2020 Indiana elections

Indiana elections, 2020

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The Indiana state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The primary elections were held on June 2, 2020. ^{[1] [2]} Primary candidates for the 2020 Attorney General election were not selected in the primary, but in a primary convention on June 20, 2020. ^[3]

In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Indiana voters elected the Governor of Indiana, two of Indiana's executive officers, all of Indiana's seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Indiana House of Representatives, and 25 of 50 seats in the Indiana Senate. Neither of the state's two U.S. Senate seats were up for election in 2020.

Federal offices

President of the United States

Main articles: 2020 United States presidential election in Indiana and 2020 Indiana Democratic primary

Indiana, a stronghold for the Republican Party and thus a reliable red state, had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 57% of the popular vote.

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

Nine U.S. Representatives in Indiana were up for election. Republicans won seven of them while Democrats won two. No seats changed hands.

State executive offices

Governor

Main article: 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election

The position of the Governor of Indiana was up for election. Incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb won re-election with 57% of the votes.

Attorney general

Main article: 2020 Indiana Attorney General election

The position of the Indiana Attorney General was up for election. Republican Todd Rokita won the general election with 58% of the votes.

Indiana Attorney General election, 2020

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Nominee Todd Rokita Jonathan Weinzapfel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,717,924 1,226,938 Percentage 58.3% 41.7%

Attorney General before election Curtis Hill Republican Elected Attorney General Todd Rokita Republican

State legislature

All 100 seats of the Indiana House of Representatives and 25 of 50 seats of the Indiana Senate were up for election.

Senate

Main article: 2020 Indiana State Senate election

Before the election the composition of the state senate was:

Party		# of seats
	Republican	40
	Democratic	10
Total		50

After the election, the composition was:

Party		# of seats
	Republican	39
	Democratic	11
Total		50

House of Representatives

Main article: 2020 Indiana House of Representatives election

Before the election the composition of the state house was:

Party		# of seats
	Republican	67
	Democratic	33
Total		100

After the election, the composition was:

Party		# of seats
	Republican	71
	Democratic	29
Total		100

References

1. "State legislative elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. Chris Sikich (March 20, 2020). "Indiana moves primary election to June 2". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
3. "Indiana Attorney General election, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

External links

• Indiana Secretary of State Voter Portal
• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Indiana", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Indiana: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org , Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Indiana". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Indiana at Ballotpedia
• "Election Guides: Indiana", Spreadthevote.org, archived from the original on October 4, 2020, retrieved October 7, 2020. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)