Republican Mike Braun will defeat incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly Tuesday evening in a critical race for Indiana Senate. The Senate is a key pickup for Republicans. ABC, CBS, and NBC News are projecting the race for Braun with 56 percent of the vote in Indiana tallied, Braun had a huge lead over Donnelly with 54.9 percent to his 41.0 percent.
JUST IN: Republican Mike Braun will win the U.S. Senate race in Indiana, @ABC projects based on vote analysis https://t.co/lUtqlAnbKu #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/b4yqqPXGdO
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 7, 2018
#BREAKING: CBS News projects Mike Braun wins U.S. Senate seat over Sen. Joe Donnelly https://t.co/HNN7MYAKST pic.twitter.com/lLkPHexXVV
— CBS4 Indy (@CBS4Indy) November 7, 2018
Republican businessman Mike Braun is projected to win his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly in Indiana, according to @NBCNews. https://t.co/fkS58kbT1r pic.twitter.com/SKbvQ1wlSG
— CNBC (@CNBC) November 7, 2018
Moderate red-state Democrat Donnelly and Braun had been locked in a tight race over the past few months.
Former President Obama came out to campaign for Donnelly over the weekend and President Trump campaigned on behalf of Braun Monday.
Throughout the race, Donnelly has faced questions about his "pro-life" label. Braun said Donnelly could not really call himself "pro-life" given his voting record.
He also faced scrutiny over his “no” vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List has been highlighting Sen. Donnelly’s recent record of voting to continue taxpayer funding of the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood.