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The state of Indiana held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:

2014 elections and events in Indiana
Signature filing deadline for primary election candidates February 7, 2014 Red padlock.png
Voter registration deadline for primary election April 7, 2014 Red padlock.png
Primary election date May 6, 2014 Red padlock.png
Filing deadline for independent and minor party candidates to file with counties June 30, 2014 Red padlock.png
Filing deadline for minor party and independent candidates to file with the SoS July 15, 2014 Red padlock.png
Voter registration deadline for general election October 6, 2014 Red padlock.png
General election date November 4, 2014 Red padlock.png

Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Indiana in 2014:

On the 2014 ballot
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State Executives Scheduled electiona
State Senate Scheduled electiona
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School boards Scheduled electiona
State courts Scheduled electiona

2014 elections

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Races to watch in Indiana

Indiana State Legislature

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2014 and Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

Elections by type

U.S. House

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U.S. House of Representatives elections in Indiana

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Indiana took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected nine candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts.

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
February 7, 2014
May 6, 2014
November 4, 2014

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.[1]

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.[2]

See also: Indiana elections, 2014


Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held seven of the nine congressional seats from Indiana.

Members of the U.S. House from Indiana -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Democratic Party 2 2
     Republican Party 7 7
Total 9 9

Incumbents

Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the nine congressional districts were:

Name Party District
Peter Visclosky Electiondot.png Democratic 1
Jackie Walorski Ends.png Republican 2
Marlin Stutzman Ends.png Republican 3
Todd Rokita Ends.png Republican 4
Susan Brooks Ends.png Republican 5
Luke Messer Ends.png Republican 6
André Carson Electiondot.png Democratic 7
Larry Bucshon Ends.png Republican 8
Todd Young Ends.png Republican 9

List of candidates by district

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1st Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

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2nd Congressional District

General election candidates

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Declined to run

3rd Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

4th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

5th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

6th Congressional District

General election candidates

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

7th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Failed to file

8th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Libertarian Party Third Party Candidates

Removed from ballot

9th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Removed from ballot

State Executives

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State executive official elections in Indiana

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See also: Indiana state executive official elections, 2014 and State executive official elections, 2014

Three state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Indiana.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Indiana:

List of candidates by office

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Secretary of State

General election

Republican Party Connie Lawson Green check mark transparent.png- Incumbent[21]
Democratic Party Beth White - Marion County Clerk[22]
Libertarian Party Karl Tatgenhorst - Army veteran, IT Director[23]

Down ballot offices

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Treasurer Richard Mourdock
Richard Mourdock.jpg		 2006 Term-limited Republican Party Kelly Mitchell
Democratic Party Mike Boland
Libertarian Party Mike Jasper		 Republican Party Kelly Mitchell No
Auditor of State Suzanne Crouch
Suzanne Crouch.jpg		 2014 Yes[24] Republican Party Suzanne Crouch
Democratic Party Michael Claytor
Libertarian Party John Schick		 Republican Party Suzanne Crouch No


State Senate

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State Senate election in Indiana

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See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Indiana State Senate:

Indiana State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014
     Democratic Party 13 10
     Republican Party 37 40
Total 50 50

List of candidates by district

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District 1 • District 4 • District 6 • District 11 • District 14 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 38 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49

State House

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State House elections in Indiana

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See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Indiana House of Representatives:

Indiana House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014
     Democratic Party 31 29
     Republican Party 69 71
Total 100 100

List of candidates by district

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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75 • District 76 • District 77 • District 78 • District 79 • District 80 • District 81 • District 82 • District 83 • District 84 • District 85 • District 86 • District 87 • District 88 • District 89 • District 90 • District 91 • District 92 • District 93 • District 94 • District 95 • District 96 • District 97 • District 98 • District 99 • District 100

School boards

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School board elections in Indiana

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See also: List of school board elections in 2014 and Indiana school board elections, 2014

In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.

State elections

A total of 26 Indiana school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for 83 seats. All 26 districts held elections on November 4, 2014.

Here are several quick facts about Indiana's school board elections in 2014:

  • An average of 1.71 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in Indiana’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was lower than the national average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
  • 40.96 percent of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a higher percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that were unopposed nationally.
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  • 85.54 percent of the incumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, while only 75.56 percent of school board incumbents ran for re-election nationally.
  • A total of 26 newcomers were elected to school boards in Indiana. They took 31.33 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was lower than the 38.19 percent of school board seats that went to newcomers nationally.
  • The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Indianapolis Public Schools with 32,442 K-12 students.
  • The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Noblesville Schools with 9,181 K-12 students.
  • Nine districts were tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with four seats up for election in each district.
  • Four districts were tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2014 with two seats up for election in each district.

The districts listed below served 379,812 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[25] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2014 Indiana School Board Elections
District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation 11/4/2014 4 7 11,303
Carmel Clay Schools 11/4/2014 3 5 15,550
East Allen County Schools 11/4/2014 3 7 10,094
Elkhart Community Schools 11/4/2014 3 7 13,104
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation 11/4/2014 4 7 22,720
Fort Wayne Community Schools 11/4/2014 4 7 31,401
Gary Community School Corporation 11/4/2014 3 7 11,152
Greater Clark County Schools 11/4/2014 3 7 10,740
Hamilton Southeastern Schools 11/4/2014 4 7 18,687
Indianapolis Public Schools 11/4/2014 3 7 32,442
Lake Central School Corporation 11/4/2014 2 5 10,216
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township 11/4/2014 2 5 15,456
Metropolitan School District of Perry Township 11/4/2014 3 7 14,423
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township 11/4/2014 3 7 11,074
Metropolitan School District of Warren Township 11/4/2014 3 7 10,554
Metropolitan School District of Washington Township 11/4/2014 2 5 11,154
Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township 11/4/2014 4 7 16,002
Monroe County Community School Corporation 11/4/2014 3 7 10,715
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation 11/4/2014 4 7 11,656
Noblesville Schools 11/4/2014 2 5 9,181
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation 11/4/2014 4 7 10,275
School City of Hammond 11/4/2014 3 5 14,332
South Bend Community School Corporation 11/4/2014 3 7 19,998
Tippecanoe School Corporation 11/4/2014 3 7 11,787
Vigo County School Corporation 11/4/2014 4 7 15,891
Warrick County School Corporation 11/4/2014 4 7 9,905


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Voting in Indiana

See also: Voting in Indiana

Important voting information

  • 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.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

  • Indiana has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee voting by state

For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Indiana, please visit our absentee voting by state page.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Indiana is one of the 33 states (plus the District of Columbia) that permit early voting in some form. Early voting begins 29 days before an election and ends on the day prior to the election.[26]

Elections Performance Index

See also: Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index

Indiana ranked 36th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Indiana received an overall score of 60 percent.[27]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indiana General Assembly, "Ind. Code § 3–10–1–6," accessed October 20, 2025
  2. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
  3. ↑ Mark Leyva for Congress, "About," accessed January 27, 2014
  4. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 4,2014 General Election, Combined Candidate," accessed September 26, 2014
  5. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joseph Bock," accessed November 4, 2013
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 Indiana Elections Division, "Primary Candidate List," accessed February 5, 2014 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ Roll Call, "Brendan Mullen Not Running for Indiana’s 2nd #IN02 (Updated)," accessed July 15, 2013
  8. ↑ Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD," accessed October 1, 2013
  9. ↑ Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD," accessed October 1, 2013
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named carmel
  11. ↑ Lane Siekman for Congress, " Lane Siekman Announces Bid for Indiana’s 6th Congressional District ," accessed January 22, 2014
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD," accessed October 1, 2013
  13. ↑ Gordon Smith for Congress, "Home," accessed January 7, 2014
  14. ↑ Andrew McNeil for Congress, "Home," accessed December 9, 2013
  15. ↑ Dubois County Free Press, "Spangler announces run for Congressional seat," accessed February 4, 2014
  16. ↑ DC Broadcasting, "Jasper Resident Spangler to Run for 8th District Congressional Seat," accessed February 4, 2014
  17. ↑ Candidate submitted information to BP Staff, October 4, 2013
  18. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed February 5, 2014
  19. ↑ Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 9th CD," accessed October 1, 2013
  20. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State Elections, "Primary Candidate List," accessed March 3, 2014
  21. ↑ Wish TV, "Lawson to run for secretary of state in 2014," April 13, 2012 (dead link)
  22. ↑ WishTV.com, "2014 Race for Secretary of State taking shape," June 6, 2013 (dead link)
  23. ↑ Karl Tatgenhorst for Secretary of State 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed May 28, 2014
  24. ↑ indystar.com, "Former Illinois state representative seeks Democratic treasurer nomination," May 23, 2014
  25. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed March 21, 2014
  26. ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Early Voting Rules: Indiana," accessed December 19, 2013
  27. ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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