Republicans continued their domination in congressional races led by Rep. Jim Banks, who won Indiana's open U.S. Senate seat by 20 points. Driving the news: Banks had 58% of the vote just after midnight Tuesday,

Republican Jim Banks will be Indiana’s newest U.S. senator, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Banks defeated Democrat Valerie McCray and Libertarian Andrew Horning. Banks said he will be a conservative fighter for Indiana in the U.S. Senate.

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) won Indiana ’s open Senate seat over Democrat Valerie McCray. Banks defeated McCray with 63% of the vote over McCray’s 34% with 32% of the votes counted so far. The Associated Press called the race at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana will be swapping U.S. Congress chambers after assertively winning his Senate race Tuesday.

Banks, 45, was strongly favored to win the Senate race in the Hoosier state, which Trump won by large margins in 2016 and 2020.

Republican Jim Banks was considered the front-runner in the race, which also included Democrat Valerie McCray and Libertarian Andrew Horning.

Republican Jim Banks has won Indiana’s open Senate seat in this year’s election. The state’s election featured a rare open U.S. Senate seat as Sen. Mike Braun will serve as Indiana’s new governor. “This is an incredible honor,