Indiana 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Indiana 2006 Midterm Election

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Indiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 2 May 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

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)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	4,448,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	4,000,809
Capital:	Indianapolis
Tuesday 2 May 2006 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 6:00p EDT (2200 UTC) / 6:00p CDT (2300 UTC). Although much 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. NOTE: Beginning in the Spring of 2006, all of INDIANA will now go on Daylight Savings Time, regardless of Standard Time Zone.
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polls close 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CST (0000 UTC). Although much of this state is in CST, the majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EST when the networks feel they can project.

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Indiana State and Local Government

INDIANA General Election Returns from an official source

INDIANA PRIMARY

Tuesday 2 May 2006

INDIANA PRIMARY Returns from an official source

Contested STATEWIDE races:

NOTE: Major Party candidates for the offices of Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Auditor are not nominated via the 2 May Primary but, instead, will be (per Indiana Code 3-8-4-2) nominated at each Party's respective State Conventions:

Democrats: Saturday 3 June 2006.
Republicans: Monday 19 June thru Tuesday 20 June 2006.

in addition, it appears that the Democratic candidate for the Class 1 United States Senate seat will also be nominated at that Party's 3 June State Convention.

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

CD 1:

Republicans have nominated Mark Leyva

CD 2:

Democrats have nominated Joe Donnelly
Republicans have re-nominated Chris Chocola*

CD 3:

Democrats have nominated Thomas Hayhurst
Republicans have re-nominated Mark Souder*

CD 4:

Democrats have nominated David Sanders
Republicans have re-nominated Steve Buyer*

CD 5:

Democrats have nominated Katherine Fox Carr
Republicans have re-nominated Dan Burton*

CD 6:

Democrats have nominated Barry Welsh
Republicans have re-nominated Mike Pence*

CD 7:

Democrats have re-nominated Julia Carson*
Republicans have nominated Eric Dickerson

CD 9:

Democrats have nominated Baron Hill
Republicans have re-nominated Mike Sodrel*



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Richard G. Lugar • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Senator Richard G. Lugar

		Republican	1,155,577	87.18%	Senator Richard G. Lugar • FEC: $2,925,923

		Libertarian	169,858	12.82%	Steve Osborn • FEC finanical report not available

		Write-in; (Democratic)			Jack H. Baldwin • FEC finanical report not available
		Write-in; (Independent)			Mark Pool • FEC finanical report not available
Total			1,325,435	100.00%

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Evan Bayh • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. 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 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated); 7 Republican (7 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Peter J. Visclosky • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1984 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Peter J. Visclosky

		Democratic	103,704	69.61%	Congressman Peter J. Visclosky • FEC: $1,374,303

		Republican	40,030	26.87%	Mark J. Leyva • FEC: $10,940

		Independent	5,247	3.52%	Charles E. Barman • FEC finanical report not available
Total			148,981	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Republican	Congressman J. Christopher "Chris" Chocola • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Possible Democratic takeover. Republican Congressman J. Christopher "Chris" Chocola vs. Democratic Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly

		Democratic	104,016	53.93%	Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly • FEC: $1,558,571

		Republican	88,871	46.07%	Congressman J. Christopher "Chris" Chocola • FEC: $3,247,573
Total			192,887	100.00%

CD 3 {map}		Republican	Congressman Mark Edward Souder • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman Mark Edward Souder

		Republican	94,929	54.37%	Congressman Mark Edward Souder • FEC: $622,034

		Democratic	79,683	45.63%	Thomas Eldon Hayhurst • FEC: $708,182
Total			174,612	100.00%

CD 4 {map}		Republican	Congressman Steve Buyer • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Steve Buyer

		Republican	111,987	62.45%	Congressman Steve Buyer • FEC: $744,682

		Democratic	67,322	37.55%	David Auram Sanders • FEC: $136,352
Total			179,309	100.00%

CD 5 {map}		Republican	Congressman Danny L. "Dan" Burton • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Danny L. "Dan" Burton

		Republican	126,072	64.85%	Congressman Danny L. "Dan" Burton • FEC: $527,819

		Democratic	61,378	31.57%	Katherine Fox Carr • FEC: $13,287

		Libertarian	6,961	3.58%	Sheri Conover Sharlow • FEC finanical report not available

		Write-in; (Independent)			John Miller • FEC finanical report not available
Total			194,411	100.00%

CD 6 {map}		Republican	Congressman Mike Pence • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Mike Pence

		Republican	113,003	60.20%	Congressman Mike Pence • FEC: $1,535,469

		Democratic	74,715	39.80%	Barry Alan Welsh • FEC: $60,263
Total			187,718	100.00%

CD 7 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Julia M. Carson • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Julia M. Carson

		Democratic	72,983	53.71%	Congressman Julia M. Carson • FEC: $476,139

		Republican	62,903	46.29%	Eric Dickerson • FEC: $79,591

		Write-in; (Independent)			John Leroy Plemons • FEC finanical report not available
Total			135,886	100.00%

CD 8 {map}		Republican	Congressman John Nathan Hostettler • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Republican Congressman John Nathan Hostettler vs. Democratic Brad Ellsworth

		Democratic	128,765	61.02%	Brad Ellsworth • FEC: $1,769,955

		Republican	82,271	38.98%	Congressman John Nathan Hostettler • FEC: $598,400
Total			211,036	100.00%

CD 9 {map}		Republican	Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Sodrel • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 2 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Toss-up - WATCH - Leans slightly Democratic. Republican Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Sodrel vs. Democratic Baron P. Hill

		Democratic	110,185	49.95%	Baron P. Hill • former Congressman • FEC: $1,913,966

		Republican	100,503	45.56%	Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Sodrel • FEC: $2,730,270

		Libertarian	9,920	4.50%	David Eric "Eric" Schansberg • FEC: $26,765

		Write-in; (Republican)			Donald W. "Don" Mantooth • FEC finanical report not available
Total			220,608	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

		Republican	Secretary of State Todd Rokita • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated

		Republican	823,762	50.99%	Secretary of State Todd Rokita

		Democratic	738,030	45.68%	Joe Pearson

		Libertarian	53,727	3.33%	Mike Kole

		Write-in; (Green)			William N. "Bill" Stant
Total			1,615,519	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: 2004, 2008

		Republican	Attorney General Steve Carter • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
	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: 2002, 2006

Open		Republican	Treasurer Tim Berry • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - At term limit. Running for Auditor in 2006

		Republican	819,417	51.80%	Richard E. Mourdock

		Democratic	762,589	48.20%	Michael W. Griffin
Total			1,582,006	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, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open		Republican	Auditor Connie Kay Nass • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - At term limit

		Republican	792,044	51.35%	Treasurer Tim Berry

		Democratic	750,520	48.65%	Judy Anderson
Total			1,542,564	100.00%
	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.

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Suellen K. Reed • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000; 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
	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.

Clerk of State Supreme Court 4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2002

		No Party Designation	Supreme Court Administrator Kevin S. Smith
	Supreme Court Administrator Kevin S. Smith will permanently add the duties of Clerk of the Courts to his responsibilities as part of the transition of the Clerk's position from an elected position to an appointed one, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard announced 31 January 2006. The last person to hold the office of Clerk of the Courts, David C. Lewis, resigned 10 February 2006 to take a job in the private sector. Mr. Lewis was appointed 23 November 2003 to fill the vacant seat caused by the resignation of Clerk of State Supreme Court Brian Bishop. Under legislation passed in 2004, the Clerk's position was changed from an elected position to one appointed by the Chief Justice whenever the elected Clerk completes his or her term, or leaves office. Mr. Lewis' current term would have expired 31 December 2006.

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): 3 incumbents, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 15 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 4 candidates
	• No Party Designation: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 6 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 an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.