Indiana elections, 2010
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Elections were held in Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on May 4, 2010.

United States Senate

Evan Bayh
Evan Bayh
Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III is a lawyer, advisor and former Democratic politician who served as the junior U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011. He earlier served as the 46th Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. Bayh is a current Fox News contributor as of March 14, 2011.Bayh first held...

 is not seeking re-election. Dan Coats
Dan Coats
Daniel Ray "Dan" Coats is the junior United States Senator from Indiana and member of the Republican Party. He was in the United States Senate from from 1989 to 1999, retired, and then returned in 2011....

, the winner of the five-way Republican primary election will face Democratic Congressman Brad Ellsworth
Brad Ellsworth
John Bradley "Brad" Ellsworth is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011, and was the unsuccessful 2010 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate seat currently held by Dan Coats...

, Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris, and two independent candidates in the general election.

United States House of Representatives

All of Indiana's 9 seats in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 are up for election in 2010.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Sec. Todd Rokita
Todd Rokita
Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is formerly the two term Secretary of State of Indiana...

 (R) is term-limited and cannot run for reelection. Candidates to replace Rokita include Democrat Vop Osili, Republican Charlie White, and Libertarian Mike Wherry.

Treasurer
Indiana State Treasurer
The Indiana Treasurer of State is a constitutional and elected office in the executive branch of the government of Indiana. The treasurer is responsible for managing the finances of the U.S. state of Indiana. The position was filled by appointment from 1816 until the adoption of the new...

Incumbent Treasurer Richard Mourdock
Richard Mourdock
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 (R) is running for reelection. His Democratic opponent is Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg is the Mayor-elect of South Bend, Indiana. He was elected on November 8, 2011 with 74% of the vote and will take office on Jan. 1 as the youngest mayor of a U.S. city with at least 100,000 residents...

.

Auditor
Indiana State Auditor
The Indiana State Auditor is an elected office in the U.S. State of Indiana.The annual salary of the auditor of Indiana is $66,000.-List of auditors:-Territorial Auditors:-State Auditors:...

Incumbent Auditor Tim Berry (R) is running for reelection. His Democratic opponent is Sam Locke and the Libertarian opponent is Eric Knipe.

State House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana House of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits...

 are up for election in 2010.

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.
  • Indiana judicial elections, 2010 at Judgepedia
    Judgepedia
    Judgepedia is a wiki-style website billed as an "interactive encyclopedia of courts and judges".-Mission:The mission of Judgepedia is to help readers find useful information about the court system and judiciary in the United States.-History:...


Ballot measures

One statewide ballot measure was certified:

1. Add a property tax cap amendment to the Indiana Constitution
  • Indiana 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia
    Ballotpedia
    Ballotpedia is a wiki-style website billed as "an interactive almanac of state politics". InfoWorld has called it one of the "Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools".-Purpose:...


External links


  • Indiana Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets.org
    Center for Responsive Politics
    The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics and the effect of money and lobbying activity on elections and public policy and maintains a public online database of its information.Their database...

  • Indiana 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money
  • Imagine Election - Find out which candidates will appear on your ballot. Search by address or zip code.
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