These Indiana State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for 25 of 50 seats in the Indiana State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 40-10 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, 17 of 25 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.

State Senate 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:

  • Alexander Choi – $441,584 – District 29 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Jocelyn Vare – $266,438 – District 31 (Lost general 45% – 55%)
  • Michael Griffin – $95,853 – District 1 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Jeff Larson – $57,804 – District 4 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Ronald Itnyre – $55,068 – District 27 (Lost general 24% – 76%)

State Senate 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:

  • John Ruckelshaus – $1,099,327 – District 30 (Lost general 47% – 53%)
  • Ashley Eason – $200,779 – District 36 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Pete Cowden – $187,159 – District 35 (Lost general 42% – 58%)
  • Belinda Drake – $79,668 – District 32 (Lost general 41% – 59%)
  • Gary Davis – $51,384 – District 8 (Lost general 41% – 59%)

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.