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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 6, 2018. Three of Indiana's executive offices were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Indiana's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives.
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
Secretary of state
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 County results Lawson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Harper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican secretary of state Connie Lawson, who was appointed to the office in 2012, ran for re-election to a second full term in office.[1]
Jim Harper, an attorney and 2016 Democratic nominee for the state senate in the 5th District, sought the Democratic nomination.[2] Potential Democratic candidates include Monroe County Councilwoman Shelli Yoder.[3]
The Indiana Green Party nominated George Wolfe, a Professor Emeritus at Ball State University and former director of the Ball State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.[4] The party has to collect 30,000 signatures to get George Wolfe on the ballot in November.[5] The Libertarian Party nominee was Mark Rutherford, chairman of the Indiana Public Defender Commission and former vice chairman of the Libertarian National Committee.[6]
Predictions
Polling
Results
Treasurer
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 County results Mitchell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Aguilera: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican state treasurer Kelly Mitchell ran for re-election to a second term in office.
Auditor
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 County results Klutz: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Whitticker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican state auditor Tera Klutz was appointed to the office on January 9, 2017, to replace Republican Suzanne Crouch, who was elected lieutenant governor.[10] Klutz ran for election to a first full term.[11]
References
- ^ Carden, Dan (May 4, 2017). "Lawson seeking re-election as Indiana secretary of state". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Kasarda, Bob (January 17, 2018). "Porter County attorney Jim Harper seeking Democratic nomination for secretary of state". NWI Times. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ Howey, Brian A. (April 6, 2017). "As Trump tanks in polls, 2018 Indiana cycle begins to form" (PDF). Howey Politics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Morris, Tyrone (January 26, 2018). "Indiana Green Party Announces Secretary of State Candidate". 44News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Ball State professor campaigning to run for Indiana Secretary of State". Ball State Daily News. January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ Carden, Dan (May 8, 2018). "Valparaiso law school grad is Libertarian Party nominee for Indiana secretary of state". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Mark Rutherford (L) 10%, George Wolfe (G) 4%
- ^ a b c "Indiana Election Results". Indiana Election Division. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Brandon (January 9, 2017). "Holcomb, Four Others Inaugurated For Statewide Offices". Indiana Public Media. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Grant, Mike (May 19, 2017). "Appointed State Auditor ready to make run". Washington Times Herald. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
- Official Secretary of State campaign websites
- Jim Harper (D) for Secretary of State
- Connie Lawson (R) for Secretary of State Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Mark Rutherford (L) for Secretary of State Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Official State Treasurer campaign websites
- John Aguilera (D) for Treasurer
- Kelly Mitchell (R) for Treasurer
- Official State Auditor campaign websites
- Tera Klutz (R) for Auditor
- Joselyn Whitticker (D) for Auditor