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Information on Denny Zent
Denny Zent
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Indiana House
District 51
In office
Nov 7, 2012 to Present
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Denny Zent spent 12 years, 21 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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2012–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
78.37%
Denny Zent
*
, Republican, 5,370 votes
21.63%
Aaron Claudy
, Republican, 1,482 votes
Out of
6,852
votes casts, the margin of victory was
3,888
(56.74%)
2012–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
66.88%
Denny Zent
*
, Republican, 13,025 votes
33.12%
Lon Keyes
, Democratic, 6,449 votes
Out of
19,474
votes casts, the margin of victory was
6,576
(33.76%)
2014–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
Denny Zent
(i)*
, Republican, 5,395 votes
Out of
5,395
votes casts, the margin of victory was
5,395
(100.00%)
2014–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
100.00%
Denny Zent
(i)*
, Republican, 9,471 votes
Out of
9,471
votes casts, the margin of victory was
9,471
(100.00%)
2016–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2016
100.00%
Denny Zent
(i)*
, Republican, 8,964 votes
Out of
8,964
votes casts, the margin of victory was
8,964
(100.00%)
2016–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
100.00%
Denny Zent
(i)*
, Republican, 17,664 votes
Out of
17,664
votes casts, the margin of victory was
17,664
(100.00%)
2018–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2018
100.00%
Denny Zent
(i)*
, Republican, 4,928 votes
Out of
4,928
votes casts, the margin of victory was
4,928
(100.00%)
2018–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2018
75.08%
Denny Zent
(i)*
, Republican, 12,907 votes
24.92%
Michael M. Stephenson
, Democratic, 4,285 votes
Out of
17,192
votes casts, the margin of victory was
8,622
(50.16%)
2020–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, June 2, 2020
100.00%
Denny Zent
(i)*
, Republican, 8,450 votes
Out of
8,450
votes casts, the margin of victory was
8,450
(100.00%)
2020–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 2020
77.06%
Denny Zent
*
, Republican, 17,633 votes
22.94%
Michael M. Stephenson
, Democratic, 5,250 votes
Out of
22,883
votes casts, the margin of victory was
12,383
(54.11%)
2022–Indiana House (District 51)
WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2022
100.00%
Denny Zent
(i)*
, Republican, 4,291 votes
Lt. Governor:
Vacant
Out of
4,291
votes casts, the margin of victory was
4,291
(100.00%)
In the 11 races for which we have results, Denny Zent had a record of 11-0. That includes a record of 5-0 in 5 general elections, and 6-0 in 6 primary elections.