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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 6, 2018. Three of Indiana's executive offices were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Indiana's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives.

## United States Senate

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Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Indiana

## United States House of Representatives

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Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

## Secretary of state

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2018 Indiana Secretary of State election

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Nominee  | Connie Lawson | Jim Harper  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 1,261,878 | 910,744
Percentage  | 56.2% | 40.6%

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County results
Lawson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Harper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

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| Secretary of State before election

Connie Lawson
Republican

| Elected Secretary of State

Connie Lawson
Republican

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Incumbent Republican secretary of state Connie Lawson, who was appointed to the office in 2012, ran for re-election to a second full term in office.[1]

Jim Harper, an attorney and 2016 Democratic nominee for the state senate in the 5th District, sought the Democratic nomination.[2] Potential Democratic candidates included Monroe County Councilwoman Shelli Yoder.[3]

The Indiana Green Party nominated George Wolfe, a professor emeritus at Ball State University and former director of the Ball State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.[4] The party had to collect 30,000 signatures to get George Wolfe on the ballot in November.[5] The Libertarian Party nominee was Mark Rutherford, chairman of the Indiana Public Defender Commission and former vice chairman of the Libertarian National Committee.[6]

The Pirate Party nominated Jeremy Heath.[7]

### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Governing magazine[8] | Likely R  | June 4, 2018

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Connie
Lawson (R)  | Jim
Harper (D)  | Other[9] | Undecided

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Gravis Marketing[10] | May 10–15, 2018  | 400  | ± 4.9%  | 33% | 23%  | 14%  | 31%

### Results

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Indiana Secretary of State election, 2018[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Connie Lawson (incumbent)  | 1,261,878  | 56.2
| Democratic | Jim Harper  | 910,744  | 40.6
| Libertarian | Mark Rutherford  | 71,179  | 3.2
| Green | George William Wolfe (write-in)  | 374  | 0.2
| Pirate Party | Jeremy Heath (write-in)  | 28  | 0.0
Majority  | 351,134  | 15.6
Total votes | 2,244,203  | 100

## Treasurer

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Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018

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Nominee  | Kelly Mitchell | John C. Aguilera  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 1,300,631 | 910,744
Percentage  | 58.6% | 41.4%

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County results

Mitchell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Aguilera:      50–60%      60–70%

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| Treasurer before election

Kelly Mitchell
Republican

| Elected Treasurer

Kelly Mitchell
Republican

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Incumbent Republican state treasurer Kelly Mitchell ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Kelly Mitchell (incumbent)  | 1,300,631  | 58.6
| Democratic | John C. Aguilera  | 910,744  | 41.4

## Auditor

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Indiana Auditor election, 2018

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Nominee  | Tera Klutz | Joselyn Whitticker  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 1,235,579 | 913,701
Percentage  | 55.5% | 41.0%

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County results
Klutz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Whitticker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

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| Auditor before election

Tera Klutz
Republican

| Elected Auditor

Tera Klutz
Republican

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Incumbent Republican state auditor Tera Klutz was appointed to the office on January 9, 2017, to replace Republican Suzanne Crouch, who was elected lieutenant governor.[12] Klutz ran for election to a first full term.[13]

Indiana State Auditor election, 2018[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Tera Klutz (incumbent)  | 1,235,579  | 55.5
| Democratic | Joselyn Whitticker  | 913,701  | 41.0
| Libertarian | John Schick  | 77,101  | 3.5

## References

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1. ^ Carden, Dan (May 4, 2017). "Lawson seeking re-election as Indiana secretary of state". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
2. ^ Kasarda, Bob (January 17, 2018). "Porter County attorney Jim Harper seeking Democratic nomination for secretary of state". NWI Times. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
3. ^ Howey, Brian A. (April 6, 2017). "As Trump tanks in polls, 2018 Indiana cycle begins to form" (PDF). Howey Politics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
4. ^ Morris, Tyrone (January 26, 2018). "Indiana Green Party Announces Secretary of State Candidate". 44News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
5. ^ "Ball State professor campaigning to run for Indiana Secretary of State". Ball State Daily News. January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
6. ^ Carden, Dan (May 8, 2018). "Valparaiso law school grad is Libertarian Party nominee for Indiana secretary of state". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
7. ^ "Candidate List: Abbreviated" (PDF). IN.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
8. ^ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
9. ^ Mark Rutherford (L) 10%, George Wolfe (G) 4%
10. ^ Gravis Marketing
11. ^ a b c "Indiana Election Results". Indiana Election Division. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
12. ^ Smith, Brandon (January 9, 2017). "Holcomb, Four Others Inaugurated For Statewide Offices". Indiana Public Media. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
13. ^ Grant, Mike (May 19, 2017). "Appointed State Auditor ready to make run". Washington Times Herald. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

## External links

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* Candidates at Vote Smart
* Candidates at Ballotpedia
* Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

* Jim Harper (D) for Secretary of State
* Connie Lawson (R) for Secretary of State Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
* Mark Rutherford (L) for Secretary of State Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

* John Aguilera (D) for Treasurer
* Kelly Mitchell (R) for Treasurer

Official State Auditor campaign websites

* Tera Klutz (R) for Auditor
* Joselyn Whitticker (D) for Auditor

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