2014 elections preview: State legislative primaries in Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio
May 5, 2014
By Ballotpedia's State Legislatures team
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On May 6, 2014, Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio will hold primary elections. In total, there are 129 contested primaries across the three states, with 62 of them featuring incumbents. Another 282 seats are up for election in 2014 but will not have a contested primary on May 6.
In Indiana, there are 125 total seats, 25 in the Senate and 100 in the House, up for election in 2014. There are 25 contested primaries, 10 in the Senate and 15 in the House. Eleven of those 25 feature incumbents, with two Senators and nine Representatives facing primary competition. Polls in Indiana are open from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. local time.
In North Carolina, there are 170 total seats, 50 in the Senate and 120 in the House, up for election in 2014. There are 52 contested primaries, 20 in the Senate and 32 in the House. Twenty-eight of those 52 feature incumbents, with nine Senators and 19 Representatives facing primary competition. Polls in North Carolina are open from 6:30 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. local time.
In Ohio, there are 116 total seats, 17 in the Senate and 99 in the House, up for election in 2014. There are 52 contested primaries, 10 in the Senate and 42 in the House. Twenty-three of those 52 feature incumbents, with five Senators and 18 Representatives facing primary competition. Polls in Ohio are open from 6:30 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. local time. Anyone in line at 7:30 P.M. will be allowed to vote.
- See also: State legislative elections, 2014
Indiana
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in both chambers of Indiana State Legislature:
| Indiana House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 31 | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 69 | 71 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
There are a total of 15 contested primaries, 1 Democrat and 14 Republican, on the ballot. Nine incumbents will face primary competition on May 6. Three incumbents, all Republicans, are not seeking re-election in 2014 and another 88 incumbents will advance past the primary without opposition. The state representatives facing primary competition include:
- District 22: Incumbent Rebecca Kubacki is challenged in the Republican primary by Curt Nisly. The winner of that election will face David C. Kolbe (D) in the general election.
- District 25: Incumbent Donald J. Lehe is challenged in the Republican primary by Franklyn Voorhies. The winner of that election will face Maurice D. Fuller (D) in the general election.
- District 32: Incumbent P. Eric Turner is challenged in the Republican primary by Parvin Gillim. The winner of that election will face Bob Ashley (D) in the general election.
- District 39: Incumbent Jerry Torr is challenged in the Republican primary by Don Meier. The winner of that election will face David Russ (D) in the general election.
- District 59: Incumbent Milo Smith is challenged in the Republican primary by Ryan Lauer. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 83: Incumbent Kathy Heuer is challenged in the Republican primary by Steven J. Hively and Christopher N. Judy. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 84: Incumbent Bob Morris is challenged in the Republican primary by Michael Barranda. The winner of that election will face Fred Haigh (D) in the general election.
- District 85: Incumbent Casey Cox is challenged in the Republican primary by Ken Knoblauch and Denny Worman. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 91: Incumbent Robert W. Behning is challenged in the Republican primary by Michael S. Scott. The winner of that election will face Patrick Lockhart (D) in the general election.
| Indiana State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 13 | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 37 | 40 | |
| Total | 50 | 50 | |
There are a total of ten contested primaries, nine Republican and one Democratic, on the ballot. Two incumbents will face primary competition on May 6. Five incumbents, one Democrat and four Republicans, are not seeking re-election in 2014 and another 18 will advance past the primary without opposition. The state senators facing primary competition are:
- District 31: Incumbent James W. Merritt, Jr. (R) is challenged in the Republican primary by Crystal D. LaMotte. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 39: Incumbent John M. Waterman (R) is challenged in the Republican primary by Eric Bassler. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
There are a total of 15 contested primaries, 14 Republican and one Democratic, on the ballot. Just three incumbents, all Republicans, are not seeking re-election. Nine incumbents, all Republicans, will face primary competition. In 2012, 14 incumbents faced primary competition. None of them lost to their primary challengers.
North Carolina
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in both chambers of North Carolina State Legislature:
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 43 | 46 | |
| Republican Party | 77 | 74 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
There are a total of 32 contested primaries, 11 Democrats and 21 Republicans, on the ballot. Nineteen incumbents will face primary competition on May 6. Nine incumbents, four Democrats and five Republicans, are not seeking re-election in 2014 and another 92 incumbents will advance past the primary without opposition. The state representatives facing primary competition are:
- District 5: Incumbent Annie Mobley (D) is challenged by Howard Hunter III. The winner of that election will face Sidney Pierce III (R) in the general election.
- District 9: Incumbent Brian Brown (R) is challenged by Ashley Bleau. The winner of that election will face Uriah Ward in the general election. Brown won the general election by a margin of victory of 3 percent in 2012.
- District 14: Incumbent George Cleveland (R) is challenged by Bobby D. Mills. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 15: Incumbent Phillip Shepard (R) is challenged by Jim Morton. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 17: Incumbent Frank Iler (R) is challenged by Marion Davis. The winner of that election will face Charles Warren (D) in the general election.
- District 24: Incumbent Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D) is challenged by Mark Bibbs. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 26: Incumbent N. Leo Daughtry (R) is challenged by Dennis Nielsen. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 27: Incumbent Michael Wray (D) is challenged by Franklin D. Williams, Jr. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 54: Incumbent Robert Reives (D) is challenged by Barry Burns. The winner of that election will face Andy Wilkie (R) in the general election.
- District 57: Incumbent Mary Harrison (D) is challenged by Jim Kee. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 67: Incumbent Justin Burr (R) is challenged by Peter Asciutto. The winner of that election will face Nalin Mehta (D) in the general election.
- District 77: Incumbent Harry Warren (R) is challenged by Chad Mitchell. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 80: Incumbent Roger Younts (R) is challenged by Sam Watford. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 82: Incumbent Larry G. Pittman (R) is challenged by Leigh Thomas Brown. The winner of that election will face Earle Schecter (D) in the general election.
- District 84: Incumbent Rena W. Turner (R) is challenged by Jay White and Kirk Sherrill. The winner of that election will face Gene Mitchell Mahaffey in the general election.
- District 94: Incumbent Jeffrey Elmore (R) is challenged by Gary Blevins. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 95: Incumbent C. Robert Brawley (R) is challenged by John Fraley. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 109: Incumbent Dana Bumgardner (R) is challenged by Mickey Price. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 117: Incumbent Charles McGrady (R) is challenged by Ronnie Edwards. The winner of that election will face Shelby Mood (L) in the general election.
| North Carolina State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 17 | 16 | |
| Republican Party | 33 | 34 | |
| Total | 50 | 50 | |
There are a total of 20 contested primaries, 11 Democrats and 9 Republicans, on the ballot. Nine incumbents will face primary competition on May 6. Five incumbents are not seeking re-election in 2014 and another 36 incumbents will advance past the primary without opposition. The state senators facing primary competition are:
- District 3: Incumbent Clark Jenkins (D) is challenged by Alan Mizelle and Erica Smith-Ingram. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 5: Incumbent Donald Davis is challenged by Tony Moore and Henry Williams II. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 21: Incumbent Ben Clark (D) is challenged by Billy R. King, Eronomy Smith and Sylvia Adamczyk. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 28: Incumbent Gladys Robinson (D) is challenged by Skip Alston. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 31: Incumbent Joyce Krawiec (R) is challenged by Dempsey Brewer and Steve Wiles. The winner of that election will face John K. Motsinger, Sr. (D) in the general election.
- District 33: Incumbent Stan Bingham (R) is challenged by Eddie Gallimore. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 36: Incumbent Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) is challenged by Fred Biggers. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 39: Incumbent Bob Rucho (R) is challenged by Matt Arnold. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 47: Incumbent Ralph Hise (R) is challenged by Michael Lavender. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
Ohio
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in both chambers of Ohio State Legislature:
| Ohio House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 38 | 34 | |
| Republican Party | 60 | 65 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 99 | |
There are a total of 42 contested primaries, 13 Democrats and 29 Republicans, on the ballot. Eighteen incumbents will face primary competition on May 6. Twenty-two incumbents, twelve Democrats and ten Republicans, are not seeking re-election in 2014 and another 59 incumbents will advance past the primary without opposition. The state representatives facing primary competition are:
- District 10: Incumbent Bill Patmon is challenged in the Democratic primary by Eugene Miller. The winner of that election will face Edward Hudson-Bey (I) in the general election.
- District 12: Incumbent John E. Barnes Jr. is challenged in the Democratic primary by Jill Miller Zimon. No Republican candidates filed to run.
- District 19: Incumbent Anne Gonzales is challenged in the Republican primary by Meta Hahn. The winner of that election will face Michael Johnston (D) and Chad Monnin (L) in the general election.
- District 24: Incumbent Stephanie Kunze is challenged in the Republican primary by Pat Manley. The winner of that election will face Kathy Hoff (D) and Mark Noble (L) in the general election.
- District 27: Incumbent Peter Stautberg is challenged in the Republican primary by Tom Brinkman Jr.. The winner of that election will face Joe Otis (D) in the general election.
- District 35: Incumbent Zack Milkovich is challenged in the Democratic primary by Greta Johnson. The winner of that election will face Linda Robinson (R) in the general election.
- District 47: Incumbent Barbara Sears is challenged in the Republican primary by Scott Allegrini. No Democratic candidates filed to run.
- District 51: Incumbent Wes Retherford is challenged in the Republican primary by Arnold Engel and Greg Jolivette. The winner of that election will face Michele DeCresce (D) in the general election.
- District 52: Incumbent Margaret Conditt is challenged in the Republican primary by Joseph Ebbing. The winner of that election will face Cathina Hourani (D) in the general election.
- District 54: Incumbent Peter Beck is challenged in the Republican primary by Mary Jo Kubicki and Paul Zeltwanger. The winner of that election will face Rick Smith (D) in the general election.
- District 62: Incumbent Ron Maag is challenged in the Republican primary by David Craig and Ben Goldman. The winner of that election will face Charlene Schneider (D) in the general election.
- District 63: Incumbent Sean O'Brien is challenged in the Democratic primary by Marianne James. The winner of that election will face Devon Stanley (R) in the general election.
- District 68: Incumbent Margaret Ruhl is challenged in the Republican primary by Jason Rogers. The winner of that election will face R. Joyce Skocic (D) in the general election.
- District 70: Incumbent Dave Hall is challenged in the Republican primary by Tom Lavinder. The winner of that election will face James E. Riley (D) in the general election.
- District 82: Incumbent Tony Burkley is challenged in the Republican primary by Brett Eley. No Democratic candidates filed to run.
- District 86: Incumbent Dorothy Pelanda is challenged in the Republican primary by Daniel Fogt. The winner of that election will face John Babik (D) in the general election.
- District 91: Incumbent Cliff Rosenberger is challenged in the Republican primary by Barb Cole. No Democratic candidates filed to run.
- District 92: Incumbent Gary Scherer is challenged in the Republican primary by Kirk Stinson. No Democratic candidates filed to run.
| Ohio State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 10 | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | 23 | |
| Total | 33 | 33 | |
There are a total of ten contested primaries, four Democrats and six Republicans, on the ballot. Five incumbents will face primary competition on May 6. Four incumbents are not seeking re-election in 2014 and another eight incumbents will advance past the primary without opposition. The state senators facing primary competition are:
- District 1: Incumbent Cliff Hite is challenged in the Republican primary by Milo Schaffner and Corey Shankleton. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 3: Incumbent Kevin Bacon is challenged in the Republican primary by Kevin Solveson. The winner of that election will face Star Johnson (D) in the general election.
- District 7: Incumbent Shannon Jones is challenged in the Republican primary by Kelly Kohls. The winner of that election will face Jimmy Allen (D) in the general election.
- District 27: Incumbent Frank LaRose is challenged in the Republican primary by Caleb Davenport. The winner of that election will face George Rusiska (D) in the general election.
- District 29: Incumbent Scott Oelslager is challenged in the Republican primary by Dennis Harbert. The winner of that election will face Connie Rubin (D) in the general election.
See also
- State legislative elections, 2014
- Indiana State Senate elections, 2014
- Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2014
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Ohio State Senate elections, 2014
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014
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