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November 2010
2010 Indiana Election Wrap-Up
Current as of Nov. 9, 2010
Seeing Red: State Results
Indiana General Assembly
When the 117th
Indiana General Assembly reconvenes for its long budget session
in January, it will do so with 23 new faces and substantial Republican
majorities in both chambers.
On Election Day, Republicans
regained control of the Indiana House of Representatives by a margin of
at least 59-41, with a recount possible in one district. In the
Senate, the GOP picked up four seats, giving it a
"supermajority" at 37-13, meaning it is able to conduct
business without Democrats in the Senate chamber.
All four legislative caucuses
met the day after the election to elect their leadership for the next
two years:
- House
Republicans:
Speaker Brian Bosma (Indianapolis),
Majority Floor Leader Bill Friend (Macy), Majority Caucus Chair
Kathy Richardson (Noblesville);
- House Democrats: Minority
Leader Pat Bauer (South Bend), Minority Floor Leader Linda Lawson
(Hammond), Minority Caucus Chair Dale Grubb (Covington);
- Senate
Republicans:
President Pro Tempore David Long (Ft. Wayne), Majority Floor
Leader Connie Lawson (Danville), Majority Caucus Chair Jim Merritt
(Indianapolis); and
- Senate
Democrats:
Minority Leader Vi Simpson (Bloomington), Assistant Minority Floor
Leader Tim Lanane (Anderson), Minority
Caucus Chair Jim Arnold (La Porte).
The first official day of the
session will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 16, when the legislature meets
for its annual Organization Day.
Governor Daniels' 2011
Legislative Priorities
View Governor Daniels'
2011 legislative priorities.
Indiana House Republican 2011
Plan
View the Indiana
House Republican 2011 Strengthen Indiana Plan.
National Results and Indiana's Contribution
Former senator Dan Coats
will be returning to familiar territory in the U.S. Senate, having
defeated Congressman Brad Ellsworth by a margin of approximately
55 percent to 40 percent, in a race set up when Senator Evan Bayh
chose not to seek re-election. Coats will join new faces as
Republicans picked up a net of six seats to close the margin in the
Senate, with Democrats remaining in control, 52-46, with 2 races still
undecided. With his narrow re-election victory, Senator Harry
Reid (D-Nev.) will remain in his position as Senate majority
leader. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
will also retain his position.
On the other side of the
Capitol, Republicans, under the leadership of soon to be Speaker John
Boehner (R-Ohio) who will take over the helm of the House of
Representatives from current Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.),
will welcome four new Indiana faces who will be among the 60 new
Republicans elected on Tuesday. The Republicans currently have a
239-186 majority over the Democrats, with an additional 10 seats still
undecided. In Indiana, Republicans picked up two Indiana
congressional seats when Todd Young defeated incumbent
Representative Baron Hill (8th District) and
Larry Bucshon defeated State
Representative Trent Van Haaften
in the Ninth District open seat vacated by Congressman Brad
Ellsworth. State Senator Marlin Stutzman
(Third District) was elected to fill the open seat after the
resignation of Congressman Mark Souder, and Secretary of State Todd
Rokita (Fourth District) was elected to
fill the open seat held when Congressman Steve Buyer announced
he would not seek re-election.
Congress is heading into a
post-election lame-duck session to take up unfinished legislation
before the newly elected members take their seats in January 2011.
Statewide Races
Republicans retained control of
the Treasurer's Office, by re-electing Richard Mourdock
and the Auditor's Office, by re-electing Tim Berry, and elected Charlie
White as secretary of state to replace Todd Rokita.
For additional results, view a summary of the Indiana
2010 election (page contains multiple tabs that you can view).
Property Tax Referendum
The referendum to place
constitutional caps of one percent, two percent and three percent on
property taxes passed by an overwhelming margin of nearly 72 percent-28
percent.
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