A report to supporters and members of Indiana Business for Responsive Government (IBRG), the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, and allied organizations. This report will be updated as additional election results are received in the hours and days following.
Tumultuous Political Environment Nets Solid Election Wins
Indiana Business for Responsive Government (IBRG), the non-partisan political action program of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, scored a very successful general election. 70 of 74 IBRG- endorsed candidates facing opposition were victorious. Twenty-one (21) additional endorsed candidates did not face general election challenges.
Considerable excitement and upheaval in the Indiana electorate this mid-term election certainly created rough waves and realignments around the state. However, in the end there were few ultimate changes in the political status quo for both candidates and seats held by the parties.
Republicans swept all statewide races by significant margins, led by an unexpectedly large double-digit margin victory by Mike Braun for the U.S. Senate seat.
In the General Assembly, Republican majorities took a relatively modest hit, but not enough to lose super-majority status. In the House, three (3) incumbent GOP legislators were defeated, resulting in a net breakdown of a 67-33 GOP majority.
In the Senate, the Republican super-majority was reduced by just one seat to 40-10 with the defeat of notorious Sen. Mike Delph (R-Carmel). Although the final tally changed little, the Senate battlefield was intense and involved more competitive races than seen in the last decade.
It’s very hard to look at the 2018 midterms in Indiana state legislative races as a “status quo” election, even though the number of seats changing was minimal. Significant shifts in the electorate, competitive districts and regions, created a tumultuous battlefield.
The 2018 mid-terms in Indiana appear to be an extension of the 2016 election changes and the realignments underway here. Generally, those areas of the state where President Trump won by a safe margin in 2016 performed even stronger for the Republican candidates this year. Those areas where President Trump lost, or it was very close in otherwise GOP areas in 2016, such as
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white-collar suburbs, growing and diverse urban neighborhoods – there were significant increases in Democratic votes.
In other words, those areas that were not competitive for either party in 2016 have become even less so. Republican areas became stronger. Democrat areas became stronger. However, the changes were not enough to result in many defeats of incumbents, as these partisan performance shifts are not large enough to tip very many races in strong GOP areas. Republicans were able to dominate the Indiana election battlefield again in 2018.
The political parties and the battlefields here in Indiana and across the country are in the middle of a realignment. That much is clear.
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Summary of Election Results
Indiana House of Representatives
Republicans lost three (3) seats in the House to see their reduced to 67-33 majority (pending final vote counts in three races), but still maintaining their “quorum-proof” majority with room to spare. Fourteen (14) seats in the House were “open” (no incumbent on the ballot) and in every one of these the party of the previous legislator managed to hold the seat with little effort.
Like in 2016, most of these races were centered in districts picked-off by Republicans in their march to dominance since 2008 that have remained competitive. Suburban areas were particularly competitive this year, as realignment of the electorate continues.
Top, Most-Competitive House Races where IBRG-endorsed candidates won:
House 4 Rep. Ed Soliday defeated Frank Szcezepanski (pending results) House 5 Rep. Dale DeVon defeated Donald Westerhausen House 74 Rep. Steve Bartels defeated Larry Kleeman House 81 Rep. Martin Carbaugh defeated Kyle Miller House 89 Rep. Cindy Kirchhofer defeated former legislator John Barnes
House Incumbents Defeated:
House 15 – Rep. Hal Slager (R-Schererville) defeated by Chris Chyung (D-Dyer) House 19 – Rep. Julie Olthoff (R-Crown Point) defeated by Lisa Beck (D-Hebron) House 24 – Rep. Sally Siegrist (R-West Lafayette) defeated by Chris Campbell (R-Lafayette)
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Indiana State Senate
Senate Republicans fought off a number of very spirited challenges from Senate Democrats this year, losing only one (1) seat to result in a 40-10 super-majority. That one loss was controversial Sen. Mike Delph (R-Carmel), defeated by J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis) in a rematch of the 2014 race. It was arguably one of the biggest Senate campaign battlefields in the last decade.
Top, Most-Competitive Senate Races where IBRG-endorsed candidates won:
Senate 31 Sen. Jim Merritt defeated Derek Camp Senate 38 Sen. Jon Ford defeated Chris Gambill Senate 46 Sen. Ron Grooms defeated Anna Murray Senate 26 Mike Gaskill defeated Dave Cravens in this open seat
IBRG was also very supportive of Linda Rogers for the open Senate 11 seat she took from Sen. Joe Zakas in the primary election.
In Senate 25, Democratic Leader Tim Lanane faced a strong challenge from trial lawyer Zaki Ali (R-Anderson) with strong backing by the Senate GOP caucus, but Lanane prevailed.
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Indiana Statewide, Non-Federal
% Precincts Office Candidates Vote Total Percent Reported
Secretary of State Jim Harper (D) 910,500 40.6% 100% Connie Lawson (R) 1,260,935 56.2% Mark Rutherford (L) 71,163 3.2% Other (Ind/Write‐in) 86 0.0%
Auditor of Joselyn Whittacker (D) 912,628 41.0% 100% State Tera Klutz (R) 1,234,001 55.5% John Schick (L) 76,960 3.5%
State John Aguilera (D) 910,649 41.2% 100% Treasurer Kelly MItchell (R) 1,299,304 58.8%
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Congress - U.S. Senate and U.S. House
Chamber % Precincts Office Candidates Endorsed Vote Total Percent Reported
U.S. Senate Joe Donnelly (D) 1,021,318 45.0% 100% Mike Braun (R) 1,155,284 50.9% Lucy Brenton (L) 91,032 4.0% Other (Ind/Write‐in) 15 0.0%
CD 1 Peter Visclosky (D) 159,388 65.1% 100% Mark Leyva (R) 85,493 34.9% Jonathan Kleinman (I) 0 0.0%
CD 2 Mel Hall (D) 103,216 45.2% 100% Jackie Walorski (R) Endorsed 125,230 54.8% Richard Wolf (I) 1 0.0%
CD 3 Courtney Tritch (D) 86,420 35.3% 100% Jim Banks (R) Endorsed 158,655 64.7%
CD 4 Tobi Beck (D) 87,801 35.9% 100% Jim Baird (R) Endorsed 156,501 64.1%
CD 5 Dee Thornton (D) 137,096 43.2% 100% Susan Brooks (R) Endorsed 180,015 56.8%
CD 6 Jeannine Lee Lake (D) 79,417 32.9% 100% Greg Pence (R) Endorsed 154,277 63.8% Tom Ferkinhoff (L) 8,027 3.3% John Miller (I) 1 0.0% Heather Leigh Meloy (I) 0 0.0%
CD 7 André Carson (D) 140,623 64.9% 100% Wayne "Gunny" Harmon (R) 76,112 35.1%
CD 8 William Tanoos (D) 86,816 35.6% 100% Larry Buschon (R) Endorsed 157,321 64.4%
CD 9 Liz Watson (D) 118,035 43.5% 100% Trey Hollingsworth (R) Endorsed 153,198 56.5%
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Race by Race Results – Indiana State Senate
Chamber Office Candidates Endorsed Vote Total Percent
SD 1 Frank Mrvan (D) 29,569 63.3% Charles Kallas (R) 17,141 36.7%
SD 4 Karen Tallian (D) 26,634 60.4% Cole Stultz (R) 17,486 39.6%
SD 6 Ryan Farrar (D) 18,824 36.8% Rick Niemeyer (R) 32,357 63.2%
SD 11 Ed Liptrap (D) 17,119 38.9% Linda Rogers (R) Endorsed 26,941 61.1%
SD 14 Dennis Kruse (R) Endorsed 34,522 100.0%
SD 15 Kathy Zoucha (D) 19,274 44.6% Elizabeth Brown (R) Endorsed 23,897 55.4%
SD 17 Gary Snyder (D) 11,911 28.2% Andy Zay (R) Endorsed 30,320 71.8%
SD 19 Travis Holdman (R) Endorsed 29,838 100.0%
SD 21 Christina Fivecoate (D) 15,730 34.9% James Buck (R) Endorsed 29,381 65.1%
SD 22 Sheryl Shipley (D) 16,715 44.7% Ron Alting (R) Endorsed 20,710 55.3%
SD 23 Phil Boots (R) Endorsed 36,218 100.0%
SD 25 Tim Lanane (D) 19,575 51.9% Zaki Ali (R) 16,638 44.1% Robert Jozwiak (L) 1,516 4.0%
SD 26 Dave Cravens (D) 18,555 38.8% Mike Gaskill (R) Endorsed 27,641 57.8% Greg Noland (L) 1,625 3.4%
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SD 27 Jerome Hoog (D) 11,426 29.1% Jeff Raatz (R) Endorsed 27,789 70.9%
SD 29 J.D. Ford (D) 31,880 56.7% Mike Delph (R) 24,373 43.3%
SD 31 Derek Camp (D) 28,597 48.6% James Merritt (R) Endorsed 30,217 51.4%
SD 38 Chris Gambill (D) 16,939 44.1% Jon Ford (R) Endorsed 21,483 55.9%
SD 39 Eric Bassler (R) Endorsed 34,193 100.0%
SD 41 Ross Thomas (D) 14,458 33.4% Greg Walker (R) Endorsed 28,884 66.6%
SD 43 Chip Perfect (R) Endorsed 35,502 100.0%
SD 45 John Perkins (D) 16,483 34.1% Chris Garten (R) Endorsed 30,343 62.7% Charles Johnson (L) 1,552 3.2%
SD 46 Anna Murray (D) 22,544 45.5% Ron Grooms (R) Endorsed 26,990 54.5%
SD 47 Nicholas Siler (D) 16,057 33.5% Erin Houchin (R) Endorsed 31,834 66.5%
SD 48 Mark Messmer (R) Endorsed 38,819 100.0%
SD 49 Edie Hardcastle (D) 16,261 36.0% Jim Tomes (R) 28,870 64.0%
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Race by Race Results – Indiana House of Representatives
Chamber Office Candidates Endorsed Vote Total Percent
HD 1 Carolyn Jackson (D) 11,731 86.2% Donna Dunn (L) 1,882 13.8%
HD 2 Earl Harris, Jr. (D) Endorsed 14,840 100.0%
HD 3 Ragen Hatcher (D) 15,338 100.0%
HD 4 Frank Szczepanski (D) 12,812 46.5% Ed Soliday (R) Endorsed 14,758 53.5%
HD 5 Donald Westerhausen (D) 11,245 49.0% Dale DeVon (R) Endorsed 11,711 51.0%
HD 6 B. Patrick Bauer (D) 14,687 100.0%
HD 7 Joe Taylor (D) 11,265 51.6% Troy Dillon (R) 10,550 48.4%
HD 8 Ryan Dvorak (D) 16,136 100.0%
HD 9 Patricia Boy (D) 13,074 60.2% Dan Granquist (R) 8,629 39.8%
HD 10 Chuck Moseley (D) 15,022 100.0%
HD 11 Delano Scaife (D) 8,733 34.7% Michael Aylesworth (R) Endorsed 16,435 65.3%
HD 12 Mara Reardon (D) 16,931 100.0%
HD 13 Loretta Barnes (D) 6,491 29.8% Sharon Negele (R) Endorsed 15,267 70.2%
HD 14 Vernon Smith (D) 16,636 100.0%
HD 15 Chris Chyung (D) 12,473 50.2% Hal Slager (R) Endorsed 12,387 49.8%
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HD 16 Christina Zacny (D) 6,207 29.8% Doug Gutwein (R) Endorsed 14,655 70.2%
HD 17 Michelle Livinghouse (D) 6,630 32.7% Jack Jordan (R) Endorsed 13,664 67.3%
HD 18 Dee Moore (D) 5,322 23.9% David Wolkins (R) Endorsed 16,942 76.1%
HD 19 Lisa Beck (D) 13,241 50.5% Julie Olthoff (R) Endorsed 12,996 49.5%
HD 20 Karen Salzer (D) 8,588 38.7% Jim Pressel (R) Endorsed 13,629 61.3%
HD 21 Carl Rust (D) 5,978 34.0% Tim Wesco (R) Endorsed 10,979 62.4% Ethan Legg (L) 631 3.6%
HD 22 Curt Nisly (R) 17,278 100.0%
HD 23 Terry Doran (D) 5,706 31.8% Ethan Manning (R) Endorsed 11,587 64.6% Adam Werner (L) 653 3.6%
HD 24 Naomi Bechtold (D) 15,428 41.6% Donna Schaibley (R) Endorsed 20,617 55.6% Donald Rainwater II (L) 1,025 2.8%
HD 25 Maurice Fuller (D) 6,871 29.2% Don Lehe (R) Endorsed 16,661 70.8%
HD 26 Chris Campbell (D) 10,074 56.7% Sally Siegrist (R) Endorsed 7,693 43.3%
HD 27 Sheila Klinker (D) Endorsed 12,234 100.0%
HD 28 Harlan Vondersaar (D) 8,452 30.0% Jeff Thompson (R) Endorsed 19,754 70.0%
HD 29 Tracy Roberts (D) 10,474 35.2% Chuck Goodrich (R) Endorsed 19,251 64.8%
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HD 30 Mike Karickhoff (R) Endorsed 14,709 100.0%
HD 31 Lynn Johnson (D) 6,250 33.6% Kevin Mahan (R) Endorsed 12,357 66.4%
HD 32 Amie Neiling (D) 7,269 28.4% Tony Cook (R) Endorsed 18,296 71.6%
HD 33 Shon Byrum (D) 7,161 33.8% J.D. Prescott (R) Endorsed 12,964 61.3% Dale Arnett (L) 1,034 4.9%
HD 34 Sue Errington (D) Endorsed 11,551 100.0%
HD 35 Melanie Wright (D) 12,799 50.7% Ben Fisher (R) 12,460 49.3%
HD 36 Terri Austin (D) Endorsed 11,445 55.4% Jennifer Culp (R) 9,211 44.6%
HD 37 Aimee Rivera Cole (D) 14,140 45.5% Todd Huston (R) Endorsed 16,912 54.5%
HD 38 Thomas Hedde (D) 6,537 30.3% Heath VanNatter (R) Endorsed 15,060 69.7%
HD 39 Mark Hinton (D) 14,206 43.0% Jerry Torr (R) Endorsed 18,859 57.0%
HD 40 MeChelle Callen (D) 12,120 42.3% Greg Steuerwald (R) Endorsed 16,499 57.7%
HD 41 Brock Ervin (D) 5,909 26.8% Tim Brown (R) Endorsed 16,164 73.2%
HD 42 Evelyn Brown (D) 8,565 39.6% Alan Morrison (R) Endorsed 13,067 60.4%
HD 43 Tonya Pfaff (D) 10,085 59.1% Eddie Felling (R) 6,970 40.9%
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HD 44 Kimberly Fidler (D) 6,689 31.2% Beau Baird (R) Endorsed 14,774 68.8%
HD 45 Jim Exline (D) 7,373 35.0% Bruce Borders (R) Endorsed 13,722 65.0%
HD 46 E. Thomasina Marsili(D) 8,044 35.7% Bob Heaton (R) Endorsed 14,484 64.3%
HD 47 Susan Clare Diagana (D) 7,080 28.9% John Young (R) Endorsed 17,417 71.1%
HD 48 Doug Miller (R) Endorsed 12,218 76.5% Robert Wilson Jr. (L) 3,753 23.5%
HD 49 Christy Stutzman (R) 13,610 100.0%
HD 50 Jorge Fernandez (D) 6,430 28.6% Dan Leonard (R) Endorsed 16,076 71.4%
HD 51 Michael Stephenson (D) 4,284 100.0% Denny Zent (R) Endorsed 12,900
HD 52 Martha Lambert (D) 6,471 26.7% Ben Smaltz (R) Endorsed 17,806 73.3%
HD 53 Nancy Webb‐Tibbett (D) 7,031 29.3% Bob Cherry (R) Endorsed 17,003 70.7%
HD 54 Tom Saunders (R) Endorsed 17,178 100.0%
HD 55 Corinne Westerfield (D) 5,951 27.8% Cindy Ziemke (R) Endorsed 15,473 72.2%
HD 56 Jeffrey Locke 5,889 32.1% Bradford Barrett (R) Endorsed 11,924 65.0% Jeremy Why (I) 528 2.9%
HD 57 Sean Eberhart (R) Endorsed 18,082 100.0%
HD 58 Cindy Reinert (D) 7,981 36.7% Woody Burton (R) Endorsed 13,781 63.3%
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HD 59 Dale Nowlin (D) 8,930 40.6% Ryan Lauer (R) 12,518 56.8% Clyde Myers (L) 573 2.6%
HD 60 Penny Githens (D) 10,708 41.0% Peggy Mayfield (R) Endorsed 15,384 59.0%
HD 61 Matt Pierce (D) 16,870 100.0%
HD 62 Amy Swain (D) 10,263 43.1% Jeff Ellington (R) Endorsed 13,569 56.9%
HD 63 Joseph Lannan (D) 7,557 32.8% Shane Lindauer (R) Endorsed 15,459 67.2%
HD 64 Matt Hostettler (R) Endorsed 20,723 100.0%
HD 65 Jared Stancombe (D) 7,720 30.8% Chris May (R) Endorsed 17,384 69.2%
HD 66 Terry Goodin (D) 12,423 54.6% Mike Bowling (R) 10,333 45.4%
HD 67 Cordelle Feuston (D) 4,802 22.8% Randy Frye (R) Endorsed 16,291 77.2%
HD 68 Matt Gaustad (D) 4,832 21.3% Randall Lyness (R) Endorsed 17,835 78.7%
HD 69 Steve Schoettmer (D) 6,480 30.7% Jim Lucas (R) Endorsed 14,604 69.3%
HD 70 Sarah Stivers (D) 9,573 34.6% Karen Engleman (R) Endorsed 18,113 65.4%
HD 71 Rita Fleming (D) 13,214 55.6% Matt Owen (R) Endorsed 10,010 42.1% Thomas Keister (L) 531 2.2%
HD 72 Sam Charbonneau (D) 12,171 44.9% Ed Clere (R) Endorsed 14,952 55.1%
HD 73 Steve Davisson (R) Endorsed 17,808 100.0%
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HD 74 Larry Kleeman (D) 10,355 43.1% Stephen Bartels (R) Endorsed 13,665 56.9%
HD 75 John Hurley (D) 10,236 38.8% Ron Bacon (R) Endorsed 16,117 61.2%
HD 76 Stephen Folz (D) 10,124 45.1% Wendy McNamara (R) Endorsed 12,308 54.9%
HD 77 Ryan Hatfield (D) Endorsed 12,637 100.0%
HD 78 Holli Sullivan (R) Endorsed 18,092 100.0%
HD 79 Matt Lehman (R) Endorsed 18,853 100.0%
HD 80 Phil GiaQuinta (D) Endorsed 12,220 100.0%
HD 81 Kyle Miller (D) 9,036 46.3% Martin Carbaugh (R) Endorsed 10,495 53.7%
HD 82 Mike Wilber (D) 5,013 25.3% David Abbott (R) Endorsed 14,764 74.7%
HD 83 Christopher Judy (R) Endorsed 23,063 100.0%
HD 84 Curtis Nash (D) 10,014 37.4% Bob Morris (R) Endorsed 16,750 62.6%
HD 85 Christopher Rex (D) 6,606 29.4% Dave Heine (R) Endorsed 15,862 70.6%
HD 86 Ed DeLaney (D) 24,960 100.0%
HD 87 Carey Hamilton (D) 18,633 62.2% Paula Finch (R) 11,332 37.8%
HD 88 Poonam Gill (D) 15,094 44.5% Brian Bosma (R) Endorsed 18,823 55.5%
HD 89 John Barnes (D) 10,229 49.5% Cindy Kirchhofer (R) Endorsed 10,452 50.5%
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HD 90 Tim Jeffers (D) 10,206 39.6% Mike Speedy (R) Endorsed 15,539 60.4%
HD 91 Kevin Leineweber (D) 7,512 40.0% Robert Behning (R) Endorsed 11,272 60.0%
HD 92 Karlee Macer (D) Endorsed 12,690 100.0%
HD 93 Gregory Rathnow (D) 8,557 37.6% David Frizzell (R) Endorsed 14,215 62.4%
HD 94 Cherish Pryor (D) 18,051 100.0%
HD 95 John Bartlett (D) 16,031 100.0%
HD 96 Greg Porter (D) 24,189 100.0%
HD 97 Justin Moed (D) Endorsed 8,553 100.0%
HD 98 Robin Schackleford (D) 13,692 100.0%
HD 99 Vanessa Summers (D) 15,583 100.0%
HD 100 Dan Forestal (D) Endorsed 14,061 100.0%
BOLD = Incumbent Legislator
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New Members of the 2019 Indiana House of Representatives
David Abbott (R-Rome City) House District 82
Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) House District 44
Bradford Barrett (R-Richmond) House District 56
Lisa Beck (D-Hebron) House District 19
Patricia Boy (D-Michigan City) House District 9
Chris Campbell (D-Lafayette) House District 26
Chris Chyung (D-Dyer) House District 15
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16 New Members of the 2019 Indiana House of Representatives (continued)
Rita Fleming (D-Jeffersonville) House District 71
Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville) House District 29
Ragen Hatcher (D-Gary) House District 3
Matt Hostettler (R-Fort Branch) House District 64
Carolyn Jackson (D-Hammond) House District 11
Ryan Lauer (R-Columbus) House District 59
Ethan Manning (R-Denver) House District 23
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17 New Members of the 2019 Indiana House of Representatives (continued)
Tonya Pfaff (D-Terre Haute) House District 43
J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) House District 33
Christy Stutzman (R-Middlebury) House District 49
18 New Members of the 2019 Indiana Senate
Justin Busch (R-Fort Wayne) Senate District 16 (Appointed post-election, endorsement n/a)
J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis) Senate District 29
Chris Garten (R-Scottsburg) Senate District 49
Mike Gaskill (R-Pendleton) Senate District 26
Linda Rogers (R-Granger) Senate District 11
19 Roster - Indiana House 2019
67 Republicans; 33 Democrats 32. Anthony Cook (R) 67. Randy Frye (R) 33. J.D. Prescott (R) 68. Randy Lyness (R) Red represents new legislators 34. Sue Errington (D) 69. Jim Lucas (R) 35. Melanie Wright (D) 70. Karen Engleman (R) 1. Carolyn Jackson (D) 36. Terri Austin (D) 71. Rita Fleming (D) 2. Earl Harris, Jr. (D) 37. Todd Huston (R) 72. Ed Clere (R) 3. Ragen Hatcher (D) 38. Heath VanNatter (R) 73. Steve Davisson (R) 4. Ed Soliday (R) 39. Jerry Torr (R) 74. Steve Bartels (R) 5. Dale DeVon (R) 40. Greg Steuerwald (R) 75. Ron Bacon (R) 6. B. Patrick Bauer (D) 41. Tim Brown (R) 76. Wendy McNamara (R) 7. Joe Taylor (D) 42. Alan Morrison (R) 77. Ryan Hatfield (D) 8. Ryan Dvorak (D) 43. Tonya Pfaff (D) 78. Holli Sullivan (R) 9. Patricia Boy (D) 44. Beau Baird (R) 79. Matthew Lehman (R) 10. Charles Moseley (D) 45. Bruce Borders (R) 80. Phil GiaQuinta (D) 11. Michael Aylesworth (R) 46. Bob Heaton (R) 81. Martin Carbaugh (R) 12. Mara Candelaria Reardon (D) 47. John Young (R) 82. David Abbott (R) 13. Sharon Negele (R) 48. Doug Miller (R) 83. Christopher Judy (R) 14. Vernon Smith (D) 49. Christy Stutzman (R) 84. Bob Morris (R) 15. Chris Chyung (D) 50. Dan Leonard (R) 85. Dave Heine (R) 16. Douglas Gutwein (R) 51. Dennis Zent (R) 86. Ed DeLaney (D) 17. Jack Jordan (R) 52. Ben Smaltz (R) 87. Carey Hamilton (D) 18. David Wolkins (R) 53. Robert Cherry (R) 88. Brian Bosma (R) 19. Lisa Beck (D) 54. Tom Saunders (R) 89. Cindy Kirchhofer (R) 20. Jim Pressel (R) 55. Cindy Ziemke (R) 90. Mike Speedy (R) 21. Tim Wesco (R) 56. Brad Barrett (R) 91. Robert Behning (R) 22. Curt Nisly (R) 57. Sean Eberhart (R) 92. Karlee Macer (D) 23. Ethan Manning (R) 58. Woody Burton (R) 93. David Frizzell (R) 24. Donna Schaibley (R) 59. Ryan Lauer (R) 94. Cherish Pryor (D) 25. Don Lehe (R) 60. Peggy Mayfield (R) 95. John Bartlett (D) 26. Chris Campbell (D) 61. Matt Pierce (D) 96. Gregory Porter (D) 27. Sheila Klinker (D) 62. Jeff Ellington (R) 97. Justin Moed (D) 28. Jeffrey Thompson (R) 63. Shane Lindhauer (R) 98. Robin Shackleford (D) 29. Chuck Goodrich (R) 64. Tom Washburne (R) 99. Vanessa Summers (D) 30. Mike Karickhoff (R) 65. Chris May (R) 100. Dan Forestal (D) 31. Kevin Mahan (R) 66. Terry Goodin (D)
20 Roster - 2019 Indiana Senate
40 Republicans; 10 Democrats
Red represents new legislators
1. Frank Mrvan (D) 26. Mike Gaskill (R) 2. Lonnie Randolph (D) 27. Jeff Raatz (R) 3. Eddie Melton (D) 28. Mike Crider (R) 4. Karen Tallian (D) 29. J.D. Ford (D) 5. Ed Charbonneau (R) 30. John Ruckelshaus (R) 6. Rick Niemeyer (R) 31. James Merritt, Jr. (R) 7. Brian Buchanan (R) 32. Aaron Freeman (R) 8. Mike Bohacek (R) 33. Greg Taylor (D) 9. Ryan Mishler (R) 34. Jean Breaux (D) 10. David Niezgodski (D) 35. R. Michael Young (R) 11. Linda Rogers (R) 36. Jack Sandlin (R) 12. Blake Doriot (R) 37. Rodric Bray (R) 13. Susan Glick (R) 38. Jon Ford (R) 14. Dennis Kruse (R) 39. Eric Bassler (R) 15. Liz Brown (R) 40. Mark Stoops (D) 16. Justin Busch (R) 41. Greg Walker (R) 17. Andy Zay (R) 42. Jean Leising (R) 18. Randy Head (R) 43. Chip Perfect (R) 19. Travis Holdman (R) 44. Eric Koch (R) 20. Victoria Spartz (R) 45. Chris Garten (R) 21. James Buck (R) 46. Ron Grooms (R) 22. Ron Alting (R) 47. Erin Houchin (R) 23. Phil Boots (R) 48. Mark Messmer (R) 24. John Crane (R) 49. Jim Tomes (R) 25. Tim Lanane (D) 50. Vaneta Becker (R)
21 Indiana House Districts
22 Indiana Senate Districts
23 U.S. House Districts
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