The Green Papers: Indiana 2018 General Election
 
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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. 115th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 1,158,000 50.73% former state Representative Mike Braun
FEC S8IN00171; 26 Nov 18; Tot $19,454,007; Dsb $19,436,255
  Candidate Democratic 1,023,553 44.84% Senator Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly
FEC S2IN00091; 26 Nov 18; Tot $14,576,900; Dsb $15,669,110
  Candidate Libertarian 100,942 4.42% Lucy M. Brenton
FEC S6IN00225
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 52 0.00% Nathan J. Altman
FEC S8IN00213; 26 Nov 18; Tot $50,055; Dsb $49,705
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 12 0.00% Christopher Fischer
FEC S8IN00221
  Candidate 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)
  Candidate 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

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

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 159,611 65.09% Congressman Peter J. Visclosky
FEC H4IN01012; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,107,233; Dsb $1,012,130
  Candidate Republican 85,594 34.91% Mark J. Leyva
FEC H8IN01096
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 4 0.00% Jonathan S. Kleinman
Total 245,209 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 125,499 54.83% Congressman Jackie Swihart Walorski
FEC H0IN02190; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,898,534; Dsb $2,773,537
  Candidate Democratic 103,363 45.16% Mel Hall
FEC H8IN02169; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,121,215; Dsb $4,062,721
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 27 0.01% Richard Wolf
FEC H8IN02219
Total 228,889 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 158,927 64.73% Congressman James E. "Jim" Banks
FEC H6IN03229; 26 Nov 18; Tot $992,218; Dsb $1,102,704
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 156,539 64.06% state Representative James R. "Jim" Baird
FEC H8IN04199; 26 Nov 18; Tot $557,845; Dsb $437,329
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 180,035 56.76% Congressman Susan W. Brooks
FEC H2IN05082; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,432,632; Dsb $1,855,657
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate Democratic 79,430 32.86% Jeannine Lee Lake
FEC H8IN06152; 17 Oct 18; Tot $73,019; Dsb $59,701
  Candidate Libertarian 8,030 3.32% Thomas G. "Tom" Ferkinhoff
FEC H8IN06137
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 5 0.00% John Miller
FEC H8IN06210
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 1 0.00% Heather Leigh Meloy
Total 241,726 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 141,139 64.86% Congressman André D. Carson
FEC H8IN07184; 26 Nov 18; Tot $994,787; Dsb $923,130
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 157,396 64.43% Congressman Larry D. Bucshon
FEC H0IN08114; 26 Nov 18; Tot $967,956; Dsb $1,026,714
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 153,271 56.48% Congressman Joseph A. "Trey" Hollingsworth, III
FEC H6IN09176; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,503,241; Dsb $1,436,272
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 1,263,074 56.22% Secretary of State Connie Lawson
  Candidate Democratic 911,546 40.57% Jim Harper
  Candidate Libertarian 71,234 3.17% Mark W. Rutherford
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 848 0.04% George William Wolfe
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 1,300,631 58.63% Treasurer Kelly Mitchell
  Candidate 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, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 1,235,579 55.50% Auditor Tera Klutz
  Candidate Democratic 913,701 41.04% former Marion County Councilor Joselyn Whitticker
  Candidate 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.

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.


 


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