Indiana down ballot state executive elections, 2014

	; ; Indiana Down Ballot State Executive Elections
	Primary Date: ; May 6, 2014
	General Election Date: ; November 4, 2014
	Indiana State Executive Elections Top Ballot; Secretary of State ; Down Ballot ; Treasurer, Auditor

Two down ballot state executive positions were up for election in the state of Indiana in 2014. The general election ballot featured candidates for Indiana Treasurer and Indiana Auditor. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Suzanne Crouch won re-election to the auditor's office against two other candidates, while the treasurer's office received a new occupant as incumbent Daniel Huge replaced term-limited predecessor Richard Mourdock after the filing deadline. Kelly Mitchell (R) won the election to replace Huge.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana utilizes an open primary system. Voters are not required to register with a party, but state statutes stipulate that citizens vote in the primary of the party they have voted for most often in the past.^[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Treasurer[edit]

Candidates[edit]

General election[edit]

Kelly Mitchell ^[2]^[3]
Mike Boland - Former Illinois state Rep.^[4]
Mike Jasper^[5]

Lost at convention[edit]

Wayne Seybold - Mayor of Marion, 2012 congressional candidate^[6]
Don Bates^[7]

Did not file[edit]

Daniel Huge - Incumbent

Results[edit]

Indiana Treasurer, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kelly Mitchell	58.2%	772,422
	Democratic	Mike Boland	37%	490,965
	Libertarian	Mike Jasper	4.8%	63,780
Total Votes				1,327,167
Election results via Indiana Secretary of State

Duties[edit]

The treasurer is responsible for maintaining the state funds and acting as the state's bank. The main duty of the office is collecting money owed to the state and investing it as needed. The office also distributes money to local governments as needed and offers student loan programs.

Campaign finance[edit]

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $563,003 during the election. This information was last updated on May 13, 2015.^[8]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Kelly Mitchell	Indiana Treasurer		$392,099
Wayne Seybold	Indiana Treasurer		$111,234
Don Bates, Jr.	Indiana Treasurer		$59,670
Mike Boland	Indiana Treasurer		$0
Mike Jasper	Indiana Treasurer		$0
Grand Total Raised			$563,003

Past elections[edit]

2010[edit]

Indiana Treasurer, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Mourdock Incumbent	62.5%	1,053,527
	Democratic	Pete Buttigieg	37.5%	633,243
Total Votes				1,686,770
Election results via Indiana Election Division

2006[edit]

Indiana Treasurer, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Mourdock	51.9%	833,531
	Democratic	Michael W. Griffin	48.1%	771,610
Total Votes				1,605,141