Nov 5, 2024 - News

Republican Todd Rokita wins reelection for attorney general

Arika Herron

Photo illustration of Todd Rokita and Destiny Wells. — Photo illustration: Axios Visuals. Photos: The Wells campaign, and the House of Representatives.

Republican Todd Rokita has been reelected attorney general, according to the Associated Press.

Why it matters: Rokita fought off a challenge from Democrat Destiny Wells, ensuring another four years of courting controversy while in office.

Context: As attorney general Rokita, a former congressman, has not shied away from hot-button issues like student "indoctrination," immigration and abortion.

Rokita was reprimanded by the Indiana Supreme Court for comments he made about OB-GYN Caitlin Bernard after she discussed performing an abortion on a 10-year-old from Ohio in the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Catch up quick: Wells, an attorney and veteran, was seeking statewide office for the second time.

She lost the 2022 secretary of state race to Republican Diego Morales but is still seen as a rising star in the state's Democratic party.

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Editor's note: This is a developing story.

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