Vice President Pence congratulated Greg Pence on Tuesday after his elder brother was projected to win the Republican primary for the seat now held by Rep. Luke Messer Allen (Luke) Lucas MesserK Street giants scoop up coveted ex-lawmakers Yoder, Messer land on K Street House GOP to force members to give up leadership positions if running for higher office MORE (R-Ind.).

"Congratulations to my brother @GregPenceIN on his big primary win tonight in #IN06!" the vice president tweeted after polls closed in the Hoosier State.

"He’s making Hoosiers & the Pence family proud. Good luck in November!"

Greg Pence, a wealthy businessman, defeated his top Republican rivals Jonathan Lamb and Stephen MacKenzie on Tuesday for the seat his younger brother held from 2001 to 2012.

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Messer, who decided to run for Senate this election cycle instead of seek reelection, was coming in second place to political newcomer Mike Braun in the GOP's Senate primary. With 45 percent of precincts reporting, Braun had roughly 41 percent of the vote to 29 percent each for Messer and Rep. Todd Rokita Theodore (Todd) Edward RokitaIndiana attorney general loses reelection bid after groping allegations Bottom Line Lobbying world MORE (R-Ind.).

Greg Pence is strongly favored to win his House seat in the November midterm elections due to the demographics of Indiana’s 6th District, which encompasses rural areas in the southeastern part of the state, including suburbs of Cincinnati and Indianapolis.

President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE won the district by more than 40 points in 2016, while Messer performed similarly over his Democratic opponent that year.

This story was updated at 10:28 p.m.