Mark Small

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Mark Small

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 2, 2023

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Lawyer

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Mark Small (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indianapolis City Council to represent District 2. He lost in the Republican primary on May 2, 2023.

Biography

Mark Small was born in Indiana. He attended De Pauw University and the Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis for graduate study. Small's career experience includes working as a lawyer.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2023)

General election

General election for Indianapolis City Council District 2

Brienne Delaney defeated Matt Hills in the general election for Indianapolis City Council District 2 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brienne Delaney (D)	66.2	7,573
		Matt Hills (R)	33.8	3,863

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,436
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 2

Brienne Delaney defeated incumbent Monroe Gray Jr. in the Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 2 on May 2, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brienne Delaney	67.2	2,344
		Monroe Gray Jr.	32.8	1,144

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,488
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indianapolis City Council District 2

Matt Hills defeated Mark Small in the Republican primary for Indianapolis City Council District 2 on May 2, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Hills	70.3	1,049
		Mark Small	29.7	444

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,493
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2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 86

Incumbent Edward DeLaney defeated Mark Small in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 86 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward DeLaney (D)	71.3	19,191
		Mark Small (R)	28.7	7,709

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,900
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 86

Incumbent Edward DeLaney advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 86 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward DeLaney	100.0	5,114

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 86

Mark Small advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 86 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Small	100.0	1,874

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,874
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2020

See also: Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 5

Victoria Spartz defeated Christina Hale and Ken Tucker in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victoria Spartz (R)	50.0	208,212
		Christina Hale (D)	45.9	191,226
		Ken Tucker (L)	4.0	16,788

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 416,226
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vernon Moore (Independent)
• Ellen Kizik (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5

Christina Hale defeated Dee Thornton, Jennifer Christie, Andy Jacobs, and Ralph Spelbring in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Hale	40.8	30,123
		Dee Thornton	27.1	20,049
		Jennifer Christie	18.1	13,345
	Submit photo	Andy Jacobs	13.3	9,817
	Submit photo	Ralph Spelbring	0.8	575

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,909
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victoria Spartz	39.7	34,526
		Beth Henderson	17.6	15,343
		Micah Beckwith	12.7	11,063
		Carl Brizzi	6.5	5,619
		Kent Abernathy	5.6	4,901
		Kelly Mitchell	5.3	4,643
		Chuck Dietzen	4.7	4,071
		Matthew Hook	2.5	2,147
		Andrew Bales	1.5	1,329
		Mark Small	1.2	1,057
		Danny Niederberger	0.8	675
		Victor Wakley	0.5	465
		Allen Davidson	0.5	411
		Russell Stwalley	0.4	379
		Matthew Hullinger	0.4	333

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,962
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Jay (R)
• Steve Braun (R)
• Jeremy Miner (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 5

Ken Tucker advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on March 7, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ken Tucker (L)

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Campaign themes

2023

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2022

Mark Small completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Small's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a progressive who believes the GOP should not be surrendered to forces of idiocy and bigotry.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Ban private ownership of guns.
• Restore a woman's right to determine all of her medical decisions.
• Remove religion from government. We are fast becoming a theocracy.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The police powers of the State.

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2020

Mark Small completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Small's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a pro-choice pro-environment anti-war candidate in the Republican Party. We need to take the GOP back from forces of ignorance and hatred.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Roe v Wade was sritten by a GOP nominated Justice
• Legalize all drugs
• The USA should declare war before we commit military, absent surprise attack by another nation

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Security of our election systems and the take-over of the Oval Office by a hostile foreign power.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Cuban Missile Crisis - age 7.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked at my father's construction company starting at age 8. I worked there during the summers when I was in undergrad, and for about a year after I graduated from De Pauw..

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