2018 Indiana elections

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2018 Indiana elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 6, 2018. Three of Indiana's executive offices were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Indiana's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives.

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United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

Secretary of state

2018 Indiana Secretary of State election
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Nominee Connie Lawson Jim Harper
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,261,878910,744
Percentage56.2%40.6%
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County results
Lawson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Harper:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Secretary of State before election

Connie Lawson
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Connie Lawson
Republican

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Connie Lawson, who was appointed to the office in 2012, ran for re-election to a second full term in office. [1]

Jim Harper, an attorney and 2016 Democratic nominee for the state senate in the 5th District, sought the Democratic nomination. [2] Potential Democratic candidates included Monroe County Councilwoman Shelli Yoder. [3]

The Indiana Green Party nominated George Wolfe, a professor emeritus at Ball State University and former director of the Ball State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. [4] The party had to collect 30,000 signatures to get George Wolfe on the ballot in November. [5] The Libertarian Party nominee was Mark Rutherford, chairman of the Indiana Public Defender Commission and former vice chairman of the Libertarian National Committee. [6]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing magazine [7] Likely RJune 4, 2018

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Connie
Lawson (R)		Jim
Harper (D)		Other [8] Undecided
Gravis Marketing [9] May 10–15, 2018400± 4.9%33%23%14%31%

Results

Indiana Secretary of State election, 2018 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Connie Lawson (incumbent) 1,261,878 56.2
Democratic Jim Harper910,74440.6
Libertarian Mark Rutherford71,1793.2
Write-InGeorge William Wolfe3740.0
Write-InJeremy Heath280.0
Majority351,13415.6
Total votes2,244,203 100

Treasurer

Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018
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Nominee Kelly Mitchell John C. Aguilera
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,300,631910,744
Percentage58.6%41.4%
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County results

Mitchell:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Aguilera:     50–60%     60–70%
Treasurer before election

Kelly Mitchell
Republican

Elected Treasurer

Kelly Mitchell
Republican

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Kelly Mitchell ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Mitchell (incumbent) 1,300,631 58.6
Democratic John C. Aguilera910,74441.4

Auditor

Indiana Auditor election, 2018
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Nominee Tera Klutz Joselyn Whitticker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,235,579913,701
Percentage55.5%41.0%
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County results
Klutz:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Whitticker:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Auditor before election

Tera Klutz
Republican

Elected Auditor

Tera Klutz
Republican

Incumbent Republican state auditor Tera Klutz was appointed to the office on January 9, 2017, to replace Republican Suzanne Crouch, who was elected lieutenant governor. [11] Klutz ran for election to a first full term. [12]

Indiana State Auditor election, 2018 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tera Klutz (incumbent) 1,235,579 55.5
Democratic Joselyn Whitticker913,70141.0
Libertarian John Schick77,1013.5

References

  1. ↑ Carden, Dan (May 4, 2017). "Lawson seeking re-election as Indiana secretary of state". The Times of Northwest Indiana . Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kasarda, Bob (January 17, 2018). "Porter County attorney Jim Harper seeking Democratic nomination for secretary of state". NWI Times. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Howey, Brian A. (April 6, 2017). "As Trump tanks in polls, 2018 Indiana cycle begins to form" (PDF). Howey Politics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ Morris, Tyrone (January 26, 2018). "Indiana Green Party Announces Secretary of State Candidate". 44News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ball State professor campaigning to run for Indiana Secretary of State". Ball State Daily News. January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ Carden, Dan (May 8, 2018). "Valparaiso law school grad is Libertarian Party nominee for Indiana secretary of state". The Times of Northwest Indiana . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ Mark Rutherford (L) 10%, George Wolfe (G) 4%
  9. ↑ Gravis Marketing
  10. 1 2 3 "Indiana Election Results". Indiana Election Division. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ Smith, Brandon (January 9, 2017). "Holcomb, Four Others Inaugurated For Statewide Offices". Indiana Public Media . Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ Grant, Mike (May 19, 2017). "Appointed State Auditor ready to make run". Washington Times Herald . Retrieved July 21, 2017.

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