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Jim Harper
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Mrvan (D) | 56.6 | 185,180 |
 | 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Lamb (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Mrvan | 32.8 | 29,575 |
 | Thomas McDermott Jr. | 28.2 | 25,426 | |
 | Jim Harper | 10.1 | 9,133 | |
| Melissa Borom | 8.7 | 7,792 | ||
 | Mara Candelaria Reardon | 7.8 | 6,997 | |
 | Sabrina Haake | 4.8 | 4,365 | |
| Carrie Castro | 1.5 | 1,330 | ||
| John Hall | 1.4 | 1,223 | ||
 | Scott Costello | 1.3 | 1,126 | |
 | Antonio Daggett Sr. | 1.1 | 965 | |
| Wendell Mosby | 1.0 | 893 | ||
| Jayson Reeves | 0.6 | 526 | ||
| Andrew Sylwestrowicz | 0.4 | 396 | ||
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Leyva | 34.9 | 10,799 |
| William Powers | 22.9 | 7,073 | ||
 | Spencer Lemmons | 15.4 | 4,748 | |
 | Mont Handley | 11.7 | 3,625 | |
 | Dion Bergeron | 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.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Edward Michael Strauss (L) | |
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Connie Lawson (R) | 56.2 | 1,263,074 |
| Jim Harper (D) | 40.6 | 911,546 | |
 | 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 |  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 | Ed Charbonneau Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Harper did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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] |
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| —Jim Harper[6] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Jim Harper on Facebook
- Indiana Secretary of State, Election Division
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Harper for Indiana, "Issues," accessed September 29, 2016
