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Following the May 3 primary election, 20 candidates out of the 23 who were endorsed by Indiana Farm Bureau AgELECT, the organization’s state-level, nonpartisan political action committee, won their races.

The list of AgELECT-endorsed candidates who won their primary includes:

• Spencer R. Deery (R), Senate District 23.
• Jeff Raatz (R), Senate District 27.
• Andrea Hunley (D), Senate District 46.
• Mike Aylesworth (R), House District 11.
• Kendell Culp (R), House District 16.
• Jim Pressel (R), House District 20.
• Tim Wesco (R), House District 21.
• Jeff Thompson (R), House District 28.
• Ann Vermilion (R), House District 31.
• John (J.D.) Prescott (R), House District 33.
• Benjamin Smaltz (R), House District 52.
• Robert Cherry (R), House District 53.
• Bradford Barrett (R), House District 56.
• Craig Haggard (R), House District 57.
• Peggy Mayfield (R), House District 60.
• Rita A. Fleming (D), House District 71.
• Edward D. Clere (R), House District 72.
• Wendy McNamara (R), House District 76.
• Matt Lehman (R), House District 79.
• Dave Heine (R), House District 85.

With the primary election complete, focus now turns to getting candidates who support agriculture and the future of Indiana’s rural communities elected in the general election on Nov. 8.