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Destiny Scott Wells
Candidate, U.S. House Indiana District 7
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 5, 2026
Education
High school
Martinsville High School
Bachelor's
Indiana University, 2006
Law
University of Texas School of Law, 2011
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army Reserve
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Destiny Scott Wells (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 7th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.[source]

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.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson (D), Denise Paul Hatch (D), George Hornedo (D), and Destiny Scott Wells (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 5, 2026.


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Republican primary

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Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Patrick McAuley (R) and Felipe Rios (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 5, 2026.


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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
Image of Todd Rokita
Todd Rokita (R)
 
58.8
 
1,669,586
Image of Destiny Scott Wells
Destiny Scott Wells (D)
 
41.2
 
1,168,512

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
Image of Destiny Scott Wells
Destiny Scott Wells (D)
 
69.0
 
1,057
Image of Beth White
Beth White (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
475

Total votes: 1,532
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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
Image of Todd Rokita
Todd Rokita (R)

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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

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.

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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.


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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.

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Campaign finance


Campaign themes

2026

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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[2]

—Destiny Scott Wells' campaign website (2024)[3]

2022

Candidate Connection

Destiny Scott Wells completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Scott Wells' responses.

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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.
  • 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
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.
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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Campaign finance summary


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Destiny Scott Wells campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Attorney General of IndianaLost general$948,129 $838,818
2022Indiana Secretary of StateLost general$861,013 $860,020
Grand total$1,809,142 $1,698,838
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 11, 2022
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Destiny Scott Wells' campaign website, “Positions,” accessed September 25, 2024


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