Donald Rainwater
Donald Rainwater (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Governor of Indiana. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Rainwater completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Rainwater ran for governor on a joint ticket with lieutenant gubernatorial candidate William Henry (L).
Biography
Donald Rainwater was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1982 to 1990. He graduated from Warren Central High School. His career experience includes working as an IT project manager and software engineer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Governor of Indiana
Mike Braun defeated Jennifer McCormick, Donald Rainwater, and Christopher Stried in the general election for Governor of Indiana on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Braun (R) | 54.4 | 1,566,081 | |
| Jennifer McCormick (D) | 41.1 | 1,183,741 | ||
Donald Rainwater (L) ![]() | 4.5 | 129,781 | ||
Christopher Stried (Independent) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 2,879,655 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Indiana
Jennifer McCormick advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Indiana on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer McCormick | 100.0 | 180,577 | |
| Total votes: 180,577 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tamie Dixon-Tatum (D)
- Bob Kern (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Indiana
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Indiana on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Braun | 39.5 | 237,125 | |
| Suzanne Crouch | 21.7 | 130,219 | ||
| Brad Chambers | 17.5 | 104,723 | ||
| Eric Doden | 11.8 | 71,031 | ||
Jamie Reitenour ![]() | 4.8 | 28,774 | ||
| Curtis Hill | 4.6 | 27,750 | ||
| Total votes: 599,622 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of Indiana
Donald Rainwater defeated Rhonda Greene in the Libertarian convention for Governor of Indiana on March 2, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Rhonda Greene (L) | ||
| ✔ | Donald Rainwater (L) ![]() | |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rainwater in this election.
2020
See also: Indiana gubernatorial election, 2020
Indiana gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Indiana gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Governor of Indiana
Incumbent Eric Holcomb defeated Woody Myers and Donald Rainwater in the general election for Governor of Indiana on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Holcomb (R) | 56.5 | 1,706,727 | |
| Woody Myers (D) | 32.1 | 968,094 | ||
| Donald Rainwater (L) | 11.4 | 345,567 | ||
| Total votes: 3,020,388 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Indiana
Woody Myers advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Indiana on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Woody Myers | 100.0 | 408,230 | |
| Total votes: 408,230 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eddie Melton (D)
- Josh Owens (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Indiana
Incumbent Eric Holcomb advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Indiana on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Holcomb | 100.0 | 524,496 | |
| Total votes: 524,496 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Roth (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of Indiana
Donald Rainwater advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of Indiana on March 7, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Donald Rainwater (L) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bill Levin (L)
2018
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Donna Schaibley defeated Naomi Bechtold and Donald Rainwater in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 24 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Schaibley (R) | 55.6 | 20,618 | |
Naomi Bechtold (D) ![]() | 41.6 | 15,428 | ||
| Donald Rainwater (L) | 2.8 | 1,026 | ||
| Total votes: 37,072 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 24
Naomi Bechtold advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 24 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Naomi Bechtold ![]() | 100.0 | 2,241 | |
| Total votes: 2,241 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Donna Schaibley advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 24 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Schaibley | 100.0 | 7,380 | |
| Total votes: 7,380 | ||||
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2016
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.
Incumbent Luke Kenley defeated Donald Rainwater and Paula Gilliam in the Indiana State Senate District 20 general election.[2][3]
| Indiana State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Libertarian | Donald Rainwater | 4.77% | 3,392 | |
| Democratic | Paula Gilliam | 26.79% | 19,043 | |
| Republican | 68.44% | 48,651 | ||
| Total Votes | 71,086 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Paula Gilliam ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 20 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Indiana State Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
Incumbent Luke Kenley defeated Scott Willis in the Indiana State Senate District 20 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Indiana State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 60.75% | 19,851 | ||
| Republican | Scott Willis | 39.25% | 12,826 | |
| Total Votes | 32,677 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Donald Rainwater completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rainwater's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Donald has held positions as a computer applications instructor, manager of a residential property, and manager of a retail store. He has spent the past 20 years as a software engineer, with the past 7 years in management positions. Donald is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a certified Scrum Master (CSM).
Donald and his wife have a blended family that includes six children and three grandchildren.- Reduce your overall tax burden by eliminating state individual income tax and the personal property tax on your primary residence;
- Reduce regulations and licensing that stifles the growth of small business;
- Reform criminal justice and invigorate our economy through decriminalization and legalization of all forms of cannabis in Indiana.
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Note: Rainwater submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 1, 2024.
2020
Donald Rainwater did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Rainwater’s campaign website stated the following:
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| —Donald Rainwater's campaign website (2020)[7] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 6, 2024
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Donald Rainwater's 2020 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 23, 2020
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