Republican candidate for Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita tests positive for COVID-19

Former representative and Indiana attorney general candidate Todd Rokita speaks with the press after hearing Vice President Mike Pence speak at the Wylam Center of Flagship East on April 19, 2018, in Anderson, Indiana. Rokita tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, Election Day.

Photo by IDS file photo / The Indiana Daily Student

Republican candidate for Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita confirmed Tuesday he tested positive for COVID-19.

Rokita had been experiencing symptoms after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19. He and his family have been quarantining according to state guidelines.

He will watch election results from home.

BREAKING: GOP AG Candidate Todd Rokita confirms he tested positive for the coronavirus after experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.@WISH_TV @93wibc pic.twitter.com/NL0SBQ7oFv
— Brady Gibson (@bradygibson) November 3, 2020

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Republican candidate for Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita tests positive for COVID-19

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