WASHINGTON — Former Representative Baron Hill said Monday that he was removing his name from the ballot in the race against Representative Todd Young.
Hill said he is pulling out to give Democrats a better chance of taking the Senate.
“I do not want to stand in the way of Democrats winning Indiana and the U.S. Senate,” Hill said in a statement. “That would not be fair to my party or my state. And, the stakes are far too high in this election not to put my country above my own political ambitions.”
CNN reported Monday that Bayh will run for his old Senate seat, now held by retiring GOP Senator Dan Coats.
Republican Representative Todd Young was favored to win the seat over Hill.
WRBI will update this story as more information becomes available.
