Indiana gubernatorial election, 2016

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Indiana gubernatorial election, 2016
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Nominee Eric Holcomb John R. Gregg
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Suzanne Crouch Christina Hale
Popular vote1,397,3961,235,503
Percentage51.4%45.4%
Indiana Governor Election Results by County, 2016.svg
County results

Holcomb:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Contents

Gregg:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Mike Pence
Republican

Elected Governor

Eric Holcomb
Republican

The 2016 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 3, 2016. Republican Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb won the race with 51.4% of the vote.

Governor of Indiana head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Indiana

The Governor of Indiana is the chief executive of the state of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term, and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state government. The governor also shares power with other statewide executive officers, who manage other state government agencies. The governor works out of the Indiana Statehouse and holds official functions at the Indiana Governor's Residence in the state capital of Indianapolis.

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana position

The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is a constitutional office in the US State of Indiana. Republican Suzanne Crouch, who assumed office 9 January 2017, is the incumbent. The office holder's constitutional roles are to serve as President of the Indiana Senate, become acting governor during the incapacity of the governor, and become governor should the incumbent governor resign, die in office, or be impeached and removed from office. Lieutenant governors have succeeded ten governors following their deaths or resignations. The lieutenant governor holds statutory positions, serving as the head of the state agricultural and rural affairs bureaus, and as the chairman of several state committees. The annual salary of the lieutenant governor is $88,000.

Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Pence was running for reelection to a second term in office until July 15, 2016, when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump selected Pence as his vice presidential running mate. [1] As Pence was barred by Indiana law from simultaneously running for both offices, he subsequently withdrew from the gubernatorial election. [2] Pence went on to become Vice President of the United States. He was replaced on the ballot for Governor by his former running mate, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb, who was selected by the Indiana Republican State Committee as the nominee on July 26, 2016. [3] Holcomb later selected State Auditor Suzanne Crouch on August 1, 2016, to be his running mate as the nomination for Lieutenant Governor was made vacant by the decision of Holcomb to seek the gubernatorial nomination; she was confirmed at a subsequent meeting of the Indiana Republican State Committee later that day. [3] [4]

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Mike Pence 48th Vice President of the United States

Michael Richard Pence is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 48th and current vice president of the United States. He previously was the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. He is the younger brother of U.S. Representative Greg Pence.

Donald Trump 45th and current president of the United States

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John Gregg, the former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, was the Democratic nominee. Gregg previously ran for Governor in 2012, but was defeated by Pence.

John R. Gregg American politician

John Richard Gregg is an American businessman, attorney, author, and politician from Indiana. He was a state representative in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1986 to 2003, serving as Majority Leader from 1990 to 1994, Minority Leader for a term, and as the 85th and longest-serving Democratic Speaker of the Indiana House from 1996 to 2003.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

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Declined

Greg Ballard American politician and US Marine

Gregory Alan Ballard is an American politician, author, and businessman who served as the 48th mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Marine Corps.

Susan Brooks Indiana politician and judge

Susan Lynn Wiant Brooks is an American prosecutor and politician. She is a Republican and the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district. She was elected in 2012. The district includes the northern fifth of Indianapolis, as well as many of the city's affluent northern and eastern suburbs. Brooks previously served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2001 to 2007.

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Results

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Pence 815,699100.00%
Total votes815,699100.00%

Republican State Committee selection

On July 15, 2016, Donald Trump announced that Pence would be his running mate as vice president in the 2016 presidential election. Under Indiana law, Pence was unable to run for both governor and vice president simultaneously; he therefore withdrew from the gubernatorial election, creating a vacancy on the Republican ticket. On July 26, the chairman of the Indiana Republican Party, Jeff Cardwell, announced that Eric Holcomb had been nominated by the Indiana Republican State Committee to replace Pence on the ballot for Governor. The vote totals were not released. Holcomb later selected Suzanne Crouch on August 1, 2016, to be his running mate as the nomination for Lieutenant Governor was made vacant by the decision of Holcomb to seek the gubernatorial nomination; she was then confirmed by the Committee at a meeting later that day. [3] [4]

Indiana Republican Party

The Indiana Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP) in the state of Indiana. The chairman of the Indiana Republican State Committee is Kyle Hupfer.

Eric Holcomb American politician

Eric Joseph Holcomb is an American politician serving as the 51st governor of Indiana since January 2017. From March 2016 to January 2017 he was the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana under Governor Mike Pence, now the 48th Vice President of the United States. Holcomb was nominated to fill the remainder of Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann's term after Ellspermann resigned on March 2, 2016, to become president of Ivy Tech Community College. A member of the Republican Party, Holcomb won the 2016 election for Governor of Indiana over Democratic nominee John R. Gregg.

Suzanne Crouch American politician

Suzanne Crouch is an American politician who serves as the 52nd and current lieutenant governor of Indiana, since January 2017. She previously served as the 56th state Auditor of Indiana.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

John Gregg
Politicians
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John R. Gregg547,375100.00
Total votes547,375100.00

Libertarian Party convention

Candidates

Declared

  • Rex Bell, businessman [27]
  • Jim Wallace [27]

Nominated

  • Rex Bell, businessman [27]
    • Running mate: Karl Tatgenhorst

General election

Candidates

Debates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Eric
Holcomb (R)		John
Gregg (D)		Rex
Bell (L)		Undecided
SurveyMonkey November 1–7, 20161,700± 4.6%47%49%–4%
SurveyMonkey Oct 31–Nov 6, 20161,383± 4.6%46%49%–5%
WTHR/Howey November 1–3, 2016600± 4.0%42%42%5%11%
SurveyMonkey Oct 28–Nov 3, 2016923± 4.6%47%47%–6%
SurveyMonkey Oct 27–Nov 2, 2016790± 4.6%48%47%–5%
Gravis Marketing Oct 30–Nov 1, 2016399± 4.9%38%42%4%16%
SurveyMonkey Oct 26–Nov 1, 2016638± 4.6%49%47%–4%
SurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016674± 4.6%47%48%–5%
Monmouth University October 27–30, 2016402± 4.9%42%48%4%5%
Gravis Marketing October 22–24, 2016596± 2.3%38%42%4%16%
Ball State University (PSRAI) October 10–16, 2016544± 4.8%43%48%––
Monmouth University October 11–13, 2016402± 4.9%38%50%4%7%
BK Strategies→October 11–13, 2016800± 3.5%42%42%3%13%
WTHR/Howey October 3–5, 2016600± 4.0%39%41%5%15%
WTHR/Howey September 6–8, 2016600± 4.0%35%40%6%19%
Monmouth University August 13–16, 2016403± 4.9%42%41%4%13%
Expedition Strategies↑August 1–3, 2016600± 4.0%39%46%6%9%
The Tarrance Group July 20–21, 2016503± 4.4%34%42%–24%
with Mike Pence
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mike
Pence (R)		John
Gregg (D)		OtherUndecided
Bellwether Research May 11–15, 2016600± 4.0%40%36%—24%
WTHR/Howey April 18–21, 2016500± 4.3%49%45%1%5%
Bellwether Research May 29–June 3, 2015800± 3.5%40%41%—19%
Bellwether Research April 12–14, 2015607± 4.0%43%37%—21%
GQR Research April 7–9, 2015500± 4.4%47%47%—6%
with Susan Brooks
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susan
Brooks (R)		John
Gregg (D)		OtherUndecided
The Tarrance Group July 20–21, 2016503± 4.4%36%41%—23%
with Todd Rokita
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Todd
Rokita (R)		John
Gregg (D)		OtherUndecided
The Tarrance Group July 20–21, 2016503± 4.4%36%41%—23%
Public Opinion Strategies July 16–18, 2016600± 4.0%45%43%—12%
with Baron Hill
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mike
Pence (R)		Baron
Hill (D)		Undecided
Bellwether Research April 12–14, 2015607± 4%43%36%21%
with Glenda Ritz
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mike
Pence (R)		Glenda
Ritz (D)		OtherUndecided
Bellwether Research May 29–June 3, 2015800± 3.5%42%42%—16%
Bellwether Research April 12–14, 2015607± 4%42%39%—18%

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Results

Holcomb won with 51.4% of the votes, Gregg taking 45.4%, and Libertarian Rex Bell finishing with 3.2%. [28]

2016 Indiana gubernatorial election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Eric Holcomb / Suzanne Crouch 1,397,396 51.38 +1.71%
Democratic John R. Gregg / Christina Hale 1,235,50345.42-1.04%
Libertarian Rex Bell / Karl (K-Tat) Tatgenhorst87,0253.20-0.75%
Write-inJack Adam Adkins410—
Write-inChristopher Stried30—
Plurality161,8935.96+2.76%
Total votes2,719,968100
Republican hold Swing

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