Indiana election commission to hear Senate ballot challenge

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Election Commission is set Friday to hear a challenge to Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Young's place on the ballot for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, after Democrats and his tea party-backed primary opponent filed objections.

The challenge Young faces from the right highlights a schism in the state GOP that pits the chamber of commerce Republican establishment against Tea Party conservatives, who are backing fellow GOP Congressman Marlin Stutzman in the primary.

[...] the potential blunder by Young, Republicans were favored to retain the seat now held by retiring U.S. Sen. Dan Coats.