| The Green Papers: Indiana 2015 General Election | 
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  Indiana
 Elections for Statewide offices and Congress  | 
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 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. Democratic and Republican Party nominations for Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer will be decided by convention.  | 
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly  First elected: 2012  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018  | 
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| Democratic | Senator Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly  FEC S2IN00091  | 
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Daniel Ray "Dan" Coats  First elected: 2010  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  Open Seat - 24 March 2015: Announced that he will not run for re-election.  | 
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| Democratic | John Martin Dickerson  FEC S6IN00209; 30 Sep 15; Tot $33,833; Dsb $12,841  | 
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| Democratic | former Congressman Baron P. Hill  Unsuccessful candidate for election to the US Senate in 1990. First elected to the US House 1998, re-elected 2000, 2002, unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2004; elected to the US House: 2006, 2008, unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2010.  FEC S0IN00061; 30 Sep 15; Tot $420,052; Dsb $126,710  | 
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 24 March 2015: Announced that he will not run for re-election.  FEC S0IN00053; 30 Sep 15; Tot $65,102; Dsb $336,469  | 
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| Republican | Kevin Jay Grant  FEC S6IN00183  | 
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| Republican | Eric Joseph Holcomb  FEC S6IN00175; 30 Sep 15; Tot $447,621; Dsb $152,555  | 
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| Republican | state Senator Jim Merritt  Running for re-election to the state Senate?  | 
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| Republican | Congressman Marlin A. Stutzman  Congressman CD 3. 9 May 2015: Declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat.  FEC S0IN00095; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,364,558; Dsb $755,372  | 
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| Republican | Congressman Todd Christopher Young  CD 9. 12 July 2015: Announced his candidacy for the Class 3 U.S. Senate seat.  FEC S6IN00191; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,156,764; Dsb $663,606  | 
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Mike Pence  First elected: 2012  Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.  | 
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| Democratic | former state Representative John R. Gregg | ||||
 17 August 2015: Dropped out.  | 
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| Republican | Governor Mike Pence  19 May 2015: Announced that on 18 June he will announce that he will run for re-election in 2016.  | 
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| Republican | Robert "Bob" Thomas | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Elected on a ticket with Governor. | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann  First Elected: 2012  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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| 114th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Undetermined); 7 Republican (5 Undetermined, 2 Open)  | |||||
| Incumbent - 114th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Democratic | Congressman Peter J. Visclosky  First elected: 1984  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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| Candidate list - 115th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Congressman Peter J. Visclosky  FEC H4IN01012; 30 Sep 15; Tot $336,208; Dsb $278,736  | 
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| CD 2 | Republican | Congressman Jackie Swihart Walorski  First elected: 2012  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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| Republican | Congressman Jackie Swihart Walorski  FEC H0IN02190; 30 Sep 15; Tot $686,431; Dsb $215,668  | 
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| CD 3 | Republican | Congressman Marlin A. Stutzman  First elected to a partial term in a special election (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Mark Edward Souder [Republican]): 2 November 2010. First elected to a full term: 2010  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  Open Seat - 9 May 2015: Declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat.  | 
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| Democratic | Todd Alan Nightenhelser  FEC H6IN03245; 30 Sep 15; Tot $230; Dsb $26  | 
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| Republican | state Senator James E. "Jim" Banks  FEC H6IN03229; 30 Sep 15; Tot $301,705; Dsb $42,629  | 
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| Republican | state Senator Liz Brown  FEC H6IN03237; 30 Sep 15; Tot $188,940; Dsb $42,213  | 
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| Republican | Pamela Gail "Pam" Galloway  FEC H6IN03211; 30 Sep 15; Tot $170,944; Dsb $120,445  | 
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| Republican | Kip E. Tom  FEC H6IN03252; 30 Sep 15; Tot $153,775; Dsb $9,532  | 
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| CD 4 | Republican | Congressman Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita  First elected: 2010  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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 21 April 2015: Now running for the U.S. Senate.  FEC H4IN04180  | 
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| Republican | Congressman Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita  FEC H0IN04170; 30 Sep 15; Tot $474,263; Dsb $285,329  | 
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| CD 5 | Republican | Congressman Susan W. Brooks  First elected: 2012  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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| Democratic | Angela Jo Demaree  FEC H6IN05216; 30 Sep 15; Tot $12,124; Dsb $2,382  | 
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| Democratic | Shawn Allen Denney  FEC H4IN05120  | 
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| Republican | Congressman Susan W. Brooks  FEC H2IN05082; 30 Sep 15; Tot $722,877; Dsb $384,110  | 
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| CD 6 | Republican | Congressman Allen Lucas "Luke" Messer  First elected: 2012  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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| Republican | Congressman Allen Lucas "Luke" Messer  FEC H0IN02125; 30 Sep 15; Tot $654,487; Dsb $593,835  | 
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| CD 7 | 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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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| Democratic | Congressman André D. Carson  FEC H8IN07184; 30 Sep 15; Tot $385,262; Dsb $231,885  | 
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| Republican | Wayne Edward "Gunny" Harmon  FEC H8IN07150; 30 Sep 15; Tot $243; Dsb $212  | 
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| CD 8 | Republican | Congressman Larry D. Bucshon  First elected: 2010  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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| Republican | Congressman Larry D. Bucshon  FEC H0IN08114; 30 Sep 15; Tot $356,184; Dsb $212,680  | 
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| Republican | Richard Marc Moss  FEC H6IN08228  | 
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| CD 9 | Republican | Congressman Todd Christopher Young  First elected: 2010  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  Open Seat - 12 July 2015: Announced his candidacy for the Class 3 U.S. Senate seat.  | 
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| Democratic | James R. McClure, Jr. | ||||
| Democratic | William Joseph "Bill" Thomas  FEC H4IN09098  | 
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| Democratic | Shelli Yoder  FEC H2IN09167; 30 Sep 15; Tot $150,168; Dsb $4,772  | 
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| Republican | Robert Hall | ||||
| Republican | Trey Hollingsworth  FEC H6IN09176  | 
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| Republican | state Senator Erin Houchin  FEC H6IN09143; 30 Sep 15; Tot $129,835; Dsb $20,709  | 
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| Republican | James R. "Jim" Pfaff  FEC H6IN09168; 30 Sep 15; Tot $8,720; Dsb $1,683  | 
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| Republican | state Senator Darryl Brent "Brent" Waltz, Jr.  FEC H6IN09150; 30 Sep 15; Tot $63,561; Dsb $12,291  | 
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| Republican | Attorney General Gregory Francis "Greg" Zoeller  FEC H6IN09135; 30 Sep 15; Tot $130,779; Dsb $34,868  | 
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Connie Lawson  Appointed: March 2012, 2014  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018  | 
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|   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: 2012, 2016 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Greg Zoeller  First elected: 2008, re-elected: 2012  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  Open Seat - 14 July 2015: Filed with the FEC to run for Congress in CD 9.  | 
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| Candidate list | |||||
| Democratic | Lorenzo Arredondo | ||||
| Republican | Steve Carter | ||||
| 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  First elected: 2014  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018  | 
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| 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: 2014, 2018 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor Suzanne Crouch  Appointed: December 2013 (re: resignation of Auditor Dwayne Sawyer). First elected: 2014.  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018  | 
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| 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, Final Election Cycle: 2000. In 2021, this office will be become an appointed position. | |||||
| Democratic | Public Instruction Superintendent Glenda Ritz  First elected: 2012  Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016  | 
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| Democratic | Public Instruction Superintendent Glenda Ritz | ||||
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. |