2020 Indiana Senate election explained

Election Name:2020 Indiana Senate election
Country:Indiana
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Indiana State Senate election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Indiana Senate election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate
Majority Seats:26
Image1:State-of-the-State-2020-041 (49387486086) (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Rodric Bray
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Leader Since1:November 20, 2018
Leaders Seat1:37th district
Seats Before1:40
Seats After1:39
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:778,292
Percentage1:56.60%
Leader2:Greg Taylor
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Leader Since2:November 6, 2020
Leaders Seat2:25th district
Seats Before2:10
Seats After2:11
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:596,836
Percentage2:43.40%
Majority Leader
Before Election:Mark Messmer
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Mark Messmer
After Party:Republican Party (US)
Map Size:250px

The 2020 Indiana Senate election was held on November 3, 2020 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of Indiana, coinciding with other elections in the state, including for U.S. president, U.S. House, Indiana governor, and Indiana House, as well as various other state and local elections. Voters elected members to 25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate to serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies. Primary elections were held on June 2.[1]

Following the election, the Republican Party retained supermajority control of the Senate, losing one seat to the Democratic Party in the process.

Incumbents defeated

One incumbent lost re-election.

  1. District 30: John Ruckelshaus (R) lost to Fady Qaddoura (D).

Results

Overview

PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican19778,29256.6040191839 1
Democratic22596,83643.40106711 1
Total1,375,128100.0050252550
Source: Indiana Election Division

District 50

Footnotes

References

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana Election Results - June 2, 2020 . September 4, 2020 . Indiana Election Division .
  2. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.