Stephen Whitmer
Stephen Whitmer (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 97. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Justin Moed defeated Stephen Whitmer and Mark Renholzberger in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Justin Moed (D) | 58.2 | 8,831 |
 | Stephen Whitmer (R) | 38.9 | 5,907 | |
 | Mark Renholzberger (L) | 2.8 | 429 | |
| Total votes: 15,167 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Justin Moed defeated Sarah Shydale in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Moed | 76.3 | 968 |
| Sarah Shydale | 23.7 | 300 | ||
| Total votes: 1,268 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Stephen Whitmer advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Whitmer | 100.0 | 1,320 |
| Total votes: 1,320 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 97
Mark Renholzberger advanced from the Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 97 on March 2, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Renholzberger (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Whitmer in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2023)
General election
General election for Indianapolis City Council District 16
Incumbent Jessica McCormick defeated Julie Calvert-Watts in the general election for Indianapolis City Council District 16 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica McCormick (D) | 52.8 | 2,516 |
| Julie Calvert-Watts (R) | 47.2 | 2,252 | ||
| Total votes: 4,768 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 16
Incumbent Jessica McCormick advanced from the Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 16 on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica McCormick | 100.0 | 974 |
| Total votes: 974 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indianapolis City Council District 16
Julie Calvert-Watts defeated Stephen Whitmer in the Republican primary for Indianapolis City Council District 16 on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Julie Calvert-Watts | 60.5 | 678 | |
| Stephen Whitmer | 39.5 | 443 | |
| Total votes: 1,121 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Stephen Whitmer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Stephen Whitmer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Whitmer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- There is too much talking and not enough action. Something all of us learned a long time is city/govt projects either take forever to get started or they never finish. The district leader is missing in action and any effort to contact them is usually ignored. The city deserves better leadership. If the city refuses to do repairs then I will.
- Flood Plain Not many residents know the Indianapolis Flood Maps are being reassessed and will be official in 2024. The flood map reassessments will force some out of their because of higher insurance rates or homes that didn't need insurance will now need it. Flood Insurance can be an extra $700-$3,900 a year. My goal is to get as many people off the flood plain as I can using Letter of Map Amendment process.
- The people deserve to know what their taxpayer dollar are being spent on. The budget for 2023 is $100 million more than 2022. Last I checked Rockville and Washington is a crater obstacle course. The taxpayers should have a breakdown of what, where, and how their money is being spent. The city is more concerned about spending our money on downtown while District 16 is left with crumbs. There is no excuse for this.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
