Indiana 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Indiana 2018 General Election

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Indiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Friday 9 February 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 8 May 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-6:00p EDT (1000-2200 UTC) / 6:00a-6:00p CDT (1100-2300 UTC). Although a portion of this state is in CT, the majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET when the networks feel they can project.
✓ Monday 2 July 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-6:00p EST (1100-2300 UTC) / 6:00a-6:00p CST (1200-0000 UTC). Although a portion of this state is in CT, the majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET when the networks feel they can project.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	6,501,582	(2.10% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
Capital:	Indianapolis

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Indiana State and Local Government

NOTE: In any Primary election in INDIANA, voters state which Party they are affiliated with by asking the poll workers for the ballot of that Party in a given Primary. A voter's party affiliation is determined solely by his or her Primary voting record; the state's voter registration form does NOT provide a place for the voter to state Party affiliation.

Even though the history of a voter's Party affiliation- solely as determined by the individual voter's Primary voting record- is part of the public record, the informaton is NOT available at the polling place. Any voter, however, may challenge another voter's Party affiliation at the polls:

In such a case, the voter making the challenge (the "challenger") fills out an affidavit that the voter being challenged (the "challengee") has not, in fact, voted in the Party's Primaries in the past, an assertion against which the challengee must fill out a counter-affidavit, asserting that they intend to vote for a majority of the candidates of the challengee's Party of choice in the next General Election. If the challengee fills out this counter-affidavit, the challengee is allowed to vote in the Primary; however, if the challengee refuses, he or she is not allowed to vote in the Primary.

Nevertheless, since General Election ballots are cast in secret, the intention expressed in the counter-affidavit by the challengee is impossible to enforce.

Indiana law forbids anyone from appearing on the general election ballot more the once.

The Libertarian Party nominates by 5 May 2018 convention rather than by primary.

Democratic and Republican Party nominations for Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer will be decided by convention.

2018 Indiana Election Calendar from the Indiana Election Division.

2018 Primary and General Election Candidates from the Indiana Election Division.

8 May 2018 Primary: Returns from an official source.
Results from Politico
Results from The New York Times.

6 November 2018 General Election
Candidate List from the Indiana Elections Division.
Certified returns from the Indiana Elections Division.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	1,158,000	50.73%	former state Representative Mike Braun • FEC S8IN00171; 26 Nov 18; Tot $19,454,007; Dsb $19,436,255

		Democratic	1,023,553	44.84%	Senator Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly • FEC S2IN00091; 26 Nov 18; Tot $14,576,900; Dsb $15,669,110

		Libertarian	100,942	4.42%	Lucy M. Brenton • FEC S6IN00225

		Write-in; (Independent)	52	0.00%	Nathan J. Altman • FEC S8IN00213; 26 Nov 18; Tot $50,055; Dsb $49,705
		Write-in; (Independent)	12	0.00%	Christopher Fischer • FEC S8IN00221
		Write-in; (Other)	6	0.00%	James L. Johnson, Jr.
Total			2,282,565	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator Todd Christopher Young • Served in the U.S. House: 2011-2017. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*			*Senator Todd Christopher Young* • FEC S6IN00191

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Eric Joseph Holcomb • First elected: 2016 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated); 7 Republican (5 Renominated, 2 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Peter J. Visclosky • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 1984 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	159,611	65.09%	Congressman Peter J. Visclosky • FEC H4IN01012; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,107,233; Dsb $1,012,130

		Republican	85,594	34.91%	Mark J. Leyva • FEC H8IN01096

		Write-in; (Independent)	4	0.00%	Jonathan S. Kleinman
Total			245,209	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Jackie Swihart Walorski • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	125,499	54.83%	Congressman Jackie Swihart Walorski • FEC H0IN02190; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,898,534; Dsb $2,773,537

		Democratic	103,363	45.16%	Mel Hall • FEC H8IN02169; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,121,215; Dsb $4,062,721

		Write-in; (Independent)	27	0.01%	Richard Wolf • FEC H8IN02219
Total			228,889	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman James E. "Jim" Banks • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	158,927	64.73%	Congressman James E. "Jim" Banks • FEC H6IN03229; 26 Nov 18; Tot $992,218; Dsb $1,102,704

		Democratic	86,610	35.27%	Courtney Tritch • FEC H8IN03076; 26 Nov 18; Tot $860,402; Dsb $847,133
Total			245,537	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4 Open		Republican	Congressman Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 9 August 2017: Ran for but lost the primary for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2018.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	156,539	64.06%	state Representative James R. "Jim" Baird • FEC H8IN04199; 26 Nov 18; Tot $557,845; Dsb $437,329

		Democratic	87,824	35.94%	Tobi Beck • FEC H8IN04124; 26 Nov 18; Tot $117,458; Dsb $110,728
Total			244,363	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Susan W. Brooks • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	180,035	56.76%	Congressman Susan W. Brooks • FEC H2IN05082; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,432,632; Dsb $1,855,657

		Democratic	137,142	43.24%	Dierdre "Dee" Thornton • FEC H8IN05188; 26 Nov 18; Tot $208,013; Dsb $168,037
Total			317,177	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6 Open		Republican	Congressman Allen Lucas "Luke" Messer • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 26 July 2017: Ran for but lost the primary for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2018.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Republican	154,260	63.82%	Gregory J. "Greg" Pence • Brother of Vice President Mike Pence • FEC H8IN06129; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,757,691; Dsb $2,508,387

		Democratic	79,430	32.86%	Jeannine Lee Lake • FEC H8IN06152; 17 Oct 18; Tot $73,019; Dsb $59,701

		Libertarian	8,030	3.32%	Thomas G. "Tom" Ferkinhoff • FEC H8IN06137

		Write-in; (Independent)	5	0.00%	John Miller • FEC H8IN06210
		Write-in; (Independent)	1	0.00%	Heather Leigh Meloy
Total			241,726	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman André D. Carson • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 11 March 2008 in a Special Election called to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman Julia M. Carson (his grandmother) on 15 December 2007. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	141,139	64.86%	Congressman André D. Carson • FEC H8IN07184; 26 Nov 18; Tot $994,787; Dsb $923,130

		Republican	76,457	35.14%	Wayne E. "Gunny" Harmon • FEC H8IN07150; 30 Sep 18; Tot $606; Dsb $346
Total			217,596	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Larry D. Bucshon • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	157,396	64.43%	Congressman Larry D. Bucshon • FEC H0IN08114; 26 Nov 18; Tot $967,956; Dsb $1,026,714

		Democratic	86,895	35.57%	William Tanoos • FEC H8IN08141; 29 Nov 18; Tot $229,897; Dsb $229,897
Total			244,291	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman Joseph A. "Trey" Hollingsworth, III • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	153,271	56.48%	Congressman Joseph A. "Trey" Hollingsworth, III • FEC H6IN09176; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,503,241; Dsb $1,436,272

		Democratic	118,090	43.52%	Liz Watson • FEC H8IN09107; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,526,904; Dsb $2,516,197
Total			271,361	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Connie Lawson • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Appointed: March 2012, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins)

		Republican	1,263,074	56.22%	Secretary of State Connie Lawson

		Democratic	911,546	40.57%	Jim Harper

		Libertarian	71,234	3.17%	Mark W. Rutherford

		Write-in; (Green)	848	0.04%	George William Wolfe
		Write-in; (Pirate)	57	0.00%	Jeremy Heath
Total			2,246,759	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated by party convention or petition. That is, there is no primary election for this office.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Attorney General Curtis T. Hill, Jr. • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Major Party candidates for the offices of Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction are not nominated via Primary but, instead, will be (per Indiana Code 3-8-4-2) nominated at each Party's respective State Conventions.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Kelly Mitchell • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	1,300,631	58.63%	Treasurer Kelly Mitchell

		Democratic	917,592	41.37%	former state Representative John C. Aguilera
Total			2,218,223	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated by party convention or petition. That is, there is no primary election for this office.

Auditor 4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2002

		Republican	Auditor Tera Klutz • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • 9 January 2017: Appointed (re: resignation of Auditor Suzanne Crouch (Republican) who was elected in 2016 as Lieutenant Governor) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • 8 November 2016: Suzanne Crouch (Republican), who was appointed Auditor in December 2013 (re: resignation of Auditor Dwayne Sawyer) and first elected Auditor in 2014, is elected Lieutenant Governor. 2 January 2017: Governor-elect Eric Holcomb (Republican) chooses Allen County Auditor Tera Klutz as the new Auditor. She will take office 9 January 2017.
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	1,235,579	55.50%	Auditor Tera Klutz

		Democratic	913,701	41.04%	former Marion County Councilor Joselyn Whitticker

		Libertarian	77,101	3.46%	John Schick
Total			2,226,381	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated by party convention or petition. That is, there is no primary election for this office.

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2000. In 2021, this office will be become an appointed position.

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Jennifer McCormick • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 2 October 2018: Retiring at the end of his term.
	Major Party candidates for the offices of Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction are not nominated via Primary but, instead, will be (per Indiana Code 3-8-4-2) nominated at each Party's respective State Conventions.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 3 incumbents, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 15 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Pirate: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 6 candidates
	• Other: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 9 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.