United States Senate election in Indiana, 2018

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The 2018 United States Senate election in Indiana will take place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly is running for re-election to a second term.

This race has been described by Politico as "possibly the GOP's best opportunity to seize a Senate seat from Democrats" in the 2018 elections. The primary election for this Senate race is scheduled for May 8, 2018.

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Background

Incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly currently holds a 47%-26% approval rating among his constituents, in a state in which President Donald Trump has an underwater approval of 41% who approve compared with 45% who disapprove.

Donnelly is likely to face either Republican Todd Rokita or Luke Messer in the general election, who are expected to compete in a brutal and expensive primary battle for the GOP nomination.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bill Bowser
• Joe Donnelly, incumbent U.S. Senator

Withdrew

• Martin Del Rio, Iraq War veteran

Endorsements

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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Braun, former State Representative
• Andy Horning, Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012 and Libertarian nominee for IN-08 in 2014
• Mark Hurt, attorney and former congressional aide
• Luke Messer, U.S. Representative
• Todd Rokita, U.S. Representative
• Andrew Takami, Director of Purdue Polytechnic New Albany

Potential

• Brian Bosma, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives
• Curtis Hill, Attorney General of Indiana
• Trey Hollingsworth, U.S. Representative
• Marlin Stutzman, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2016
• Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative

Declined

• Jim Banks, U.S. Representative
• Susan Brooks, U.S. Representative (endorsed Luke Messer)
• Mike Delph, State Senator (endorsed Todd Rokita)

Withdrawn

• Terry Henderson, businessman

Endorsements

Polling

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Other parties

Candidates

Declared

• Andrew Straw, attorney (Disability Party)

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General election

Predictions

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References

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Joe Donnelly (D) for Senate
• Mike Braun (R) for Senate
• Terry Henderson (R) for Senate
• Andrew Horning (R) for Senate
• Mark Hurt (R) for Senate
• Luke Messer (R) for Senate
• Todd Rokita (R) for Senate
• Andrew Straw (Disability Party) for Senate
• Andrew Takami (R) for Senate

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