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Indiana's 9th congressional district elections, 2012
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Incumbent Todd C. Young (R) won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.[1]
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Primary: Indiana has an open primary system, in which any registered voter can choose which party's primary to vote in, without having to be a member of that party.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by April 9. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 9.[2]
- See also: Indiana elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Todd Young (R), who was first elected in 2010. Young was ranked 10th on a list of the top ten House members helped by redistricting published by The Hill.[3] He won re-election on November 6, 2012.
This was the first election using new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Indiana's 9th congressional district was located in south-central Indiana, and includes Johnson, Morgan, Monroe, Brown, Jackson, Scott, Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Crawford, Orange, and Lawrence counties. [4]
Candidates
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
General election candidates
Note: Jason Sharp (L) withdrew from the race.[5][6]
May 8, 2012 primary results
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Election Results
General Election
| U.S. House, Indiana, District 9 General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Shelli Yoder | 44.6% | 132,848 | |
| Republican |  Todd Young Incumbent |
55.4% | 165,332 | |
| Total Votes | 298,180 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results" | ||||
Democratic Primary
| U.S. House of Representatives Indiana, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Shelli Yoder |
47.7% | 13,186 |
| Robert Winningham | 20.2% | 5,590 |
| John Tilford | 8.1% | 2,233 |
| John Griffin Miller | 7.5% | 2,062 |
| Jonathan George | 16.6% | 4,591 |
| Total Votes | 27,662 | |
Race background
Democratic candidate Robert Winningham received endorsements from State Senator Richard Young on March 14, 2012,[11] former state representative William Cochran in February 2012, [12] former state senators Jim Lewis [13] and Connie Sipes in February 2012, [14] and Union U.A. Local 502.[15]
Fellow Democratic candidate Shelli Yoder has received endorsements from Pedro Roman, the President of the Latino Democratic Caucus and a Monroe County Human Rights Commissioner,[16] High School Democrats, Indiana’s official state chapter of the Young Democrats of America-High School Caucus[17], and Mark Kruzan, mayor of Bloomington, Indiana.[18] On April 19, 2012, Yoder was endorsed by Floyd County Sheriff Darrell Mills.[19]
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Indiana
The newly-drawn map was designed to produce seven districts which are favorable to the Republican Party and two which favor the Democratic Party.
The 9th district previously consisted mostly of rural areas in southeastern Indiana, but was made more favorable to Republicans by extending it northwards to include Johnson County and Morgan County while also incorporating suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky.[20]
In redistricting, The Hill published a list of the top ten House members who were helped by redistricting in their district.[3] Todd C. Young, representative from Indiana's 9th congressional district ranked 10th on the list.[3] The article notes that in the redistricting process, controlled by Republicans, Young benefited from taking pockets of Republicans from Larry Bucshon’s district next door in the 8th district and adding them into Young's 9th district, resulting in a vulnerable District 8.[3]
The Howey Political Report claimed that the redistricting changed this district into a republican stronghold, changing its traditional character as a swing district, for now. Brian Howey, of the Howey Political Report, estimates the district as only 53% Republican, but thinks that this year's election will favor Young[21]
The new 9th district is composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[22][23]
- 31 percent from the 4th congressional district
- 1 percent from the 5th congressional district
- 2 percent from the 6th congressional district
- 66 percent from the 9th congressional district
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Indiana's 9th District became more Republican because of redistricting.[24]
- 2012: 43D / 57R
- 2010: 46D / 54R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Indiana's 9th congressional district has a PVI of R+9, which is the 125th most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by John McCain (R), 53-47 percent over Barack Obama (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 62-38 percent over John Kerry (D).[25]
Campaign donors
| Shelli Yoder Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[26] | April 15 | $0.00 | $33,711.50 | $(9,409.93) | $24,301.57 | ||||
| Pre-primary[27] | April 26 | $24,301.57 | $6,566.11 | $(6,010.79) | $24,856.89 | ||||
| July Quarterly[28] | July 15 | $24,856.89 | $93,669.35 | $(45,525.19) | $73,001.05 | ||||
| October Quarterly[29] | October 15, 2012 | $73,001.05 | $171,629.00 | $(98,041.30) | $146,588.75 | ||||
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| $305,575.96 | $(158,987.21) | ||||||||
| Todd C. Young Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[30] | April 15 | $575,565.01 | $182,599.68 | $(91,573.34) | $666,591.35 | ||||
| Pre-primary[31] | April 26 | $666,591.35 | $43,562.31 | $(13,575.45) | $696,578.21 | ||||
| July Quarterly[32] | July 15 | $696,578.21 | $268,547.4 | $(71,171.88) | $893,953.73 | ||||
| October Quarterly[33] | October 15, 2012 | $893,953.73 | $358,451.09 | $(301,665.39) | $950,739.43 | ||||
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| $853,160.48 | $(477,986.06) | ||||||||
District history
2010
On November 2, 2010, Todd Young won election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Baron P. Hill (D), Greg "No Bull" Knott (L), and Jerry R. Lucas (I) in the general election.[34]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Indiana's 9th Congressional District, General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Todd C. Young |
52.3% | 118,040 | |
| Democratic | Baron P. Hill | 42.3% | 95,353 | |
| Libertarian | Greg "No Bull" Knott | 5.4% | 12,070 | |
| Independent | Jerry R. Lucas | 0% | 69 | |
| Total Votes | 225,532 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Indiana, 2012
External links
- Todd Young's Campaign Website
- Jonathan George's Campaign Website
- Robert Winningham's Campaign Website
References
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, Indiana"
- ↑ Indiana Elections Division "2012 Calendar Brochure," Accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Hill "House members most helped by redistricting" Accessed April 17, 2012
- ↑ Indiana Redistricting Map "Map" Accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ Twitter.com "Jason Sharp tweet on July 17, 2012," Accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Indiana Elections Division "2012 General Election Candidates," Accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Evansville Courier Press.com "Ex-Obama security aide to run for Congress in Indiana's 9th District" Accessed December 16, 2011
- ↑ The Courier-Journal "Ex-aide will run in Indiana's 9th District" Accessed December 16, 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Indiana Secretary of State "2012 Primary Candidate List" Accessed January 26, 2012
- ↑ Reporter-Times.com "Busy 2012 election year awaits voters" Accessed December 16, 2011
- ↑ Winningham for Congress "Press Release: State Senator Richard Young Endorses Robert Winningham" Accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Robert Winningham for Congress "Press Release: Former State Representative William Cochran Endorses Robert Winningham" Accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Robert Winningham for Congress "Press Release: Former State Senator Jim Lewis Endorses Robert Winningham" Accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Robert Winningham for Congress "Press Release: Former State Senator Connie Sipes Endorses Robert Winningham" Accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Robert Winningham for Congress "Press Release: Winningham Announces Endorsement from U.A. Local 502" Accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Shelli Yoder for Congress "President of the Indiana Latino Democratic Caucus Endorses Shelli Yoder for Congress" Accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Shelli Yoder for Congress "Indiana High School Democrats Endorses Shelli Yoder for Congress" Accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Shelli Yoder for Congress "A Message from Mark Kruzan, Mayor of Bloomington" Accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Shelli Yoder for Congress "Floyd County Sheriff Darrell Mills Endorses Shelli Yoder" Accessed May 1, 2012
- ↑ Roll Call "Race Ratings: GOP Poised to Scoop Up a Seat" Accessed February 29, 2012
- ↑ WIBC "Redistricting Reshuffles Congressional Races to Watch" Accessed October 16, 2012
- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer "Arizona's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Indiana," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" Accessed October 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Shelli Yoder April Quarterly" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Shelli Yoder Pre-primary" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Shelli Yoder July Quarterly" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Shelli Yoder October Quarterly" Accessed October 22, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Todd C. Young April Quarterly" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Todd C. Young Pre-primary" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Todd C. Young July Quarterly" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Todd C. Young July Quarterly" Accessed October 22, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
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