Indiana elections, 2010

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Elections were held in Indiana on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on May 4, 2010.

Indiana State of the United States of America

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south and southeast, and Illinois to the west.

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Federal

United States Senate

On February 15, 2010, incumbent Senator Evan Bayh announced that he would not seek reelection. This shocked the Democratic base,[ who? ] which had expected Bayh to seek a third term in the Senate and had thus not fielded any other candidates. On May 15, the executive committee of the Indiana Democratic Party announced that Representative Brad Ellsworth would be the party's nominee for Senator. [1] Dan Coats, the winner of the five-way Republican primary election, was Ellsworth's main competitor in the race, along with Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris, and two independent candidates in the general election. [2] [3] [4] During the campaign, Ellsworth attacked Coats' record as a lobbyist, while Coats branded Ellsworth as a puppet of President Obama and then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. On election day, Coats won 54.4% of the vote to Ellsworth's 40%. Rebecca Sink-Burris received 5.4%.

Evan Bayh American politician

Birch Evans Bayh III is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and politician of the Democratic Party who served as the junior United States Senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011 and the 46th Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997.

The Democratic Party of Indiana is the affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Brad Ellsworth American politician

John Bradley Ellsworth is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 8th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. In 2010, he was the Democratic candidate for a seat in the United States Senate, but he was defeated by Dan Coats, a former Senator, by 55% to 40%.

United States House of Representatives

All of Indiana's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. In the United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2008, Democrats had won five of Indiana's nine seats in the House, but public dissatisfaction with Democratic President Obama, combined with the birth of the Tea Party movement,[ citation needed ] led Republicans to win back two of these seats, giving them six seats to the Democrats' three.

Indianas congressional districts

Indiana has nine congressional districts. They were last redrawn after the 2010 census and took effect in 2013, following the 2012 elections. For a history of who has served in each district, see United States congressional delegations from Indiana#United States House of Representatives.

United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they compose the legislature of the United States.

Tea Party movement American political movement

The Tea Party movement is an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party. Members of the movement have called for lower taxes, and for a reduction of the national debt of the United States and federal budget deficit through decreased government spending. The movement supports small-government principles and opposes government-sponsored universal healthcare. The Tea Party movement has been described as a popular constitutional movement composed of a mixture of libertarian, right-wing populist, and conservative activism. It has sponsored multiple protests and supported various political candidates since 2009. According to the American Enterprise Institute, various polls in 2013 estimate that slightly over 10 percent of Americans identified as part of the movement.

State

Secretary of State

Incumbent Sec. Todd Rokita (R) was term-limited and could not run for reelection. Candidates to replace Rokita included Democrat Vop Osili, [5] Republican Charlie White, [6] and Libertarian Mike Wherry. [7] White won the election with 57% of the vote, but was soon charged with voter fraud, and was convicted of this offense and removed from office in December 2011.[ citation needed ]

Todd Rokita American politician

Theodore Edward Rokita is an American politician who served as the member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served two terms as Secretary of State of Indiana from 2002 to 2010. When Rokita was elected to office in 2002 at age 32, he became the youngest secretary of state in the United States at the time.

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Treasurer Richard Mourdock ran for reelection. [8] His Democratic opponent was Pete Buttigieg. [9] Mourdock won a second term as treasurer with 62% of the vote.

The Indiana Treasurer of State is a constitutional and elected office in the executive branch of the government of Indiana. The treasurer is responsible for managing the finances of the U.S. state of Indiana. The position was filled by appointment from 1816 until the adoption of the new Constitution of Indiana in 1851, which made the position filled by election. As of 2018, there have been fifty-five treasurers. The incumbent is Republican Kelly Mitchell who has served in the position since November 18, 2014.

Richard Mourdock Indiana Republican Party politician

Richard Earl Mourdock is an American politician who served as treasurer of the state of Indiana from 2007 to 2014. Running with the support of the Tea Party movement, he defeated six-term incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Lugar in the May 2012 Republican primary election. He lost the November 6, 2012, general election for Lugar's seat to Democratic Congressman Joe Donnelly.

Pete Buttigieg Mayor of South Bend, Indiana

Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg is an American politician, former Naval Intelligence Officer, and former consultant. He has been the mayor of the city of South Bend, Indiana since 2012. He is exploring a campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2020 presidential election.

Auditor

Incumbent Republican Auditor Tim Berry ran for reelection. [10] He faced Democrat Sam Locke [11] and Libertarian Eric Knipe in the general election. [12] Berry won reelection with 58% of the vote to Locke's 37%.

Indiana State Auditor

The Indiana State Auditor is a constitutional and elected office in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. State of Indiana. The Auditor of Indiana is elected to a four-year term and is subject to term limits where the officeholder is bound to serving eight years out of any twelve-year period. In this position, the auditor serves as the state's chief financial officer and is in charge of the oversight of state funds and revenue. The incumbent state auditor is Tera Klutz. Klutz has held this position since being appointed by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb. Klutz was appointed to the position after her predecessor, Suzanne Crouch resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. In 2008, the annual salary of the auditor of Indiana was $66,000.

Timothy J. Berry is an American politician who served as the State Auditor of Indiana from 2007 to 2013 and as State Treasurer of Indiana from 1999 to 2007. He resigned as State Auditor after being elected Chairman of the Indiana Republican Party on July 22, 2013. He left his post as State Party Chairman on April 30, 2015. He was replaced by Jeff Cardwell.

State Senate

25 seats in the Indiana Senate were up for election in 2010, a majority of which were won by the Republicans.

State House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. A large majority of these were seized by the Republicans, giving them legislative dominance, but not enough to meet quorum without Democratic attendance.[ citation needed ]

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010. [13]

Ballot measures

One statewide ballot measure was certified:

  1. Add a property tax cap amendment to the Indiana Constitution [14]

The measure passed at the polls, with 28% of voters against the proposition.

Local

Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dems make Ellsworth official pick to face Coats". Associated Press. May 15, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dan Coats for Indiana". Coatsforindiana.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  3. ↑ "Brad Ellsworth | Ellsworth for Indiana U.S. Senate Campaign". Ellsworthforindiana2010.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Elect Rebecca Sink-Burris to United States Senate". Electrebecca.com. 2010-04-13. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Vop Osili for Indiana Secretary of State|Democrat". Votevop.com. 2010-06-26. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Home • Charlie White for Secretary of State". Charlieforindiana.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  7. ↑ MikeWherry.com
  8. ↑ "Richard Mourdock for State Treasurer of Indiana". Richardmourdock.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Pete Buttigieg for South Bend Mayor". PeteForIndiana.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Berry for Indiana". Berry for Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Sam Locke for Indiana State Auditor". Lockeforauditor.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  12. ↑ "(no title)". wordpress.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Indiana judicial elections, 2010 - Judgepedia". Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Indiana 2010 ballot measures - Ballotpedia". Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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