FILE - Democratic challenger Thomas McDermott speaks during a U.S. Senate Debate, Oct. 16, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Democrat Thomas McDermott, right, a candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with voters outside of the City-County Building, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Democrat Thomas McDermott, right, a candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with voters outside of the City-County Building, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Todd Young, Republican speaks for U.S. Senate, speaks Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, during a GOP election night event in Indianapolis. (Robert Scheer/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young won his Indiana seat for a second term on Tuesday after employing a front-runner strategy throughout his campaign of largely ignoring Democratic challenger Thomas McDermott.
Young maintained huge fundraising and organization advantages over , mayor of the Lake Michigan city of Hammond, who struggled to gain attention while spanning abortion rights, federal spending and marijuana legalization.
Young focused much of his campaign on economic issues, blaming President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress for sparking higher inflation and gasoline prices. He also highlighted his push in the Senate for providing billions in federal money to encourage more semiconductor companies to in the United States, saying it was needed in the face of an ambitious China.
Young told supporters Tuesday night that he expected Republicans to win many races across the country and that he was going to “work tirelessly over the next six years.â€
“This administration has made what I would describe to my children as some bad choices,†Young said. “Coast to coast, we know that Americans are poised to send a defiant message — stop the reckless spending and start enforcing the laws.â€
National political groups virtually ignored Indiana's Senate race this year after spending tens of millions six years ago during Young's successful campaign against former Democratic U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh as former President Donald Trump easily won the state.
Young avoided a Republican primary challenge this year despite not fully embracing Trump’s presidency — or getting an endorsement from Trump. Young voted to acquit Trump in his Senate impeachment trials but voted to uphold Biden’s election win. Young was seen in a video posted to social media telling Trump supporters before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that he took an oath under God to uphold the Constitution and asked, “Do we still take that seriously in this country?â€
Young’s campaign reported raising about $14.5 million in contributions through the end of September, according to Federal Election Commission filings, while McDermott’s campaign had collected $1.1 million.
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