Indiana Attorney General election, 2024

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Indiana Attorney General
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Libertarian Convention: March 2, 2024 Republican Convention: June 15, 2024 Democratic Convention: July 13, 2024
General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Todd Rokita (R)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Indiana
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Indiana held an election for attorney general on November 5, 2024.

Attorney general candidates are nominated in a convention, not by voters in a primary. The Libertarian state convention was on March 2, 2024. The Republican state convention was June 15, 2024. The Democratic state convention was July 13, 2024.

Incumbent Todd Rokita won election in the general election for Attorney General of Indiana.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Indiana Attorney General election, 2024 (July 13 Democratic convention)
• Indiana Attorney General election, 2024 (June 15 Republican convention)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Indiana

Incumbent Todd Rokita defeated Destiny Scott Wells in the general election for Attorney General of Indiana on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Rokita (R)	58.8	1,669,586
		Destiny Scott Wells (D)	41.2	1,168,512

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,838,098
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Attorney General of Indiana

Destiny Scott Wells defeated Beth White in the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Indiana on July 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Destiny Scott Wells (D)	69.0	1,057
		Beth White (D)	31.0	475

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,532
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Straw (D)

Republican convention

Republican convention for Attorney General of Indiana

Incumbent Todd Rokita advanced from the Republican convention for Attorney General of Indiana on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Todd Rokita (R)

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Indiana

Election information in Indiana: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 7, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
• Online: Oct. 7, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 24, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 24, 2024
• Online: Oct. 24, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 8, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (EST/CST)

Campaign finance

See also: Campaign finance

The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.

2020

See also: Indiana Attorney General election, 2020

General election

General election for Attorney General of Indiana

Todd Rokita defeated Jonathan Weinzapfel in the general election for Attorney General of Indiana on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Rokita (R)	58.3	1,721,995
		Jonathan Weinzapfel (D)	41.7	1,229,624

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,951,619
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Attorney General of Indiana

Jonathan Weinzapfel defeated Karen Tallian in the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Indiana on June 13, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Weinzapfel (D)	51.2	1,057
		Karen Tallian (D)	48.8	1,009

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,066
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Republican convention

Republican convention for Attorney General of Indiana

Todd Rokita defeated incumbent Curtis Hill, Nate Harter, and John Westercamp in the Republican convention for Attorney General of Indiana on July 9, 2020.

		Candidate
		Curtis Hill (R)
		Nate Harter (R)
✔		Todd Rokita (R)
		John Westercamp (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Krupp (R)

2016

See also: Indiana Attorney General election, 2016

The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016.

Curtis Hill defeated Lorenzo Arredondo in the Indiana attorney general election.

Indiana Attorney General, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Curtis Hill	61.94%	1,393,810
	Democratic	Lorenzo Arredondo	38.06%	856,477
Total Votes				2,250,287
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

2012

See also: Indiana attorney general election, 2012

Incumbent Greg Zoeller (R) won a second term as attorney general in 2012, defeating Kay Fleming (D) in the November 6 general election.

Attorney General of Indiana General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Greg Zoeller Incumbent	58%	1,453,334
	Democratic	Kay Fleming	42%	1,051,504
Total Votes				2,504,838
Election results via Indiana Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Indiana and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Indiana, 2024
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Indiana's 1st	Frank Mrvan	Democratic	D+3
Indiana's 2nd	Rudy Yakym	Republican	R+14
Indiana's 3rd	Jim Banks	Republican	R+18
Indiana's 4th	Jim Baird	Republican	R+18
Indiana's 5th	Victoria Spartz	Republican	R+11
Indiana's 6th	Greg Pence	Republican	R+19
Indiana's 7th	André Carson	Democratic	D+19
Indiana's 8th	Larry Bucshon	Republican	R+19
Indiana's 9th	Erin Houchin	Republican	R+16

2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Indiana
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Indiana's 1st	53.4%	45.0%
Indiana's 2nd	37.8%	60.4%
Indiana's 3rd	34.0%	63.9%
Indiana's 4th	34.3%	63.4%
Indiana's 5th	41.0%	57.0%
Indiana's 6th	33.0%	64.9%
Indiana's 7th	70.3%	27.9%
Indiana's 8th	32.7%	65.5%
Indiana's 9th	35.4%	62.7%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 61.7% of Hoosiers lived in one of the state's 82 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 27.8% lived in one of four Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Indiana was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Indiana following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Indiana county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Republican	82	61.7%
Solid Democratic	4	27.8%
Trending Republican	5	7.7%
New Democratic	1	2.7%
Total voted Democratic	5	30.6%
Total voted Republican	87	69.4%

Historical voting trends

Indiana presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 5 Democratic wins
• 26 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Indiana

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Indiana.

U.S. Senate election results in Indiana
Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	58.6%	37.9%
2018	50.9%	45.0%
2016	52.1%	42.4%
2012	50.0%	44.2%
2010	54.6%	40.0%
Average	59.0	36.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Indiana

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Indiana.

Gubernatorial election results in Indiana
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	56.5%	32.0%
2016	51.4%	45.4%
2012	49.5%	46.6%
2008	57.8%	40.1%
2004	53.2%	45.5%
Average	53.7	41.9

See also: Party control of Indiana state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Indiana's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Indiana
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	2	2
Republican	2	7	9
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	9	11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Indiana's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Indiana, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Eric Holcomb
Lieutenant Governor	Suzanne Crouch
Secretary of State	Diego Morales
Attorney General	Todd Rokita

State legislature

Indiana State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	10
	Republican Party	40
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Indiana House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	30
	Republican Party	70
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Indiana Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

The table below details demographic data in Indiana and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

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Demographic Data for Indiana
	Indiana	United States
Population	6,785,528	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	35,824	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	80%	65.9%
Black/African American	9.4%	12.5%
Asian	2.5%	5.8%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Two or more	5.1%	8.8%
Hispanic/Latino	7.5%	18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate	90%	89.1%
College graduation rate	28.2%	34.3%
Income
Median household income	$67,173	$75,149
Persons below poverty level	8.5%	8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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