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PrimaryMay 3, 2022
GeneralNovember 8, 2022
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Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 3, 2022. The filing deadline was February 4, 2022.

The Indiana House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Indiana House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 29 30
     Republican Party 71 70
Total 100 100

Candidates

General

Indiana House of Representatives General Election 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Jackson (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngEarl Harris, Jr. (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngRagen Hatcher (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngEdmond Soliday (i)

District 5

Heidi Beidinger

Green check mark transparent.pngDale DeVon (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Bauer (i)

District 7

Ross Deal

Green check mark transparent.pngJake Teshka (i)  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Dvorak (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Boy (i)

Dion Bergeron  Candidate Connection

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Moseley (i)

Manuel Maldonado

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael J. Aylesworth (i)

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Andrade (i)  Candidate Connection

Charles Kallas

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Negele (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngVernon Smith (i)

District 15

Chris Kukuch  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Slager (i)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngKendell Culp

District 17

James White  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Jordan (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Abbott (i)

District 19

Lisa Beck

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Olthoff (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Pressel (i)

District 21

Camden Chaffee

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Wesco (i)

District 22

Dee Moore

Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Snow (i)

Josh Vergiels (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngEthan Manning (i)

District 24

Joellyn Mayer  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Schaibley (i)

Ken Tucker (Independent)

District 25

Jen Bass-Patino  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Cash  Candidate Connection

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Campbell (i)  Candidate Connection

Fred Duttlinger

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Ann Klinker (i)

James Hass

District 28

Did not make the ballot:
Eric Shotwell 

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Thompson (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Goodrich (i)

District 30

Robin Williams  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Karickhoff (i)

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Vermilion (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Garcia Wilburn  Candidate Connection

Fred Glynn

District 33

John E. Bartlett  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Prescott (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Errington (i)

Dale Basham

District 35

Brad Sowinski

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Rowray (i)

District 36

Terri Austin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Pierce

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Huston (i)

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngHeath VanNatter (i)

District 39

Matt McNally  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGerald Torr (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Steuerwald (i)

District 41

Greg A. Woods  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Genda

District 42

Mark Spelbring

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Morrison (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngTonya Pfaff (i)

Andrew McNeil  Candidate Connection

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngBeau Baird (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Borders (i)

Cody Alsman (Independent)

District 46

Kurtis Cummings  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Heaton (i)

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngRobb Greene

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Miller (i)

District 49

Amanda Qualls

Green check mark transparent.pngJoanna King (i)

District 50

Tammari Ingalls  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLorissa Sweet

District 51

Michael Travis  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Zent (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngBen Smaltz (i)

Morgan Rigg (Libertarian Party)

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Cherry (i)

District 54

Nan Polk  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCory Criswell  Candidate Connection

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsay Patterson  Candidate Connection

District 56

C. Yvonne Washington

Green check mark transparent.pngBradford Barrett (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Haggard  Candidate Connection

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Davis (i)

District 59

Ross Thomas  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Lauer (i)

District 60

Kathy Thorpe  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Mayfield (i)

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Pierce (i)

District 62

Penny Githens  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Hall  Candidate Connection

District 63

Teresa Kendall

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Lindauer (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Hostettler (i)

District 65

Kevin Goodman

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher May (i)

District 66

Nancy McDevitt  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngZach Payne (i)

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Frye (i)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Lyness (i)

District 69

Chad Harmon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Lucas (i)

District 70

Jason Shemanski

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Engleman (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngRita Fleming (i)

Scott Hawkins

District 72

Keil Roark  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Clere (i)

District 73

Mimi Pruett  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Meltzer  Candidate Connection

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Bartels (i)

District 75

Zack Davis

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Ledbetter (i)  Candidate Connection

District 76

Katherine Rybak  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy McNamara (i)

Cheryl Batteiger-Smith (Independent)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Hatfield (i)

Jada Burton (Libertarian Party)

District 78

Jason Salstrom  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTim O'Brien (i)

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Lehman (i)

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil GiaQuinta (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Carbaugh (i)

Abby Norden (Independent) (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Miller

Davyd Jones

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Judy (i)

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Morris (i)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Heine (i)

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward DeLaney (i)

Mark Small  Candidate Connection

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngCarey Hamilton (i)

Jordan Davis

District 88

Donna Griffin  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Jeter (i)

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngMitch Gore (i)  Candidate Connection

Michael-Paul Hart  Candidate Connection

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Speedy (i)

Noah Leininger (Party for Socialism and Liberation) (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Behning (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngRenee Pack (i)

John L. Couch  Candidate Connection

District 93

Andy Miller

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie McGuire  Candidate Connection

Karl Knable (Independent)  Candidate Connection

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngCherrish Pryor (i)

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn L. Bartlett (i)

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Porter (i)

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Moed (i)

John Schmitz

Edgar Amaro Villegas (Libertarian Party)

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Shackleford (i)

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Summers (i)

Felipe Rios

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Johnson (i)

Primary

Indiana House of Representatives Primary 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Jackson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngEarl Harris, Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngRagen Hatcher (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 4

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEdmond Soliday (i)

District 5

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDale DeVon (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Bauer (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Deal

Green check mark transparent.pngJake Teshka (i)  Candidate Connection
Timothy Jaycox
Sarina Williams

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Dvorak (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Boy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDion Bergeron  Candidate Connection

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Moseley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngManuel Maldonado

District 11

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichael J. Aylesworth (i)
Andrew Boersma
Pierce Fischer  Candidate Connection

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Andrade (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 13

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Negele (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngVernon Smith (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Kukuch  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Slager (i)

District 16

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKendell Culp
Barbara Neihouser
Bryan Washburn

District 17

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJack Jordan (i)

District 18

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Abbott (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Beck

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Olthoff (i)

District 20

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Pressel (i)
Heather Oake  Candidate Connection

District 21

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Wesco (i)
Stephen Gray  Candidate Connection

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngDee Moore

Curt Nisly (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Snow (i)

District 23

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEthan Manning (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngJoellyn Mayer  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Schaibley (i)

District 25

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Maurice Fuller 

Kent Abernathy  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Cash  Candidate Connection
Douglas Rapp  Candidate Connection
Matthew Whetstone

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Campbell (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Ann Klinker (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Hass
Tim Radice  Candidate Connection

District 28

John Futrell
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Shotwell

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Thompson (i)

District 29

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Goodrich (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Williams  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Karickhoff (i)

District 31

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Vermilion (i)
Andy Lyons

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Garcia Wilburn  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Glynn
Suzie Jaworowski
Paul Nix  Candidate Connection

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Bartlett  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Prescott (i)
Brittany Kloer

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Errington (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDale Basham
Susan Dillon  Candidate Connection

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Sowinski

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Rowray (i)

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngTerri Austin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Pierce

District 37

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Huston (i)

District 38

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngHeath VanNatter (i)

District 39

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGerald Torr (i)

District 40

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Steuerwald (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg A. Woods  Candidate Connection

Richard Bagsby  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Genda
Shane Weist

District 42

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Morrison (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngTonya Pfaff (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew McNeil  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
John Collett 

District 44

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBeau Baird (i)

District 45

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Borders (i)
Jeff Ellington (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngKurtis Cummings  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Heaton (i)

District 47

The Democratic primary was canceled.


John Young (i)
Luke Campbell  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngRobb Greene
Scott Strother

District 48

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Miller (i)

District 49

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJoanna King (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Amy Rainey 

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngTammari Ingalls  Candidate Connection

Daniel Leonard (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLorissa Sweet

District 51

Jestin Coler  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Travis  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Zent (i)

District 52

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBen Smaltz (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Curt Hammitt 

District 53

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Cherry (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Meghan Carver 

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngNan Polk  Candidate Connection

Heather Carie  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngCory Criswell  Candidate Connection
Nansi Custer
Joshua Gillmore
Melissa Meltzer  Candidate Connection
Betsy Mills  Candidate Connection
Bobbi Plummer
Gayla Taylor  Candidate Connection

District 55

The Democratic primary was canceled.


John Moton
Green check mark transparent.pngLindsay Patterson  Candidate Connection
Curtis Ward  Candidate Connection
Dave Welsh

District 56

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBradford Barrett (i)
Mark Pierce  Candidate Connection

District 57

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Melinda Griesemer
Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Haggard  Candidate Connection

District 58

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Davis (i)

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Thomas  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Lauer (i)
William Nash

District 60

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Mayfield (i)
Brittany Carroll  Candidate Connection

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Pierce (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngPenny Githens  Candidate Connection
Brad Swain

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Hall  Candidate Connection
Greg Knott

Did not make the ballot:
Myra Kinser 

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Kendall

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Lindauer (i)

District 64

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Hostettler (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Goodman

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher May (i)
John Lee

District 66

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngZach Payne (i)

District 67

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Frye (i)

District 68

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Lyness (i)

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Harmon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Lucas (i)

Did not make the ballot:
J. Michael Davisson (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Shemanski

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Engleman (i)

Did not make the ballot:
John Colburn 

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngRita Fleming (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Hawkins

Did not make the ballot:
James McClure Jr. 

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngKeil Roark  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Clere (i)
Jackie Bright Grubbs  Candidate Connection
Thomas Jones

District 73

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Bob Carmony
Edward Comstock II
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Meltzer  Candidate Connection

District 74

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Bartels (i)

District 75

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Ledbetter (i)  Candidate Connection

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Rybak  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy McNamara (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Hatfield (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Gabriel Whitley 

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Salstrom  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTim O'Brien (i)
Sean Selby

District 79

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Lehman (i)
Russ Mounsey  Candidate Connection

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil GiaQuinta (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 81

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Carbaugh (i)
David Mervar  Candidate Connection

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Miller
Melissa Rinehart
Kathy Zoucha

Green check mark transparent.pngDavyd Jones

District 83

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Judy (i)

District 84

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBob Morris (i)

District 85

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Heine (i)
Stan Jones
Chris Pence  Candidate Connection

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward DeLaney (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Small  Candidate Connection

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngCarey Hamilton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJordan Davis

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Griffin  Candidate Connection
Craig Hirsty

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Jeter (i)
Chrystal Sisson

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngMitch Gore (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael-Paul Hart  Candidate Connection

District 90

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Speedy (i)
David W. Waters  Candidate Connection

District 91

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Behning (i)
David Hewitt

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngRenee Pack (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn L. Couch  Candidate Connection

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Miller

John Jacob (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJulie McGuire  Candidate Connection

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngCherrish Pryor (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn L. Bartlett (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Porter (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Moed (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Schmitz

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Shackleford (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Summers (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngFelipe Rios

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Johnson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Candidate Connection Logo.png

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Click a link below to read survey responses from candidates in that district:

Campaign finance

Campaign finance by district

The section below contains data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022

Incumbents defeated in general elections

One incumbent lost in the Nov. 8 general election.

Name Party Office
Terri Austin Electiondot.png Democratic House District 36

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

See also: Defeated state legislative incumbents, 2022

Five incumbents were defeated in the May 3 primaries, the largest number since at least 2012. Two of the defeated incumbents—Jeff Ellington and Curt Nisly—lost to other incumbents after being drawn into the same district following Indiana's redistricting process.

Name Party Office
Curt Nisly Ends.png Republican House District 22
Jeff Ellington Ends.png Republican House District 45
John Young Ends.png Republican House District 47
Daniel Leonard Ends.png Republican House District 50
John Jacob Ends.png Republican House District 93

Retiring incumbents

Eight incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office Reason
Douglas Gutwein Ends.png Republican House District 16 Retired
Donald Lehe Ends.png Republican House District 25 Retired
Tony Cook Ends.png Republican House District 32 Retired
Timothy Brown Ends.png Republican House District 41 Retired
Thomas Saunders Ends.png Republican House District 54 Retired
Cindy Meyer Ziemke Ends.png Republican House District 55 Retired
Sean Eberhart Ends.png Republican House District 57 Retired
J. Michael Davisson Ends.png Republican House District 73 Other office

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Indiana. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Indiana in 2022. Information below was calculated on Feb. 23, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 258 candidates filed to run for Indiana's 125 state legislative districts: 84 Democrats and 174 Republicans.

As of the candidate filing deadline, 51 primary elections were scheduled because more than one candidate filed for a party's nomination. This represented 20% of the possible 250, the largest percentage of contested primary elections in Indiana since at least 2014.

The increase in primaries compared to recent election cycles was driven by the 42 Republican contests, a 75% increase over 2020. Nine contested Democratic primaries were also scheduled, a 55% decrease from the previous cycle.

Other takeaways from Indiana's candidate filing deadline can be found below:

  • Fifteen of the 125 districts holding elections (12%) were left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run in them.
  • Five of those open districts were due to redistricting as incumbents were drawn into new districts, leaving their old ones open. Six incumbents—all Republicans—filed to run in different districts than the ones they were elected to in 2020. Four of those incumbents filed to run against other Republican incumbents in contested primaries.
  • One hundred and fourteen incumbents filed for re-election—31 Democrats and 83 Republicans. Thirty-three incumbents (29%) were scheduled to face primary challengers, the largest percentage since at least 2014. This includes two Democratic incumbents and 31 Republicans.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[2]

Open Seats in Indiana House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2022 100 11 (11 percent) 89 (89 percent)
2020 100 7 (7 percent) 92 (92 percent)
2018 100 12 (12 percent) 88 (88 percent)
2016 100 10 (10 percent) 90 (90 percent)
2014 100 3 (3 percent) 97 (97 percent)
2012 100 19 (19 percent) 81 (81 percent)
2010 100 7 (7 percent) 93 (93 percent)

Incumbents running in new districts

When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election. In 2022, three incumbents filed to run for re-election in new districts different from those they represented before the election. Those incumbents were:

Incumbents running in new districts
Name Party Originally represented ... Filed in 2022 in ... New district open?
David Abbott Ends.png Republican House District 82 House District 18 Yes
Craig Snow Ends.png Republican House District 18 House District 22 No
Jeff Ellington Ends.png Republican House District 62 House District 45 No

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Indiana

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 3, Article 8 of the Indiana Code

A candidate in Indiana may run with an officially recognized political party, as an independent, or as a write-in. The process to qualify varies depending on the type of candidate and the office being sought. No fee is required to file for office in Indiana. Before the general election, registered voters have the right to challenge any candidate's placement on the ballot. Challenges must be filed with the Indiana Election Division 74 days before the general election.[3]

Democratic or Republican candidates

A Democratic or Republican candidate seeking the office of U.S. Senator must do the following:

  1. A candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and nomination petition with the Indiana Election Division in person or by mail by noon 88 days prior to the primary election.[4]
  2. The declaration of candidacy must be accompanied by a nomination petition. This petition must contain at least 4,500 signatures, including a minimum of 500 signatures from each of the state's congressional districts. Before being filed with the Indiana Election Division, petition signatures must be certified by county voter registration officials.

A candidate seeking the office of U.S. Representative must do the following:[3]

  1. A candidate must a declaration of candidacy with the Indiana Election Division in person or by mail by noon (Indianapolis time) 88 days before the primary election.[4]

A candidate seeking a state office (such as governor or treasurer) must do the following:[3][5]

  1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests with the Indiana Ethics Commission. The commission will then give the candidate a Certificate of Filing, which must be filed with the Indiana Election Division before the division can accept any other forms.
  2. A candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the Indiana Election Division in person or by mail by noon 88 days prior to the primary election.[4]
  3. The declaration of candidacy must be accompanied by a nomination petition. This petition must contain at least 4,500 signatures, including a minimum of 500 signatures from each of the state's congressional districts. Before being filed with the Indiana Election Division, petition signatures must be certified by county voter registration officials.[4]
  4. A Democratic or Republican party candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. Party officials must file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15.

A candidate seeking office in the Indiana State Legislature must do the following:[3]

  1. The candidate must file a statement of economic interests (filing location varies based on office). If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana State Senate, this form must be filed with the Principal Secretary of the Indiana State Senate. If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana House of Representatives, this form must be filed with the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives. Statements of economic interests must be filed as original documents, submitted in person or sent by mail. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. Candidates may turn this form in as early as January 2 of the election year. The Indiana Election Division will not accept any other form until the statement of economic interests, stamped by the corresponding office, has been submitted.[6]
  2. A candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the Indiana Election Division in person or by mail by noon (Indianapolis time) 88 days before the primary election.[4]

Libertarian candidates

A Libertarian candidate seeking the office of United States Senator must do the following:

  1. A candidate must file with the Libertarian Party.
  2. A candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. After the convention, the party must file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 in the year of the general election.[7]

A candidate seeking the office of United States Representative must do the following:[3]

  1. A candidate must file with the Libertarian Party.
  2. A candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. After the convention, the party must file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 in the year of the general election.[7]

A candidate seeking a state office (such as governor or treasurer) must do the following:[3][5]

  1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests with the Indiana Ethics Commission. The commission will then give the candidate a certificate of filing, which must, in turn, be filed with the Indiana Election Division before the division can accept any other forms.
  2. A candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. Party representatives must then file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15.

A candidate seeking office in the Indiana State Legislature must do the following:

  1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests (filing location varies based on office). If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana State Senate, this form must be filed with the Principal Secretary of the Indiana State Senate. If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana House of Representatives, this form must be filed with the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives. Statements of economic interests must be filed as the original document, submitted in person or sent by mail. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. A candidate may turn this form in as early as January 2 of the election year. The Indiana Election Division will not accept any other forms until the statement of economic interests, stamped by the corresponding office, has been submitted.[3][6]
  2. A candidate must file with the Libertarian Party.
  3. A candidate must be nominated at the party's state convention. After the convention, the party must file a certificate of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 before the general election.[7]

Minor party or independent candidates

A minor party or independent candidate seeking the office of United States Senator must do the following:[3][8]

  1. A candidate must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 2 percent of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last election. The petition circulation period begins 118 days before the primary election and ends June 30. Signatures must then be certified by the applicable county voter registration office.
  2. A candidate must file a candidate consent form and the certified petition of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 in the year of the election.

A candidate seeking the office of United States Representative must do the following:[3][8]

  1. A candidate must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 2 percent of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last election in the congressional district the candidate seeks to represent. The petition circulation period begins 118 days before the primary election and ends June 30. Signatures must then be certified by the applicable county voter registration office.
  2. A candidate must file a candidate consent form and the certified petition of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15 in the year of the election.

A candidate seeking a state office (such as governor or treasurer) must do the following:

  1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests with the Indiana Ethics Commission. The commission will then give the candidate a filing certificate, which must, in turn, be filed with the Indiana Election Division before the division can accept any other forms.
  2. A candidate must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 2 percent of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last election. The petition circulation period begins 118 days before the primary election and ends June 30. Signatures must then be certified by the applicable county voter registration office.
  3. A candidate must file a candidate consent form and the certified petition of nomination with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15.

A candidate seeking office in the Indiana State Legislature must do the following:

  1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests form (filing location varies based on office). If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana State Senate, this form must be filed with the Principal Secretary of the Indiana State Senate. If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana House of Representatives, this form must be filed with the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives. Statements of economic interests forms must be filed as original documents, submitted in person or sent by mail. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. A candidate may turn the form in as early as January 2 in the year of the election. The Indiana Election Division will not accept any other filings until the statement of economic interests, stamped by the corresponding office, has been submitted.[3][6]
  2. A candidate must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 2 percent of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last election in the election district the candidate seeks to represent. The petition circulation period begins 118 days before the primary election and ends June 30. Signatures must then be certified by the applicable county voter registration office.
  3. A candidate must file a candidate consent form and the certified petition of nomination form with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 15.

Write-in candidates

A write-in candidate seeking the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative must do the following:[3][9]

  1. A candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 3 in the year of the election.

A candidate seeking a state office (such as governor or treasurer) must do the following:

  1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests with the Indiana Ethics Commission. The commission must then give the candidate a certificate of filing, which must, in turn, be filed with the Indiana Election Division before the division can accept any other forms.
  2. A candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 3 in the year of the election.

A candidate seeking office in the Indiana State Legislature must do the following:

  1. A candidate must file a statement of economic interests form (filing location varies based on office). If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana State Senate, this form must be filed with the Principal Secretary of the Indiana State Senate. If a candidate is seeking office in the Indiana House of Representatives, this form must be filed with the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives. Statements of economic interests forms must be filed as original documents, submitted in person or sent by mail. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. A candidate can file the form in as early as January 2 in the year of the election. The Indiana Election Division will not accept any other forms until the statement of economic interests, stamped by the corresponding office, has been submitted.[3][6]
  2. A candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Indiana Election Division by noon (Indianapolis time) on July 3 in the year of the election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Indiana State Senate, a candidate must be:[10]

  • A United States citizen at the time of election
  • Have resided in the state for at least two years and in the senate district for at least one year before the election
  • Be at least twenty-five (25) years old upon taking office;
  • Registered to vote in the election district the person seeks to represent not later than the deadline for filing the declaration or petition of candidacy or certificate of nomination

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[11]
SalaryPer diem
$32,070.24/year$196/day.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Indiana legislators assume office the day after their general election.[12]

Indiana political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Seventeen years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R D D D D D D D D R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Presidential politics in Indiana

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Indiana, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
57.0
 
1,729,519 11
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
41.0
 
1,242,416 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
2.0
 
59,232 0
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Howie Hawkins (no running mate) (G) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
989 0
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Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (American Solidarity Party) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
895 0
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Shawn W. Howard (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
23 0
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Valerie McCray (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
17 0
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Joseph Charles Schriner (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
13 0
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James L. Johnson, Jr. (no running mate) (Other) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5 0
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Deborah Rouse/Sheila Cannon (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4 0
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Mitchell Williams (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4 0
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Christopher Stried (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2 0
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Randall Foltyniewicz (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
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Kasey Wells (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0

Total votes: 3,033,121


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Indiana, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 37.8% 1,033,126 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 56.9% 1,557,286 11
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 4.9% 133,993 0
     - Write-in votes 0.4% 10,553 0
Total Votes 2,734,958 11
Election results via: Indiana Secretary of State


Indiana presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 5 Democratic wins
  • 27 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D R R R R R R D R R R R R R R R R R D R R R R


Voting information

See also: Voting in Indiana

Election information in Indiana: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 27, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 27, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 27, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 12, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

Photo ID

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


Redistricting following the 2020 census

The Indiana General Assembly approved new state legislative district maps on October 1, 2021, and Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed the new district boundaries into law on October 4, 2021. The Indiana Senate Republican caucus released its first draft of state Senate districts on September 20, 2021, and the Indiana House Republican caucus released its first proposed state House district maps on September 14, 2021. The Indiana state Senate approved final legislative district boundaries by a vote of 36-12, with all votes to approve by Republicans. Eleven Senate Democrats joined State Sen. Ron Grooms (R) in voting against the maps. The Indiana House of Representatives approved final district maps by a vote of 64-25. All votes in favor were by Republicans with 22 Democrats and three Republicans voting against.[13][14]

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Indiana State House Districts
until November 8, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Indiana State House Districts
starting November 9, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.


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Footnotes

  1. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Indiana Secretary of State, "2024 Indiana Candidate Guide," accessed February 26, 2025
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Indiana Code, "Section 3-8-2-4," accessed February 26, 2025 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "inmajorpartycancode" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "inmajorpartycancode" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 Indiana Code, "Section 3-8-4-1," accessed February 26, 2025
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Indiana Code, " 2-2.2-2-1," accessed February 26, 2025
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Indiana Code, "Section 3-8-7-8," accessed February 25, 2025
  8. 8.0 8.1 Indiana Code, "Section 3-8-6," accessed February 26, 2025
  9. Indiana Code, "Section 3-8-2-2.5," accessed February 26, 2025
  10. 2010 Candidate Guide - Qualifications for Indiana State Senator
  11. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  12. Indiana Constitution, "Article 4, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021
  13. Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus, "GOP statements on initial drafts of Indiana House and Congressional district maps," September 14, 2021
  14. IndyStar, "Gov. Holcomb signs Indiana's redistricting maps into law," October 4, 2021


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