INDIANAPOLIS — Rep. Luke Messer, R-6th District, won a Congress of Counties U.S. Senate Republican straw poll by 65 votes.
The event, organized by the Indiana Republican party, brought together six Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate in a two-day event culminating in a straw poll on Saturday.
Saturday's straw poll was open to any Republican Hoosiers who bought a ticket. Attendees voted for who they would most likely support in the May 8 primary. A straw poll does not decide anything, but it can give candidates an idea of where they currently stand.
Out of 326 votes, Messer received 147 while runner-up Rep. Todd Rokita, R-4th District, received 82.
Laurel Demkovich
A previous version of this article cited the total number of votes counted as 318. The correct figure was 326 votes. The IDS regrets this error.
