Republicans Nominate Dead Woman In IN-07

If you're wondering how this could happen, Pace's name could not be removed from the ballot as the deadline (no pun intended) has already occurred. So, blame bureaucracy and a lack of common sense. Then, rather than notify voters the media and election officials were somewhat derelict in their duties so many voters were unaware of her passing.

Source: Washington Examiner

A candidate who reportedly passed away after the deadline to remove names from the ballot was winning the Republican primary in Indiana’s 7th District, which includes the majority of Indianapolis.

Jennifer Pace was declared the winner by the Indianapolis Star with over 99% of precincts reporting. She had received 31.2% of the vote as of early Wednesday morning, besting retired Army Lt. Catherine Ping who had 29.9% of the vote, retired postal worker Phillip Davis came in at 25.7%, and former Evansville mayor candidate Gabe Whitley, who received 13.1% support.

Ping has ran for the 7th District seat four times in the past including in 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2016.

The Associated Press has yet to declare a winner at the time this article was published.

Pace, 59, died suddenly in early March according to reporting from the IndyStar and WIBC Indianapolis and had previously run for the nomination in 2022, earning 12% of the vote.

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