The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held general elections for mayor and all 25 city council seats on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for May 7, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 8, 2019, although independent candidates had until July 1 to file.

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Elections

Note: The city of Indianapolis operates under a consolidated government with Marion County. There are 11 areas that are included towns under Indiana Code 36-3-1-7 sec. 7(a); Clermont, Crows Nest, Homecroft, Meridian Hills, North Crows Nest, Rocky Ripple, Warren Park, Williams Creek, Wynnedale, and Cumberland. These towns are subject to laws set by the government of Indianapolis. Four excluded towns—Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport, and Speedway—have more autonomy while still receiving some government services from Indianapolis. Residents in all 15 towns are able to vote for the mayor of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis City Council while also voting on their own governing bodies.^[1]^[2]

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Candidates and results

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Election dates
	Filing deadline: February 8, 2019
	Primary election: May 7, 2019; General election: November 5, 2019
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	Total seats up: 26 (click here for mayoral elections);
	Election type: Partisan
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General election

Indianapolis City Council general elections
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1	LeRoy Robinson (i)	Richard Anderson
District 2	Keith Potts	Colleen Fanning (i)
District 3	Dan Boots	Dan Jones
District 4	Ethan Evans	Michael McQuillen (i)
District 5	Alison Brown	Adam Cox
District 6	Crista Carlino	Janice McHenry (i)
District 7	John Barth	Stu Rhodes
District 8	Monroe Gray Jr. (i)	Patrick Midla
District 9	William Oliver (i)
District 10	Maggie Lewis (i)	Clancy Arnold
District 11	Vop Osili (i)	Evan Shearin
District 12	Robert Johnson (i)	Jerry Mahshie	Justin Harter (Libertarian Party)
District 13	Keith Graves (i)	Jay Thompson
District 14	La Keisha Jackson (i)	Karl Henry	Derris Ross (Independent)
District 15	Jessica McCormick	Andy Harris	Did not make the ballot: Ronald Wiggington (Independent)
District 16	Kristin Jones	Laura Giffel	Mike Smith (Green Party)
District 17	Zach Adamson (i)	Tom Sutton	Paul Copeland (Libertarian Party) Antonio Lipscomb (Independent)
District 18	Duane Ingram	Michael-Paul Hart Did not make the ballot: Carrie Zapfe
District 19	David Ray (i)	Anthony R. Mendez
District 20	Phil Webster	Jason Holliday (i)
District 21	Frank Mascari (i)	Tyler Richardson
District 22	Jared Evans (i)	Jason Richey
District 23	Beverly McDermott-Piazza	Paul Annee
District 24	Ben Brown	Michael Dilk Did not make the ballot: Doug Wood
District 25	Justin Braun	Brian Mowery (i)

Primary election

Indianapolis City Council primary elections
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1	LeRoy Robinson (i)	Richard Anderson
District 2	Keith Potts Did not make the ballot: Thye Petty	Colleen Fanning (i)
District 3	Dan Boots Coleman Watson	Dan Jones Did not make the ballot: Steve Jamell
District 4	Ethan Evans Timothy Knight	Michael McQuillen (i)
District 5	Alison Brown Crystal Puckett Sherron Wellington Franklin	Adam Cox
District 6	Crista Carlino	Janice McHenry (i)
District 7	John Barth Did not make the ballot: Joseph Simpson (i)
District 8	Monroe Gray Jr. (i) Eric Cunningham
District 9	William Oliver (i) Phillip Anderson Martha Baker Blue Leigh Evans Did not make the ballot: Daqavise Winston
District 10	Maggie Lewis (i)
District 11	Vop Osili (i) Did not make the ballot: Elizabeth Thompson Parker	Evan Shearin
District 12	Robert Johnson (i)
District 13	Keith Graves (i) Deandra Yates
District 14	La Keisha Jackson (i) Rena Allen
District 15	Bryan Chatfield Jessica McCormick	Andy Harris
District 16	Kristin Jones Patrick Wagner	Laura Giffel
District 17	Zach Adamson (i) Did not make the ballot: Joseph Denney	No candidates filed for the Republican primary Did not make the ballot: Paula Barnett
District 18	Duane Ingram	Carrie Zapfe
District 19	David Ray (i)	Anthony R. Mendez
District 20	Phil Webster	Jason Holliday (i)
District 21	Frank Mascari (i)	Tyler Richardson
District 22	Jared Evans (i)	Jason Richey
District 23		Paul Annee
District 24	Ben Brown	Thomas Vaughn Doug Wood
District 25	Justin Braun	Brian Mowery (i)

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Past elections

2015

See also: Municipal elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2015)

Mayor of Indianapolis

Mayor of Indianapolis, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joseph Hogsett	62.0%	92,830
	Republican	Charles Brewer	37.8%	56,661
		Write-in votes	0.15%	221
Total Votes				149,712
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Mayor of Indianapolis Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Charles Brewer	76.3%	14,160
Jocelyn-Tandy Adande	9.6%	1,783
Terry Michael	7.4%	1,371
Lawrence Byron Shouse	3.4%	638
Darrell Eugene Morris	3.3%	615
Total Votes		18,567
Source: City of Indianapolis, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015

Mayor of Indianapolis Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joseph Hogsett	88.7%	25,137
Larry Vaughn	11.3%	3,210
Total Votes		28,347
Source: City of Indianapolis, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 1

Indianapolis City Council District 1, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	LeRoy Robinson Incumbent	61.4%	4,218
	Republican	Brian Jones	38.6%	2,656
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				6,874
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
LeRoy Robinson Incumbent	51.1%	806
Angela Mansfield	48.9%	771
Total Votes		1,577
Source: City of Indianapolis, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 2

Indianapolis City Council District 2, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Colleen Fanning	49.1%	4,959
	Democratic	Kip Tew	47.4%	4,784
	Libertarian	Sam Goldstein	3.6%	360
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				10,103
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 3

Indianapolis City Council District 3, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Christine Scales Incumbent	54.6%	4,489
	Democratic	Pamela Hickman	42.7%	3,511
	Libertarian	Christopher Bowen	2.7%	226
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				8,226
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council, District 3 Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Christine Scales Incumbent	54%	891
Tim Craft	46%	759
Total Votes		1,650
Source: City of Indianapolis, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 4

Indianapolis City Council District 4, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael J. McQuillen	58.9%	4,156
	Democratic	Raymond Jason Biederman	41.1%	2,904
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				7,060
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 5

Indianapolis City Council District 5, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeffery William Coats	55.2%	4,453
	Democratic	Curtis Westley Bigsbee	44.8%	3,611
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				8,064
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 6

Indianapolis City Council District 6, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Janice McHenry Incumbent	60.8%	3,798
	Democratic	Francisco Robert Islas	39.2%	2,446
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				6,244
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 7

Indianapolis City Council District 7, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joseph Simpson	71.7%	5,812
	Republican	Adrianne L. Slash	28.3%	2,293
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				8,105
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 8

Indianapolis City Council District 8, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Monroe Gray, Jr. Incumbent	78.3%	5,435
	Republican	Patrick Midla	21.7%	1,506
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				6,941
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 9

Indianapolis City Council District 9, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William Oliver	82.5%	6,343
	Republican	Charles E. Madden	17.5%	1,343
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				7,686
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 10

Indianapolis City Council District 10, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maggie A. Lewis	80.1%	2,950
	Republican	Terry Bible	19.9%	732
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				3,682
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 11

Indianapolis City Council District 11, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Vop Osili	86.6%	4,677
	Republican	Remington O'Guin	13.4%	724
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				5,401
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 12

Indianapolis City Council District 12, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Blake Johnson	59.6%	3,298
	Republican	Susan Marie Smith	34.5%	1,909
	Libertarian	Michael Gunyon	5.9%	324
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				5,531
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 13

Indianapolis City Council District 13, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stephen Clay	84.2%	4,738
	Republican	Terri Miller-Penquite	15.8%	888
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				5,626
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 14

Indianapolis City Council District 14, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	La Keisha Jackson	80.7%	2,975
	Republican	Terry Dove	19.3%	712
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				3,687
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 15

Indianapolis City Council District 15, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Marilyn Pfisterer	57.3%	2,659
	Democratic	Christopher Brian Wall	37.8%	1,754
	Libertarian	Laurie S. Works	4.8%	224
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				4,637
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 16

Indianapolis City Council District 16, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Miller	56.6%	1,751
	Democratic	Emily Armonia Shrock	43.4%	1,345
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				3,096
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 17

Indianapolis City Council District 17, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Zach Adamson	84.6%	4,584
	Republican	Sally Spiers	15.4%	834
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				5,418
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 18

Indianapolis City Council District 18, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susie Cordi	57.9%	2,990
	Democratic	Edwin Joseph Barnes	42.1%	2,171
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				5,161
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 19

Indianapolis City Council District 19, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Michael Ray	52.2%	3,169
	Republican	Benjamin Hunter	47.8%	2,907
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				6,076
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 20

Indianapolis City Council District 20, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Holliday	61.8%	2,842
	Democratic	Jon Easter	38.2%	1,760
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				4,602
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 21

Indianapolis City Council District 21, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Frank Mascari	60.2%	3,047
	Republican	Anthony Paul Davidson	39.8%	2,013
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				5,060
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 22

Indianapolis City Council District 22, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jared Nathaniel Evans	54.1%	1,872
	Republican	Robert Lutz	45.9%	1,586
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				3,458
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jared Nathaniel Evans	63.6%	444
Stephanie Nicole Vibbert	36.4%	254
Total Votes		698
Source: City of Indianapolis, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 23

Indianapolis City Council District 23, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Allen Kreider	80.2%	3,878
	Libertarian	Douglas McNaughton	19.8%	957
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				4,835
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Indianapolis City Council District 25

Indianapolis City Council District 25, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Aaron Freeman Incumbent	66.2%	4,188
	Democratic	Jeffrey Todd Wheeler	27.1%	1,713
	Libertarian	Mike Jasper	6.7%	427
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				6,328
Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

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About the city

See also: Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is a city in Marion County, Indiana. As of 2010, its population was 829,718.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Indianapolis uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Indianapolis, Indiana
	Indianapolis	Indiana
Population	829,718	6,483,802
Land area (sq mi)	366	35,825
Race and ethnicity**
White	61.1%	83.3%
Black/African American	28.4%	9.4%
Asian	3.4%	2.3%
Native American	0.3%	0.2%
Pacific Islander	0%	0%
Two or more	3.3%	2.5%
Hispanic/Latino	10.4%	6.9%
Education
High school graduation rate	85.9%	88.8%
College graduation rate	30.9%	26.5%
Income
Median household income	$48,031	$56,303
Persons below poverty level	18%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State profile

See also: Indiana and Indiana elections, 2019

Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

Indiana voted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Indiana were Republicans.
Indiana had two Democratic and seven Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

Republicans held eight of Indiana's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
Indiana's governor was Republican Eric Holcomb.

State legislature

Republicans controlled the [Indiana State Senate]] with a 40-10 majority.
Republicans controlled the Indiana House of Representatives with a 67-33 majority.

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Seventeen years of Republican trifectas
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Indiana quick stats

Became a state in 1816
19th state admitted to the United States
Members of the Indiana State Senate: 50
Members of the Indiana House of Representatives: 100
U.S. senators: 2
U.S. representatives: 9

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Demographic data for Indiana
	Indiana	U.S.
Total population:	6,612,768	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	35,826	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	84.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	9.2%	12.6%
Asian:	1.9%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	6.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	87.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$49,255	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	18.4%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Indiana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 92 Indiana counties—5 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Delaware County, Indiana	13.43%	3.12%	14.98%
LaPorte County, Indiana	6.33%	12.57%	22.04%
Perry County, Indiana	18.55%	11.59%	22.84%
Porter County, Indiana	6.59%	3.90%	7.20%
Vigo County, Indiana	14.97%	0.86%	15.83%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Indiana with 56.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 37.8 percent. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was Trump's running mate. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican 83.33 percent of the time and Democratic 16.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican four times and Democratic once when it voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Indiana. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.^[3]^[4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.9 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 25.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 75 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 34.3 points. Trump won six districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 Presidential Results by state House District '
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	74.02%	24.38%	D+49.6	69.13%	26.57%	D+42.6	D
2	91.24%	8.20%	D+83	86.86%	10.81%	D+76.1	D
3	85.10%	14.01%	D+71.1	76.56%	20.48%	D+56.1	D
4	46.94%	51.38%	R+4.4	44.02%	50.44%	R+6.4	R
5	43.96%	54.42%	R+10.5	42.04%	52.89%	R+10.8	R
6	65.56%	32.91%	D+32.6	62.43%	32.71%	D+29.7	D
7	49.21%	49.37%	R+0.2	42.98%	52.50%	R+9.5	D
8	50.73%	47.97%	D+2.8	48.45%	46.84%	D+1.6	D
9	60.14%	37.95%	D+22.2	51.04%	43.89%	D+7.1	D
10	58.94%	39.04%	D+19.9	48.29%	45.87%	D+2.4	D
11	41.85%	56.39%	R+14.5	32.04%	62.83%	R+30.8	R
12	53.19%	45.32%	D+7.9	51.20%	44.04%	D+7.2	D
13	34.43%	63.03%	R+28.6	25.19%	69.21%	R+44	R
14	83.05%	16.18%	D+66.9	77.49%	19.96%	D+57.5	D
15	46.17%	52.52%	R+6.4	42.67%	53.12%	R+10.5	R
16	38.06%	59.58%	R+21.5	24.96%	70.45%	R+45.5	R
17	33.98%	64.01%	R+30	25.85%	69.06%	R+43.2	R
18	26.77%	71.19%	R+44.4	20.36%	74.88%	R+54.5	R
19	47.78%	50.75%	R+3	42.72%	52.73%	R+10	R
20	47.61%	50.07%	R+2.5	34.89%	59.54%	R+24.7	R
21	39.78%	58.56%	R+18.8	33.73%	61.94%	R+28.2	R
22	23.30%	74.84%	R+51.5	19.91%	75.20%	R+55.3	R
23	36.08%	61.21%	R+25.1	24.21%	70.73%	R+46.5	R
24	31.59%	66.93%	R+35.3	40.35%	53.30%	R+13	R
25	36.30%	61.32%	R+25	27.19%	67.54%	R+40.3	R
26	49.86%	47.78%	D+2.1	50.02%	43.22%	D+6.8	R
27	51.92%	45.41%	D+6.5	48.64%	44.84%	D+3.8	D
28	27.16%	71.07%	R+43.9	24.52%	69.75%	R+45.2	R
29	30.84%	67.12%	R+36.3	32.24%	61.50%	R+29.3	R
30	44.78%	52.78%	R+8	32.84%	61.89%	R+29.1	R
31	40.25%	57.59%	R+17.3	28.83%	66.42%	R+37.6	R
32	31.06%	66.81%	R+35.7	23.91%	70.93%	R+47	R
33	39.69%	58.25%	R+18.6	25.55%	69.80%	R+44.2	R
34	61.63%	35.68%	D+25.9	52.44%	41.78%	D+10.7	D
35	41.75%	56.04%	R+14.3	30.87%	64.18%	R+33.3	D
36	52.89%	44.86%	D+8	41.75%	53.32%	R+11.6	D
37	35.26%	63.23%	R+28	40.95%	53.05%	R+12.1	R
38	33.79%	64.07%	R+30.3	23.90%	71.40%	R+47.5	R
39	32.92%	65.53%	R+32.6	40.88%	53.34%	R+12.5	R
40	36.23%	62.08%	R+25.8	35.50%	58.61%	R+23.1	R
41	29.51%	67.92%	R+38.4	22.67%	71.80%	R+49.1	R
42	39.22%	58.41%	R+19.2	26.29%	69.50%	R+43.2	R
43	55.30%	42.73%	D+12.6	45.56%	49.83%	R+4.3	D
44	31.50%	66.22%	R+34.7	21.02%	74.48%	R+53.5	R
45	36.84%	61.06%	R+24.2	24.84%	71.19%	R+46.4	R
46	38.55%	59.25%	R+20.7	31.57%	63.54%	R+32	R
47	29.10%	68.87%	R+39.8	24.16%	70.65%	R+46.5	R
48	38.56%	59.90%	R+21.3	32.75%	62.92%	R+30.2	R
49	33.11%	65.49%	R+32.4	32.54%	63.39%	R+30.9	R
50	33.14%	65.13%	R+32	27.01%	68.02%	R+41	R
51	34.00%	63.93%	R+29.9	24.48%	70.78%	R+46.3	R
52	31.00%	67.27%	R+36.3	24.47%	70.89%	R+46.4	R
53	30.23%	67.35%	R+37.1	23.85%	70.13%	R+46.3	R
54	38.63%	58.47%	R+19.8	24.91%	69.53%	R+44.6	R
55	33.15%	64.51%	R+31.4	22.12%	73.36%	R+51.2	R
56	42.11%	55.91%	R+13.8	33.19%	62.25%	R+29.1	R
57	30.69%	67.09%	R+36.4	23.49%	71.18%	R+47.7	R
58	31.41%	66.58%	R+35.2	27.77%	66.87%	R+39.1	R
59	37.11%	60.82%	R+23.7	31.83%	62.16%	R+30.3	R
60	39.41%	58.45%	R+19	34.82%	60.63%	R+25.8	R
61	69.90%	27.39%	D+42.5	75.00%	20.08%	D+54.9	D
62	40.31%	57.59%	R+17.3	34.37%	60.99%	R+26.6	R
63	30.08%	67.97%	R+37.9	22.31%	72.84%	R+50.5	R
64	32.42%	65.53%	R+33.1	24.93%	70.82%	R+45.9	R
65	34.17%	63.45%	R+29.3	25.48%	69.95%	R+44.5	R
66	43.12%	54.94%	R+11.8	30.53%	65.36%	R+34.8	D
67	33.59%	63.85%	R+30.3	20.50%	75.70%	R+55.2	R
68	28.25%	69.83%	R+41.6	19.20%	77.08%	R+57.9	R
69	36.52%	60.78%	R+24.3	22.82%	72.40%	R+49.6	R
70	36.18%	61.71%	R+25.5	27.10%	68.70%	R+41.6	R
71	50.92%	47.20%	D+3.7	44.56%	50.60%	R+6	D
72	42.89%	55.41%	R+12.5	38.96%	56.02%	R+17.1	R
73	36.02%	61.42%	R+25.4	22.93%	72.72%	R+49.8	R
74	44.73%	53.00%	R+8.3	31.06%	63.50%	R+32.4	R
75	37.34%	60.55%	R+23.2	28.95%	66.32%	R+37.4	R
76	39.60%	58.59%	R+19	32.85%	62.36%	R+29.5	R
77	57.50%	40.60%	D+16.9	52.56%	42.87%	D+9.7	D
78	37.34%	61.05%	R+23.7	35.16%	60.59%	R+25.4	R
79	28.95%	69.22%	R+40.3	21.65%	73.97%	R+52.3	R
80	78.11%	20.64%	D+57.5	74.22%	22.20%	D+52	D
81	44.14%	53.80%	R+9.7	40.62%	53.82%	R+13.2	R
82	30.25%	67.78%	R+37.5	21.96%	73.57%	R+51.6	R
83	31.27%	67.18%	R+35.9	29.98%	65.17%	R+35.2	R
84	34.51%	63.98%	R+29.5	33.23%	62.10%	R+28.9	R
85	31.58%	66.88%	R+35.3	27.71%	67.59%	R+39.9	R
86	57.98%	40.35%	D+17.6	64.62%	29.75%	D+34.9	D
87	49.95%	48.31%	D+1.6	55.89%	38.06%	D+17.8	D
88	34.66%	63.88%	R+29.2	37.37%	57.03%	R+19.7	R
89	47.75%	50.14%	R+2.4	43.77%	50.93%	R+7.2	R
90	34.68%	63.24%	R+28.6	32.08%	62.11%	R+30	R
91	37.73%	59.66%	R+21.9	31.71%	62.40%	R+30.7	R
92	51.81%	46.05%	D+5.8	49.25%	45.19%	D+4.1	D
93	34.28%	63.70%	R+29.4	32.89%	61.93%	R+29	R
94	82.54%	16.46%	D+66.1	82.29%	14.31%	D+68	D
95	77.93%	21.08%	D+56.8	75.26%	21.28%	D+54	D
96	84.99%	13.71%	D+71.3	83.70%	12.01%	D+71.7	D
97	53.11%	44.02%	D+9.1	48.46%	45.17%	D+3.3	D
98	82.27%	16.60%	D+65.7	78.54%	18.32%	D+60.2	D
99	83.25%	15.77%	D+67.5	80.80%	15.76%	D+65	D
100	61.83%	35.60%	D+26.2	59.68%	34.20%	D+25.5	D
Total	43.94%	54.15%	R+10.2	37.92%	57.16%	R+19.2	-
Source: Daily Kos

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[1] Indiana General Assembly, "Indiana Code 36-3-1," accessed October 24, 2019

[2] Indiana Public Media, "Unigov," October 24, 2019

[3] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013

[4] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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