James McClure Jr.
James McClure Jr. (Republican Party) is running for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 71. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 5, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Wendy Dant Chesser (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71 on May 5, 2026.
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| Wendy Dant Chesser | ||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71
D.M. Bagshaw (R) and James McClure Jr. (R) are running in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71 on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| D.M. Bagshaw | ||
 | James McClure Jr. | |
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2024
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Wendy Dant Chesser defeated Scott Hawkins and Gregory Hertzsch in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 71 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendy Dant Chesser (D) | 49.6 | 14,413 | |
| Scott Hawkins (R) | 46.6 | 13,537 | ||
| Gregory Hertzsch (L) | 3.9 | 1,123 | ||
| Total votes: 29,073 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rita Fleming (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Rita Fleming advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rita Fleming | 100.0 | 2,635 |
| Total votes: 2,635 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71
Scott Hawkins defeated James McClure Jr. in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Hawkins | 78.2 | 3,209 | |
| James McClure Jr. | 21.8 | 892 | |
| Total votes: 4,101 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McClure in this election.
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Rita Fleming defeated Scott Hawkins in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 71 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rita Fleming (D) | 50.6 | 9,302 |
| Scott Hawkins (R) | 49.4 | 9,076 | ||
| Total votes: 18,378 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent Rita Fleming advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rita Fleming | 100.0 | 2,240 |
| Total votes: 2,240 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71
Scott Hawkins advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 71 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Hawkins | 100.0 | 2,367 | |
| Total votes: 2,367 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Todd Young (R) won election to the U.S. Senate in 2016, leaving his seat open. Trey Hollingsworth (R) defeated Shelli Yoder (D) and Russell Brooksbank (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hollingsworth defeated Robert Hall, Erin Houchin, Brent Waltz, and Greg Zoeller in the Republican primary. On the other side of the aisle, Yoder defeated Bob Kern, James McClure Jr., and Bill Thomas to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Trey Hollingsworth |
54.1% | 174,791 | |
| Democratic | Shelli Yoder | 40.5% | 130,627 | |
| Libertarian | Russell Brooksbank | 5.4% | 17,425 | |
| Total Votes | 322,843 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Trey Hollingsworth |
33.5% | 40,767 | ||
| Erin Houchin | 25% | 30,396 | ||
| Greg Zoeller | 21.9% | 26,554 | ||
| Brent Waltz | 13% | 15,759 | ||
| Robert Hall | 6.6% | 8,036 | ||
| Total Votes | 121,512 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Shelli Yoder |
70.1% | 44,253 | ||
| Bob Kern | 11.6% | 7,298 | ||
| James McClure Jr. | 10.4% | 6,574 | ||
| Bill Thomas | 7.9% | 4,990 | ||
| Total Votes | 63,115 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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2014
McClure ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 9th District.[3] McClure was defeated by Bill Bailey in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.[4]
| 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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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
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