2018 United States Senate election in Indiana
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Indiana will take place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly is running for re-election to a second term.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Joe Donnelly, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mike Braun, State Representative[2][3]
- Terry Henderson, businessman[4]
- Mark Hurt, attorney and former congressional aide[5]
- Luke Messer, U.S. Representative[6]
- Todd Rokita, U.S. Representative[7][8][9]
- Andrew Takami, Director of Purdue Polytechnic New Albany[10]
Potential
- Brian Bosma, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives[7]
- Curtis Hill, Attorney General of Indiana[11][12]
- Trey Hollingsworth, U.S. Representative[7]
- Marlin Stutzman, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2016[13]
- Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative[14][15]
Declined
- Jim Banks, U.S. Representative[16]
- Susan Brooks, U.S. Representative[8]
- Mike Delph, State Senator[7][17]
Endorsements
Todd Rokita
- Mike Delph, State Senator[17]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Luke Messer |
Todd Rokita |
Curtis Hill |
Mike Braun |
Mark Hurt |
Terry Henderson |
Andrew Takami | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS Strategy Group (Rokita) | July 16–18, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 20% | 28% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51% |
| 14% | 21% | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | 55% | ||||
| OnMedia (Messer) | July 10–12, 2017 | 400 | ± 4.8% | 23% | 23% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | — | 45% |
General election
Polling
References
- ^ a b Bottorff, Kathy (January 7, 2017). "Hanscom to Manage Sen. Donnelly Reelect". WTCA. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Grant, Mike (August 2, 2017). "Braun set for U.S. Senate run". Washington Times-Herald. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ "Wealthy state lawmaker joins GOP's Indiana Senate race". The Washington Post. Associated Press. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Colombo, Hayleigh (April 8, 2017). "Republicans jockey to take on Donnelly in 2018". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ Myers, George (February 1, 2017). "Kokomo lawyer Mark Hurt announces US Senate bid". News and Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ Pathé, Simone (26 July 2017). "Indiana Rep. Luke Messer Running for Senate". Roll Call. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Railey, Kimberly (January 31, 2017). "In light of @SusanWBrooks passing on #insen". Twitter. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Groppe, Maureen (January 31, 2017). "Brooks won't challenge Donnelly for U.S. Senate seat". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ "The Latest: Rokita to Formally Announce Indiana Senate Bid". Associated Press. The New York Times. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ {{cite news|url=http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/purdue-polytechnic-director-andrew-takami-to-run-for-u-s/article_7b2c0880-1ec8-11e7-b6f0-b30d9f88e09e.html?platform=hootsuite%7Ctitle=Purdue Polytechnic director Andrew
- ^ http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/25/1665948/-Newly-elected-Indiana-Attorney-General-Curtis-Hill-reportedly-interested-in-bid-against-Joe-Donnelly
- ^ http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/gop-attorneys-general-may-shake-senate-primaries
- ^ Kamisar, Ben (November 16, 2016). "10 Senate seats that could flip in 2018". The Hill. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Colwell, Jack (November 27, 2016). "Here's how big Walorski's win was". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ Pathé, Simone (November 28, 2016). "Republican Gender Gap Could Grow in the House". Roll Call. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ Pathe, Simone (March 23, 2017). "Indiana Headed for Another Member-on-Member Senate Primary". Roll Call. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Howey, Brian A. (August 10, 2017). "Rokita announces with Delph support" (PDF). Howey Politics. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
External links
- Official campaign websites