Indiana 2012 legislative election results

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Indiana State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Indiana State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Indiana State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Indiana State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	13	13
	Republican Party	37	37
Total		50	50

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 25 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Brandt Hershman
2. Brent Steele
3. Brent Waltz
4. Carlin Yoder
5. David Long
6. Earline Rogers
7. Ed Charbonneau
8. Greg Taylor
9. Jean Breaux
10. Jean Leising
11. Jim Arnold
12. John Broden
13. Lonnie Randolph
14. Luke Kenley
15. Michael Young
16. Patricia L. Miller
17. Pete Miller
18. Randall Head
19. Ryan Mishler
20. Scott Schneider
21. Susan Glick
22. Vaneta Becker

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

No candidates have this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Mark Stoops	Democratic	Indiana State Senate District 40
Michael Crider	Republican	Indiana State Senate District 28

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Indiana State Senate:

Democratic

1. Mark Stoops

Republican

1. Michael Crider
2. Rodric D. Bray

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

1. Rodric D. Bray

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Indiana State Senate:

Democratic

1. Earline Rogers
2. Greg Taylor
3. Jean Breaux
4. Jim Arnold
5. John Broden
6. Lonnie Randolph
7. Mark Stoops

Republican

1. Brandt Hershman
2. Brent Steele
3. Brent Waltz
4. Carlin Yoder
5. David Long
6. Ed Charbonneau
7. Jean Leising
8. Luke Kenley
9. Michael Crider
10. Michael Young
11. Patricia L. Miller
12. Pete Miller
13. Randall Head
14. Rodric D. Bray
15. Ryan Mishler
16. Scott Schneider
17. Susan Glick
18. Vaneta Becker

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Earline Rogers
2. Greg Taylor
3. Jean Breaux
4. John Broden
5. Lonnie Randolph

Republican

1. Brandt Hershman
2. Brent Steele
3. Brent Waltz
4. Carlin Yoder
5. David Long
6. Ed Charbonneau
7. Jean Leising
8. Luke Kenley
9. Patricia L. Miller
10. Randall Head
11. Ryan Mishler
12. Scott Schneider
13. Vaneta Becker

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Eric Scott
2. F.C. Peterson
3. Gena Martinez

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Indiana State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Indiana House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Indiana House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	40	31
	Republican Party	60	69
Total		100	100

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 100 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. B. Patrick Bauer
2. Bill Davis
3. Bob Heaton
4. Bob Morris
5. Brian Bosma
6. Bruce Borders
7. Charles Burton
8. Charles Moseley
9. Charlie Brown
10. Cherrish Pryor
11. Cindy Kirchhofer
12. Cindy Noe
13. Clyde Kersey
14. Daniel Leonard
15. David Alan Wolkins
16. David Frizzell
17. David Niezgodski
18. Donald Lehe
19. Douglas Gutwein
20. Earl Harris
21. Edmond Soliday
22. Edward Clere
23. Edward DeLaney
24. Eric Allan Koch
25. Gail Riecken
26. Gerald Torr
27. Gregory Porter
28. Gregory Steuerwald
29. Heath VanNatter
30. James Baird
31. Jeffrey Thompson, Indiana Representative
32. John Bartlett, Indiana
33. Jud McMillin
34. Kathy Heuer
35. Kathy Kreag Richardson
36. Kevin Mahan
37. Kreg Battles
38. L. Jack Lutz
39. Linda Lawson
40. Mara Candelaria Reardon
41. Mark Messmer
42. Matt Pierce
43. Matt Ubelhor
44. Matthew Lehman
45. Michael Karickhoff
46. Mike Speedy
47. Milo Smith
48. P. Eric Turner
49. Peggy Welch
50. Phil GiaQuinta
51. Phillip Pflum
52. Phyllis Pond
53. Randolph Truitt
54. Randy Frye
55. Rebecca Kubacki
56. Rhonda Rhoads
57. Robert Behning
58. Robert Cherry
59. Rochelle VanDenburgh
60. Ron Bacon
61. Ryan Dvorak
62. Scott Pelath
63. Sean Eberhart
64. Sheila Ann Klinker
65. Steve Davisson
66. Steven Stemler
67. Suzanne Crouch
68. Terri Austin
69. Terry Goodin
70. Thomas Saunders
71. Timothy Brown
72. Timothy Neese
73. Timothy Wesco
74. Tom Dermody
75. Vanessa Summers
76. Vernon Smith
77. Wendy McNamara
78. Wes Culver
79. William Friend
80. Winfield Moses, Jr.

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Bruce Borders	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 45
Cindy Noe	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 87
Peggy Welch	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 60
Phillip Pflum	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 56
Winfield Moses, Jr.	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 81

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Alan Morrison	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 42
Ben Smaltz	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 52
Christina Hale	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 87
Cindy Meyer Ziemke	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 55
Dale DeVon	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 5
Dan Forestal	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 100
David Ober	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 82
Dennis Zent	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 5
Harold Slager	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 15
Jim Lucas	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 69
John Price	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 47
Justin Moed	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Karlee Macer	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 92
Lloyd Arnold	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 74
Martin Carbaugh	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 81
Peggy Mayfield	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 60
Richard Hamm	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 56
Rick Niemeyer	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 11
Robin Shackleford	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 98
Sharon Negele	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Steven Braun	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 24
Sue Errington	Democratic	Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Thomas Washburne	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 64
Timothy Harman	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 17
Todd Huston	Republican	Indiana House of Representatives District 37

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Indiana House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Christina Hale
2. Dan Forestal
3. Justin Moed
4. Karlee Macer
5. Robin Shackleford
6. Sue Errington

Republican

1. Alan Morrison
2. Ben Smaltz
3. Cindy Meyer Ziemke
4. Dale DeVon
5. David Ober
6. Dennis Zent
7. Harold Slager
8. Jim Lucas
9. John Price
10. Lloyd Arnold
11. Martin Carbaugh
12. Peggy Mayfield
13. Richard Hamm
14. Rick Niemeyer
15. Sharon Negele
16. Steven Braun
17. Thomas Washburne
18. Timothy Harman
19. Todd Huston

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. B. Patrick Bauer
2. Charles Moseley
3. Charlie Brown
4. Cherrish Pryor
5. Christina Hale
6. Clyde Kersey
7. Dan Forestal
8. David Niezgodski
9. Earl Harris
10. Edward DeLaney
11. Gail Riecken
12. Gregory Porter
13. John Bartlett, Indiana
14. Justin Moed
15. Karlee Macer
16. Kreg Battles
17. Linda Lawson
18. Mara Candelaria Reardon
19. Matt Pierce
20. Phil GiaQuinta
21. Robin Shackleford
22. Rochelle VanDenburgh
23. Ryan Dvorak
24. Scott Pelath
25. Sheila Ann Klinker
26. Steven Stemler
27. Sue Errington
28. Terri Austin
29. Terry Goodin
30. Vanessa Summers
31. Vernon Smith

Republican

1. Alan Morrison
2. Ben Smaltz
3. Bill Davis
4. Bob Heaton
5. Bob Morris
6. Brian Bosma
7. Charles Burton
8. Cindy Kirchhofer
9. Cindy Meyer Ziemke
10. Dale DeVon
11. Daniel Leonard
12. David Alan Wolkins
13. David Frizzell
14. David Ober
15. Dennis Zent
16. Donald Lehe
17. Douglas Gutwein
18. Edmond Soliday
19. Edward Clere
20. Eric Allan Koch
21. Gerald Torr
22. Gregory Steuerwald
23. Harold Slager
24. Heath VanNatter
25. James Baird
26. Jeffrey Thompson, Indiana Representative
27. Jim Lucas
28. John Price
29. Jud McMillin
30. Kathy Heuer
31. Kathy Kreag Richardson
32. Kevin Mahan
33. L. Jack Lutz
34. Lloyd Arnold
35. Mark Messmer
36. Martin Carbaugh
37. Matt Ubelhor
38. Matthew Lehman
39. Michael Karickhoff
40. Mike Speedy
41. Milo Smith
42. P. Eric Turner
43. Peggy Mayfield
44. Phyllis Pond
45. Randolph Truitt
46. Randy Frye
47. Rebecca Kubacki
48. Rhonda Rhoads
49. Richard Hamm
50. Rick Niemeyer
51. Robert Behning
52. Robert Cherry
53. Ron Bacon
54. Sean Eberhart
55. Sharon Negele
56. Steve Davisson
57. Steven Braun
58. Suzanne Crouch
59. Thomas Saunders
60. Thomas Washburne
61. Timothy Brown
62. Timothy Harman
63. Timothy Neese
64. Timothy Wesco
65. Todd Huston
66. Tom Dermody
67. Wendy McNamara
68. Wes Culver
69. William Friend

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. B. Patrick Bauer
2. Charles Moseley
3. Charles Odier
4. Charlie Brown
5. Cherrish Pryor
6. Christina Hale
7. Clyde Kersey
8. D. Todd Day
9. David Niezgodski
10. Earl Harris
11. Edward DeLaney
12. Evan Smith
13. Gail Riecken
14. Gregory Porter
15. Jeff Sparks
16. John Bartlett, Indiana
17. John Good
18. Kevin Derr
19. Kreg Battles
20. Lee Jordan
21. Linda Lawson
22. Lon Keyes
23. Mara Candelaria Reardon
24. Mark Norton
25. Matt Pierce
26. Michael Blinn
27. Michael Schriefer
28. Mike Snyder
29. Mike Wilber
30. Peggy Welch
31. Phil GiaQuinta
32. Phillip Pflum
33. Robin Shackleford
34. Rochelle VanDenburgh
35. Ryan Dvorak
36. Ryan Guillory
37. Sandra Blanton
38. Scott Pelath
39. Sheila Ann Klinker
40. Steven Stemler
41. Terri Austin
42. Tom Cheek
43. Vanessa Summers
44. Vernon Smith
45. W. Trent Van Haaften
46. Winfield Moses, Jr.

Republican

1. Bill Davis
2. Bob Heaton
3. Bob Morris
4. Brian Bosma
5. Charles Burton
6. Cindy Kirchhofer
7. Cindy Noe
8. Daniel Leonard
9. David Alan Wolkins
10. David Blank
11. David Frizzell
12. Edward Clere
13. Eric Allan Koch
14. Gerald Torr
15. Gregory Steuerwald
16. Harold Slager
17. Heath VanNatter
18. Jeffrey Thompson, Indiana Representative
19. Jim Lucas
20. Karl Scharnberg
21. Kathy Kreag Richardson
22. Kevin Mahan
23. L. Jack Lutz
24. Luke Bosso
25. Mark Messmer
26. Martin Carbaugh
27. Matt Ubelhor
28. Matthew Lehman
29. Michael Karickhoff
30. Mike Speedy
31. Milo Smith
32. P. Eric Turner
33. Randolph Truitt
34. Randy Frye
35. Rhonda Rhoads
36. Robert Cherry
37. Ron Bacon
38. Scott Keller
39. Sean Eberhart
40. Steve Davisson
41. Steven Braun
42. Suzanne Crouch
43. Thomas Saunders
44. Timothy Brown
45. Timothy Harman
46. Timothy Wesco
47. Todd Huston
48. Wendy McNamara
49. Wes Culver
50. William Friend

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Al Cox
2. Alexander Avery
3. Audrey Queckboerner
4. James Hanson
5. James Nease
6. Jeremiah Morrell
7. Jim Rainwater
8. John Strinka
9. Kim Brand
10. Mark Brim
11. Paul Bravard
12. Ronald Haldeman
13. Wes Bishop

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1