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2020 Indiana Senate election

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2020 Indiana Senate election

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25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderRodric BrayGreg Taylor
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Leader sinceNovember 20, 2018November 6, 2020
Leader's seat37th district25th district
Seats before4010
Seats after3911
Seat changeDecrease 1Increase 1
Popular vote778,292596,836
Percentage56.60%43.40%

Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

Majority Leader before election

Mark Messmer
Republican

Elected Majority Leader

Mark Messmer
Republican

The 2020 Indiana Senate election was held on November 3, 2020 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of Indiana, coinciding with other elections in the state, including for U.S. president, U.S. House, Indiana governor, and Indiana House, as well as various other state and local elections. Voters elected members to 25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate to serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies. Primary elections were held on June 2.[1]

Following the election, the Republican Party retained supermajority control of the Senate, losing one seat to the Democratic Party in the process.

Incumbents defeated

One incumbent lost re-election.

  1. District 30: John Ruckelshaus (R) lost to Fady Qaddoura (D).

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[2]Safe ROctober 21, 2020

Results

Overview

PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican19778,29256.6040191839Decrease 1
Democratic22596,83643.40106711Increase 1
Total1,375,128100.0050252550Steady
Source: Indiana Election Division
Popular vote
Republican
56.60%
Democratic
43.40%
Senate seats[a]
Republican
72.00%
Democratic
28.00%

District 2

District 2 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLonnie Randolph (incumbent) 31,810 100.00
Total votes31,810 100.00
Democratic hold

District 3

District 3 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEddie Melton (incumbent) 38,445 100.00
Total votes38,445 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

District 5 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEd Charbonneau (incumbent) 43,664 65.76
DemocraticLuke Bohm22,74034.24
Total votes66,404 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBrian Buchanan (incumbent) 9,597 69.40
RepublicanEthan Brown3,65126.40
RepublicanVernon Budde5814.20
Total votes13,829 100.00
District 7 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBrian Buchanan (incumbent) 39,566 69.47
DemocraticTabitha N. Bartley17,38530.53
Total votes56,951 100.00
Republican hold

District 8

District 8 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMike Bohacek (incumbent) 35,329 59.42
DemocraticGary Davis24,13240.58
Total votes59,461 100.00
Republican hold

District 9

District 9 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRyan Mishler (incumbent) 42,414 74.90
DemocraticBrandon M. Cavanaugh14,21625.10
Total votes56,630 100.00
Republican hold

District 10

Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid L. Niezgodski (incumbent) 7,785 63.56
DemocraticAlex Bowman4,46336.44
Total votes12,248 100.00
District 10 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid L. Niezgodski (incumbent) 31,706 100.00
Total votes31,706 100.00
Democratic hold

District 12

District 12 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBlake Doriot (incumbent) 32,751 68.54
DemocraticCharles Mumaw15,03031.46
Total votes47,781 100.00
Republican hold

District 13

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSue Glick (incumbent) 8,015 61.17
RepublicanJeffrey W. Wible5,08838.83
Total votes13,103 100.00
District 13 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSue Glick (incumbent) 41,701 100.00
Total votes41,701 100.00
Republican hold

District 16

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJustin Busch (incumbent) 7,796 69.05
RepublicanTom Rhoades3,49530.95
Total votes11,291 100.00
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJuli Dominguez 5,075 52.14
DemocraticTim Barr4,65947.86
Total votes9,734 100.00
District 16 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJustin Busch (incumbent) 35,382 57.86
DemocraticJuli Dominguez25,76742.14
Total votes61,149 100.00
Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanStacey Donato (incumbent) 38,223 73.25
DemocraticLaura Fred-Smith13,96126.75
Total votes52,184 100.00
Republican hold

District 20

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanScott Baldwin 14,072 68.17
RepublicanJohn Gaylor6,57331.84
Total votes20,645 100.00
District 20 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanScott Baldwin 56,629 62.48
DemocraticRonnie Saunders34,00437.52
Total votes90,633 100.00
Republican hold

District 24

District 24 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Crane (incumbent) 50,755 65.54
DemocraticStan Albaugh26,68134.46
Total votes77,436 100.00
Republican hold

District 28

District 28 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMichael Crider (incumbent) 42,582 62.61
DemocraticTheresa Bruno25,43437.39
Total votes68,016 100.00
Republican hold

District 30

District 30 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFady Qaddoura 42,268 52.56
RepublicanJohn Ruckelshaus (incumbent)38,14547.44
Total votes80,413 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

District 32

District 32 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAaron Freeman (incumbent) 35,517 58.99
DemocraticBelinda Drake24,68841.01
Total votes60,205 100.00
Republican hold

District 33

District 33 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGreg Taylor (incumbent) 47,027 100.00
Total votes47,027 100.00
Democratic hold

District 34

District 34 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJean Breaux (incumbent) 43,340 100.00
Total votes43,340 100.00
Democratic hold

District 35

District 35 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanR. Michael Young (incumbent) 29,557 57.95
DemocraticPete Cowden21,44642.05
Total votes51,003 100.00
Republican hold

District 36

Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAshley Eason 6,339 73.40
DemocraticJason E. Fletcher2,29726.60
Total votes8,636 100.00
District 36 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJack Sandlin (incumbent) 27,601 53.87
DemocraticAshley Eason23,63346.13
Total votes51,234 100.00
Republican hold

District 37

District 37 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRodric Bray (incumbent) 52,044 77.14
DemocraticTom Wallace15,42322.86
Total votes67,467 100.00
Republican hold

District 40

Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticShelli Yoder 14,809 81.05
DemocraticJohn Zody3,02516.56
DemocraticTrent Feuerbach4372.39
Total votes18,271 100.00
District 40 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticShelli Yoder 41,433 100.00
Total votes41,433 100.00
Democratic hold

District 42

District 42 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJean Leising (incumbent) 47,463 100.00
Total votes47,463 100.00
Republican hold

District 44

District 44 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEric Koch (incumbent) 43,907 72.97
DemocraticCinde Wirth16,26727.03
Total votes60,174 100.00
Republican hold

District 50

District 50 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanVaneta Becker (incumbent) 45,062 100.00
Total votes45,062 100.00
Republican hold

Footnotes

Notes

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