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Indiana Attorney General election, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 6
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: February 7, 2020 |
| Primary: June 13, 2020 (Democratic Party) June 22 - July 9, 2020 (Republican Party) General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Curtis Hill (R) |
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| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Indiana |
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Indiana held an election for attorney general on November 3, 2020. Attorney general candidates are nominated in a convention, not by voters in a primary.[1] The Democratic primary convention was scheduled for June 13, 2020.[2] The Republican primary convention was scheduled with a live stream on June 18, 2020, followed by mail-in voting between June 22 and July 9.[3]
For more information about the Republican convention, click here.
For more information about the Democratic convention, click here.
Todd Rokita won election in the general election for Attorney General of Indiana.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Indiana did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Attorney General of Indiana
Todd Rokita defeated Jonathan Weinzapfel in the general election for Attorney General of Indiana on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Todd Rokita (R) | 58.3 | 1,721,995 |
 | Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) | 41.7 | 1,229,624 | |
| Total votes: 2,951,619 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Attorney General of Indiana
Jonathan Weinzapfel defeated Karen Tallian in the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Indiana on June 13, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) | 51.2 | 1,057 |
 | Karen Tallian (D) | 48.8 | 1,009 | |
| Total votes: 2,066 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Attorney General of Indiana
Todd Rokita defeated incumbent Curtis Hill, Nate Harter, and John Westercamp in the Republican convention for Attorney General of Indiana on July 9, 2020.
Candidate | ||
 | Curtis Hill (R) | |
 | Nate Harter (R) | |
| ✔ | | Todd Rokita (R) |
 | John Westercamp (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Adam Krupp (R)
Past elections
2016
- See also: Indiana Attorney General election, 2016
The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016.
Curtis Hill defeated Lorenzo Arredondo in the Indiana attorney general election.
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Curtis Hill |
61.94% | 1,393,810 | |
| Democratic | Lorenzo Arredondo | 38.06% | 856,477 | |
| Total Votes | 2,250,287 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State | ||||
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2012
Incumbent Greg Zoeller (R) won a second term as attorney general in 2012, defeating Kay Fleming (D) in the November 6 general election.
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See also
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