Indiana held its general election on November 3, 2020, deciding 125 legislative seats and 3 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Republicans kept every statewide office on the ballot and widened their House majority, leaving their trifecta intact, while Democrats picked off one Republican senator.
- Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) won a second term by about 24 points over Woody Myers (D), a former state health commissioner. The race turned on the pandemic: Holcomb had issued a statewide mask mandate in July, Myers called for tougher measures, and some conservatives who saw Holcomb's actions as excessive backed Libertarian Donald Rainwater instead. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch (R) was also reelected.
- The attorney general's office, the focus of Democrats' fall campaigns, went to former congressman Todd Rokita (R), who beat Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) by about 17 points. Rokita had won the nomination at the party convention, narrowly beating incumbent Curtis Hill, whose law license the state Supreme Court had temporarily suspended earlier that year. Democrats have not won the office since 1996.
- In the legislature, the seats that changed hands ran mostly toward Republicans:
- Zach Payne (R) unseated former House Minority Leader Terry Goodin (D), a 10-term lawmaker, in House District 66 by about 12 points.
- Former Rep. Harold Slager (R) won a rematch against Chris Chyung (D) in House District 15 by about 3 points.
- Julie Olthoff (R) unseated Lisa Beck (D) in House District 19 by about 4.
- Elizabeth Rowray (R) unseated Melanie Wright (D) in House District 35 by about 11.
- Jake Teshka (R) took the open House District 7 by about 8.
- For Democrats, Fady Qaddoura (D) narrowly unseated John Ruckelshaus (R) in Senate District 30 by about 5 points, becoming the first Arab-Muslim lawmaker in state history.
- Mitch Gore (D) unseated Cindy Kirchhofer (R) in House District 89 by about 3.
- In all, 7 legislative seats changed hands and 6 incumbents lost. Beyond the flips, Rep. Dale DeVon (R) had the closest escape, holding House District 5 by about 430 votes over Donald Westerhausen Jr. (D). Only one candidate appeared on the ballot in 40 legislative seats.
Legislature
- House (100 seats): 33 D, 66 R, 1 other or vacant before the election, 29 D, 71 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (50 seats): 10 D, 40 R before the election, 11 D, 39 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Statewide races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Eric Holcomb (R) 56.51% | Woody Myers (D) 32.05%, Donald Rainwater (L) 11.44% | |
| Attorney General | Todd Rokita (R) 58.3% | Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) 41.7% | |
| Lt. Governor | Suzanne Crouch (R) 56.51% | Destiny Scott Wells (D) 32.05%, John A Schick (L) 11.44% |