The Green Papers: Indiana 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 4 May 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:6,090,782 (2.16% of 281,998,273)
Capital:Indianapolis
Tuesday 4 May 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 6:00p EDT (2200 UTC) / 6:00p CDT (2300 UTC). Although a portion of this state is in CDT, the majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EDT when the networks feel they can project.
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 6:00p EDT (2200 UTC) / 6:00p CDT (2300 UTC). Although a portion of this state is in CDT, the majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EDT when the networks feel they can project.
 

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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.


The Libertarian Party nominates by convention rather than by primary.


Indiana Election Division - May 4, 2010 Primary Election Candidate List

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Republican Senator  Richard G. Lugar
First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 3
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Senator  Evan Bayh
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 15 February 2010: Announced he will not seek re-election in 2010
    Democratic     Senator  Evan Bayh - apparently not a candidate
15 February 2010: Announced he will not seek re-election in 2010. Since no Democratic candidate submitted the required number of signatures for the 4 May 2010 primary, the Democratic Party's State Central Committee will select a nominee for the general election between the 4 May primary and 30 June. Media reports state Congressman Brad Ellsworth (CD 8) and Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. are contenders.

FEC S8IN00049: $2,384,630
    Democratic     Tamyra R. d'Ippolito - apparently not a candidate
16 February 2010: Failed to gather enough signatures to achieve ballot access.

FEC S0IN00129: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Brad Ellsworth
19 February 2010: Congressman Ellsworth intends to be the replacement Democratic candidate for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010.

FEC S0IN00152: $464,677
  Candidate Republican     Don Bates, Jr.
FEC S0IN00111: $93,791
  Candidate Republican     Richard J. Behney
FEC S0IN00103: $30,587
  Candidate Republican     former Senator  Daniel Ray "Dan" Coats
    Republican     Tom Haney - apparently not a candidate
17 February 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  John Nathan Hostettler
FEC S0IN00137: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Marlin A. Stutzman
FEC S0IN00095: $148,585
  Candidate Independent     Timothy Lee Frye
FEC S0IN00145: Financial report not available

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, All Governors

  Republican Governor  Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels, Jr.
First elected: 2004; re-elected 2008
Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit
  Candidate Democratic     Evansille Mayor  Jonathan Weinzapfel

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

  Republican Lieutenant Governor  Becky Skillman
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - At term limit

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (4 Undetermined, 1 Open);
4 Republican (3 Undetermined, 1 Open)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman  Peter J. Visclosky
First elected: 1984
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Peter J. Visclosky
FEC H4IN01012: $551,598
  Candidate Democratic     Woodrow "Woody" Wilcox
  Candidate Republican     Adam A. Dombkowski
  Candidate Republican     Ric Holtz
  Candidate Republican     Mark Leyva
  Candidate Republican     Peter "Pete" Lindemulder, III
FEC H0IN01085: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Eric L. Olson
FEC H0IN01093: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Robert A. "Rob" Pastore
FEC H0IN01077: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Michael Petyo
  Candidate Republican     Jayson Reeves

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman  Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly
FEC H4IN02101: $725,534
  Candidate Republican     Martin A. Dolan
  Candidate Republican     Jack Edward Jordan
FEC H0IN02208: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Jackie Swihart Walorski
FEC H0IN02190: $117,206
  Candidate Republican     Tony Hvfvgpd Zirkle

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Mark Edward Souder
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas Eldon "Tom" Hayhurst
FEC H6IN03161: $185,223
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas Allen Schrader
  Candidate Republican     Gregory Lee "Greg" Dickman
FEC H0IN03156: Financial report not available
    Republican     Rachel Grubb - apparently not a candidate
17 February 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
    Republican     Charles R. "Chuck" Newman - apparently not a candidate
22 February 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Mark Edward Souder
FEC H4IN04099: $331,778
  Candidate Republican     Bob Thomas
  Candidate Republican     Phillip James "Phil" Troyer
FEC H0IN03149: $31,446

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman  Steve Buyer
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 29 January 2010: Announced he will not seek reelection due to his wife's illness.
  Candidate Democratic     Tara E. Nelson
  Candidate Democratic     Mark Powell
  Candidate Democratic     David Auram Sanders
FEC H4IN04149: $0
  Candidate Republican     Jon David Acton
FEC H0IN04212: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Cheryl Denise Allen
    Republican     Congressman  Steve Buyer - apparently not a candidate
29 January 2010: Announced he will not seek reelection due to his wife's illness.

FEC H2IN05025: $363,441
  Candidate Republican     Mike Campbell
  Candidate Republican     Daniel L. Dunham
FEC H0IN04162: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     James T. "Jim" Hass
  Candidate Republican     Charles E. Henderson
FEC H0IN04220: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Brandt Hershman
FEC H0IN04204: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     LaRon Keith
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita
FEC H0IN04170: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Mark Seitz
    Republican     Ed Soliday - apparently not a candidate
19 February 2010: Removed from the Indiana Secretary of State's list of candidates.
  Candidate Republican     Phillip J. "PJ" Steffen
    Republican     Phil J. Thorpe - apparently not a candidate
22 February 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     Eric Lee Wathen
FEC H0IN04196: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     R. Michael Young
  Candidate Libertarian     Michael C. "Mike" Hight
FEC H0IN04188: Financial report not available

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Danny L. "Dan" Burton
First elected: 1982
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Tim Crawford
  Candidate Democratic     Nasser Hausam Hanna
FEC H0IN05128: $42,676
  Candidate Republican     Ann B. Adcook
FEC H0IN05144: Financial report not available
    Republican     Carl J. Brizzi - apparently not a candidate
17 February 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.

FEC H0IN05078: $36,268
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Danny L. "Dan" Burton
FEC H2IN06023: $573,429
  Candidate Republican     Adam David Dolce
FEC H0IN05110: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Mark Andrew "Andy" Lyons
FEC H0IN05136: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     John P. McGoff
FEC H8IN05097: $162,700
  Candidate Republican     Brose Allen McVey
FEC H0IN05086: $185,838
  Candidate Republican     Allen Lucas "Luke" Messer
FEC H0IN05094: $434,703
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Michael B. "Mike" Murphy
FEC H0IN05102: $243,499

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Mike Pence
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     George Thomas Holland
  Candidate Democratic     Barry Welsh
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Mike Pence
FEC H8IN02060: $914,428

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman  André D. Carson
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 election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  André D. Carson
FEC H8IN07184: $468,415
  Candidate Democratic     Carl Kakasuleff
  Candidate Democratic     Bob Kern
  Candidate Democratic     Pierre Quincy Pullins
  Candidate Republican     Wayne E. Harmon
FEC H8IN07150: $155
  Candidate Republican     Carlos Andrew May
FEC H0IN07157: $32,806
    Republican     Rafael Ramirez - apparently not a candidate
17 February 2010: Removed from the Indiana Election Commission list of candidates.

FEC H0IN07173: $5,800
  Candidate Republican     Marvin Bailey Scott

CD 8
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Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Congressman  Brad Ellsworth
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 19 February 2010: Congressman Ellsworth intends to be the replacement Democratic candidate for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010.
    Democratic     Congressman  Brad Ellsworth - apparently not a candidate
19 February 2010: Congressman Ellsworth intends to be the replacement Democratic candidate for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010.
22 February 2010: Congressman Ellsworth's name was removed from the Indiana Election Commission's list of candidates for CD 8. We suspect he withdrew.

FEC H6IN08210: $464,677
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative William Trent "Trent " Van Haaften
FEC H0IN08155: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Bud Bernitt
  Candidate Republican     Larry D. Bucshon
FEC H0IN08114: $100,456
  Candidate Republican     Billy Joseph Mahoney
FEC H0IN08122: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Kristi Risk
Party affilation: District 8 Hoosiers

FEC H0IN08148: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     John Lee Smith
  Candidate Republican     John K. Snyder, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Duane "Dan" Stockton
FEC H0IN08106: $1,508
  Candidate Republican     Steven C. "Steve" Westell
  Candidate Libertarian     John Wayne Cunningham
FEC H0IN08130: Financial report not available

CD 9
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman  Baron P. Hill
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     John R. Bottorff
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Baron P. Hill
FEC H8IN09032: $901,143
  Candidate Democratic     Carol Johnson-Smith
  Candidate Democratic     James R. McClure, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     Lendall B. Terry
  Candidate Republican     Travis Hankins
FEC H0IN09088: $136,899
    Republican     Keith Henderson - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Richard Moss - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Michael E. "Mike" Sodrel
FEC H2IN09084: $17,425
  Candidate Republican     Rick Warren
  Candidate Republican     Todd Christopher Young
FEC H0IN09070: $318,497
  Candidate Independent     Ronnie Joseph "Ron" Kimsey
FEC H0IN09096: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Jerry R. Lucas

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Secretary of State  Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Running for Congressman in CD 4
  Candidate Democratic     Tom McKenna
  Candidate Democratic     Vop Osili
  Candidate Republican     Charlie White
  
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: 2008, 2012

  Republican Attorney General Greg Zoeller
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Treasurer  Richard E. Mourdock
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
 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, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Auditor  Tim Berry
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
 Candidates for this office are nominated by party convention or petition. That is, there is no primary election for this office.

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

  Republican Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Bennett
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 

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
  Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 26 candidates
  Republican: 12 incumbents, 59 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Boston Tea
  Right to Life
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 3 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.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  http://www.state.in.us/legislative/ic/code/const/
Election Authority
  Indiana Election Commission
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Indiana General Assembly
  Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus
  Indiana Senate Republican Caucus
Democratic
  Indiana Democratic Party
  Indiana House Democrats
Republican
  Indiana House Republicans
  Republican Senate Majority Campaign Committee
  The Indiana Republican Party
Third Party
  Boston Tea Party of Indiana
  Boston Tea Party of Indiana
  Constitution Party of Indiana
  Indiana Green Party
  Indiana Right To Life
  Libertarian Party of Indiana
  The Unity Party of Indiana
Media & others
  DC's Political Report - Indiana
  Decatur Daily Democrat
  Goshen News
  Greensburg Daily News
  Howey Political Report
  Indianapolis Business Journal
  InGroup Online - Noblesville
  Journal and Courier - Lafayette
  Journal-Gazette - Fort Wayne
  Kendallville Publishing Company - Northeast Indiana
  Kokomo Tribune
  kpaul media - Muncie Free Press - Delaware County
  Lebanon Reporter
  NewsLink.org - Indiana
  Pharos-Tribune - Logansport
  Politics1.com - Indiana
  Post-Tribune - Merrillville
  Reporter-Times - Martinsville
  South Bend Tribune
  The Courier Times - New Castle
  The Courier-Times - New Castle
  The Evansville Courier & Press
  The Evening News - Jefferson / The Tribune - New Albany
  The Herald Bulletin - Anderson
  The Herald-Press - Huntington County
  The Indianapolis Star
  The News-Sentinel - Fort Wayne
  The Palladium-Item - Richmond
  The Peru Tribune
  The Shelbyville News
  The Star Press - Muncie
  The Times - Frankfort
  The Times - Munster
  The Times - Northwest Indiana / Southeast Chicago
  The Times-Union - Warsaw
  The Wabash PlainDealer
  Times-Mail - Bedford
  Tri-State Media
  Tribune Star - Terre Haute
  WISH TV - CBS - Indianapolis
  WRTV - ABC - Indianapolis
  WTHR - NBC - Indianapolis
  Zionsville Times Sentinel

 


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