Advance Indiana: State Representative Jon Elrod

Advance Indiana:

"Unofficially, AI has learned that Republicans and Democrats are in agreement that Jon Elrod (R) has ousted long-time State Rep. Ed Mahern (D) in Indianapolis' District 97. While the clerk's office has yet to track down those missing memory cards from about 66 precincts, party workers were able to provide printouts of vote results in those missing races. In the case of the 97th District, the unofficial results put Elrod up about 60 votes, a large enough lead to survive any recount. There is a bit of irony in Elrod's victory. Mahern was the person who master-minded the House Democrats legislative map which gerrymandered the districts to heavily favor Democrats. Apparently, he didn't do a good enough job drawing the boundaries of his own district."