Brandt Hershman

Offices

Indiana Senate
District 7
In office
Nov 8, 2000 to Jan 2, 2018

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Resigned
17 years, 1 month, 28 days
Brandt Hershman spent 17 years, 1 month, 28 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2008–Indiana Senate (District 7) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
Brandt Hershman (i)*, Republican, 10,027 votes
Out of 10,027 votes casts, the margin of victory was 10,027 (100.00%)
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2008–Indiana Senate (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
100.00%
Brandt Hershman (i)*, Republican, 39,246 votes
Out of 39,246 votes casts, the margin of victory was 39,246 (100.00%)
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2010–U.S. House (District 4) LOST
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
42.36%
Todd Rokita*, Republican, 36,411 votes
 17.12%
Brandt Hershman, Republican, 14,712 votes
 8.13%
R. Michael Young, Republican, 6,991 votes
 6.39%
Eric L. Wathen, Republican, 5,493 votes
 4.13%
LaRon Keith, Republican, 3,549 votes
 4.11%
Charles E. Henderson, Republican, 3,531 votes
 4.01%
Jon Acton, Republican, 3,444 votes
 3.46%
Cheryl Denise Allen, Republican, 2,972 votes
 2.80%
Mike Campbell, Republican, 2,407 votes
 2.51%
Jim T. Hass, Republican, 2,161 votes
 2.02%
Phillip J. Steffen, Republican, 1,737 votes
 1.82%
Mark Seitz, Republican, 1,562 votes
 1.14%
Daniel L. Dunham, Republican, 981 votes
Out of 85,951 votes casts, the margin of victory was 21,699 (25.24%)
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2012–Indiana Senate (District 7) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
Brandt Hershman (i)*, Republican, 14,118 votes
Out of 14,118 votes casts, the margin of victory was 14,118 (100.00%)
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2012–Indiana Senate (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
63.56%
Brandt Hershman (i)*, Republican, 29,212 votes
36.44%
Brad Thompson, Democratic, 16,748 votes
Out of 45,960 votes casts, the margin of victory was 12,464 (27.12%)
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2016–Indiana Senate (District 7) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2016
100.00%
Brandt Hershman (i)*, Republican, 20,217 votes
Out of 20,217 votes casts, the margin of victory was 20,217 (100.00%)
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2016–Indiana Senate (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
71.27%
Brandt Hershman (i)*, Republican, 36,079 votes
28.73%
Justin P. Notoras, Democratic, 14,543 votes
Out of 50,622 votes casts, the margin of victory was 21,536 (42.54%)
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In the 7 races for which we have results, Brandt Hershman had a record of 6-1. That includes a record of 3-0 in 3 general elections, and 3-1 in 4 primary elections.