Indiana's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 2nd Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Jackie Walorski (R), who was first elected in 2012, defeated challenger Joe Bock (D) in the general election. She narrowly won the election in 2012 with approximately a two percent margin of victory. She faced no opposition in the Republican primary.
Challenger Bock was victorious in a congested Democratic primary where he defeated Dan Morrison, Douglas Carpenter and Bob Kern. He has worked as the University of Notre Dame Administrator.
According to the July Quarterly, Walorski maintained just over $900,000 of cash-on-hand.[4]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana utilizes an open primary system. Voters are not required to register with a party, but state statutes stipulate that citizens vote in the primary of the party they have voted for most often in the past.[5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 7, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[6]
- See also: Indiana elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Jackie Walorski (R), who was first elected in 2012.
Indiana's 2nd Congressional District is located in north-central Indiana and includes Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, and Wabash counties. Portions of Kosciusko and LaPorte counties are also included in the district.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Jackie Walorski - Incumbent
Joe Bock
Jeff Petermann
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Declined to run
- Brendan Mullen: 2012 Democratic nominee for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District[10]
Election results
General election results
The 2nd Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jackie Walorski (R) defeated challengers Joe Bock (D) and Jeff Petermann (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jackie Walorski Incumbent |
58.9% | 85,583 | |
| Democratic | Joe Bock | 38.3% | 55,590 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Petermamm | 2.8% | 4,027 | |
| Total Votes | 145,200 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Joe Bock |
55.2% | 11,103 | ||
| Dan Morrison | 17.6% | 3,540 | ||
| Bob Kern | 18.1% | 3,634 | ||
| Douglas Carpenter | 9.1% | 1,837 | ||
| Total Votes | 20,114 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections |
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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[11] Walorski joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[12][13]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[14] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[15] Jackie Walorski voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[16]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[17] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Jackie Walorski voted against HR 2775.[18]
Campaign contributions
Jackie Walorski
| Jackie Walorski (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 15, 2013 | $19,381.26 | $159,053.86 | $(25,252.09) | $153,183.03 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2013 | $153,183.03 | $336,823 | $(60,869.61) | $429,136 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 13, 2013 | $429,136 | $225,073 | $(114,442) | $539,767 | ||||
| Year-end[22] | January 31, 2014 | $539,767 | $180,305 | $(94,425) | $625,647 | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2014 | $625,647 | $238,008 | $(80,279) | $783,376 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,139,262.86 | $(375,267.7) | ||||||||
Joe Bock
| Joe Bock (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year End[24] | January 31, 2014 | $0 | $203,420 | $(21,513) | $181,907 | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2014 | $181,907 | $113,527 | $(86,960) | $208,475 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[26] | April 24, 2014 | $208,475 | $17,156 | $(49,417) | $176,213 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $334,103 | $(157,890) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 2nd Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Joe Donnelly (D) sought election to the U.S. Senate. Jackie Walorski (R) won election to 2nd District seat in the general election. This switched partisan control of the district. She defeated Brendan Mullen (D), Joe Ruiz (L) and Kenneth R. Lunce, Jr. (I).[27]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jackie Walorski |
49% | 134,033 | |
| Democratic | Brendan Mullen | 47.6% | 130,113 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Ruiz | 3.4% | 9,326 | |
| Independent | Kenneth R. Lunce, Jr. (Write-in) | 0% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 273,475 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Joe Donnelly won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jackie Walorski (R) and Mark Vogel (L) in the general election.[28]
| U.S. House, Indiana District 2 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Joe Donnelly incumbent |
48.2% | 91,341 | |
| Republican | Jackie Walorski | 46.8% | 88,803 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Vogel | 5% | 9,447 | |
| Total Votes | 189,591 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Indiana Division of Elections
- 2014 Primary Election Candidates
- 2014 General Election Candidates
- 2014 Candidate Guide
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Report for Receipts and Disbursements," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Indiana General Assembly, "Indiana Code § 3-10-1-6," accessed August 2, 2024
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joseph Bock," accessed November 4, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Indiana Elections Division, "Primary Candidate List," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Brendan Mullen Not Running for Indiana’s 2nd #IN02 (Updated)," accessed July 15, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Indiana"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
