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2018 Indiana Secretary Of State Election Results

Election Date: Nov. 6, 2018 | Updated 10:59 AM EST Dec. 18, 2018

Secretary of State

96.82% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *1,251,09556.5%
Jim Harper (D)891,19940.3%
Mark Rutherford70,4253.2%

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County-by-County Results

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Adams County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *8,09473.8%
Jim Harper (D)2,57123.4%
Mark Rutherford3072.8%

Allen County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *71,03357.1%
Jim Harper (D)50,09940.2%
Mark Rutherford3,3482.7%

Bartholomew County

88.24% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *16,76964.2%
Jim Harper (D)8,48832.5%
Mark Rutherford8473.2%

Benton County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *2,11872.2%
Jim Harper (D)69823.8%
Mark Rutherford1194.1%

Blackford County

83.33% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *2,60468.0%
Jim Harper (D)1,08628.4%
Mark Rutherford1383.6%

Boone County

90.57% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *17,53564.3%
Jim Harper (D)8,81332.3%
Mark Rutherford9353.4%

Brown County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,41762.1%
Jim Harper (D)2,46234.6%
Mark Rutherford2333.3%

Carroll County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,96772.1%
Jim Harper (D)1,68924.5%
Mark Rutherford2293.3%

Cass County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *7,66267.6%
Jim Harper (D)3,30629.2%
Mark Rutherford3603.2%

Clark County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *23,49855.5%
Jim Harper (D)17,38141.0%
Mark Rutherford1,4883.5%

Clay County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,58071.7%
Jim Harper (D)2,28424.9%
Mark Rutherford3133.4%

Clinton County

89.74% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,60072.5%
Jim Harper (D)2,22724.5%
Mark Rutherford2753.0%

Crawford County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *2,23458.6%
Jim Harper (D)1,44437.9%
Mark Rutherford1353.5%

Daviess County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,74978.2%
Jim Harper (D)1,62318.8%
Mark Rutherford2532.9%

DeKalb County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *9,84771.4%
Jim Harper (D)3,48225.3%
Mark Rutherford4533.3%

Dearborn County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *13,29373.7%
Jim Harper (D)4,14023.0%
Mark Rutherford5973.3%

Decatur County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,87477.3%
Jim Harper (D)1,74019.6%
Mark Rutherford2823.2%

Delaware County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *19,94253.7%
Jim Harper (D)15,77242.5%
Mark Rutherford1,4083.8%

Dubois County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *10,89565.8%
Jim Harper (D)5,13931.0%
Mark Rutherford5353.2%

Elkhart County

85.59% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *34,30164.7%
Jim Harper (D)17,32032.7%
Mark Rutherford1,3942.6%

Fayette County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *5,15869.8%
Jim Harper (D)1,98326.8%
Mark Rutherford2493.4%

Floyd County

90% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *17,24755.0%
Jim Harper (D)13,13441.9%
Mark Rutherford9933.2%

Fountain County

83.33% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,37675.0%
Jim Harper (D)1,26021.6%
Mark Rutherford2003.4%

Franklin County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *5,71777.4%
Jim Harper (D)1,46119.8%
Mark Rutherford2062.8%

Fulton County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,88470.6%
Jim Harper (D)1,79225.9%
Mark Rutherford2393.5%

Gibson County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *8,25267.1%
Jim Harper (D)3,68029.9%
Mark Rutherford3643.0%

Grant County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *13,58668.2%
Jim Harper (D)5,76528.9%
Mark Rutherford5752.9%

Greene County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *7,38569.6%
Jim Harper (D)2,87727.1%
Mark Rutherford3473.3%

Hamilton County

99.55% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *81,35959.4%
Jim Harper (D)51,22537.4%
Mark Rutherford4,3153.2%

Hancock County

94% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *21,09570.3%
Jim Harper (D)7,88426.3%
Mark Rutherford1,0423.5%

Harrison County

97.44% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *10,09165.8%
Jim Harper (D)4,75931.0%
Mark Rutherford4843.2%

Hendricks County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *38,30567.4%
Jim Harper (D)16,99129.9%
Mark Rutherford1,5512.7%

Henry County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *10,41366.6%
Jim Harper (D)4,43628.4%
Mark Rutherford7925.1%

Howard County

83.56% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *18,11863.3%
Jim Harper (D)9,56133.4%
Mark Rutherford9333.3%

Huntington County

86.49% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *9,62573.5%
Jim Harper (D)2,95522.6%
Mark Rutherford5103.9%

Jackson County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *10,07470.8%
Jim Harper (D)3,66625.7%
Mark Rutherford4973.5%

Jasper County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *7,21768.5%
Jim Harper (D)2,99328.4%
Mark Rutherford3203.0%

Jay County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,36069.9%
Jim Harper (D)1,66126.6%
Mark Rutherford2163.5%

Jefferson County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,64360.1%
Jim Harper (D)4,04036.6%
Mark Rutherford3673.3%

Jennings County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,28870.0%
Jim Harper (D)2,41526.9%
Mark Rutherford2803.1%

Johnson County

90.37% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *35,40268.6%
Jim Harper (D)14,67628.5%
Mark Rutherford1,4942.9%

Knox County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *8,02165.1%
Jim Harper (D)3,72930.3%
Mark Rutherford5694.6%

Kosciusko County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *19,81475.8%
Jim Harper (D)5,42920.8%
Mark Rutherford9133.5%

LaGrange County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *5,72475.1%
Jim Harper (D)1,67221.9%
Mark Rutherford2232.9%

LaPorte County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Jim Harper (D)18,03849.0%
Connie Lawson (R) *17,46647.4%
Mark Rutherford1,3183.6%

Lake County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Jim Harper (D)100,47062.3%
Connie Lawson (R) *57,14535.4%
Mark Rutherford3,6792.3%

Lawrence County

90% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *10,99371.7%
Jim Harper (D)3,80524.8%
Mark Rutherford5363.5%

Madison County

99.11% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *25,45558.4%
Jim Harper (D)16,64138.2%
Mark Rutherford1,5213.5%

Marion County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Jim Harper (D)181,34759.6%
Connie Lawson (R) *113,52937.3%
Mark Rutherford9,1633.0%

Marshall County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *9,97367.7%
Jim Harper (D)4,22828.7%
Mark Rutherford5343.6%

Martin County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *2,98972.0%
Jim Harper (D)99323.9%
Mark Rutherford1694.1%

Miami County

83.87% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *7,49272.9%
Jim Harper (D)2,41023.5%
Mark Rutherford3723.6%

Monroe County

37.80% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Jim Harper (D)14,65955.5%
Connie Lawson (R) *10,51039.8%
Mark Rutherford1,2464.7%

Montgomery County

96.30% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *9,16673.9%
Jim Harper (D)2,79422.5%
Mark Rutherford4393.5%

Morgan County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *18,71575.2%
Jim Harper (D)5,26621.2%
Mark Rutherford9043.6%

Newton County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *3,14169.0%
Jim Harper (D)1,22026.8%
Mark Rutherford1924.2%

Noble County

89.66% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *9,76671.9%
Jim Harper (D)3,46125.5%
Mark Rutherford3552.6%

Ohio County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *1,60968.1%
Jim Harper (D)68128.8%
Mark Rutherford743.1%

Orange County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,48467.5%
Jim Harper (D)1,83927.7%
Mark Rutherford3244.9%

Owen County

94.44% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,93569.4%
Jim Harper (D)1,92727.1%
Mark Rutherford2503.5%

Parke County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *3,83672.1%
Jim Harper (D)1,30524.5%
Mark Rutherford1813.4%

Perry County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *3,58151.3%
Jim Harper (D)3,17245.4%
Mark Rutherford2343.3%

Pike County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *3,25364.8%
Jim Harper (D)1,56731.2%
Mark Rutherford1983.9%

Porter County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Jim Harper (D)32,31850.6%
Connie Lawson (R) *29,37846.0%
Mark Rutherford2,1363.3%

Posey County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,57663.0%
Jim Harper (D)3,53333.8%
Mark Rutherford3303.2%

Pulaski County

86.67% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *2,96369.4%
Jim Harper (D)1,16927.4%
Mark Rutherford1363.2%

Putnam County

90.32% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *8,85174.7%
Jim Harper (D)2,67222.5%
Mark Rutherford3332.8%

Randolph County

83.33% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *5,74671.8%
Jim Harper (D)1,95324.4%
Mark Rutherford3093.9%

Ripley County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,97274.1%
Jim Harper (D)2,15622.9%
Mark Rutherford2853.0%

Rush County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,48974.4%
Jim Harper (D)1,29821.5%
Mark Rutherford2454.1%

Scott County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,23756.7%
Jim Harper (D)2,94139.4%
Mark Rutherford2953.9%

Shelby County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *10,29872.1%
Jim Harper (D)3,55524.9%
Mark Rutherford4243.0%

Spencer County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *5,45462.3%
Jim Harper (D)2,96333.9%
Mark Rutherford3343.8%

St. Joseph County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Jim Harper (D)45,18949.3%
Connie Lawson (R) *43,35547.3%
Mark Rutherford3,1013.4%

Starke County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,56261.5%
Jim Harper (D)2,58434.8%
Mark Rutherford2693.6%

Steuben County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *8,51170.6%
Jim Harper (D)3,19626.5%
Mark Rutherford3482.9%

Sullivan County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,55963.3%
Jim Harper (D)2,40633.4%
Mark Rutherford2343.3%

Switzerland County

83.33% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *1,85464.8%
Jim Harper (D)88230.8%
Mark Rutherford1244.3%

Tippecanoe County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *25,90350.9%
Jim Harper (D)23,24245.7%
Mark Rutherford1,7573.5%

Tipton County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *4,48073.8%
Jim Harper (D)1,39723.0%
Mark Rutherford1933.2%

Union County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *1,82873.7%
Jim Harper (D)58123.4%
Mark Rutherford732.9%

Vanderburgh County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *30,91253.7%
Jim Harper (D)24,87643.2%
Mark Rutherford1,8043.1%

Vermillion County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *3,15957.7%
Jim Harper (D)2,08338.0%
Mark Rutherford2334.3%

Vigo County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *16,07151.6%
Jim Harper (D)13,97344.9%
Mark Rutherford1,0923.5%

Wabash County

88.46% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *8,26173.8%
Jim Harper (D)2,58423.1%
Mark Rutherford3483.1%

Warren County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *2,39973.5%
Jim Harper (D)78224.0%
Mark Rutherford832.5%

Warrick County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *14,71161.2%
Jim Harper (D)8,64836.0%
Mark Rutherford6722.8%

Washington County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *6,30768.5%
Jim Harper (D)2,50927.3%
Mark Rutherford3864.2%

Wayne County

85% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *12,28462.3%
Jim Harper (D)6,63233.6%
Mark Rutherford8014.1%

Wells County

86.36% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *8,15777.1%
Jim Harper (D)2,15720.4%
Mark Rutherford2612.5%

White County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *5,95170.5%
Jim Harper (D)2,16525.6%
Mark Rutherford3263.9%

Whitley County

100% Reporting
*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Connie Lawson (R) *9,66372.9%
Jim Harper (D)3,12423.6%
Mark Rutherford4763.6%