Midterms

Outside of Fort Wayne, Northeast Indiana is reliably Republican. But there are Democrats in the rural spaces, and they are working to connect with voters in the last few weeks of the midterm election cycle.

Democrats filled seven such vacancies for Indiana House seats, giving them candidates for 97 of the 100 seats.Republicans added two candidates, which left 20 current Democratic legislators without a GOP challenger, according to filings with the Indiana Election Division .

Recent polling data from the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics suggests incumbent U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) is neck and neck with Republican…