Glenda Ritz

Offices

Secretary of Education (State Supt.)
Statewide
In office
Jan 19, 2013 to Jan 9, 2017

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
Glenda Ritz spent 3 years, 11 months, 21 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2012–Secretary of Education (State Supt.) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
52.81%
Glenda Ritz*, Democratic, 1,332,755 votes
47.19%
Tony Bennett (i), Republican, 1,190,716 votes
Out of 2,523,471 votes casts, the margin of victory was 142,039 (5.62%)
2016–Secretary of Education (State Supt.) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
53.41%
Jennifer McCormick*, Republican, 1,420,133 votes
46.59%
Glenda Ritz (i), Democratic, 1,238,728 votes
Out of 2,658,861 votes casts, the margin of victory was 181,405 (6.82%)
In the 2 races for which we have results, Glenda Ritz had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.