Challenger drops recount of 14-vote GOP primary margin for state Sen. Liz Brown

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 536

Last Updated: 1 month ago


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The Republican primary challenger to state Sen. Liz Brown has dropped his push for a recount of their 14-vote margin race.

Darren Vogt submitted a petition Monday to the state Recount Commission to dismiss the recount request he filed May 19, two weeks after primary voting ended in what was a bitter campaign.

Certified vote tallies for Senate District 15, which is entirely in Fort Wayne’s Allen County, gave Brown a lead of …

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