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Max Engling wins GOP nod to replace Diego Morales (incumbent ousted, Indiana)
Indianapolis Star ^ | 6/20/26 | Marissa Meador

Posted on 06/20/2026 3:54:19 PM PDT by cotton1706

GOP delegates nominated Max Engling as their candidate for secretary of state June 20, capping off a messy convention season with the ousting of the current secretary of state for the second convention in a row.

Engling, a staffer for U.S. Sen. Jim Banks, won with 867 votes after two rounds of voting. Knox County Clerk David Shelton received 627 votes, and Secretary of State Diego Morales received 134 votes. Former gubernatorial candidate Jamie Reitenour lost in the first round after receiving the lowest number of votes.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: elections

1 posted on 06/20/2026 3:54:19 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/state-official-calls-for-diego-morales-to-resign-immediately-amid-mounting-criticism/ar-AA23OuTi


2 posted on 06/20/2026 3:54:40 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Muy bueno.


3 posted on 06/20/2026 4:09:49 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: cotton1706

Diego’s wife was using state money to travel all over.


4 posted on 06/20/2026 5:29:23 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: cotton1706

And much rejoicing was heard throughout the land!


5 posted on 06/20/2026 6:09:47 PM PDT by Hegemony Cricket (< < Wandering aimfully > >)
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To: cotton1706

“messy” because the entrenched incumbent was kicked out?


6 posted on 06/20/2026 6:17:29 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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