近40年来，民主党首次控制了印第安纳州的哥伦布——副总统迈克·彭斯的家乡。
周二，哥伦布选民看到四名民主党人当选为市议会议员，只有三名共和党现任议员声称再次当选。
在一个地区，民主党人杰龙·伍德仅以一票之差击败共和党现任议员达斯卡尔·邦奇，据当地报纸报道，共和国。
在另一次选举中，现任民主党人伊莱恩·瓦格纳以几百票的优势击败了她的共和党对手吉姆·哈特索克。
与此同时，该市的两个“无任所议员”席位都给了民主党，现任的汤姆·戴尔(Tom Dell)继续掌权，格雷斯·凯斯勒(Grace Kestler)也大获全胜。
共和党现任总统大卫·布什、弗兰克·米勒和蒂姆·舒费特也设法保住了他们的席位。
据进步的俄勒冈州民主党众议员厄尔·布鲁曼诺尔称，席卷印第安纳市的蓝色浪潮见证了民主党38年来第一次获得了对议会的控制权，他将这一消息视为自己政党的重大胜利。
布卢门瑙尔还指出，2017年丢掉唐纳德·特朗普总统车队后丢掉工作的自行车手朱莉·布里斯曼，也赢得了弗吉尼亚当地办公室的竞标在周二的选举中。
在印第安纳民主党在一份声明中庆祝了这一事实“民主党推翻了哥伦布的议会——前州长和副总统的家乡，赢得了波蒂奇和埃文斯维尔的压倒性多数。”
该组织表示:“这些胜利突显了印第安纳郊区不断变化的动态。”。
下图来自统计显示民主党取得了进步在2019年担任州长。
印第安纳州民主党人也庆祝了这样一个事实，即民主党人也将首次在齐翁斯维尔担任市长，并在卡梅尔和费希尔担任市议会议员。
印第安纳民主党主席约翰·祖迪说:“2019年，我们开始扩大战场，建立我们党多样化的席位。”。“2020年，民主党将在齐翁斯维尔、卡梅尔和费希尔当选。全州郊区的重大胜利为2020年奠定了基础。”
彭斯在哥伦布出生和长大。然而，他尚未对民主党在控制家乡市议会方面的胜利发表评论。
副总统的哥哥格雷格·彭斯代表印第安纳州第六国会选区，他对家乡的事态发展也保持沉默。
在周二选举的准备阶段，副总统将他的时间奉献给支持共和党密西西比州州长泰特·里维斯的候选人，他在竞选中获得了成功。
周一，彭斯访问比洛克西，为州长候选人集会，告诉数百名欢呼的支持者，美国“永远不会成为一个社会主义国家”根据《太阳先驱报》。
副总统迈克·彭斯于2019年10月24日在华盛顿特区威尔逊中心的首届弗雷德里克·马莱克公共服务领导力讲座上发表讲话。民主党已经控制了彭斯的家乡印第安纳州哥伦布市的市议会。
DEMOCRATS TAKE CONTROL OF MIKE PENCE'S HOMETOWN FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY FOUR DECADES
For the first time in nearly 40 years, Democrats have taken control of Columbus, Indiana—the hometown of Vice President Mike Pence.
On Tuesday, Columbus voters saw four Democrats elected to City Council seats, with only three Republican incumbents claiming re-election victory.
In one district, Democrat Jerone Wood beat out Republican incumbent Dascal Bunch by just one vote, according to local newspaper, The Republic.
In another, incumbent Democrat Elaine Wagner beat her GOP opponent, Jim Hartsook by several hundred.
Meanwhile, both of the city's "council at-large" seats went to Democrats, with incumbent Tom Dell retaining power, while Grace Kestler also swept to victory.
Republican incumbents David Bush, Frank Miller and Tim Shuffett also managed to hold on to their seats.
The blue wave that swept across the Indiana city saw Democrats gain control of its council for the first time in 38 years, according to progressive Democratic Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who celebrated the news as a major victory for his party.
Blumenauer also noted that Juli Briskman, the cyclist who lost her job after flipping off President Donald Trump's motorcade in 2017, also won her bid for local office in Virginia in Tuesday's elections.
In a statement, the Indiana Democratic Party celebrated the fact that "Democrats flipped the council in Columbus—hometown of the former governor and Vice President and won commanding majorities in Portage and Evansville."
"The victories underscore the shifting dynamic in the Indiana suburbs," the group said.
The below graphic from Statista shows Democratic gains in state governorships in 2019.
Indiana Democrats also celebrated the fact that for the first time, Democrats would also soon hold the mayor's office in Zionsville, as well as seats on city councils in Carmel and Fishers.
"In 2019, we set out to expand the battleground and build our Party's diverse bench," said Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody. "In 2020, Democrats will hold elected office in Zionsville, Carmel and Fishers. Big wins in suburbs across the state are setting the table for 2020."
Pence was born and raised in Columbus. However, he has yet to comment on the Democrats' victory in gaining control of his hometown's city council.
The Vice President's older brother, Greg Pence, who represents the 6th Congressional District of Indiana, was also silent on the turn of events in his hometown.
In the lead-up to Tuesday's elections, the vice president dedicated his time to supporting GOP Mississippi candidate for governor Tate Reeves, who was successful in his election bid.
On Monday, Pence visited Biloxi to rally for the gubernatorial candidate, telling hundreds of cheering supporters that America "will never be a socialist country," according to The Sun Herald.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Wilson Center's inaugural Frederic V. Malek Public Service Leadership lecture, in Washington, D.C., on October 24, 2019. Democrats have gained control of the city council of Pence's hometown, Columbus, Indiana.
