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Ron Drake
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Elections and appointments
Last election

June 2, 2020

Ron Drake (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon defeated Thomasina Marsili and James Rodenberger in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon (R)
 
66.9
 
214,643
Image of Thomasina Marsili
Thomasina Marsili (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.8
 
95,691
James Rodenberger (L)
 
3.2
 
10,283

Total votes: 320,617
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Thomasina Marsili defeated Mike Webster and Ron Drake in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomasina Marsili
Thomasina Marsili Candidate Connection
 
36.3
 
15,097
Image of Mike Webster
Mike Webster Candidate Connection
 
32.6
 
13,550
Image of Ron Drake
Ron Drake
 
31.2
 
12,973

Total votes: 41,620
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon
 
100.0
 
51,343

Total votes: 51,343
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8

James Rodenberger advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on March 7, 2020.


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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.[1][2][3][4]

U.S. House, Indiana District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLarry 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
Green check mark transparent.pngLarry 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
Green check mark transparent.pngRon Drake 50.1% 29,270
David Orentlicher 49.9% 29,206
Total Votes 58,476
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ron Drake did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

The following issues were listed on Drake's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

  • End American intervention in Middle East
  • Restructure student loans
  • FDR type New Deal WPA and CCC for the Midwest
  • Retraining programs with stipend
  • Guarantee coal miners' pension fund

[5]

—Ron Drake's campaign website, http://www.rondrakeforcongress.com/#!platform/c1flq

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