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John Schmitz (Indiana)
John Schmitz (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
John Schmitz's career experience includes working as a masonry contractor, business owner, and community advocate.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7
Incumbent André Carson defeated John Schmitz and Rusty Johnson in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | André Carson (D) | 68.3 | 185,987 |
 | John Schmitz (R) | 29.0 | 78,792 | |
 | Rusty Johnson (L) | 2.7 | 7,369 | |
| Total votes: 272,148 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7
Incumbent André Carson defeated Curtis Godfrey and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | André Carson | 91.1 | 30,868 |
 | Curtis Godfrey | 5.4 | 1,845 | |
 | Pierre Quincy Pullins | 3.5 | 1,178 | |
| Total votes: 33,891 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7
Jennifer Pace defeated Catherine Ping, Philip N. Davis, and Gabriel Whitley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Pace | 31.2 | 7,716 |
 | Catherine Ping | 29.9 | 7,390 | |
 | Philip N. Davis | 25.7 | 6,364 | |
 | Gabriel Whitley | 13.1 | 3,249 | |
| Total votes: 24,719 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7
Rusty Johnson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on March 2, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Rusty Johnson (L) |
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The Indiana Republican Party chose John Schmitz as the party's nominee to replace Jennifer Pace in the general election. Pace died in March 2024 but still won the May 7 Republican primary.[2]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schmitz in this election.
Pledges
Schmitz signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Justin Moed defeated John Schmitz and Edgar Amaro Villegas in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Justin Moed (D) | 58.8 | 5,103 |
| John Schmitz (R) | 38.4 | 3,333 | |
| Edgar Amaro Villegas (L) | 2.7 | 238 | ||
| Total votes: 8,674 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Justin Moed advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Moed | 100.0 | 1,482 |
| Total votes: 1,482 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
John Schmitz advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Schmitz | 100.0 | 793 |
| Total votes: 793 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Edgar Amaro Villegas advanced from the Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on March 5, 2022.
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| ✔ | Edgar Amaro Villegas (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Justin Moed defeated John Schmitz and Mark Renholzberger in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Moed (D) | 55.5 | 9,707 |
| John Schmitz (R) | 39.8 | 6,962 | |
 | Mark Renholzberger (L) | 4.7 | 816 | |
| Total votes: 17,485 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Justin Moed advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Moed | 100.0 | 3,156 |
| Total votes: 3,156 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
John Schmitz advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Schmitz | 100.0 | 1,632 |
| Total votes: 1,632 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Mark Renholzberger advanced from the Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on March 7, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Renholzberger (L) |
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2019
See also: Mayoral election in Indianapolis, Indiana (2019)
General election
General election for Mayor of Indianapolis
Incumbent Joe Hogsett defeated James Merritt and Douglas McNaughton in the general election for Mayor of Indianapolis on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Hogsett (D) | 71.6 | 109,087 |
 | James Merritt (R) | 26.9 | 40,906 | |
 | Douglas McNaughton (L) | 1.5 | 2,354 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 152,350 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Javontae Bibbs (Independent)
- John Schmitz (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Indianapolis
Incumbent Joe Hogsett defeated Denise Paul Hatch in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Indianapolis on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Hogsett | 83.9 | 29,111 |
 | Denise Paul Hatch | 16.1 | 5,571 | |
| Total votes: 34,682 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Indianapolis
James Merritt defeated Christopher Moore and Felipe Rios in the Republican primary for Mayor of Indianapolis on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Merritt | 82.8 | 14,910 |
 | Christopher Moore | 14.6 | 2,622 | |
 | Felipe Rios | 2.7 | 486 | |
| Total votes: 18,018 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Schmitz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
John Schmitz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Schmitz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
John Schmitz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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