NEW : Sen. Richard Mourdock of Massachusetts calls Lugar 's loss `` a tragedy for the Senate '' `` You got this done , '' rival Richard Mourdock tells supporters after win . Lugar conceded the race about an hour after the polls closed , telling supporters that he congratulated Mourdock on `` a hard-fought race . '' The Lugar fight pitted moderate Republican against the more conservative wing of the party . If Mourdock `` was running for something to do with foreign policy , I 'd be all over it , '' John Kerry voter says .
NEW : Sen. Richard Mourdock of Massachusetts calls Lugar 's loss `` a tragedy for the Senate '' `` You got this done , '' rival Richard Mourdock tells supporters after win . The Lugar fight pitted moderate Republican against the more conservative wing of the party . If Mourdock `` was running for something to do with foreign policy , I 'd be all over it , '' John Kerry voter says .