Joe Pearson

Offices

Indiana House
District 31
In office
Nov 5, 2008 to Nov 3, 2010

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
Joe Pearson spent 1 year, 11 months, 28 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2006–Secretary of State LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 2006
51.06%
Todd Rokita (i)*, Republican, 835,915 votes
45.60%
Joe Pearson, Democratic, 746,460 votes
 3.32%
Mike Kole, Libertarian, 54,381 votes
 0.02%
Bill Stant, Write-In, 342 votes
Out of 1,637,098 votes casts, the margin of victory was 89,455 (5.46%)
2008–Indiana House (District 31) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
Joe Pearson*, Democratic, 7,907 votes
Out of 7,907 votes casts, the margin of victory was 7,907 (100.00%)
2008–Indiana House (District 31) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
51.14%
Joe Pearson*, Democratic, 10,508 votes
48.86%
Tim Harris (i), Republican, 10,040 votes
Out of 20,548 votes casts, the margin of victory was 468 (2.28%)
2010–Indiana House (District 31) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Joe Pearson (i)*, Democratic, 1,950 votes
Out of 1,950 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,950 (100.00%)
2010–Indiana House (District 31) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
53.74%
Kevin Mahan*, Republican, 7,111 votes
46.26%
Joe Pearson (i), Democratic, 6,121 votes
Out of 13,232 votes casts, the margin of victory was 990 (7.48%)
In the 5 races for which we have results, Joe Pearson had a record of 3-2. That includes a record of 1-2 in 3 general elections, and 2-0 in 2 primary elections.