INDIANAPOLIS — For Indiana's Republican gubernatorial candidates, Monday marked the make-or-break moment in an extremely crowded race.
With less than 24 hours to go before the Indiana Primaries, several of the candidates rushed from city to city along the campaign trail, vying to gain the favor of Hoosier voters, 40% of whom identified as undecided as recently as two months ago.
For her final campaign visit in Marion County, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch spoke with several voters at the Uptown Cafe in Indianapolis before heading to Lafayette.
”We wanted to let Marion County and the undecided voters here know that we need them on our side," Crouch said.
Former Indiana Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers spoke with FOX59 and CBS4 during a stop he made in South Bend. He said, while polls are important, the most important poll is the one on Election Day. Chambers added that he's extremely grateful for the journey he's been on across the state for the past several months.
”It’s been humbling" Chambers said. "I met a lot of great people, I’m more motivated than ever."
Other candidates took a slightly different approach, like Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, who said he's done campaigning for now.
”I think that we’ve done everything that we needed to do," Hill said. "Moving forward with our message across the state of Indiana, we’ve got great enthusiasm from the grassroots."
In a statement, Jamie Retinour told FOX59 and CBS4 in part:
"I, Jamie Reitenour, am honored to represent true Hoosier resolve this past two and [a] half years as I have prepared to lead the State of Indiana traveling over 30,000 miles around the State . . ."
Former Indiana Economic Development Corporation President Eric Doden will hold his final "Get Out the Vote" rally in Lebanon Monday night before his election day watch party in Fort Wayne.
Meanwhile, Indiana Sen. (and frontrunner) Mike Braun will hold his election watch party in Whitestown.
The sole Democrat running for governor, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, will give a formal response to the Republican Primary outcome immediately following the election. She said regardless of who her opponent will be this November, she's confident she can strike a bipartisan chord.
”We know it’s incredibly crowded on the other side," Dr. McCormick said. ”There’s a lot on the line, but we welcome whomever that is, we’re ready to go.”
Primary Election Day voting will be open from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday. As long as you are a registered voter in line (with a valid ID) no later than 6 p.m., you will be able to cast your vote.