Indiana's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 9th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Todd C. Young (R), who was first elected in 2010, defeated challengers Bill Bailey (D) and R. Mike Frey (L) in the general election.[4] He won re-election in 2012 with approximately an 11 percent margin of victory.
In the Republican primary, Young defeated challengers Mark Jones and Kathy Lowe Heil. He won by claiming over 70% of the votes tallied. Bailey defeated three other candidates in a contested Democratic primary to secure his nomination to challenge Young. He won with a 20.3% margin over the next leading candidate, James McClure Jr.
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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 law requires a closed primary, where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. This includes if they voted for a majority of that party’s candidates in the last general election or plan to in the upcoming election. However, it is possible for any voter to vote in any party's primary so long as they meet this criteria.
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.[5]
- See also: Indiana elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Todd C. Young (R), who was first elected in 2010.
Indiana's 9th Congressional District is located in south-central Indiana and includes Brown, Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, and Washington counties as well as areas of Crawford, Morgan, and Scott counties.[6]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Todd Young - Incumbent
Bill Bailey
R. Mike Frey
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election results
The 9th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Todd Young (R) defeated challengers Bill Bailey (D) and R. Mike Frey (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Todd Young Incumbent |
62.2% | 101,594 | |
| Democratic | Bill Bailey | 33.7% | 55,016 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Frey | 4.1% | 6,777 | |
| Total Votes | 163,387 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Bill Bailey |
45.4% | 10,394 | ||
| James McClure | 25.1% | 5,737 | ||
| J.S. Miller | 15.6% | 3,561 | ||
| William Thomas | 14% | 3,206 | ||
| Total Votes | 22,898 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Todd Young Incumbent |
79.4% | 30,402 | ||
| Kathy Lowe-Heil | 12% | 4,607 | ||
| Mark Jones | 8.6% | 3,293 | ||
| Total Votes | 38,302 | |||
| 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.[10] Young joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[11][12]
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.[13] 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.[14] Todd C. Young voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[15]
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.[16] 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. Todd C. Young voted for HR 2775.[17]
Campaign contributions
Todd Young
| Todd C. Young (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2013 | $10,290.48 | $24,155.00 | $(60,232.75) | $194,212.73 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | July 15, 2013 | $194,212.73 | $270,682 | $(99,924.20) | $364,970.53 | ||||
| October Quarterly[20] | October 13, 2013 | $364,970.53 | $290,019.01 | $(74,749.32) | $580,240.22 | ||||
| Year-end[21] | January 31, 2014 | $580,240 | $216,348 | $(104,609) | $691,979 | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2014 | $691,979 | $257,620 | $(114,129) | $835,471 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,058,824.01 | $(453,644.27) | ||||||||
Bill Bailey
| Bill Bailey (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[23] | October 16, 2013 | $0.00 | $248 | $(233) | $14 | ||||
| Year End[24] | January 31, 2014 | $14 | $8,066 | $(7,274) | $807 | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2014 | $807 | $10,780 | $(9,235) | $2,352 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[26] | April 22, 2014 | $2,352 | $4,040 | $(5,382) | $1,009 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $23,134 | $(22,124) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 9th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Todd C. Young (R) won re-election. He defeated Shelli Yoder (D) in the general election.[27]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Shelli Yoder | 44.6% | 132,848 | |
| Republican | Todd Young Incumbent |
55.4% | 165,332 | |
| Total Votes | 298,180 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Todd C. Young won election to the United States House. He defeated Baron P. Hill (D), Greg "No Bull" Knott (L) and Jerry R. Lucas (I) in the general election.[28]
| U.S. House, Indiana District 9 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Todd C. Young |
52.3% | 118,040 | |
| Democratic | Baron P. Hill incumbent | 42.3% | 95,353 | |
| Libertarian | Greg "No Bull" Knott | 5.4% | 12,070 | |
| Independent | Jerry R. Lucas | 0% | 69 | |
| Total Votes | 225,532 | |||
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 7, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ ‘’Politico’’, “House Election Results,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Indiana Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State Elections, "Primary Candidate List," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ 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 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 6, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Indiana"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
