2020 Indiana Attorney General election
Candidate
Todd Rokita
Jonathan Weinzapfel
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
1,717,924
1,226,938
Percentage
58.3%
41.7%
County results
Rokita: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Weinzapfel: 50–60% 60–70%
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.
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 [ ]
Todd Rokita , former U.S. Representative from Indiana 's 4th district[1]
Eliminated at convention [ ]
Nate Harter, Decatur County prosecutor[2]
Curtis Hill , incumbent Attorney General [3]
John Westercamp, attorney[4]
Withdrawn [ ]
Adam Krupp, former Indiana Department of Revenue Commissioner (endorsed Harter )[5]
Endorsements [ ]
Nate Harter
State legislators
Stephen Bartels, state representative[6]
Michael Crider , state senator[7]
Mark Messmer , Majority Leader of the Indiana Senate [8]
Jeff Raatz , state senator[9]
Cindy Ziemke , state representative[10]
Individuals
Adam Krupp, former Indiana Department of Revenue Commissioner[11]
Curtis Hill
State officials
Leslie Rutledge , Arkansas Attorney General since 2015[12]
State legislators
Christy Stutzman , state representative[13]
Jim Tomes , state senator[14]
Todd Rokita
State legislators
Michael Aylesworth , state representative[15]
Karen Engleman , state representative[16]
Ryan Mishler , state senator[17]
Rick Niemeyer , state senator[18]
Heath VanNatter , state representative[19]
Dennis Zent , state representative[20]
John Westercamp
U.S. Representatives
David M. McIntosh , former U.S. representative for IN-02 (1995–2001)[21]
State legislators
Eric Bassler, state senator[21]
Dave Heine , state representative[21]
Mike Speedy , state representative[21]
Timothy Wesco , state representative[21]
Results [ ]
Republican convention results
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Todd Rokita
479
27.37
+122
601
34.66
+272
873
52.15
Curtis Hill (inc.)
655
37.43
+46
701
40.43
+100
801
47.85
Nate Harter
327
18.69
+105
432
24.91
Eliminated
John Westercamp
289
16.51
Eliminated
Active ballots
1,750
100.00
1,734
100.00
1,674
100.00
Exhausted ballots
7
0.40
+16
23
1.31
+60
83
4.72
Total ballots
1,757
100.00
1,757
100.00
1,757
100.00
Democratic convention [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Nominee [ ]
Jonathan Weinzapfel , former Mayor of Evansville [22]
Eliminated at convention [ ]
Karen Tallian , Indiana State Senator [23]
Results [ ]
Democratic convention results[24]
Candidate
Round 1
Votes
%
Jonathan Weinzapfel
1,057
51.16
Karen Tallian
1,009
48.84
Total ballots
2,066
100.00
General election [ ]
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [25]
Tossup
June 25, 2020
Polling [ ]
Hypothetical polling
Curtis Hill vs. Karen Tallian
Curtis Hill vs. Jonathan Weinzapfel
Results [ ]
Results by county [ ]
Vote breakdown by county[27]
Todd Rokita Republican
Jonathan Weinzapfel Democratic
Total
County
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
Adams
10,433
75.2%
3,439
24.8%
13,872
Allen
95,651
57.9%
69,691
42.1%
165,342
Bartholomew
22,714
65.1%
12,151
34.9%
34,865
Benton
2,937
72.6%
1,111
27.4%
4,048
Blackford
3,766
72.7%
1,413
27.3%
5,179
Boone
23,915
63.9%
13,506
36.1%
37,421
Brown
5,625
64.2%
3,141
35.8%
8,766
Carroll
7,067
74.7%
2,399
25.3%
9,466
Cass
10,506
70.1%
4,478
29.9%
14,984
Clark
32,918
59.5%
22,416
40.5%
55,334
Clay
8,982
76.5%
2,765
23.5%
11,747
Clinton
7,971
61.8%
2,406
18.7%
10,377
Crawford
3,089
67.4%
1,494
32.6%
4,583
Daviess
8,931
78.3%
2,473
21.7%
11,404
Dearborn
19,565
78.4%
5,401
21.6%
24,966
Decatur
9,118
77.4%
2,665
22.6%
11,783
Dekalb
13,704
73.3%
5,002
26.7%
18,706
Delaware
26,834
57.0%
20,242
43.0%
47,076
Dubois
13,032
61.7%
8,084
38.3%
21,116
Elkhart
48,604
65.9%
25,171
34.1%
73,775
Fayette
7,354
75.8%
2,343
24.2%
9,697
Floyd
23,932
58.6%
16,894
41.4%
40,826
Fountain
6,050
77.0%
1,811
23.0%
7,861
Franklin
9,144
81.2%
2,120
18.8%
11,264
Fulton
6,561
73.2%
2,401
26.8%
8,962
Gibson
9,811
61.6%
6,122
38.4%
15,933
Grant
18,266
69.9%
7,872
30.1%
26,138
Greene
10,578
73.3%
3,859
26.7%
14,437
Hamilton
109,798
58.6%
77,549
41.4%
187,347
Hancock
29,571
70.6%
12,324
29.4%
41,895
Harrison
14,237
72.2%
5,493
27.8%
19,730
Hendricks
55,159
64.2%
30,711
35.8%
85,870
Henry
14,689
70.7%
6,084
29.3%
20,773
Howard
26,399
66.4%
13,369
33.4%
39,768
Huntington
12,806
75.0%
4,258
25.0%
17,064
Jackson
13,884
76.0%
4,374
24.0%
18,258
Jasper
11,265
75.5%
3,658
24.5%
14,923
Jay
6,202
75.1%
2,051
24.9%
8,253
Jefferson
9,291
66.9%
4,591
33.1%
13,882
Jennings
9,016
76.8%
2,731
23.2%
11,747
Johnson
51,302
68.9%
23,159
31.1%
74,461
Knox
10,541
68.4%
4,881
31.6%
15,422
Kosciusko
26,329
76.4%
8,144
23.6%
34,473
Lagrange
7,971
77.7%
2,294
22.3%
10,265
Lake
91,316
42.9%
121,406
57.1%
212,722
LaPorte
25,095
53.1%
22,163
46.9%
47,258
Lawrence
15,164
75.3%
4,975
24.7%
20,139
Madison
30,596
59.9%
20,511
40.1%
51,107
Marion
141,939
36.6%
246,140
63.4%
388,079
Marshall
13,706
71.5%
5,474
28.5%
19,180
Martin
3,645
73.9%
1,290
26.1%
4,935
Miami
10,594
76.3%
3,297
23.7%
13,891
Monroe
23,187
37.6%
38,405
62.4%
61,592
Montgomery
13,018
77.4%
3,795
22.6%
16,813
Morgan
27,058
77.6%
7,826
22.4%
34,884
Newton
4,942
76.8%
1,496
23.2%
6,438
Noble
13,717
74.3%
4,753
25.7%
18,470
Ohio
2,315
75.9%
734
24.1%
3,049
Orange
6,213
73.9%
2,192
26.1%
8,405
Owen
6,921
72.7%
2,597
27.3%
9,518
Parke
5,058
75.2%
1,667
24.8%
6,725
Perry
4,663
55.3%
3,763
44.7%
8,426
Pike
3,948
65.9%
2,043
34.1%
5,991
Porter
46,276
54.1%
39,256
45.9%
85,532
Posey
7,605
57.6%
5,595
42.4%
13,200
Pulaski
4,098
73.8%
1,454
26.2%
5,552
Putnam
12,186
76.4%
4,099
23.6%
16,285
Randolph
7,994
75.5%
2,589
24.5%
10,583
Ripley
11,071
79.6%
2,841
20.4%
13,912
Rush
5,762
75.5%
1,871
24.5%
7,633
Scott
6,496
69.0%
2,915
31.0%
9,411
Shelby
13,889
72.7%
5,207
27.3%
19,096
Spencer
6,138
58.7%
4,314
41.3%
10,452
St. Joseph
53,530
48.6%
56,536
51.4%
110,066
Starke
6,861
70.5%
2,877
29.5%
9,738
Steuben
11,432
72.1%
4,413
27.9%
15,845
Sullivan
6,082
70.0%
2,609
30.0%
8,691
Switzerland
2,967
75.1%
984
24.9%
3,951
Tippecanoe
36,476
51.8%
33,940
48.2%
70,416
Tipton
5,824
74.6%
1,987
25.4%
7,811
Union
2,625
78.7%
711
21.3%
3,336
Vanderburgh
36,681
47.5%
40,531
52.5%
77,212
Vermillion
4,727
66.1%
2,428
33.9%
7,155
Vigo
22,772
56.6%
17,474
43.4%
40,246
Wabash
10,628
75.8%
3,402
24.2%
14,030
Warren
3,397
76.9%
1,019
23.1%
4,416
Warrick
18,735
56.9%
14,194
43.1%
32,929
Washington
8,980
76.0%
2,829
24.0%
11,809
Wayne
17,845
65.7%
9,319
34.3%
27,164
Wells
10,799
78.1%
3,029
21.9%
13,828
White
7,940
73.2%
2,902
26.8%
10,842
Whitley
12,528
74.4%
4,300
25.6%
16,828
Notes [ ]
^ a b c Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Former GOP congressman Todd Rokita to challenge Curtis Hill for AG nomination" . IndyStar. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "Republican county prosecutor joins race for attorney general, other candidate drops out" . RTV6 Indianapolis. April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ " 'I'll never back down': Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is seeking a second term" . IndyStar. November 14, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "John Westercamp announces candidacy for Indiana attorney general" . ABC57. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "Republican Krupp drops out of AG race, endorses new candidate Harter" . The Indiana Lawyer. April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Vote Harter (April 30, 2020). "Thank you to Senator Jeff Raatz for your leadership and endorsement!" . Facebook .
^ 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 .
^ Carney, Haley (April 23, 2020). "Decatur prosecutor challenging AG Hill for GOP nomination" . Washington Times Herald .
^ Curtis Hill (June 20, 2020). "Curtis Hill Endorsement Video" . Facebook .
^ Curtis Hill (May 29, 2020). "Grateful to have the support of State Representative Christy Stutzman!" . Facebook .
^ 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 .
^ Todd Rokita (June 29, 2020). "INDIANA STATE REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL AYLESWORTH AND DOLORES AYLESWORTH, BOTH PORTER COUNTY DELEGATES, ENDORSE TODD ROKITA FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL" . Facebook .
^ Todd Rokita (July 3, 2020). "KAREN ENGLEMAN, STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND REPUBLICAN DELEGATE ENDORSES TODD ROKITA FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL" . Facebook .
^ 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 .
^ Todd Rokita (June 23, 2020). "SENATOR RICK NIEMEYER APPRECIATES KNOWING THAT NORTHWEST INDIANA IS NEVER OVERLOOKED AND THAT IS WHY HE ENDORSES TODD ROKITA FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL" . Facebook .
^ Todd Rokita (June 22, 2020). "PROVEN LEADERSHIP IS THE REASON STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND DELEGATE HEATH VANNATTER WILL VOTE FOR TODD ROKITA FOR INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL" . Facebook .
^ Todd Rokita (June 23, 2020). " "A MAN OF GREAT CHARACTER" - STATE REPRESENTATIVE DENNY ZENT AND HIS WIFE WENDY ZENT, BOTH DELEGATES, ENDORSE TODD ROKITA FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL" . Facebook .
^ a b c d e "Indiana Attorney General election, 2020 (July 9 Republican convention)" . Ballotpedia .
^ "Jonathan Weinzapfel Files Democratic Candidacy For Indiana Attorney General" . WBIW. May 4, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "State Sen. Karen Tallian announces run for attorney general" . RTV6 Indianapolis. August 21, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "Democrats select Weinzapfel to face GOP nominee for Attorney General in November" . IndyStar. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections" . The Cook Political Report . Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved September 13, 2019 .
^ Indiana Secretary of State (November 24, 2020). "Certification of the Official Canvass of the Votes Cast for Certain Candidates for Election or Retention at the November 3, 2020 Indiana General Election" (PDF) .
^ "Indiana Election Results" . Indiana Election Division . Nov 23, 2020. Retrieved Nov 23, 2020 .
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