2018_Indiana_elections
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.
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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
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Governing magazine[7] | Likely R | June 4, 2018 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Connie Lawson (R) |
Jim Harper (D) |
Other[8] | Undecided |
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| Gravis Marketing | May 10–15, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 33% | 23% | 14% | 31% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Connie Lawson (incumbent) | 1,261,878 | 56.2 | |
| Democratic | Jim Harper | 910,744 | 40.6 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Rutherford | 71,179 | 3.2 | |
| Write-In | George William Wolfe | 374 | 0.0 | |
| Write-In | Jeremy Heath | 28 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 351,134 | 15.6 | ||
| Total votes | 2,244,203 | 100 | ||
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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kelly Mitchell (incumbent) | 1,300,631 | 58.6 | |
| Democratic | John C. Aguilera | 910,744 | 41.4 | |
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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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tera Klutz (incumbent) | 1,235,579 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Joselyn Whitticker | 913,701 | 41.0 | |
| Libertarian | John Schick | 77,101 | 3.5 | |
- 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%
- "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.
- 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
- Official State Auditor campaign websites