From the Journal Gazette:

INDIANAPOLIS – Republican attorney general nominee Greg Zoeller stunned many party insiders Monday with a strong win against Gov. Mitch Daniels’ favored candidate, Jon Costas, at the Indiana Republican State Convention.

Zoeller – chief deputy to outgoing Attorney General Steve Carter for the past 7 1/2 years – took 60 percent of the vote, 1,061 to 707.

The crowd also enthusiastically renominated Becky Skillman for another run as lieutenant governor and invited newcomer Tony Bennett to represent the GOP on the ticket for superintendent of public instruction.

On the Democratic side, gubernatorial nominee Jill Long Thompson has not announced a running mate and no Democrats have filed for the schools position.

But the real news of the GOP convention was Zoeller’s spirited campaign against Costas, who is mayor of Valparaiso.

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