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Jim Harper (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 1

Frank Mrvan defeated Mark Leyva and Edward Michael Strauss in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frank Mrvan
Frank Mrvan (D)
 
56.6
 
185,180
Image of Mark Leyva
Mark Leyva (R)
 
40.4
 
132,247
Edward Michael Strauss (L)
 
2.9
 
9,521

Total votes: 326,948
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frank Mrvan
Frank Mrvan
 
32.8
 
29,575
Image of Thomas McDermott Jr.
Thomas McDermott Jr. Candidate Connection
 
28.2
 
25,426
Image of Jim Harper
Jim Harper
 
10.1
 
9,133
Melissa Borom
 
8.7
 
7,792
Image of Mara Candelaria Reardon
Mara Candelaria Reardon
 
7.8
 
6,997
Image of Sabrina Haake
Sabrina Haake Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
4,365
Carrie Castro
 
1.5
 
1,330
John Hall
 
1.4
 
1,223
Image of Scott Costello
Scott Costello Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
1,126
Image of Antonio Daggett Sr.
Antonio Daggett Sr.
 
1.1
 
965
Wendell Mosby
 
1.0
 
893
Jayson Reeves
 
0.6
 
526
Andrew Sylwestrowicz
 
0.4
 
396
Image of Ryan Farrar
Ryan Farrar
 
0.3
 
297

Total votes: 90,044
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Leyva
Mark Leyva
 
34.9
 
10,799
William Powers
 
22.9
 
7,073
Image of Spencer Lemmons
Spencer Lemmons Candidate Connection
 
15.4
 
4,748
Image of Mont Handley
Mont Handley Candidate Connection
 
11.7
 
3,625
Image of Dion Bergeron
Dion Bergeron Candidate Connection
 
10.1
 
3,127
Delano Scaife
 
5.0
 
1,552

Total votes: 30,924
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 1

Edward Michael Strauss advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on March 7, 2020.


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2018

See also: Indiana Secretary of State election, 2018

George Wolfe (Green) and Jeremy Heath (Pirate Party) ran as write-in candidates.

General election

General election for Indiana Secretary of State

Incumbent Connie Lawson defeated Jim Harper and Mark Rutherford in the general election for Indiana Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Connie Lawson
Connie Lawson (R)
 
56.2
 
1,263,074
Image of Jim Harper
Jim Harper (D)
 
40.6
 
911,546
Image of Mark Rutherford
Mark Rutherford (L)
 
3.2
 
71,234
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
905

Total votes: 2,246,759
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2016

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.

Incumbent Ed Charbonneau defeated Jim Harper in the Indiana State Senate District 5 general election.[1][2]

Indiana State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ed Charbonneau Incumbent 59.54% 34,771
     Democratic Jim Harper 40.46% 23,628
Total Votes 58,399
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



Incumbent Ed Charbonneau ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 5 Republican primary.[3][4]

Indiana State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ed Charbonneau Incumbent (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Harper's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Supporting Education & Educators!

Jim supports Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, and he will work with her and our educators to restore respect to public education. Jim opposes efforts to funnel money away from public schools, and he will work to reduce testing so that no teacher is forced to “teach to the test.” He supports a proposal to establish a statewide, optional pre-kindergarten program so that our students get an early start on learning. He also believes that state government must consider the unique challenges faced by rural school districts with declining enrollments. These schools are the lifeblood of many communities, and state government must provide adequate funding to them. After high school, Jim recognizes the importance of higher education. He believes that a two-year or four-year degree at a public university should be affordable for every Hoosier. He will work to ensure proper funding of our public universities and will fight against tuition increases.

Investing in Indiana’s Infrastructure

Jim supports a long-term solution that provides dedicated funding to our roads, bridges, and public transportation programs. Jim believes that we must dedicate 100% of fuel taxes to our roads and bridges. He also supports using some of the state’s $2 billion surplus to fund infrastructure improvements and increasing state support for local infrastructure programs without forcing local governments to raise taxes.

Jobs & the Economy. The Road to Success.

Jim believes that we must enact state-wide civil rights protections for all Hoosiers. It is not only good for our economy – it is also the right thing to do. And to ensure that hard work pays off, Jim supports a minimum wage increase and guaranteed paid-family leave for Hoosier workers. Finally, Jim respects all that Hoosier workers have done to build a prosperous state, and he will stand up against the continued attacks on organized labor.

Restoring Integrity to State Government

Jim will support efforts to place common-sense limits on political donations. Perhaps more troublingly, Hoosiers politicians have drawn state and federal legislative districts to ensure that nearly every district is guaranteed to be one by one party or the other. Jim will support proposals that take redistricting out of the hands of partisan politicians. Finally, Jim supports John Gregg’s call for an “Open Government Initiative” that improves the process of making public information requests and ensures that open government laws are followed and that no politician can hide public information contrary to state law.[5]

—Jim Harper[6]

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