Rachel Covington

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Rachel Covington

Republican Party

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May 8, 2018

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Rachel Covington (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 8th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on May 8, 2018.

Covington was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Indiana. She dropped out of the race prior to the primary.

Elections

2018

See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon defeated William Tanoos in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Bucshon (R)	64.4	157,396
		William Tanoos (D)	35.6	86,895

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 244,291 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

William Tanoos advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Tanoos	100.0	26,232

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 26,232
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Glen Miller (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon defeated Richard Moss and Rachel Covington in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Bucshon	63.0	34,516
		Richard Moss	25.2	13,831
		Rachel Covington	11.8	6,451

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 54,798
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2016

See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Larry Bucshon (R) won re-election in 2016. Bucshon defeated Ron Drake (D) and Andrew Horning (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bucshon defeated Richard Moss in the Republican primary. On the other side of the aisle, Ron Drake defeated David Orentlicher to win the Democratic nomination. The Democratic primary race remained uncalled for months following the election. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.

U.S. House, Indiana District 8 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Bucshon Incumbent	63.7%	187,702
	Democratic	Ron Drake	31.7%	93,356
	Libertarian	Andrew Horning	4.6%	13,655
Total Votes				294,713
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

U.S. House, Indiana District 8 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Larry Buchson Incumbent	65%	72,889
Richard Moss	35%	39,168
Total Votes		112,057
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

U.S. House, Indiana District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ron Drake	50.1%	29,270
David Orentlicher	49.9%	29,206
Total Votes		58,476
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

Covington dropped out of the race prior to the primary.

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2018
• Indiana's 8th Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jim Banks (R)

Todd Young (R)

Representatives

District 1

Frank Mrvan (D)

District 2

Rudy Yakym (R)

District 3

Marlin Stutzman (R)

District 4

Jim Baird (R)

District 5

Victoria Spartz (R)

District 6

Jefferson Shreve (R)

District 7

André Carson (D)

District 8

Mark Messmer (R)

District 9

Erin Houchin (R)

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Democratic Party (2)