<P> Senator Lugar lost in the 2012 Republican primary to the state treasurer of Indiana, Richard Mourdock, who had been favored by the Tea Party movement . Mr. Donnelly defeated Mr. Mourdock in the general election . </P> <P> Indiana's delegation to the United States House of Representatives is not completely Republican either . Instead, it has generally served as a bellwether for the political movement of the nation . For instance, Democrats held the majority of seats until the 1994 Republican Revolution, when Republicans took a majority . This continued until 2006, when three Republican congressmen were defeated in Indiana; (Chris Chocola, John Hostettler and Mike Sodrel), giving the Democrats a majority of the delegation again . </P> <P> Historically, Republicans have been strongest in the eastern and central portions of the state, as well as the suburbs of the state's major cities . Democrats have been strongest in the northwestern and southern parts of the state along with the major cities . However, outside of Indianapolis, the Chicago suburbs, and Bloomington, the state's Democrats tend to be somewhat more conservative than their counterparts in the rest of the country, especially on social issues . </P>

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