Richard Young

Offices

Indiana Senate
District 47
In office
Dec 10, 1988 to Nov 5, 2014

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Appointed by Caucus
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
25 years, 11 months, 1 day
Richard Young spent 25 years, 11 months, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2010–Indiana Senate (District 47) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Richard Young (i)*, Democratic, 12,301 votes
Out of 12,301 votes casts, the margin of victory was 12,301 (100.00%)
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2010–Indiana Senate (District 47) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
51.18%
Richard Young (i)*, Democratic, 22,970 votes
48.82%
Ted Metzger, Republican, 21,915 votes
Out of 44,885 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,055 (2.36%)
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2014–Indiana Senate (District 47) WON
Democratic Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
Richard Young (i)*, Democratic, 6,550 votes
Out of 6,550 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,550 (100.00%)
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2014–Indiana Senate (District 47) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
58.12%
Erin Houchin*, Republican, 21,395 votes
41.88%
Richard Young (i), Democratic, 15,419 votes
Out of 36,814 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,976 (16.24%)
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In the 4 races for which we have results, Richard Young had a record of 3-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections, and 2-0 in 2 primary elections.