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25 of 50 seats in the Indiana Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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Elections to the Indiana Senate took place on November 6, 2018. Primary elections were held on May 8, 2018.
Summary of Results
Popular vote |
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Republican |
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67.60% |
Democratic |
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32.39% |
Other |
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0.65% |
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House seats |
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Republican |
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80% |
Democratic |
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20% |
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Source:[1]
Retiring incumbents
Two incumbent Senators, both Republicans, chose to not seek reelection.
Incumbents defeated
In primary
One incumbent Republican Senator ran for reelection but was defeated in the May 8 primary.
Detailed Results
Sources:[5][6]
District 1
Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
|
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Democratic
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Frank Mrvan (incumbent)
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7,771
|
76.8
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Democratic
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Mark T. Kurowski
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1,551
|
15.3
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Democratic
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Chris Kukich
|
801
|
7.9
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Total votes
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10,123
|
100.0
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Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Charles B. Kallas
|
3,724
|
100.0
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Total votes
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3,724
|
100.0
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General election
Indiana's 1st State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Democratic
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Frank Mrvan (incumbent)
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29,578
|
63.3
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Republican
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Charles B. Kallas
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17,144
|
36.7
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Total votes
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46,722
|
100.0
|
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Democratic hold
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District 4
Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
|
%
|
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Democratic
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Karen Tallian (incumbent)
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6,289
|
100.0
|
Total votes
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6,289
|
100.0
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Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Cole Stultz
|
3,596
|
100.0
|
Total votes
|
3,596
|
100.0
|
General election
District 6
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Rick Niemeyer (incumbent)
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8,721
|
100.0
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Total votes
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8,721
|
100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Ryan Farrar
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5,538
|
100.0
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Total votes
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5,538
|
100.0
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General election
Indiana's 6th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
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%
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Republican
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Rick Niemeyer (incumbent)
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32,354
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63.2
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Democratic
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Ryan Farrar
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18,819
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36.8
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Total votes
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51,173
|
100.0
|
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Republican hold
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District 11
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Linda Rogers
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5,512
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64.9
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Republican
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Joe Zakas (incumbent)
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2,982
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35.1
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Total votes
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8,494
|
100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Ed Liptrap
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5,765
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100.0
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Total votes
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5,765
|
100.0
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General election
Indiana's 11th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Linda Rogers
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27,029
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61.2
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Democratic
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Ed Liptrap
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17,179
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38.8
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Total votes
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44,208
|
100.0
|
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Republican hold
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District 14
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Dennis Kruse (incumbent)
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9,458
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100.0
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Total votes
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9,458
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 14th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Dennis Kruse (incumbent)
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34,352
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100.0
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Total votes
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34,352
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 15
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Liz Brown (incumbent)
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6,932
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100.0
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Total votes
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6,932
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Kathy Zoucha
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4,489
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100.0
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Total votes
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4,489
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 15th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Liz Brown (incumbent)
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23,980
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55.4
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Democratic
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Kathy Zoucha
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19,321
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44.6
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Total votes
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43,301
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 17
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Andy Zay (incumbent)
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13,215
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100.0
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Total votes
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13,215
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Gary Snyder
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2,491
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100.0
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Total votes
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2,491
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 17th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Andy Zay (incumbent)
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30,320
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71.8
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Democratic
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Gary Snyder
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11,911
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28.2
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Total votes
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42,231
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 19
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Travis Holdman (incumbent)
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11,504
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76.1
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Republican
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Eric Orr
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3,613
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23.9
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Total votes
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15,117
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 19th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Travis Holdman (incumbent)
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29,985
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100.0
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Total votes
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29,985
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 21
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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James R. Buck (incumbent)
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11,965
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100.0
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Total votes
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11,965
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Christina Fivecoate
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3,494
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100.0
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Total votes
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3,494
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 21st State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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James R. Buck (incumbent)
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29,797
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65.4
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Democratic
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Christina Fivecoate
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15,733
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34.6
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Total votes
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45,530
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 22
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Ronnie Alting (incumbent)
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8,376
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100.0
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Total votes
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8,376
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Sheryl Shipley
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3,248
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100.0
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Total votes
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3,248
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100.0
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General election
District 23
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Phil Boots (incumbent)
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13,281
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100.0
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Total votes
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13,281
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 23rd State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Phil Boots (incumbent)
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36,226
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100.0
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Total votes
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36,226
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 25
Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Timothy Lanane (incumbent)
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5,843
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64.8
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Democratic
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Tamie Dixon-Tatum
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3,170
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35.2
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Total votes
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9,013
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100.0
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Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Zaki Ali
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4,454
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100.0
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Total votes
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3,596
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 25th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Timothy Lanane (incumbent)
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19,577
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51.9
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Republican
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Zaki Ali
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16,640
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44.1
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Libertarian
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Robert Q. Jozwiak
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1,517
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4.0
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Total votes
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37,734
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100.0
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Democratic hold
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District 26
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Mike Gaskill
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6,553
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56.2
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Republican
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Steffanie Owens
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5,115
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43.8
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Total votes
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11,668
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Dave Cravens
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4,817
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66.5
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Democratic
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Dave Ring
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2,425
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33.5
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Total votes
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7,242
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 26th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Mike Gaskill
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27,647
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57.8
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Democratic
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Dave Cravens
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18,556
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38.8
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Libertarian
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Greg Noland
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1,625
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3.4
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Total votes
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47,828
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 27
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jeff Raatz (incumbent)
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11,874
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100.0
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Total votes
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11,874
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Jake Hoog
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2,344
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100.0
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Total votes
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2,344
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 27th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jeff Raatz (incumbent)
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27,795
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70.9
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Democratic
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Jake Hoog
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11,429
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29.1
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Total votes
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39,224
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 29
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Mike Delph (incumbent)
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6,070
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57.6
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Republican
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Corrie Meyer
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4,463
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42.4
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Total votes
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10,533
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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J.D. Ford
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6,955
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100.0
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Total votes
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6,955
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100.0
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General election
District 31
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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James W. Merritt (incumbent)
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6,283
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67.4
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Republican
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Corrie Meyer
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3,043
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32.6
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Total votes
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9,326
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Derek Camp
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5,885
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100.0
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Total votes
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5,885
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100.0
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General election
District 38
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jon Ford (incumbent)
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5,751
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100.0
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Total votes
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5,751
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Chris Gambill
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7,320
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71.2
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Democratic
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Maria David
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2,169
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21.1
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Democratic
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David Allen Fuchs II
|
785
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7.7
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Total votes
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10,274
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 38th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jon Ford (incumbent)
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21,508
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55.9
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Democratic
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Chris Gambill
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16,969
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44.1
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Total votes
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38,477
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 39
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Eric Bassler (incumbent)
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12,511
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100.0
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Total votes
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12,511
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 39th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Eric Bassler (incumbent)
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34,199
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Total votes
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34,199
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 41
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
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Republican
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Greg Walker (incumbent)
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11,881
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100.0
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Total votes
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11,881
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
|
%
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Democratic
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Ross Thomas
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3,284
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100.0
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Total votes
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3,284
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 41st State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
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Republican
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Greg Walker (incumbent)
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28,888
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66.6
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Democratic
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Ross Thomas
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14,458
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33.4
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Total votes
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43,346
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 43
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Chip Perfect (incumbent)
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11,881
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100.0
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Total votes
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11,881
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 43rd State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Republican
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Chip Perfect (incumbent)
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35,509
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100.0
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Total votes
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35,509
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100.0
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Republican hold
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District 45
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
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Republican
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Chris Garten
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7,324
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100.0
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Total votes
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7,324
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100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
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Democratic
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John Perkins
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6,797
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100.0
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Total votes
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6,797
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 45th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
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Republican
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Chris Garten
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30,357
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62.7
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Democratic
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John Perkins
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16,493
|
34.1
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Libertarian
|
Charles Johnson
|
1,554
|
3.2
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Total votes
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48,404
|
100.0
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Republican hold
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District 46
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Republican
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Ron Grooms (incumbent)
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6,037
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100.0
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Total votes
|
6,037
|
100.0
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Democratic
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Anna Murray
|
7,031
|
100.0
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Total votes
|
7,031
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100.0
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General election
Indiana's 46th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Ron Grooms (incumbent)
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27,012
|
54.5
|
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Democratic
|
Anna Murray
|
22,571
|
45.5
|
Total votes
|
49,583
|
100.0
|
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Republican hold
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District 47
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Erin Houchin (incumbent)
|
10,935
|
100.0
|
Total votes
|
10,935
|
100.0
|
Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Nick Siler
|
5,973
|
100.0
|
Total votes
|
5,973
|
100.0
|
General election
District 48
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Mark Messmer (incumbent)
|
12,404
|
100.0
|
Total votes
|
12,404
|
100.0
|
General election
Indiana's 48th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Mark Messmer (incumbent)
|
38,824
|
100.0
|
Total votes
|
38,824
|
100.0
|
|
Republican hold
|
District 49
Republican primary
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Jim Tomes (incumbent)
|
6,869
|
100.0
|
Total votes
|
6,869
|
100.0
|
Democratic primary
Democratic primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Edie Hardcastle
|
3,058
|
100.0
|
Total votes
|
3,058
|
100.0
|
General election
Indiana's 49th State Senate district general election, 2018
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Jim Tomes (incumbent)
|
28,895
|
64.0
|
|
Democratic
|
Edie Hardcastle
|
16,276
|
36.0
|
Total votes
|
45,171
|
100.0
|
|
Republican hold
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- San Jose, CA
- Tallahassee, FL
- Virginia Beach, VA (special)
- Washington, D.C.
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