After nearly four decades in Washington, Senator Dick Lugar will be leaving his post.
State Treasurer and Tea Party favorite Richard Mourdock beat Senator Richard Lugar with 61 percent of the vote.
It's probably a surprise for Hoosiers who've filled in the bubble for Lugar for decades, though it shouldn't be too terribly surprising looking at the latest poll that gave Mourdock a 10 point edge.
Let's take a moment to look at Senator Lugar's career in Washington. He started his career in the Senate in January 1977, the same time Jimmy Carter was moving into the White House.
Over the years, Lugar's been known for his work on foreign affairs, serving as a ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
So what went wrong?
State Treasurer, Richard Mourdock had a lot of backing from Tea Party groups that really drove home a message that Lugar was out of touch with Indiana voters.
Something that likely didn't help Lugar was the controversy over him not owning a home in the state any more.
He had to re-register his family farm to get back on voter rolls.
In his acceptance speech Mourdock said Hoosier voters will identify with his message come November.
As for Lugar, when he conceded to Mourdock, he wanted to drive home the point that no matter what today's outcome, he wants to see a Republican win in November.
We now know what the ticket will look like in November, a Mourdock/Donnelly race.
Representative Joe Donnelly is leaving his seat in the House to run for Senate, and you'd have to think he's pretty excited about the outcome.
Political pundits will tell you that Donnelly has a better shot running against Mourdock than Lugar because Donnelly will likely grab the Independent and moderate voters over your more-conservative Richard Mourdock.
Both Mourdock and Donnelly took the time to recognize Senator Lugar for his public service work over the past few decades.
