
The home state of Vice President Mike Pence appeared securely in Trump’s column. Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign paid little attention to the state that has gone for Republican candidates in 12 of the last 13 presidential elections.
Trump won Indiana by 19 percentage points in 2016 over Hillary Clinton, and his performance in the early vote-counting showed a similar commanding lead — 59% for Trump vs. 39% for Biden with 84 percent of precincts reporting. However, several news organizations resisted calling the Hoosier State for Trump shortly after polls closed because heavily populated Democratic strongholds including Marion and Lake counties had yet to report significant returns that could blunt Trump’s strength in the state’s smaller rural counties.
Republicans admitted Trump’s popularity had eroded in some areas, contributing to a contentious campaign for the longtime GOP-controlled Fifth Congressional District in suburban Indianapolis that Democrats were trying to capture.
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