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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofIndiana on November 8, 2016. Elections were held forPresident of the United States,United States Senator,Governor of Indiana, two of Indiana's executive officers and all of Indiana's nine seats in theUnited States House of Representatives.
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 County results Congressional district results Precinct resultsHill: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Arredondo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republicanattorney generalGreg Zoeller declined to run for a third term in order to run forCongress.[1] Republicans chose Curtis Hill,Elkhart County Prosecutor since 2002 over former attorney generalSteve Carter, State SenatorRandall Head, and then-deputy Attorney General Abby Kuzma at the Republican state convention on June 11, 2016[2]
Democrats nominated Lorenzo Arredondo, formerLake County Circuit Judge from 1976 to 2010[3]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Curtis Hill (R) | Lorenzo Arredondo (D) | Other | Undecided |
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| Gravis Marketing[4] | October 30 – November 1, 2016 | 399 | ± 4.9% | 39% | 29% | — | 31% |
| Ball State Hoosier Survey[5] | October 10–16, 2016 | 544 | ± 4.8% | 44% | 32% | — | 21% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curtis Hill | 1,643,689 | 62.31 | |
| Democratic | Lorenzo Arredondo | 994,085 | 37.69 | |
| Total votes | 2,637,774 | 100 | ||
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 County results McCormick: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Ritz: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent DemocraticSuperintendent of Public InstructionGlenda Ritz ran for re-election. She was unopposed at the Democratic State Convention on June 18, 2016.[3]
Republicans nominatedJennifer McCormick, Superintendent ofYorktown Community Schools since 2010 over Dawn Wooten, adjunct faculty atFort Wayne-area universities.[2]
In 2019, governorEric Holcomb signed House Bill 1005, which would abolish the office and create an appointed position of Secretary of Education to replace it effective January 11, 2021.[7] As a consequence, the 2016 election was the last election held for the office.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Glenda Ritz (D) | Jennifer McCormick (R) | Other | Undecided |
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| Ball State Hoosier Survey[5] | October 10–16, 2016 | 544 | ± 4.8% | 45% | 38% | — | 15% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jennifer McCormick | 1,423,042 | 53.43% | |
| Democratic | Glenda Ritz (Incumbent) | 1,240,474 | 46.57% | |
| Total votes | 2,662,103 | 100 | ||
Half of the seats of theIndiana Senate and all of the seats of theIndiana House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Republicans held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.
| Party | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 40 | 41 |  1 | |
| Democratic | 10 | 9 |  1 | |
| Total | 50 | 50 | ||
| Party | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 71 | 70 | 1 | |
| Democratic | 29 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | ||
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