Indiana state executive official elections, 2012

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2012 State Executive Official Elections

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News • Calendar

Four state executive positions were up for election in 2012 in the state of Indiana.

• Governor of Indiana - Mike Pence (R)
• Lieutenant Governor of Indiana - Sue Ellspermann (R)
• Attorney General of Indiana - Greg Zoeller (R)
• Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction - Glenda Ritz (D)

General

Governor/Lt. Governor

See also: Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

John Gregg / Vi Simpson
Mike Pence / Sue Ellspermann
Rupert Boneham / Brad Klopfenstein
Donnie Harold Harris / George Fish

Governor/Lieutenant Governor of Indiana General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Gregg / Vi Simpson	46.6%	1,200,016
	Republican	Mike Pence / Sue Ellspermann	49.5%	1,275,424
	Libertarian	Rupert Boneham / Brad Klopfenstein	4%	101,868
	Independent	Donnie Harold Harris / George Fish	0%	21
Total Votes				2,577,329
Election results via Indiana Secretary of State

Attorney General

See also: Indiana attorney general election, 2012

Greg Zoeller (incumbent)
Kay Fleming

Attorney General of Indiana General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Greg Zoeller Incumbent	58%	1,453,334
	Democratic	Kay Fleming	42%	1,051,504
Total Votes				2,504,838
Election results via Indiana Secretary of State

Superintendent of Public Instruction

See also: Indiana down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Tony Bennett (incumbent)
Glenda Ritz

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Glenda Ritz	52.8%	1,332,755
	Republican	Tony Bennett Incumbent	47.2%	1,190,716
Total Votes				2,523,471
Election results via Indiana Secretary of State

Primary and Nominating Convention

2013 → ← 2011

2012 State Executive Official Elections

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News • Calendar

In Indiana, the two major parties conduct state conventions to nominate candidates for lieutenant governor, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction. The Republican Party state convention took place June 9 and the Democratic Party state convention was on June 16.

Governor/Lt. Governor

See also: Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

In Indiana, the two major parties conduct state conventions to nominate candidates for lieutenant governor. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected on a single ticket in the general election.

May 8 Democratic primary candidates:

• John Gregg, running with Vi Simpson

May 8 Republican primary candidates:

• Mike Pence, running with Sue Ellspermann

Libertarian candidate:

• Rupert Boneham, running with Brad Klopfenstein

• Write-in candidate:

• Donnie Harold Harris, running with George Fish

Attorney General

See also: Indiana attorney general election, 2012

In Indiana, the two major parties conduct state conventions to nominate candidates for attorney general.

Democratic candidates:

• Kay Fleming

Republican candidates:

• Greg Zoeller

Superintendent of Public Instruction

See also: Indiana down ballot state executive elections, 2012

In Indiana, the two major parties conduct state conventions to nominate candidates for superintendent of public instruction.

Democratic candidates:

• Glenda Ritz

Republican candidates:

• Tony Bennett

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
Feb 10	Candidate filing deadline for major parties
April 9	Voter registration ends
May 8	Primary election
May 22	Voter registration begins
June 9	Republican Party State Convention
June 16	Democratic Party State Convention
July 2	Candidate filing deadline for third parties
Oct 9	Voter registration ends
Nov 6	General election

See also

• Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012
• Indiana attorney general election, 2012
• Indiana down ballot state executive elections, 2012
• Statewide elections, 2012
• State executive official elections, 2012
• Indiana down ballot state executive elections, 2012

External links

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• Indiana Elections

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