Fox News projects Sen. Mike Braun wins Indiana governor's race

Fox News Decision Desk can report that Indiana voters chose Republican Mike Braun to be their next governor Tuesday, cementing the state's solidly red status – even as his face-off against Jennifer McCormick had put some political observers on edge. 

In the end, Braun, who currently serves in the U.S. Senate, beat Democratic candidate McCormick, a former Indiana superintendent of public education, and Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater. Braun will replace outgoing two-term Gov. Eric Holcomb, also a Republican.