Julia May Carson was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 7th congressional district from 1997 until she died in 2007. Carson was the first woman and first African American to represent Indianapolis in the U.S. Congress. She was also the second African American woman elected to Congress from Indiana,after Katie Hall,and her grandson AndréCarson succeeded to her seat following her death.
Ralph Campbell Jr. was an American politician and auditor who served as the North Carolina State Auditor from 1993 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the first African American to hold statewide elected executive office in North Carolina. Campbell was born in Raleigh,North Carolina,and he attended St. Augustine's College. He graduated with a degree in business administration in 1968,and served in the United States Army Reserve from 1971 until 1977. After leaving the reserve,he worked various government jobs before being elected to the Raleigh City Council in 1985.
Thomas Taggart was an Irish-American politician who was the political boss of the Democratic Party in Indiana for the first quarter of the twentieth century and remained an influential political figure in local,state,and national politics until his death. Taggart was elected auditor of Marion County,Indiana (1886–1894),and mayor of Indianapolis. His mayoral administration supported public improvements,most notably the formation of the city's park and boulevard system. He also served as a member of the Democratic National Committee (1900–1916) and as its chairman (1904–1908). Taggart was appointed to the U.S. Senate in March 1916,but lost the seat in the November election.
Barbara Hafer is an American politician and convicted felon from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She served as a member of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners from 1984 to 1989,as the Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1997 and as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1997 to 2005.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Karen Rae Tallian is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Indiana Senate for the 4th district from December 2005 through October 2021. She was re-elected in 2006,2010 and 2014. While serving in the Senate,Tallian,a progressive,has supported medicinal prescription and the decriminalization of marijuana,and has authored bills in its favor. In 2015,she announced her candidacy for governor of Indiana but dropped out that same year,well before the primary season. Tallian was also a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for Indiana Attorney General in 2020,but lost the nomination to Jonathan Weinzapfel.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Indiana:
Elections were held in Indiana on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Primary elections were held on May 4,2010.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8,2016,in 12 states and two territories. The last regular gubernatorial elections for nine of the 12 states took place in 2012. The last gubernatorial elections for New Hampshire,Oregon,and Vermont took place in 2014,as Oregon held a special election due to the resignation of Governor John Kitzhaber,while the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both serve two-year terms. The 2016 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,Senate,and House elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 4,2014. All of New Mexico's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3,2014.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 4,2014. Three of Indiana's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Indiana's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican nominees won all three statewide elections and all of Indiana's U.S. Representatives were re-elected.
The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1959 took place on November 3,1959 and saw the reelection of Charles H. Boswell,who had become mayor eleven months earlier,after Philip L. Bayt resigned to become Marion County Prosecutor. Boswell defeated Republican William T. Sharp.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday,November 7,1962. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor,Secretary of State,Auditor,Treasurer,and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. Republicans ran the table on the state's executive offices,defeating incumbent Governor Jack R. Gage and incumbent Superintendent Velma Linford and picking up the Secretary of State's office. Republican State Auditor Minnie A. Mitchell was re-elected and Republicans also held the Treasurer's office.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday,November 7,1922. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor,Secretary of State,Auditor,Treasurer,and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. Democrats improved considerably from their performances in 1918,with William B. Ross winning the gubernatorial election and almost all of their statewide candidates outpacing their 1918 nominees. However,Republicans held all of the other statewide offices.
Elections are held in Evansville,Indiana to elect the city's mayor. Currently,such elections are regularly scheduled to be held every four years,in the year immediately preceding that of United States presidential elections.
The 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the next governor of Indiana,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Eric Holcomb is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. Primary elections took place on May 7,2024.
The 2022 United States secretary of state elections were held on November 8,2022,to elect the secretaries of state in twenty-seven states. These elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections.
The 2022 Indiana Secretary of State election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next secretary of state of Indiana. Holli Sullivan,a Republican who was appointed to replace Connie Lawson as Secretary of State in 2021,ran for a full term in office but was defeated in the Republican primary by Diego Morales. The Democratic,Republican,and Libertarian parties chose their nominees for Secretary of State at a party convention on June 18,2022.
Anita Olga Bowser was an American politician in the state of Indiana. She served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives for the 7th district from 1979 to 1980 and a member for the 9th district from 1982 to 1992. She was a member of the Indiana Senate for the 8th district from 1992 until her death in 2007. A Democrat,she was a state delegate to the Democratic National Convention from 1956 to 1984.
