Paula Copenhaver

Source: Indiana Capital Chronicle INDIANAPOLIS — It will be at least another month before the Indiana Recount Commission weighs in on what is now a three-vote Republican primary win by state Sen. Spencer Deery over his President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger. A timeline set by the recount director gives lawyers for Fountain County Republican Chair Paula Copenhaver and Deery until July …

By Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana CitizenJune 1, 2026 Parties in the recount proceedings for Senate District 15 and Senate District 23 have filed motions asking the Indiana Recount Commission to rule on various disputes before the actual recounting of ballots begins. Paula Copenhaver, who is challenging her loss in the Republican primary for Senate District 23, hasfiled an objectionto an additional …

By Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana CitizenMay 21, 2026 The intraparty fight among Indiana Republicans is still raging with recount petitions being filed in two GOP primaries for the state Senate where the incumbents – one who invoked President Donald Trump’s ire and one who received Trump’s endorsement – won by whisker-thin margins. Sen. Spencer Deery, R-Lafayette, held onto his Senate District …

ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Recounts in two Indiana Senate primaries are being requested. Paula Copenhaver trails Senator Spencer Deery by just three votes in the Republican primary in Senate District 23. In District 15, Darren Vogt filed a recount petition yesterday as he trails Senator Liz Brown by 15 votes. Copenhaver was endorsed by President Trump as he sought …

ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Recounts in two Indiana Senate primaries are being requested. Paula Copenhaver trails Senator Spencer Deery by just three votes in the Republican primary in Senate District 23. In District 15, Darren Vogt filed a recount petition yesterday as he trails Senator Liz Brown by 15 votes. Copenhaver was endorsed by President Trump as he sought …

Source: Facebook / facebook FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Ind –Republican Paula Copenhaver has formally challenged the results of the Indiana State Senate District 23 primary after losing to incumbent Spencer Deery by three votes. District 23, which covers parts of western Indiana including Lafayette and surrounding Tippecanoe County. Copenhaver filed a petition Monday, alleging “illegal voting by unqualified voters” impacted the outcome. …

By Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana CitizenMay 15, 2026 As the window for filing a recount petition opened with at least one race headed for review, the Indiana Recount Commission met Friday morning to prepare for the possibility the votes will need to be counted again in one or more of state’s May 5 primary races. Petitions for a recount in any …

By Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana CitizenMay 14, 2026 A Democratic representative in the General Assembly is calling on Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales to recuse himself from any potential recount in the Republican primary race between state Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, and challenger Paula Copenhaver, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump. A spokeswoman for the Secretary of State’s …

Source: Madelyn Hanes/Indiana Capital Chronicle INDIANAPOLIS–Democratic State Rep. Ed Delaney (D-Indianapolis) is urging Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales to remove himself from any recount involving State Senator Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette). As Indiana’s leading elections officer, Morales would chair the recount commission. Deery is already claiming victory over Paula Copenhaver despite the fact that the margin of votes separating …

Title: Trump-backed challenger narrows Indiana Senate deficit to 2 — with 3 more provisional ballots left URL Source: https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/trump-backed-challenger-narrows-indiana-senate-deficit-to-2-with-3-more-provisional-ballots-left/ Published Time: 2026-05-11T20:00:12+00:00 Markdown Content: Three final provisional ballots could decide a hotly contested Indiana Senate Republican primary race by the slimmest margin this week — if the candidates or party officials don’t file for a recount. Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West …

Source: PHOTO: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS — A handful of votes are shaping the outcome of Indiana Senate District 23, where State Sen. Spencer Deery is claiming victory over Paula Copenhaver after early results showed him ahead by just three votes. Dr. Laura Wilson says races this tight highlight why accuracy matters more than speed when every ballot can change …

Since then, he’s added another vote to his total, pushing him up to a tentative—oh so tentative—four-ballot lead. I know there’s a legal theory that argues that a candidate in a tightly contested election—particularly one with a lead, however temporary that lead might be—should declare victory. The thinking is that doing so creates an implied presumption and forces the other …

This story wasoriginally publishedby Based in Lafayette. By Dave BangertBased in LafayetteMay 6, 2026 The morning after two candidates declared victory in the race for the Republican nomination in Indiana Senate District 23, incumbent Spencer Deery picked up an additional vote to take the margin to four votes over challenger Paula Copenhaver. Election officials in Tippecanoe County – one of …

n District 1, Sen. Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, who voted against the redistricting plan, lost the primary to Trump-backed Trevor De Vries, who works in transactional risk insurance and serves as a GOP precinct committeeman and third candidate, Nader Liddawi. In exchange for his opposition to redistricting, Trump called Dernulc a “RINO” who “has failed the fantastic people of Indiana so …

By Ronak MohantyExponent Staff ReporterApril 30, 2026 The race for the GOP nomination for state Senate District 23 has turned into a nationalized Republican slugfest between the incumbent Spencer Deery, and Paula Copenhaver, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump. Attack ads from both candidates have dominated the airwaves in West Lafayette during the course of the campaign – …

This story wasoriginally publishedby Based in Lafayette. By Dave BangertBased in LafayetteApril 11, 2026 State Sen. Spencer Deery, looking for a second four-year term in Indiana State Senate District, 23, faces a primary challenge from Paula Copenhaver, former Fountain County clerk and Fountain County Republican Party chair, in the May 5 primary. The winner will face Democratic candidate David Sanders, …

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