2010 United States Senate election in Indiana
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The 2010 United States Senate election in Indiana will take place on November 2, 2010 alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The election will fill Indiana's Class III Senate seat, currently held by Democrat Evan Bayh. Bayh was first elected in 1998 and was re-elected in 2004. In his most recent election in 2004, Bayh captured 62% of the vote against Republican Marvin Scott. On February 15, 2010, Bayh announced he would not seek re-election.[1] As a result, the non-partisan CQ Politics and Cook Political Report changed their race ratings from "Leans Democratic" to "Leans Republican."[2][3]
Candidates
Democratic
Senate candidates in Indiana were required to have submitted 500 signatures from each of the state's nine congressional districts by February 16, 2010, one day after Bayh announced his retirement. As a result, no candidate had submitted the requisite signatures by the deadline, meaning that the Indiana Democratic Party's executive committee will decide the party's nominee.[4]
Announced
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![Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative[5]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Brad_Ellsworth%2C_official_110th_Congress_photo.jpg/90px-Brad_Ellsworth%2C_official_110th_Congress_photo.jpg)
Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative[5]
![Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative[5]](/wiki/File:Brad_Ellsworth,_official_110th_Congress_photo.jpg)
Potential
- Joe Andrew, former Chair of the Democratic National Committee[6]
- Fred Glass, athletic director of Indiana University and former chief of staff to Evan Bayh[7]
- Joe Hogsett, former Secretary of State of Indiana[7]
- Martin C. Jischke, former president of Purdue University[7]
- John Mellencamp, performer and Indiana native[8]
- Timothy J. Roemer, U.S. Ambassador to India and former U.S. Representative[7]
- Jim Schellinger, 2008 gubernatorial candidate[9]
- Vi Simpson, Indiana Senate Minority Leader[10]
Declined
- Evan Bayh, Incumbent Senator, retiring after serving two terms.
- Joe Donnelly, U.S. Representative[11]
- Baron Hill, U.S. Representative[12]
- Joe Kernan, former Governor of Indiana[13]
- Thomas McDermott, Jr., Mayor of Hammond.[14]
- Bart Peterson, former Mayor of Indianapolis[11]
- Pete Visclosky, U.S. Representative[15]
- Jonathan Weinzapfel, mayor of Evansville[16]
- Tamyra d'Ippolito, cafe owner, failed to collect the required number of signatures by the February 16, 2010 deadline.[17]
Republican
Announced
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![Former Senator Daniel Coats[18]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Daniel_Coats.jpg/76px-Daniel_Coats.jpg)
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Former Congressman John Hostettler
![Former Senator Daniel Coats[18]](/wiki/File:Daniel_Coats.jpg)
- Richard Behney, businessman
- Don Bates, Jr., businessman
Declined
- Mike Pence, U.S. Representative[19][20]
- Todd Rokita, Secretary of State of Indiana, will instead run for the open seat in Indiana's 4th congressional district[21]
General election polling
With Coats
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Ellsworth (D) |
Dan Coats (R) |
Other | Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | February 16–17, 2010 | 500 | ± 3.5% | 32% | 46% | 7% | 15% |
With Hostettler
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Ellsworth (D) |
John Hostettler (R) |
Other | Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | February 16–17, 2010 | 500 | ± 3.5% | 27% | 46% | 7% | 19% |
With Stutzman
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Ellsworth (D) |
Marlin Stutzman (R) |
Other | Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | February 16–17, 2010 | 500 | ± 3.5% | 30% | 40% | 9% | 21% |
See also
References
- ^ Fritze, John. "Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh Drops Out". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
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- ^ http://www.cookpolitical.com/
- ^ Miller, Sean J. (February 16, 2010). "Republicans furious about timing of Bayh's retirement announcement". The Hill. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ Folz, Rachel (February 19, 2010). "Ellsworth to seek Bayh's Senate seat". WFIE/14 News. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ Wilson, Reid (February 15, 2010). "Bayh To Retire In Face Of Challenge". The Hotline. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Wilson, Reid; McCord, Quinn (February 15, 2010). "Explaining The IN Filing Process". The Hotline. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ "Speculation Swirls Around Potential Senate Bid by Rocker John Mellencamp". Fox News. February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ Cillizza, Chris; Murray, Shailagh (February 16, 2010). "Democratic Sen. Bayh of Indiana won't run for reelection". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ Schneider, Mary Beth (February 17, 2010). "Dems' new task: choose a candidate". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ a b Stedman Weidenbener, Lesley (February 15, 2010). "Democrats could turn to Baron Hill to run for Senate". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ Blake, Aaron; Fabian, Jordan (February 27, 2010). "Hill will not seek Dem nod in Indiana Senate race". The Hill. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ "Kernan will not run for Bayh's Senate seat". WSJV. February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ http://nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_0bb92fc6-9af3-5c08-9e62-f8f26839cc61.html
- ^ http://www.post-trib.com/news/2050012,dems-bayh.article
- ^ Bradner, Eric (February 15, 2010). "Weinzapfel not interested in Bayh's seat; Ellsworth weighing his options". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ Kraushaar, Josh (February 16, 2010). "Dems dodge D'Ippolito". The Politico. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Lobbyist and Sen. Coats to Challenge Sen. Bayh". Howey Politics Indiana. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Pence not running against Bayh for Senate". The Politico. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sherman, Jake (February 15, 2010). "Mike Pence declines again on Evan Bayh seat". The Politico. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ Schneider, Mary Beth (February 2, 2010). "Hershman, Rokita among growing field for Buyer's seat". Journal & Courier. Retrieved February 2, 2010.