These Indiana State House candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 70-30 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 59 of 100 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the Indiana Secretary of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Oct. 24, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Scott Hawkins – $335,803 – District 71 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Terri Austin – $244,049 – District 36 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Heidi Beidinger – $213,063 – District 5 (Lost general 43% – 57%)
  • Matt McNally – $195,900 – District 39 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Fred Glynn – $155,534 – District 32 (Lost general 50% – 50%)

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the Indiana Secretary of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Cindy Kirchhofer – $653,343 – District 89 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Ashley Klein – $408,317 – District 39 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Aimee Cole – $268,274 – District 37 (Lost general 44% – 56%)
  • Donald Westerhausen Jr. – $257,417 – District 5 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Melanie Wright – $251,209 – District 35 (Lost general 45% – 55%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Indiana PACs submitted to the Indiana Secretary of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.