Destiny Scott Wells

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Destiny Scott Wells

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Martinsville High School

Bachelor's

Indiana University, 2006

Law

University of Texas School of Law, 2011

Military

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U.S. Army Reserve

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Profession

Attorney

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Destiny Scott Wells (Democratic Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Indiana. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Destiny Scott Wells began serving in the U.S. Army Reserve in 2003. She earned a high school diploma from Martinsville High School. She also earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 2006 and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 2011. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.

Elections

2024

See also: Indiana Attorney General election, 2024

General election

General election for Attorney General of Indiana

Incumbent Todd Rokita defeated Destiny Scott Wells in the general election for Attorney General of Indiana on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Rokita (R)	58.8	1,669,586
		Destiny Scott Wells (D)	41.2	1,168,512

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,838,098
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Attorney General of Indiana

Destiny Scott Wells defeated Beth White in the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Indiana on July 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Destiny Scott Wells (D)	69.0	1,057
		Beth White (D)	31.0	475

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,532
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Straw (D)

Republican convention

Republican convention for Attorney General of Indiana

Incumbent Todd Rokita advanced from the Republican convention for Attorney General of Indiana on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Todd Rokita (R)

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Scott Wells in this election.

2022

See also: Indiana Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana Secretary of State

Diego Morales defeated Destiny Scott Wells, Jeff Maurer, David Wetterer, and Andrew Straw in the general election for Indiana Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diego Morales (R)	54.1	999,893
		Destiny Scott Wells (D)	40.2	742,624
		Jeff Maurer (L)	5.7	104,519
	Submit photo	David Wetterer (G) (Write-in)	0.0	107
		Andrew Straw (Disability Party) (Write-in)	0.0	36

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,847,179
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Indiana Secretary of State

Destiny Scott Wells advanced from the Democratic convention for Indiana Secretary of State on June 18, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Destiny Scott Wells (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Indiana Secretary of State

Diego Morales defeated incumbent Holli Sullivan and David Shelton in the Republican convention for Indiana Secretary of State on June 18, 2022.

		Candidate
		Holli Sullivan (R)
✔		Diego Morales (R)
	Submit photo	David Shelton (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Conrad (R)
• Paul Hager (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Indiana Secretary of State

Jeff Maurer advanced from the Libertarian convention for Indiana Secretary of State on March 5, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jeff Maurer (L)

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Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign website

Destiny Scott Wells' campaign website stated the following:

“	DESTINY WELLS' VALUES Destiny's policy positions closely align with her values and belief that Indiana's Attorney General must get back to being the people's attorney. Safeguarding Medical Privacy Protecting Workers' Rights Restoring Integrity to the Office of the Indiana Attorney General	”
—Destiny Scott Wells' campaign website (2024)

2022

Destiny Scott Wells completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Scott Wells' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Destiny grew up in a blue collar family in Morgan County, where she learned the importance of the values that small-town Hoosiers hold dear: family, freedom, and progress. She is the daughter of eight generations of farmers, whose love for working the land has stayed true even through hardship.


She left home to attend Indiana University as a first generation college student. And in the throes of 9/11, she enlisted in the Army National Guard at the age of 19 and later joined Army ROTC. In the military she found what many of us are looking for: a steady paycheck, health care, a path toward retirement, and the ability to serve my country and my community. 
Over 19 years later, she is a U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, and she continues to proudly serve. Outside of the military, she also became a lawyer and an entrepreneur.

In the service she met her husband, Oliver, a military intelligence Lieutenant Colonel in the Indiana Army National Guard. They are raising two sons, Owen (11) and Harrison (3). They’re never too far from both their families’ farms—Oliver’s in Rochester and Destiny’s in Martinsville.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Ensure Free and Fair Elections for all Hoosiers
• Provide Hoosier entrepreneurs and small businesses the freedom to thrive
• Increase voter participation so election results reflect the values of Hoosier voters

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Indiana is 46th in the country in registered voter turnout. In 2020 when the stakes were existentially high, 1.6 million registered Indiana voters stayed home. Hoosiers must exercise agency in the democratic process by casting a vote, or risk losing democracy all together. This is a matter of national security.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

I'm running for Indiana Secretary of State to safeguard democracy and the freedom to vote right here at home. I have worked at all levels of government—local, state, federal, and the multi-national level with NATO. As an attorney, I've been Associate Corporation Counsel for the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, and Deputy Attorney General for the State of Indiana. And as a military intelligence officer, I have seen first hand the state of democracy across the world.

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Destiny Scott Wells campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Attorney General of Indiana	Lost general	$948,129	$838,818
2022	Indiana Secretary of State	Lost general	$861,013	$860,020
Grand total			$1,809,142	$1,698,837
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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