Jim Merritt

Offices

Indiana Senate
District 31
In office
Nov 7, 1990 to Nov 2, 2020

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Resigned
Jim Merritt spent 30 years, 3 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2010–Indiana Senate (District 31) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Jim Merritt (i)*, Republican, 6,938 votes
Out of 6,938 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,938 (100.00%)
2010–Indiana Senate (District 31) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
52.43%
Jim Merritt (i)*, Republican, 16,545 votes
44.95%
Frank J. Anderson, Democratic, 14,187 votes
 2.62%
Benjamin Hale, Libertarian, 827 votes
Out of 31,559 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,358 (7.48%)
2014–Indiana Senate (District 31) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
74.02%
Jim Merritt (i)*, Republican, 6,035 votes
25.98%
Crystal D. LaMotte, Republican, 2,118 votes
Out of 8,153 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,917 (48.04%)
2014–Indiana Senate (District 31) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
100.00%
Jim Merritt (i)*, Republican, 18,414 votes
Out of 18,414 votes casts, the margin of victory was 18,414 (100.00%)
2018–Indiana Senate (District 31) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2018
67.37%
Jim Merritt (i)*, Republican, 6,283 votes
32.63%
Crystal D. LaMotte, Republican, 3,043 votes
Out of 9,326 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,240 (34.74%)
2018–Indiana Senate (District 31) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2018
51.37%
Jim Merritt (i)*, Republican, 30,221 votes
48.63%
Derek Camp, Democratic, 28,612 votes
Out of 58,833 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,609 (2.74%)
In the 6 races for which we have results, Jim Merritt had a record of 6-0. That includes a record of 3-0 in 3 general elections, and 3-0 in 3 primary elections.