2010 Indiana elections

none December 2016 December 2016 Indiana elections, 2010 Indiana presidential no 2008 2012 November 2, 2010 41.26% Elections were held in Indiana on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on May 4, 2010. Election information Turnout Turnout in the primaries was 20.86%, with 892,403 ballots cast.2010 Primary Election Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Primary Election Turnout and Registration https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2010MayPrimaryTurnoutReport05__12_10revision.pdf Indiana Secretary of State 10 May 2020 September 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200924011904/https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2010MayPrimaryTurnoutReport05__12_10revision.pdf dead Turnout in the general election was 41.26%, with 1,786,213 ballots cast.2010 General Election Tuesday, November 2, 2010 General Election Turnout and Registration https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2010_General_Election_Turnout_Data.pdf Indiana Secretary of State 10 May 2020 September 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200924011900/https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2010_General_Election_Turnout_Data.pdf dead Federal United States Senate 2010 United States Senate election in Indiana 2010 United States Senate elections On February 15, 2010, incumbent Senator Evan Bayh announced that he would not seek reelection. This shocked the Democratic base,December 2016 which had expected Bayh to seek a third term in the Senate and had thus not fielded any other candidates. On May 15, the executive committee of the Indiana Democratic Party announced that Representative Brad Ellsworth would be the party's nominee for Senator.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100515/ap_on_el_se/us_indiana_senate_ellsworth Dems make Ellsworth official pick to face Coats May 15, 2010 Associated Press Dan Coats, the winner of the five-way Republican primary election, was Ellsworth's main competitor in the race, along with Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris, and two independent candidates in the general election.http://www.coatsforindiana.com/ Dan Coats for Indiana Coatsforindiana.com 2010-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100831015950/http://www.coatsforindiana.com/ August 31, 2010 http://www.ellsworthforindiana2010.com/ Brad Ellsworth | Ellsworth for Indiana U.S. Senate Campaign Ellsworthforindiana2010.com 2010-08-21http://www.electrebecca.com/ Elect Rebecca Sink-Burris to United States Senate Electrebecca.com 2010-04-13 August 21, 2010 During the campaign, Ellsworth attacked Coats' record as a lobbyist, while Coats branded Ellsworth as a puppet of President Obama and then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. On election day, Coats won 54.4% of the vote to Ellsworth's 40%. Rebecca Sink-Burris received 5.4%. United States House of Representatives 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana 2010 United States House of Representatives elections All of Indiana's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. In the United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2008, Democrats had won five of Indiana's nine seats in the House, but public dissatisfaction with Democratic President Obama, combined with the birth of the Tea Party movement,December 2016 led Republicans to win back two of these seats, giving them six seats to the Democrats' three. State Secretary of State 2010 Indiana Secretary of State election Indiana presidential no 2006 2014 November 2, 2010 3x4.svg Charles P. White Republican Party (United States) 976,810 57.13% Vop Osili at groundbreaking of The Stella (3x4) 1.jpg Vop Osili Democratic Party (United States) 632,129 36.97% 3x4.svg Mike Wherry Libertarian Party (United States) 100,795 5.90% 2010 Indiana Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 160px County resultsWhite: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Osili: #7996e2 50–60% Secretary of State Todd Rokita Republican Party (United States) Charles P. White Republican Party (United States) 39.49% Incumbent Republican Todd Rokita (R) was term-limited and could not run for reelection. Candidates to replace Rokita included Democrat Vop Osili,https://www.votevop.com/ Vop Osili for Indiana Secretary of State|Democrat Votevop.com 2010-06-26 August 21, 2010 Republican Charlie White,http://www.charlieforindiana.com/ Home • Charlie White for Secretary of State Charlieforindiana.com August 21, 2010 February 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110203055620/http://www.charlieforindiana.com/ dead and Libertarian Mike Wherry.MikeWherry.com At the time, no Democrat had won a Secretary of State election in 20 years,Statewide Democratic candidates visit city Allen Kevin 30 June 2010 South Bend Tribune and only three Democrats had won the office since 1964.Sautter Chris Can Vop pull it off? Howey Politics Indiana 14 October 2010 16 10 https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPR1610.pdf 20 September 2019 Olisi was a first-time candidate for office.Democratic candidates swing through FW WLFI-TV 29 Jun 2010NEWS: United Democratic ticket hits road to talk jobs http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2587 Pete for Indiana 19 September 2019 28 June 2019 September 18, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190918150928/http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2587 dead He was an architect from Indianapolis. Olisi defeated Tom McKenna to win the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State at the state's Democratic Party Convention in Indianapolis, where Olisi's name was placed into nomination by Tom Henry.Democrats put rookies in state races The Journal Gazette 27 June 2010 Tom McKenna, Olisi's opponent for the Democratic nomination, was a private attorney and a deputy prosecutor who had previously served in positions under governors Evan Bayh, Frank O'Bannon, and Joe Kernan, including as the head of the former Indiana Department of Commerce, an administrative judge law for the Indiana Department of Labor, and Kernan's chief of staff. Olisi promised to connect new businesses with state economic development programs and with companies that might be interested in their services.Foulkes Arthur Democrats gather in Vigo to support statewide candidates Tribune-Star 29 June 2010 Olisi promised to support exploring efforts to modernize the voting process, including looking at online voter registration, longer voting hours, more early voting locations and no-excuse absentee voting. He voiced opposition to Indiana's voter identification law, arguing that it disenfranchised between 40,000 and 200,000 Indiana voters. Olisi's campaign placed an emphasis on job-creation.Mann David A. Candidates push job creation on two-day state tour News and Tribune 29 June 2010Trio Of Democrats Campaigning Across The State http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/97395789.html Indiana's News Center 29 June 2010September 2019 White promised to defend Indiana's voter ID law to ensure "fair and accurate elections." However, questions were raised about whether White had falsified his driver's license and residency, and therefore voted illegally, committing voter fraud. One important facet of the Secretary of State's position was that, as chief elections officer, they would decide control of the Indiana House in the instance it were to be split 50-50. Until September, the race had been seen as safely Republican. By October it was seen as a "tossup". In what was seen to be shaping up as a Republican wave election, Osili hoped he could attract ticket splitting voters.Carden Dan Dem statewide candidates hit road together Times of Northwest Indiana October 30, 2010 Endorsements Vop Osili (D) Organizations AFL–CIOAFL CIO Endorsements 2010 Local 1010 Steelworker 21 2 16 http://usw1010.org/images/Steelworker4thQtr2010.pdf East Chicago, Indiana Indiana State Teachers AssociationEndorsed Candidates in Fall 2010 Election https://sites.google.com/site/yourkvta/dashboard/endorsed-candidates-in-fall-2010-election Kankakee Valley Teachers Association 22 October 2019 Newspapers Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Polls Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror Charles P.White VopOsili MikeWherry Undecided WISH-TVHowey Brian A. Democrats to raise ethical issues on Bischoff challenger McMillin Howey Politics Indiana 7 October 2010 16 9 https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPR1609.pdf 20 September 2019 Early October – – 39% 29% 5% 26% Results General election results Charles P. White Republican Party (United States) 976,810 57.13% Vop Osili Democratic Party (United States) 632,129 36.97% Mike Wherry Libertarian Party (United States) 100,795 5.90% 1,709,734 White won the election with 57% of the vote, but was soon charged with voter fraud.Sulzberger A. G. 2011-03-04 In Indiana, Top Official Is Accused of Vote Fraud en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/us/04indiana.html 2023-09-15 0362-4331 White was removed from office on February 4, 2012, after a jury convicted him on six felony counts including perjury, theft and voter fraud.Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19892229 The Mercury News Associated Press September 2019 A ruling by Judge Louis Rosenberg had found that since White had violated election law, and was therefore ineligible to run, the Recount Commission should remove White from office and declare Osili as the winner by default.Ruling by Louis Rosenberg This decision was reversed. Ultimately, however, the courts ruled that, instead, Governor Mitch Daniels would be able to fill the vacancy created by White's removal from office. Treasurer 2010 Indiana State Treasurer election Incumbent Republican Treasurer Richard Mourdock ran for reelection.http://www.richardmourdock.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20051028042429/http://www.richardmourdock.com/ usurped October 28, 2005 Richard Mourdock for State Treasurer of Indiana Richardmourdock.com August 21, 2010 His Democratic opponent was Pete Buttigieg.http://www.peteforindiana.com/ Pete Buttigieg for South Bend Mayor PeteForIndiana.com December 19, 2016 Democrat Buttigieg was considered a long-shot.Colombo Hayleigh Some national Democrats swoon over South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg https://www.ibj.com/articles/65820-some-national-democrats-swoon-over-south-bend-mayor-pete-buttigieg Indianapolis Business Journal 6 May 2019 14 October 2017Webb Jon Pete Buttigieg lost his first race to a former Vanderburgh County commissioner https://www.courierpress.com/story/opinion/columnists/jon-webb/2019/04/03/pete-buttigieg-got-trounced-his-first-indiana-campaign/3341473002/ Courrier Press 15 September 2019 3 April 2019 Buttigieg was a political newcomer, a first-time candidate, and had never held public office, even proclaiming on his campaign website, "I'm a businessman who has never run for office before, but I have the education, experience and energy to lend a hand at this critical time in our state’s history."Why I'm Running http://in.peteforindiana.com/o/5972/t/5988/content.jsp?content_KEY=3493 Pete for Indiana 15 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20160420012341/http://in.peteforindiana.com/o/5972/t/5988/content.jsp?content_KEY=3493 20 April 2016 Buttigieg also lacked name recognition. A main issue of contention was Mourdock's having invested $43 million of state pension funds and other state funds in Chrysler junk bonds, and having subsequently taken legal action tookin an attempt to stop Chrysler's bankruptcy plan (including the Chrysler-Fiat merger) from taking effect,Buttigieg Plans State Treasurer Run https://timesuniononline.com/Content/Default/News/Article/Buttigieg-Plans-State-Treasurer-Run/-3/224/46004 Times Union 18 September 2019 2 March 2010 January 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200111201136/https://timesuniononline.com/Content/Default/News/Article/Buttigieg-Plans-State-Treasurer-Run/-3/224/46004 dead Howey Brian Chrysler investment haunts GOP treasurer https://www.thenewsdispatch.com/opinion/guest_editorials/article_d2e4e01a-a151-5532-af23-cf7209a2795f.html The Michigan City News Dispatch 17 September 2019 4 July 2010Howey Brian A. Obama's impact in Indiana profound Howey Politics Indiana 10 June 2010 15 37 https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPR15a37.pdf 19 September 2019Ruthart Bill War of words has a bigger audience this time Indianapolis Star 19 October 2010Kelly Niki More to this race than Chrysler suit Fort Worth Journal Gazette 17 October 2010 Buttigieg criticized Mourdock both of these actions. Mourdock defended both actionsIncumbent treasurer Mourdock faces young Dem challenger http://www.post-trib.com/news/elections/2808868,el-st-treas1017.article Post Tribune of Northwest Indiana 17 October 2010September 2019Howey Brian HOWEY: A fascinating race for state treasurer https://www.newsandtribune.com/opinion/columns/howey-a-fascinating-race-for-state-treasurer/article_ebc565a2-8cab-5019-8c67-220a5a9436d1.html News and Tribune 18 September 2019 3 July 2010Holtz Maribeth State Treasurer candidate speaks in Marion Marion Chronicle Tribune 6 May 2010 Buttigieg urged Mourdock to hold a debate with him.NEWS: BUTTIGIEG RENEWS CALL FOR DEBATES http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2697 Pete for Indiana 20 September 2019 6 October 2010 September 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190920163251/http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2697 dead News:IN WAKE OF MOURDOCK OUTBURST, BUTTIGIEG CALLS FOR A FULL DEBATE http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2688 Pete for Indiana 20 September 2019 29 September 2010 September 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190920165420/http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2688 dead NEWS: MOURDOCK FINDS TIME FOR BIZARRE VISIT TO OPPONENT'S HOME, BUT NOT DEBATES http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2712 Pete for Indiana 21 September 2019 21 October 2010 September 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190920134803/http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2712 dead This was to no avail, ultimately. Mourdock's candidacy was seen as benefiting from running in a very Republican-favorable election cycle and from being in a Republican-leaning state, making the strong favorite to win.Colwell Jack Standing firmly on bad ground South Bend Tribune 3 October 2010 In what was seen to be shaping up as a Republican wave election, Buttigieg hoped he could attract ticket splitting voters. Endorsements Pete Buttigieg (D) Organizations AFL–CIO Indiana State Teachers Association United Automobile WorkersHodge John Treasurer candidate counts UAW retirees as strong supporters New Castle Courier Times 29 September 2010 United Automobile Workers Citizenship and Legislative CommitteeIndiana UAW CAP endorses Pete Buttigieg for state treasurer http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2581 Pete for Indiana 19 September 2019 24 June 2010 September 18, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190918150949/http://in.peteforindiana.com/p/salsa/web/news/public/?news_item_KEY=2581 dead United Automobile Workers Region 3 Victory Fund. Newspapers Fort Wayne Journal GazetteVital administrators Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 16 October 2010 Indiana Daily StudentPete Buttigieg for State Treasurer Indiana Daily Student 1 November 2010 South Bend TribuneOUR OPINION: BUTTIGIEG FOR TREASURER South Bend Tribune 29 October 2010 The Times of Northwest IndianaEDITORIAL: We endorse Buttigieg for state treasurer The Times of Northwest Indiana 29 October 2010 Results Ahead of the election, the race was projected as leaning in Mourdock's favor.Howey Brian A. Rokita warns candidates on ISTA campaign funds Howey Politics Indiana 14 October 2010 16 10 https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPR1610.pdf 20 September 2019Boyce Brian Democrats stage rally to encourage supporters to keep fighting https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/democrats-stage-rally-to-encourage-supporters-to-keep-fighting/article_ae91ca24-cb53-56d3-beae-ac287a5bb377.html 21 September 2019 Tribune-Star 30 October 2010 Mourdock won a second term as treasurer with 62% of the vote. Mourdock was the state's top vote-getter, receiving a greater number of votes than any other Indiana candidate in the 2010 elections.Marcus Morton J. Self-employment gap endangers state future Howey Politics Indiana 3 November 2010 16 14 https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPR1601.pdf 20 September 2019Hayden Maureen State's top vote-getter credits Chrysler bankruptcy fight for election win https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/business/state-s-top-vote-getter-credits-chrysler-bankruptcy-fight-for/article_bad418b6-f732-589d-ad6f-035976a4c80a.html News and Tribune 20 September 2019 9 November 2010 General election results2010 Indiana Election Results https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2010_ELECTION_RESULTS_155618.pdf Indiana.gov Voter Portal 2 May 2019 April 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190412033229/https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2010_ELECTION_RESULTS_155618.pdf dead Richard Mourdock (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,053,527 62.46% Pete Buttigieg Democratic Party (United States) 633,243 37.54% 1,686,770 Auditor Indiana State Auditor election, 2010 Indiana presidential no 2006 2014 November 2, 2010 Tim Berry Republican Party (United States) 986,301 58.36% Sam Locke Democratic Party (United States) 625,630 37.02% 2010 Indiana state auditor election results map by county.svg 160px County resultsBerry: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Locke: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Auditor Tim Berry Republican Party (United States) Tim Berry Republican Party (United States) 39.04% Incumbent Republican Auditor Tim Berry ran for reelection.http://www.berryforindiana.com/ Berry for Indiana Berry for Indiana August 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101022144343/http://www.berryforindiana.com/ October 22, 2010 dead He faced Democrat Sam Lockehttp://www.lockeforauditor.com/ Sam Locke for Indiana State Auditor Lockeforauditor.com August 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100711131134/http://www.lockeforauditor.com/ July 11, 2010 dead mdy-all and Libertarian Eric Knipe in the general election.Eric Knipe for Indiana State Auditor – 2010 http://ericknipe.wordpress.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100725141848/http://ericknipe.wordpress.com/ 2010-07-25 December 16, 2016 wordpress.com At the time, no Democrat had won a State Auditor election in 28 years. Locke was a first-time candidate for office. He was a former United States Air Force officerBoyce Brian Democrats stage rally to encourage supporters to keep fighting https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/democrats-stage-rally-to-encourage-supporters-to-keep-fighting/article_ae91ca24-cb53-56d3-beae-ac287a5bb377.html Tribune-Star 19 September 2019 30 October 2010 and a current non-profit consultant from Floyds Knobs. He was unchallenged for the Democratic nomination. Locke pledged that, if elected, he would direct more state contracts to Indiana-based businesses.Candidates visit Lafayette WLFI-TV 30 June 2010 Locke promised to find ways to save the state money. Locke pledged to closely analyze state finances and attack wasteful spending. He also promised to audit automatic payments made by the state to ensure that duplicate payments were not being made. He also expressed an interest in making state transactions available and searchable in an online system. Locke's campaign placed an emphasis on job-creation.Issues and Concerns http://www.lockeforauditor.com Locke for Auditor https://web.archive.org/web/20101022034138/http://www.lockeforauditor.com/issues.html 22 October 2010 Locke promised that he would implement a more vigorous accounts payable and contract audit process.Locke to unveil four major policy initiatives; proposes deeper payable audits http://lockeforindiana.blogspot.com/ blogspot.com Locke for Auditor https://web.archive.org/web/20101023085003/http://lockeforindiana.blogspot.com/2010/10/locke-to-unveil-four-major-policy.html 23 October 2010 He also promised to advocate for "top-down government reform", promising to advocate for consolidation of the agencies involved in financial planning at the state level. He pledged to increase the usage of electronic records, phasing out the use of microfiche for record keeping. He pledged to increase the accessibility of public information. He also pledged that he would collaborate with other state officials to more accurately project the state's finances, arguing that a more "proactive approach" would negate the need for spending cuts proposed by the administration of Governor Mitch Daniels. Locke also proposed implementing third-party recovery audits. He promised to use the Auditor's office to cut "wasteful spending".Locke announces more innovations by targeting state waste http://lockeforindiana.blogspot.com/2010/10/locke-announces-more-innovations-by.html blogspot.com Locke for Indiana 2 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20101023092319/http://lockeforindiana.blogspot.com/2010/10/locke-announces-more-innovations-by.html 23 October 2010 Endorsements Sam Locke (D) Organizations AFL–CIO Indiana State Teachers Association Tim Berry (R) Newspapers Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Results Berry won reelection with 58% of the vote to Locke's 37%. General election results Tim Berry Republican Party (United States) 986,301 58.36% Sam Locke Democratic Party (United States) 625,630 37.02% Eric Knipe Libertarian Party (United States) 78,004 4.62% 1,689,935 State Senate 25 seats in the Indiana Senate were up for election in 2010, a majority of which were won by the Republicans. State House of Representatives All 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. A large majority of these were seized by the Republicans, giving them legislative dominance, but not enough to meet quorum without Democratic attendance.December 2016 Judicial positions Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.http://judgepedia.org/index.php/Indiana_judicial_elections,_2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100722132653/http://judgepedia.org/index.php/Indiana_judicial_elections%2C_2010 dead July 22, 2010 Indiana judicial elections, 2010 - Judgepedia December 19, 2016 mdy-all Ballot measures One statewide ballot measure was certified: Add a property tax cap amendment to the Indiana Constitutionhttp://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Indiana_2010_ballot_measures https://web.archive.org/web/20100806071904/http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Indiana_2010_ballot_measures dead August 6, 2010 Indiana 2010 ballot measures - Ballotpedia December 19, 2016 The measure passed at the polls, with 28% of voters against the proposition. Local Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010. References External links Election Division at the Indiana Secretary of State Candidates for Indiana State Offices at Project Vote Smart Indiana