2018 Indiana elections explained

Election Name:2018 Indiana elections
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2016
Next Year:2020
Election Date:November 6, 2018

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

See main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Indiana.

United States House of Representatives

See main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana.

Secretary of state

Election Name:2018 Indiana Secretary of State election
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2014
Next Year:2022
Election Date:November 6, 2018
Nominee1:Connie Lawson
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,261,878
Percentage1:56.2%
Nominee2:Jim Harper
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:910,744
Percentage2:40.6%
Map Size:250px
Secretary of State
Before Election:Connie Lawson
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Connie Lawson
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
Margin of
error
Connie
Lawson (R)
Jim
Harper (D)
Other[8] Undecided
Gravis MarketingMay 10–15, 2018400± 4.9% align=center33%23%14%31%

Results

Treasurer

Election Name:Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2014
Next Year:2022
Election Date:November 6, 2018
Nominee1:Kelly Mitchell
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,300,631
Percentage1:58.6%
Nominee2:John C. Aguilera
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:910,744
Percentage2:41.4%
Map Size:250px
Treasurer
Before Election:Kelly Mitchell
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Kelly Mitchell
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Kelly Mitchell ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Auditor

Election Name:Indiana Auditor election, 2018
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2014
Next Year:2022
Election Date:November 6, 2018
Nominee1:Tera Klutz
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,235,579
Percentage1:55.5%
Nominee2:Joselyn Whitticker
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:913,701
Percentage2:41.0%
Map Size:250
Auditor
Before Election:Tera Klutz
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Tera Klutz
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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.[9] Klutz ran for election to a first full term.[10]

External links

Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Official State Auditor campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. News: Lawson seeking re-election as Indiana secretary of state. The Times of Northwest Indiana. Carden. Dan. May 4, 2017. July 21, 2017.
  2. News: Porter County attorney Jim Harper seeking Democratic nomination for secretary of state. NWI Times. Kasarda. Bob. January 17, 2018. February 21, 2018.
  3. News: As Trump tanks in polls, 2018 Indiana cycle begins to form. Howey Politics. Howey. Brian A.. April 6, 2017. July 21, 2017.
  4. News: Indiana Green Party Announces Secretary of State Candidate. 44News. Morris. Tyrone. January 26, 2018. February 21, 2018. February 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221222431/http://44news.wevv.com/indiana-green-party-announces-secretary-state-candidate/. dead.
  5. News: Ball State professor campaigning to run for Indiana Secretary of State. Ball State Daily News. January 29, 2018. February 21, 2018.
  6. News: Valparaiso law school grad is Libertarian Party nominee for Indiana secretary of state. The Times of Northwest Indiana. Carden. Dan. May 8, 2018. May 9, 2018.
  7. Web site: Jacobson . Louis . Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever . Governing . 22 September 2019 . 4 June 2018.
  8. Mark Rutherford (L) 10%, George Wolfe (G) 4%
  9. News: Holcomb, Four Others Inaugurated For Statewide Offices. Indiana Public Media. Smith. Brandon. January 9, 2017. July 21, 2017. July 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706195332/https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/holcomb-inaugurated-statewide-offices-111942/. dead.
  10. News: Appointed State Auditor ready to make run. Washington Times Herald. Grant. Mike. May 19, 2017. July 21, 2017.