Republican State Rep. Jon Elrod and Democratic Indianapolis City-County Councilor Andre Carson will face each other in the March 11 special election to fill the vacant 7th Congressional District seat.

Carson, grandson of the late Democratic Congresswoman Julia Carson, won the Democratic caucus vote on Saturday, defeating seven other candidates. Elrod won two races at the Republican caucus on Sunday: one to be placed on the March special election ballot, and the other to be the endorsed Republican candidate for the May primary.

Should Carson win the special election in March, a rematch will likely take place in November. For more on the Indianapolis-based district, which went heavily for John Kerry and Al Gore but recently chose a Republican challenger over an incumbent Democratic Mayor, click here.

-- Kyle Trygstad