Bruce Borders

Offices

Indiana House
District 45
In office
Nov 3, 2004 to Nov 7, 2012

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
8 years, 6 days
Indiana House
District 45
In office
Nov 5, 2014 to Present

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
10 years, 20 days
Bruce Borders spent 18 years, 26 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2008–Indiana House (District 45) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 3,751 votes
Out of 3,751 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,751 (100.00%)
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2008–Indiana House (District 45) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
52.25%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 12,700 votes
47.75%
Rick Marshall, Democratic, 11,608 votes
Out of 24,308 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,092 (4.50%)
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2010–Indiana House (District 45) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 3,934 votes
Out of 3,934 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,934 (100.00%)
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2010–Indiana House (District 45) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
57.38%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 10,588 votes
42.62%
Jesse James, Democratic, 7,866 votes
Out of 18,454 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,722 (14.76%)
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2012–Indiana House (District 45) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 4,108 votes
Out of 4,108 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,108 (100.00%)
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2012–Indiana House (District 45) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
50.15%
Kreg Battles (i)*, Democratic, 12,540 votes
49.85%
Bruce Borders (i), Republican, 12,465 votes
Out of 25,005 votes casts, the margin of victory was 75 (0.30%)
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2014–Indiana House (District 45) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
Bruce Borders*, Republican, 3,824 votes
Out of 3,824 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,824 (100.00%)
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2014–Indiana House (District 45) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
56.72%
Bruce Borders*, Republican, 9,534 votes
43.28%
Bionca Gambil (i), Democratic, 7,274 votes
Out of 16,808 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,260 (13.44%)
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2016–Indiana House (District 45) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2016
100.00%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 8,918 votes
Out of 8,918 votes casts, the margin of victory was 8,918 (100.00%)
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2016–Indiana House (District 45) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
100.00%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 19,193 votes
Out of 19,193 votes casts, the margin of victory was 19,193 (100.00%)
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2018–Indiana House (District 45) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2018
100.00%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 5,350 votes
Out of 5,350 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,350 (100.00%)
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2018–Indiana House (District 45) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2018
65.04%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 13,726 votes
34.96%
Jim Exline, Democratic, 7,377 votes
Out of 21,103 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,349 (30.08%)
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2020–Indiana House (District 45) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, June 2, 2020
67.32%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 4,786 votes
32.68%
Jeff Gormong, Republican, 2,323 votes
Out of 7,109 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,463 (34.65%)
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2020–Indiana House (District 45) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 2020
100.00%
Bruce Borders*, Republican, 21,522 votes
Out of 21,522 votes casts, the margin of victory was 21,522 (100.00%)
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2022–Indiana House (District 45) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2022
53.26%
Bruce Borders (i)*, Republican, 4,443 votes
Lt. Governor: Vacant
46.74%
Jeff Ellington (i), Republican, 3,899 votes
Lt. Governor: Vacant
Out of 8,342 votes casts, the margin of victory was 544 (6.52%)
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In the 15 races for which we have results, Bruce Borders had a record of 14-1. That includes a record of 6-1 in 7 general elections, and 8-0 in 8 primary elections.