Lana Keesling
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2016 - Present
2028
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Lana Keesling is an officeholder of the Republican Party of Indiana Chair.
Keesling (Republican Party) is also the Fort Wayne City Clerk in Indiana. She assumed office on January 1, 2016. Her current term ends on January 1, 2028.
Keesling (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Fort Wayne City Clerk in Indiana. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
In February 2025, Keesling was elected chairwoman of the Indiana Republican Party.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2023)
General election
General election for Fort Wayne City Clerk
Incumbent Lana Keesling defeated Porsche Williams in the general election for Fort Wayne City Clerk on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lana Keesling (R) | 55.4 | 25,199 | |
 | Porsche Williams (D)  | 44.6 | 20,298 | |
| Total votes: 45,497 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Clerk
Porsche Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Clerk on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Porsche Williams | 100.0 | 6,809 |
| Total votes: 6,809 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Clerk
Incumbent Lana Keesling advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Clerk on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lana Keesling | 100.0 | 9,648 | |
| Total votes: 9,648 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Keesling in this election.
2022
See also: Indiana Treasurer election, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana Treasurer
Daniel Elliott defeated Jessica McClellan in the general election for Indiana Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Elliott (R) | 60.9 | 1,121,158 |
 | Jessica McClellan (D) | 39.1 | 720,778 | |
| Total votes: 1,841,936 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Indiana Treasurer
Jessica McClellan advanced from the Democratic convention for Indiana Treasurer on June 18, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica McClellan (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Indiana Treasurer
Daniel Elliott defeated Lana Keesling, Elise Nieshalla, and Pete Seat in the Republican convention for Indiana Treasurer on June 18, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Elliott (R) |
| Lana Keesling (R) | ||
 | Elise Nieshalla (R) | |
 | Pete Seat (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Suzie Jaworowski (R)
Campaign finance
2019
See also: City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2019)
General election
General election for Fort Wayne City Clerk
Incumbent Lana Keesling defeated Katie Zuber in the general election for Fort Wayne City Clerk on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lana Keesling (R) | 51.7 | 27,040 | |
| Katie Zuber (D) | 48.3 | 25,301 | ||
| Total votes: 52,341 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Clerk
Katie Zuber advanced from the Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Clerk on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katie Zuber | 100.0 | 6,792 | |
| Total votes: 6,792 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Clerk
Incumbent Lana Keesling advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Clerk on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lana Keesling | 100.0 | 13,870 | |
| Total votes: 13,870 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lana Keesling did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Lana Keesling did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Lana Keesling did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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