Greg Pence wins primary race for seat VP once held

Columbus native Greg Pence, brother to Vice President Mike Pence, is the winner of the Republican primary for Indiana’s Sixth Congressional District.

The vice president held the same seat in Congress for 12 years before running for governor.

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Pence defeated his closest opponent in the Republican primary, Jonathan Lamb 65 to 34 percent.

In the Democratic primary in the Sixth Congressional District, Jeannine Lake won her race to oppose Pence in the November general election. She defeated her closest opponent, Jim Pruett, 38 to 26 percent.

In the Ninth Congressional District primaries, incumbent Republican Congressman Trey Hollingsworth won with 79 percent of the vote compared to his opponent, James Alspach. He will face Democrat Liz Watson in the November General Election. She defeated Daniel Canon 66 to 31 percent in yesterday’s voting.

The Ninth Congressional District includes Johnson, Jackson and Brown counties.