INDIANAPOLIS -- The grandson of U.S. Rep. Julia Carson has won a seat on the City-County Council.

Andre Carson, 32, beat out two other candidates Tuesday in a Democratic caucus vote. His term begins immediately, and his name will go on the ballot in November's election.

---

Analysis: Capitol WatchBlog

---

The seat was vacated earlier this month by Patrice Abduallah after he admitted listing as his residence a house just outside the district he represented.

"I hope to bring some new ideas," said Carson, an investigator for the Indiana State Excise Police. "We need leadership to represent people across religious, social and economic lines."

Carson won 14 of 20 precinct captain votes.

His grandmother is serving her seventh congressional term in a district that includes most of Indianapolis.