Premise: Indiana gubernatorial election, 2016 . Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Pence was running for reelection to a second term in office until July 15 , 2016 , when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump selected Pence as his vice presidential running mate . Mike Pence . On November 8 , 2016 , Pence was elected as Vice President , after he dropped out of his gubernatorial re-election campaign in July to become the vice presidential running mate for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump , who went on to win the presidential election .
Hypothesis: Mike Pence is a Republican.
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