Jeff Smith (Indiana congressional candidate)

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Jeff Smith

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 8, 2018

Jeff Smith (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 8, 2018.

Smith was also a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Indiana. Smith was defeated by incumbent Luke Messer in the Republican primary.

Elections

2018

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Greg Pence defeated Jeannine Lee Lake and Tom Ferkinhoff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence (R)	63.8	154,260
		Jeannine Lee Lake (D)	32.9	79,430
		Tom Ferkinhoff (L)	3.3	8,030
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	6

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,726 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeannine Lee Lake	38.3	8,890
		Jim Pruett	25.8	5,984
		Lane Siekman	15.6	3,612
		George Thomas Holland	11.1	2,570
		Joshua Williamson	7.3	1,695
	Submit photo	K. Lave	1.9	446

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 23,197
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Arturas Kerelis (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Greg Pence defeated Jonathan Lamb, Stephen MacKenzie, Mike Campbell, and Jeff Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence	64.5	47,962
		Jonathan Lamb	23.6	17,526
		Stephen MacKenzie	4.6	3,400
	Submit photo	Mike Campbell	4.3	3,231
	Submit photo	Jeff Smith	3.0	2,258

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 74,377
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Crider (R)

2016

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Luke Messer (R) defeated Barry Welsh (D) and Rich Turvey (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Messer defeated Charles Johnson Jr. and Jeff Smith in the Republican primary, while Welsh defeated Danny Basham, George Thomas Holland, Bruce Peavler, and Ralph Spelbring to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Luke Messer Incumbent	69.1%	204,920
	Democratic	Barry Welsh	26.7%	79,135
	Libertarian	Rich Turvey	4.2%	12,330
Total Votes				296,385
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Luke Messer Incumbent	77.7%	91,828
Jeff Smith	12.7%	14,963
Charles Johnson Jr.	9.7%	11,447
Total Votes		118,238
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Barry Welsh	35.6%	15,258
Danny Basham	24.4%	10,474
George Holland	20.6%	8,851
Bruce Peavler	11.4%	4,897
Ralph Spelbring	7.9%	3,385
Total Votes		42,865
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

See also

Suggest a link

• United States House of Representatives
• Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2016
• Indiana's 6th Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jim Banks (R)

Todd Young (R)

Representatives

District 1

Frank Mrvan (D)

District 2

Rudy Yakym (R)

District 3

Marlin Stutzman (R)

District 4

Jim Baird (R)

District 5

Victoria Spartz (R)

District 6

Jefferson Shreve (R)

District 7

André Carson (D)

District 8

Mark Messmer (R)

District 9

Erin Houchin (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (2)