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Ron Drake
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Bucshon (R) | 66.9 | 214,643 |
 | Thomasina Marsili (D)  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Thomasina Marsili | 36.3 | 15,097 |
 | Mike Webster | 32.6 | 13,550 | |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | James Rodenberger (L) | |
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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]
| 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 | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Larry Buchson Incumbent |
65% | 72,889 | ||
| Richard Moss | 35% | 39,168 | ||
| Total Votes | 112,057 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ron Drake |
50.1% | 29,270 | ||
| David Orentlicher | 49.9% | 29,206 | ||
| Total Votes | 58,476 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
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.
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| —Ron Drake's campaign website, http://www.rondrakeforcongress.com/#!platform/c1flq | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Public Media, "Orentlicher Cedes Race To Drake Before Recount Official," August 13, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
