INDIANA

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): February 16, 2010
Filing Deadline (Third Parties): June 30, 2010
Primary: May 4, 2010

This page was last updated on June 13, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

2012 Elections:

GOVERNOR:
[ Mitch Daniels (R)* - Term-Limited in 2012. ]
Becky Skillman (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Lawrence County Clerk
Baron Hill (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Rep., Ex-Businessman & '90 US Sen. Nominee
Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) - Evansville Mayor, Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Greg Zoeller (R)*

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
Tony Bennett (R)*

2010 Elections:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Todd Rokita (R)* - Candidate for Congress in 2010. ]
Charlie White (R) - Fishers Town Councilman, Hamilton County GOP Chair & Attorney
Tom McKenna (D) - Ex-State Commerce Department Director & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Vop Osili (D) - Architectural Firm Owner
Mike Wherry (Libertarian) - Attorney, Mechanical Engineer & Navy Engineer

STATE TREASURER:
Richard Mourdock (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Pete Buttigieg (D) - Businessman, Non-Profit Group Founder, Ex-Congressional Aide & Democratic Activist

STATE AUDITOR:
Tim Berry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sam Locke (D) - Non-Profit Operations Manager/Fundraiser, Retired USAF Officer & Democratic Activist
Eric Knipe (Libertarian)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Evan Bayh (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Brad Ellsworth (D) - Congressman & Ex-Vanderburgh County Sheriff
Dan Coats (R) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-Congressman, Ex-US Ambassador to Germany, Attorney & Lobbyist
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) - Ex-Bloomington School Board Member, Farmer, '98 Nominee & '02 Sec. of State Nominee
Don Harris (Public)
Timothy Lee Frye (Independent) - '08 Gov. Candidate

Dick Lugar (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

District 1:
Peter Visclosky (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Leyva (R) - Carpenter & Frequent Candidate
Jon Morris (Libertarian) - Recent Law School Graduate

District 2:
Joe Donnelly (D) - (Campaign Site)
Jackie Walorski (R) - State Rep. & International Non-Profit Group Founder
Mark Vogel (Libertarian) - Pharmacy Graduate Student & Navy Veteran

District 3:
[ Mark Souder (R)* - Resigned May 21, 2010. ]
Marlin Stutzman (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Farmer & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Tom Hayhurst (D) - Ex-Fort Wayne City Councilman, Physician, USAF Veteran & '06 Nominee
Scott Wise (Libertarian)
Tom Metzger (Nationalist/Write-In) - White Supremacist/Neo-Nazi Movement Leader, Ex-Aircraft Worker & Frequent Candidate

District 4:
[ Steve Buyer (R)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Todd Rokita (R) - Secretary of State & Attorney
David Sanders (D) - Epidemiologist, College Professor & '04/'06 Nominee
John Duncan (Libertarian) - Elevator Technician, Electrician & Graduate School Student
Mike Hight (Independent) - Thorntown Town Councilman & Retired Electrical Worker

District 5:
Dan Burton (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tim Crawford (D) - Construction Cost Estimator & Ex-Republican
Chard Reid (Libertarian) - Teacher

District 6:
Mike Pence (R)* - (House Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site)
Barry Welsh (D) - Methodist Minister, Ex-Teacher & Frequent Candidate
T.J. Thomson (Libertarian) - Tea Party Activist

District 7:
André Carson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Marvin Scott (R) - College Professor, Ex-Management Consultant & Frequent Candidate
David Ezell (Libertarian)

District 8:
[ Brad Ellsworth (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Trent Van Haaften (D) - State Rep.,Ex-Posey County Prosecuting Attorney & Posey County Democratic Chair
Larry Bucshon (R) - Cardiologist & Navy Veteran
John Cunningham (Libertarian)

District 9:
Baron Hill (D) - (Campaign Site)
Todd Young (R) - Attorney, GOP Activist & USMC Veteran
Greg Knott (Libertarian)
Ron Kimsey (Independent) - Factor Worker & Tea Party Activist
Jerry Lucas (Independent) - Nurse & Army Veteran

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Boston Tea Party of Indiana
Indiana Constitution Party
Indiana Democratic Party
Green Party of Indiana
Libertarian Party of Indiana
Indiana Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office - Election Division

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Anderson Herald-Bulletin
Ball State Daily News
Batesville Herald-Tribune
Bedford Times-Mail
Bloomington Herald-Times
Brazil Times
Connersville News-Examiner
Decatur Daily Democrat
Elkhart Truth
Evansville Courier & Press
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Frankfort Times
Gary Post-Tribune
Goshen News
Greensburg Daily News
Hammond Times
Howey Political Report
Huntington Herald-Press
Indiana's Conservative Hardball
Indiana Daily Student (Indiana University)
Indiana Progressives
Indianapolis Business Journal
Indianapolis Star
IN Group Online - (Daily Political News)
Jefferson Evening News / New Albany Tribune
Kendallville News-Sun
Kokomo Tribune
Lafayette Journal & Courier
Martinsville Reporter - Mooresville Times
Michigan City News-Dispatch
Muncie Star Press
New Castle Courier-Times
Northwest Indiana Times
Peru Tribune
Princeton Daily Clarion
Richmond Palladium-Item
Rushville Republican
Shelbyville News
South Bend Tribune
Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Wabash Plain Dealer
Warsaw Times-Union
WISH TV-8 (CBS - Indianapolis)
WRTV TV-6 (ABC - Indianapolis)
WTHR TV-13 (NBC - Indianapolis)