2024 Indiana Attorney General election

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2024 Indiana Attorney General election
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Nominee Todd Rokita Destiny Wells
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,669,5861,168,512
Percentage58.83%41.17%
2024 Indiana Attorney General election results map by county.svg
County results
Rokita:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Wells:     50–60%     60–70%
Attorney General before election

Todd Rokita
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Todd Rokita
Republican

The 2024 Indiana Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the state of Indiana. It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Indiana.

Contents

The Republican Convention took place on June 15. The Democratic Convention took place on July 13. Incumbent attorney general Todd Rokita was elected for a second term defeating Democratic lawyer Destiny Wells. [1]

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic convention

Candidates

Nominee

  • Destiny Wells, lawyer, former assistant attorney general, and nominee for secretary of state in 2022 [3]

Eliminated at convention

Results

Democratic convention results [5]
CandidateRound 1
Votes%
Destiny Wells1,05768.99
Beth White47531.00
Total ballots1,532100.00

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Likely RJuly 25, 2024

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Todd Rokita (R)$2,618,207$582,391$2,035,816
Destiny Wells (D)$838,443$290,118$548,325
Source: Indiana Secretary of State [7] [8]

Debate

2024 Indiana Attorney General election debate
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
RokitaWells
1October 2, 2024 FOX 59/CBS 4 Dan Spehler Video PP

Endorsements

Todd Rokita

Executive branch officials

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

Organizations

Destiny Wells

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Todd
Rokita (R)		Destiny
Wells (D)		Undecided
ActiVote [14] October 5–28, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
ActiVote [15] September 3 – October 5, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%53%47%–
ARW Strategies [16] [A] September 23–25, 2024600 (LV)–51%36%13%
Emerson College [17] [B] September 12–13, 20241,000 (LV)± 3%49%35%16%
Lake Research Partners (D) [18] [C] August 26 – September 2, 2024600 (LV)± 4%44%41%15%

Results

2024 Indiana Attorney General election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Todd Rokita (incumbent) 1,669,586 58.83% +0.49%
Democratic Destiny Wells1,168,51241.17%−0.49%
Total votes2,838,098 100.00%
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by IndyPolitics.org
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by The Hill
  3. ↑ Poll sponsored by Wells's campaign

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tuohy, Hayleigh Colombo, Tony Cook and John. "Republican Todd Rokita wins AG race against Democrat Destiny Wells". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita seeks reelection in 2024". Fox 59. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ Colombo, Hayleigh (July 13, 2024). "Democrats select Terry Goodin, Destiny Wells for November ballot". IndyStar . Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Niki (January 18, 2024). "Another Democrat announces for attorney general". Indiana Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ Adkins, Jay (July 13, 2024). "Wells, Goodin win Democratic nominations". WISH-TV . Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (July 25, 2024). "2024's Races for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor: An Update". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Committee Detail". campaignfinance.in.gov. Indiana Secretary of State . Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Committee Detail". campaignfinance.in.gov. Indiana Secretary of State . Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ Carden, Dan (June 4, 2024). "Trump endorses Rokita for reelection as Indiana attorney general". The Times of Northwest Indiana .
  10. ↑ "Rokita 'Banks' endorsement". Hamilton County Reporter. April 5, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 Carden, Dan (February 25, 2024). "Three statewide elected officials back Rokita reelection bid". The Times of Northwest Indiana .
  12. ↑ "Indiana". nrapvf.org. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Vote Mama PAC | Candidates". Vote Mama PAC. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ ActiVote
  15. ↑ ActiVote
  16. ↑ ARW Strategies
  17. ↑ Emerson College
  18. ↑ Lake Research Partners (D)
  19. ↑ "2024 Indiana Election Results". INSOS. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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