2020 Indiana Attorney General election

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2020 Indiana Attorney General election
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Candidate Todd Rokita Jonathan Weinzapfel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,717,9241,226,938
Percentage58.3%41.7%
2020 Indiana Attorney General election results map by county.svg
IN Attorney General 2020.svg
Rokita:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Weinzapfel:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%
     No data
Attorney General before election

Curtis Hill
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Todd Rokita
Republican

The 2020 Indiana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Democratic primary convention was scheduled for June 13, 2020. The Republican primary convention was scheduled with a live stream on June 18, 2020, followed by mail-in voting between June 22 and July 9.

Contents

Incumbent Attorney General Curtis Hill ran for re-election, but was defeated at the Republican nominating convention by former U.S. Representative Todd Rokita, who eventually won after three rounds of votes. Jonathan Weinzapfel, former mayor of Evansville, narrowly won the Democratic nomination at the party's nominating convention.

In the general election, Rokita defeated Weinzapfel by approximately 500,000 votes, a margin of more than 16 percentage points. Due to a smaller third-party vote, both Rokita and Weinzapfel received a larger percentage of the vote than their party's candidates in the state's presidential and gubernatorial elections. Rokita carried Tippecanoe County, which voted for Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential race, while Weinzapfel carried his home of Vanderburgh County, which voted for Republicans Donald Trump and Eric Holcomb in the presidential and gubernatorial races.

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Withdrawn

  • Adam Krupp, former Indiana Department of Revenue Commissioner (endorsed Harter) [5]

Endorsements

Nate Harter
State legislators
Individuals
  • Adam Krupp, former Indiana Department of Revenue Commissioner [11]
Curtis Hill
State officials
State legislators
Todd Rokita
State legislators
John Westercamp
U.S. Representatives
State legislators

Results

Republican convention results
CandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3
Votes %TransferVotes %TransferVotes %
Todd Rokita 47927.37+12260134.66+27287352.15
Curtis Hill (inc.)65537.43+4670140.43+10080147.85
Nate Harter32718.69+10543224.91Eliminated
John Westercamp28916.51Eliminated
Active ballots1,750100.001,734100.001,674100.00
Exhausted ballots70.40+16231.31+60834.72
Total ballots1,757100.001,757100.001,757100.00

Democratic convention

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Results

Democratic convention results [24]
CandidateRound 1
Votes %
Jonathan Weinzapfel 1,05751.16
Karen Tallian 1,00948.84
Total ballots2,066100.00

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [25] TossupJune 25, 2020

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Todd
Rokita (R)		Jonathan
Weinzapfel (D)		Undecided
SurveyUSA/Election Twitter Oct 8–13, 2020527 (LV)± 5.2%48%35%17%
Change Research/IndyPolitics/SnydeReport Sep 3–7, 20201,033 (LV)± 3.1%49%34%18%
Hypothetical polling
Curtis Hill vs. Karen Tallian
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Curtis
Hill (R)		Karen
Tallian (D)		Undecided
Victoria Research/Tallian for Attorney General [lower-alpha 2] May 21–23, 2020894 (LV)± 3.3%36%36%28%
Curtis Hill vs. Jonathan Weinzapfel
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Curtis
Hill (R)		Jonathan
Weinzapfel (D)		Undecided
Victoria Research/Tallian for Attorney General [lower-alpha 2] May 21–23, 2020894 (LV)± 3.3%37%35%–
BK Strategies/Eric Holcomb for Governor [lower-alpha 3] May 20–21, 2020600 (LV)± 4%32%39%–

Results

2020 Indiana Attorney General election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Todd Rokita 1,722,007 58.34 Decrease2.svg 3.97
Democratic Jonathan Weinzapfel 1,229,64441.66Increase2.svg 3.97
Total votes2,951,651 100.00
Republican hold

Results by county

Vote breakdown by county [27]
Todd Rokita
Republican		Jonathan Weinzapfel
Democratic		Total
CountyVotes %Votes %Votes
Adams 10,43375.2%3,43924.8%13,872
Allen 95,65157.9%69,69142.1%165,342
Bartholomew 22,71465.1%12,15134.9%34,865
Benton 2,93772.6%1,11127.4%4,048
Blackford 3,76672.7%1,41327.3%5,179
Boone 23,91563.9%13,50636.1%37,421
Brown 5,62564.2%3,14135.8%8,766
Carroll 7,06774.7%2,39925.3%9,466
Cass 10,50670.1%4,47829.9%14,984
Clark 32,91859.5%22,41640.5%55,334
Clay 8,98276.5%2,76523.5%11,747
Clinton 9,26972.9%3,45127.1%12,720
Crawford 3,08967.4%1,49432.6%4,583
Daviess 8,93178.3%2,47321.7%11,404
Dearborn 19,56578.4%5,40121.6%24,966
Decatur 9,11877.4%2,66522.6%11,783
Dekalb 13,70473.3%5,00226.7%18,706
Delaware 26,83457.0%20,24243.0%47,076
Dubois 13,03261.7%8,08438.3%21,116
Elkhart 48,60465.9%25,17134.1%73,775
Fayette 7,35475.8%2,34324.2%9,697
Floyd 23,93258.6%16,89441.4%40,826
Fountain 6,05077.0%1,81123.0%7,861
Franklin 9,14481.2%2,12018.8%11,264
Fulton 6,56173.2%2,40126.8%8,962
Gibson 9,81161.6%6,12238.4%15,933
Grant 18,26669.9%7,87230.1%26,138
Greene 10,57873.3%3,85926.7%14,437
Hamilton 109,79858.6%77,54941.4%187,347
Hancock 29,57170.6%12,32429.4%41,895
Harrison 14,23772.2%5,49327.8%19,730
Hendricks 55,15964.2%30,71135.8%85,870
Henry 14,68970.7%6,08429.3%20,773
Howard 26,39966.4%13,36933.4%39,768
Huntington 12,80675.0%4,25825.0%17,064
Jackson 13,88476.0%4,37424.0%18,258
Jasper 11,26575.5%3,65824.5%14,923
Jay 6,20275.1%2,05124.9%8,253
Jefferson 9,29166.9%4,59133.1%13,882
Jennings 9,01676.8%2,73123.2%11,747
Johnson 51,30268.9%23,15931.1%74,461
Knox 10,54168.4%4,88131.6%15,422
Kosciusko 26,32976.4%8,14423.6%34,473
Lagrange 7,97177.7%2,29422.3%10,265
Lake 91,31642.9%121,40657.1%212,722
LaPorte 25,09553.1%22,16346.9%47,258
Lawrence 15,16475.3%4,97524.7%20,139
Madison 30,59659.9%20,51140.1%51,107
Marion 141,93936.6%246,14063.4%388,079
Marshall 13,70671.5%5,47428.5%19,180
Martin 3,64573.9%1,29026.1%4,935
Miami 10,59476.3%3,29723.7%13,891
Monroe 23,18737.6%38,40562.4%61,592
Montgomery 13,01877.4%3,79522.6%16,813
Morgan 27,05877.6%7,82622.4%34,884
Newton 4,94276.8%1,49623.2%6,438
Noble 13,71774.3%4,75325.7%18,470
Ohio 2,31575.9%73424.1%3,049
Orange 6,21373.9%2,19226.1%8,405
Owen 6,92172.7%2,59727.3%9,518
Parke 5,05875.2%1,66724.8%6,725
Perry 4,66355.3%3,76344.7%8,426
Pike 3,94865.9%2,04334.1%5,991
Porter 46,27654.1%39,25645.9%85,532
Posey 7,60557.6%5,59542.4%13,200
Pulaski 4,09873.8%1,45426.2%5,552
Putnam 12,18676.4%4,09923.6%16,285
Randolph 7,99475.5%2,58924.5%10,583
Ripley 11,07179.6%2,84120.4%13,912
Rush 5,76275.5%1,87124.5%7,633
Scott 6,49669.0%2,91531.0%9,411
Shelby 13,88972.7%5,20727.3%19,096
Spencer 6,13858.7%4,31441.3%10,452
St. Joseph 53,53048.6%56,53651.4%110,066
Starke 6,86170.5%2,87729.5%9,738
Steuben 11,43272.1%4,41327.9%15,845
Sullivan 6,08270.0%2,60930.0%8,691
Switzerland 2,96775.1%98424.9%3,951
Tippecanoe 36,47651.8%33,94048.2%70,416
Tipton 5,82474.6%1,98725.4%7,811
Union 2,62578.7%71121.3%3,336
Vanderburgh 36,68147.5%40,53152.5%77,212
Vermillion 4,72766.1%2,42833.9%7,155
Vigo 22,77256.6%17,47443.4%40,246
Wabash 10,62875.8%3,40224.2%14,030
Warren 3,39776.9%1,01923.1%4,416
Warrick 18,73556.9%14,19443.1%32,929
Washington 8,98076.0%2,82924.0%11,809
Wayne 17,84565.7%9,31934.3%27,164
Wells 10,79978.1%3,02921.9%13,828
White 7,94073.2%2,90226.8%10,842
Whitley 12,52874.4%4,30025.6%16,828

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. 1 2 This poll is sponsored by Karen Tallian's campaign
  3. ↑ Poll sponsored by Eric Holcomb's campaign

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  2. ↑ "Republican county prosecutor joins race for attorney general, other candidate drops out". RTV6 Indianapolis. April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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  4. ↑ "John Westercamp announces candidacy for Indiana attorney general". ABC57. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Republican Krupp drops out of AG race, endorses new candidate Harter". The Indiana Lawyer. April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Vote Harter (June 5, 2020). "Thank you to Rep. Stephen R. Bartels for your endorsement - we're working together to send a tough and tested prosecutor to the Attorney General's office". Facebook.
  7. ↑ Vote Harter (May 12, 2020). "Thank you to State Senator Mike Crider for endorsing our campaign's mission of electing a tested prosecutor and proven conservative who will continue to defend our values in the Attorney General's Office!". Facebook.
  8. ↑ Vote Harter (May 12, 2020). "Senator Mark Messmer is a leader at home as Dubois County GOP Chair and for Indiana as the State Senate's Majority Floor Leader. I'm grateful for his support and counsel as we continue to grow our team!". Facebook.
  9. ↑ Vote Harter (April 30, 2020). "Thank you to Senator Jeff Raatz for your leadership and endorsement!". Facebook.
  10. ↑ Vote Harter (April 29, 2020). "I see State Representative Cindy Ziemke fight every day for her constituents in southeast Indiana - I'm honored to call her a friend and to have her endorsement". Facebook.
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  13. ↑ Curtis Hill (May 29, 2020). "Grateful to have the support of State Representative Christy Stutzman!". Facebook.
  14. ↑ Curtis Hill (May 19, 2020). "I am honored to have the support of State Senator Jim Tomes. He is a leader in the Indiana Senate for conservative issues. I have enjoyed working with him!". Facebook.
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  17. ↑ Todd Rokita (June 22, 2020). "THIS SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM STATE SENATOR RYAN MISHLER WAS MAILED TO MANY DELEGATES. POSTING SO YOU CAN READ IT TOO. THE PATTERN OF TAXPAYER FUNDS MISMANAGEMENT AT THE A.G.'s OFFICE NEEDS TO COME TO AN END". Facebook.
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