Based in Lafayette, Indiana

Based in Lafayette, Indiana

Could GOP keep 4th District challenger off primary ballot with Baird?

Charles Bookwalter said he saw this coming. Friday hearing with Indiana Election Commission will determine whether he gets to try to primary Congressman Jim Baird.

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Feb 14, 2022
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Charles Bookwalter and Jim Baird (Photos provided)

Charles Bookwalter said in the days after he filed a primary challenge of U.S. Rep. Jim Baird he knew this was coming.

Bookwalter, a Republican from Thorntown, faces a challenge from within the Republican Party to take him off the May 3 primary in Indiana’s 4th District.

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