COLUMBUS, Ind. — Incumbent Republican State Rep. Ryan Lauer was re-elected to the Indiana House of Representatives District 59 seat, defeating Democratic challenger Dale Nowlin.
Lauer, 43, a first-term Republican from Columbus, received 17,728 votes, or nearly 60% of the vote, against Nowlin, 66, a former Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. teacher and administrator, who received 11,873 votes, or 40%.
“I’m very humbled at the result and really appreciate our community, and it’s the highest honor to be able to serve the people of Columbus and Bartholomew County and I look forward to continuing to get right back into it and get our economy back to full steam,” Lauer said. “…My focus is on the people who are hurting. There’s still people hurting our there and one thing I want to do is make sure that no matter who you voted for, I want to serve every one of my constituents and Hoosiers.”
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