Indiana 2014 Election Results

Indiana held its general election on November 4, 2014, deciding 125 legislative seats and 3 statewide offices. No chamber changed party control.

Highlights

• With no governor's race on the ballot, Republicans widened the supermajorities they already held in both chambers, assuring they could move their priorities essentially at will.
• Republicans took three Democratic Senate seats in southern and western Indiana, growing their majority to 40-10. Senate President Pro Tem David Long tied two of the wins to a larger trend in rural Southern Indiana, while Democratic arguments over vouchers and school funding never gained traction.
  • Erin Houchin (R) unseated Sen. Richard D. Young Jr. (D), the Senate's longtime former Democratic leader, by about 16 points in Senate District 47.
  • Jon Ford (R) unseated Sen. Tim Skinner (D) of Terre Haute by about 1,000 votes in Senate District 38.
  • Mark Messmer (R) won the open Senate District 48, left by retiring Democrat Lindel Hume.
• In the House, Republicans netted two seats to reach 71-29, as three Democratic seats fell and one Republican incumbent lost:
  • Bill Fine (R) beat Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon (D) by about 420 votes in House District 12, leaving Christina Hale as Indiana's only Latino legislator.
  • Julie Olthoff (R) beat Rep. Shelli VanDenburgh (D) by about 310 votes in House District 19.
  • Bruce Borders (R) returned to the House by winning House District 45, left open by retiring Democrat Kreg Battles.
  • Going the other way, Melanie Wright (D) unseated Rep. L. Jack Lutz (R) by about 210 votes in House District 35.
• Republicans won all 3 statewide offices on the ballot, each by double digits: Secretary of State Connie Lawson (R) and Auditor Suzanne Crouch (R) kept their offices, and Kelly Mitchell (R) won the open treasurer's office.
• Indiana posted the lowest turnout rate in the nation, with just over 28 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot.

Legislature

• House (100 seats): 31 D, 69 R before the election, 30 D, 70 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
• Senate (50 seats): 13 D, 37 R before the election, 10 D, 40 R after; control stayed with Republicans.

Statewide races

Legislative races