Braun Wins Indiana's Senate Race; Donnelly Concedes

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 10:14 PM

By Daniel Crumbley, 24/7 News Source

Republican Mike Braun is Indiana's U.S. Senator-elect.

Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly, left, shares hands with Republican former state rep. Mike Braun following a U.S. Senate Debate, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 in Indianapolis. AP Photo by Darron Cummings, Pool.

(Indianapolis, Ind.) - Republican candidate Mike Braun will be a senator for Indiana. 

He defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly and Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton in a major victory for Republicans as the party wants to maintain their majority. 

Braun ran a campaign which highlighted how his business experience separated him from typical career politicians.  

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