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Information on Jim Merritt
Jim Merritt
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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
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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.