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Information on Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
Offices
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Indiana House
District 39
In office
Nov 6, 1996 to Present
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr spent 28 years, 2 months, 15 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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2008–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 8,115 votes
Out of
8,115
votes casts, the margin of victory was
8,115
(100.00%)
2008–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
70.87%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 25,789 votes
29.13%
Rusty Skoog
, Democratic, 10,599 votes
Out of
36,388
votes casts, the margin of victory was
15,190
(41.74%)
2010–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 9,995 votes
Out of
9,995
votes casts, the margin of victory was
9,995
(100.00%)
2010–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
100.00%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 20,595 votes
Out of
20,595
votes casts, the margin of victory was
20,595
(100.00%)
2012–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 9,987 votes
Out of
9,987
votes casts, the margin of victory was
9,987
(100.00%)
2012–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
90.23%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 26,432 votes
9.77%
John Strinka
, Socialist, 2,862 votes
Out of
29,294
votes casts, the margin of victory was
23,570
(80.46%)
2014–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
63.15%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 3,009 votes
36.85%
Don Meier
, Republican, 1,756 votes
Out of
4,765
votes casts, the margin of victory was
1,253
(26.30%)
2014–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
73.24%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 10,978 votes
26.76%
David B. Russ
, Democratic, 4,012 votes
Out of
14,990
votes casts, the margin of victory was
6,966
(46.48%)
2016–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2016
52.62%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 7,896 votes
47.38%
Tom Linkmeyer
, Republican, 7,111 votes
Out of
15,007
votes casts, the margin of victory was
785
(5.24%)
2016–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
63.89%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 22,362 votes
36.11%
David B. Russ
, Democratic, 12,638 votes
Out of
35,000
votes casts, the margin of victory was
9,724
(27.78%)
2018–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2018
56.85%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 4,843 votes
43.15%
Tom Linkmeyer
, Republican, 3,676 votes
Out of
8,519
votes casts, the margin of victory was
1,167
(13.70%)
2018–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2018
57.04%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 18,861 votes
42.96%
Mark C. Hinton
, Democratic, 14,207 votes
Out of
33,068
votes casts, the margin of victory was
4,654
(14.08%)
2020–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, June 2, 2020
100.00%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 8,243 votes
Out of
8,243
votes casts, the margin of victory was
8,243
(100.00%)
2020–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 2020
53.59%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
*
, Republican, 23,396 votes
46.41%
Ashley Klein
, Democratic, 20,262 votes
Out of
43,658
votes casts, the margin of victory was
3,134
(7.18%)
2022–Indiana House (District 39)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2022
100.00%
Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr
(i)*
, Republican, 4,137 votes
Lt. Governor:
Vacant
Out of
4,137
votes casts, the margin of victory was
4,137
(100.00%)
In the 15 races for which we have results, Gerald (Jerry) R. Torr had a record of 15-0. That includes a record of 7-0 in 7 general elections, and 8-0 in 8 primary elections.