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.

Indiana elections, 2018

November 6, 2018

Secretary of State

Indiana Secretary of State election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Nominee Connie Lawson Jim Harper Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,261,878 910,744 Percentage 56.2% 40.6%

Secretary of State before election Connie Lawson Republican Elected Secretary of State Connie Lawson Republican

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
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
Gravis Marketing	May 10–15, 2018	400	± 4.9%	33%	23%	14%	31%

Results

Indiana Secretary of State election, 2018[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Treasurer

Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Nominee Kelly Mitchell John C. Aguilera Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,300,631 910,744 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

Treasurer before election Kelly Mitchell Republican Elected Treasurer Kelly Mitchell Republican

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell was eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office.

Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Mitchell (incumbent)	1,300,631	58.6
	Democratic	John C. Aguilera	910,744	41.4

Auditor

Indiana Auditor election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Nominee Tera Klutz Joselyn Whitticker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,235,579 913,701 Percentage 55.5% 41.0%

Auditor before election Tera Klutz Republican Elected Auditor Tera Klutz Republican

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]

Indiana State Auditor election, 2018[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tera Klutz (incumbent)	1,235,579	55.5
	Democratic	Joselyn Whitticker	913,701	41.0
	Libertarian	John Schick	77,101	3.5

References

1. Carden, Dan (May 4, 2017). "Lawson seeking re-election as Indiana secretary of state". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
2. Kasarda, Bob (January 17, 2018). "Porter County attorney Jim Harper seeking Democratic nomination for secretary of state". NWI Times. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
3. Howey, Brian A. (April 6, 2017). "As Trump tanks in polls, 2018 Indiana cycle begins to form" (PDF). Howey Politics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
4. Morris, Tyrone (January 26, 2018). "Indiana Green Party Announces Secretary of State Candidate". 44News. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
5. "Ball State professor campaigning to run for Indiana Secretary of State". Ball State Daily News. January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
6. 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.
7. Jacobson, Louis (4 June 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
8. Mark Rutherford (L) 10%, George Wolfe (G) 4%
9. "Indiana Election Results". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
10. Smith, Brandon (January 9, 2017). "Holcomb, Four Others Inaugurated For Statewide Offices". Indiana Public Media. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
11. 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 National Institute on Money in State Politics

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Jim Harper (D) for Secretary of State
• Connie Lawson (R) for Secretary of State
• Mark Rutherford (L) for Secretary of State

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