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United States Senate election in Indiana, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primary)

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U.S. Senate, Indiana
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Democratic primary
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: February 4, 2022
Primary: May 3, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent:
Todd Young (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Voting in Indiana
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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A Democratic Party primary took place on May 3, 2022, in Indiana to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 8, 2022.

Thomas McDermott Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
February 4, 2022
May 3, 2022
November 8, 2022


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Todd Young (Republican), who was first elected in 2016.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana utilizes an open primary system. Voters are not required to register with a party, but state statutes stipulate that citizens vote in the primary of the party they have voted for most often in the past.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Indiana's United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Thomas McDermott Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Thomas McDermott Jr.
 
100.0
 
173,466

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 173,466
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Thomas McDermott Jr. Democratic Party $1,362,606 $1,360,464 $0 As of December 12, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Indiana in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Indiana, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Indiana U.S. Senate Democratic or Republican 4,500 (500 per congressional district) N/A 2/4/2022 Source
Indiana U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 2% of all votes cast in the 2018 election for secretary of state N/A 7/15/2022 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Indiana and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Indiana, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Indiana's 1st Frank Mrvan Electiondot.png Democratic D+3
Indiana's 2nd Jackie Walorski Ends.png Republican R+14
Indiana's 3rd Jim Banks Ends.png Republican R+18
Indiana's 4th Jim Baird Ends.png Republican R+18
Indiana's 5th Victoria Spartz Ends.png Republican R+11
Indiana's 6th Greg Pence Ends.png Republican R+19
Indiana's 7th Andre Carson Electiondot.png Democratic D+19
Indiana's 8th Larry Bucshon Ends.png Republican R+19
Indiana's 9th Open Ends.png Republican R+16


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Indiana[4]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Indiana's 1st 53.4% 45.0%
Indiana's 2nd 37.8% 60.4%
Indiana's 3rd 34.0% 63.9%
Indiana's 4th 34.3% 63.4%
Indiana's 5th 41.0% 57.0%
Indiana's 6th 33.0% 64.9%
Indiana's 7th 70.3% 27.9%
Indiana's 8th 32.7% 65.5%
Indiana's 9th 35.4% 62.7%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 61.7% of Hoosiers lived in one of the state's 82 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 27.8% lived in one of four Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Indiana was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Indiana following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Indiana presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 5 Democratic wins
  • 26 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D R R R R R R D R R R R R R R R R R D R R R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Indiana

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Indiana.

U.S. Senate election results in Indiana
Race Winner Runner up
2018 50.9%Republican Party 45.0%Democratic Party
2016 52.1%Republican Party 42.4%Republican Party
2012 50.0%Democratic Party 44.2%Republican Party
2010 54.6%Republican Party 40.0%Democratic Party
2006 87.3%Republican Party 12.6%Libertarian Party
Average 59.0 36.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Indiana

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Indiana.

Gubernatorial election results in Indiana
Race Winner Runner up
2020 56.5%Republican Party 32.0%Democratic Party
2016 51.4%Republican Party 45.4%Democratic Party
2012 49.5%Republican Party 46.6%Democratic Party
2008 57.8%Republican Party 40.1%Democratic Party
2004 53.2%Republican Party 45.5%Democratic Party
Average 53.7 41.9

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Indiana's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Indiana, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 2 2
Republican 2 6 8
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 1 1
Total 2 9 11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Indiana's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Indiana, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Eric Holcomb
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Suzanne Crouch
Secretary of State Republican Party Holli Sullivan
Attorney General Republican Party Todd Rokita

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Indiana General Assembly as of November 2022.

Indiana State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 10
     Republican Party 40
     Vacancies 0
Total 50

Indiana House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 30
     Republican Party 70
     Vacancies 0
Total 100

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Indiana was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R D D D D D D D D R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Indiana and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Indiana
Indiana United States
Population 6,483,802 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 35,825 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 83.3% 72.5%
Black/African American 9.4% 12.7%
Asian 2.3% 5.5%
Native American 0.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 2.2% 4.9%
Multiple 2.5% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 6.9% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.8% 88%
College graduation rate 26.5% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $56,303 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 13.4% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Indiana General Assembly, "Indiana Code § 3-10-1-6," accessed August 2, 2024
  2. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  3. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  4. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022


Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Jim Banks (R)
Todd Young (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Jim Baird (R)
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
Republican Party (9)
Democratic Party (2)


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