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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 Indiana elections
| country = Indiana
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_year = [[2016 Indiana elections|2016]]
| next_year = [[2020 Indiana elections|2020]]
| election_date = November 6, 2018
| turnout =
}}
{{ElectionsIN}}
A '''general election''' was held in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]] on November 6, 2018. Three of Indiana's executive offices were up for election, as well as a [[United States Senate]] seat and all of Indiana's nine seats in the [[United States House of Representatives]].

==United States Senate==
{{main|2018 United States Senate election in Indiana}}

==United States House of Representatives==
{{main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana}}

==Secretary of State==
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 Indiana Secretary of State election
| country = Indiana
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_year = [[2014 Indiana Secretary of State election|2014]]
| next_year = [[2022 Indiana Secretary of State election|2022]]
| election_date = November 6, 2018
| turnout =
| image1 = [[File:Connie Lawson (1).jpg|150x150px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Connie Lawson]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| colour1 =
| popular_vote1 = '''1,261,878'''
| percentage1 = '''56.2%'''
| image2 = [[File:3x4.svg|150x150px]]
| nominee2 = Jim Harper
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| colour2 =
| popular_vote2 = 910,744
| percentage2 = 40.6%
| map_image = File:2018 Indiana Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = County results '''Lawson:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} '''Harper:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = Secretary of State
| before_election = [[Connie Lawson]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Connie Lawson]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}

Incumbent Republican [[Secretary of State of Indiana|Secretary of State]] [[Connie Lawson]], who was appointed to the office in 2012, ran for re-election to a second full term in office.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/lawson-seeking-re-election-as-indiana-secretary-of-state/article_2c89d268-76f2-5303-abdd-6dfa8595c95c.html|title=Lawson seeking re-election as Indiana secretary of state|work=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]]|last=Carden|first=Dan|date=May 4, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>

Jim Harper, an attorney and 2016 Democratic nominee for the [[Indiana Senate|state senate]] in the 5th District, sought the Democratic nomination.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/porter-county-attorney-jim-harper-seeking-democratic-nomination-for-secretary/article_dd7529a9-f2fa-5a95-ae1f-878fce90193a.html|title=Porter County attorney Jim Harper seeking Democratic nomination for secretary of state|work=NWI Times|last=Kasarda|first=Bob|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref> Potential Democratic candidates include Monroe County Councilwoman [[Shelli Yoder]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://howeypolitics.com/Files/HPI170406.pdf#page=11|title=As Trump tanks in polls, 2018 Indiana cycle begins to form|work=Howey Politics|last=Howey|first=Brian A.|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>

The Indiana Green Party nominated George Wolfe, a Professor Emeritus at [[Ball State University]] and former Director of the Ball State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://44news.wevv.com/indiana-green-party-announces-secretary-state-candidate/|title=Indiana Green Party Announces Secretary of State Candidate|work=44News|last=Morris|first=Tyrone|date=January 26, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221222431/http://44news.wevv.com/indiana-green-party-announces-secretary-state-candidate/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The party has to collect 30,000 signatures to get George Wolfe on the ballot in November.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2018/01/news-george-wolfe|title=Ball State professor campaigning to run for Indiana Secretary of State|work=Ball State Daily News|date=January 29, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref> The Libertarian Party nominee was Mark Rutherford, chairman of the Indiana Public Defender Commission and former vice chairman of the Libertarian National Committee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/valparaiso-law-school-grad-is-libertarian-party-nominee-for-indiana/article_b184016d-975d-5273-b77c-b04dbef2cf1b.html|title=Valparaiso law school grad is Libertarian Party nominee for Indiana secretary of state|work=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]]|last=Carden|first=Dan|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref>

===Predictions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source
!Ranking
!As of
|-
|[[Governing (magazine)|Governing magazine]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacobson |first1=Louis |title=Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever |url=https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-secretary-state-races-2018.html |publisher=Governing |access-date=22 September 2019 |date=4 June 2018}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}
|June 4, 2018
|}

===Polling===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! style="width:200px;"| Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s) administered
! class=small | Sample size
! Margin of error
! style="width:100px;"| Connie Lawson (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Jim Harper (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Other<ref>Mark Rutherford (L) 10%, George Wolfe (G) 4%</ref>
! Undecided
|-
| [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/Indiana_Senate_May_17_2018.pdf Gravis Marketing]
| align=center| May 10–15, 2018
| align=center| 400
| align=center| ± 4.9%
| {{Party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''33%'''
| align=center| 23%
| align=center| 14%
| align=center| 31%
|}

===Results===
{{Election box begin no change
| title=Indiana Secretary of State election, 2018<ref name=genresults>{{cite web|url=https://indianaenr.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/archive/2018General/index.html|title=Indiana Election Results|work=Indiana Election Division|access-date=September 18, 2019|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416153741/https://indianaenr.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/archive/2018General/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Connie Lawson]] (incumbent)
|votes = 1,261,878
|percentage = 56.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jim Harper
|votes = 910,744
|percentage = 40.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark Rutherford
|votes = 71,179
|percentage = 3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Write-In
|candidate = George William Wolfe
|votes = 374
|percentage = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Write-In
|candidate = Jeremy Heath
|votes = 28
|percentage = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 351,134
|percentage = 15.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 2,244,203
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Clear}}

==Treasurer==
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018
| country = Indiana
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_year = [[2014 Indiana elections#Treasurer|2014]]
| next_year = [[2022 Indiana elections#Treasurer|2022]]
| election_date = November 6, 2018
| turnout =
| image1 =
| nominee1 = '''[[Kelly Mitchell]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| colour1 =
| popular_vote1 = '''1,300,631'''
| percentage1 = '''58.6%'''
| image2 =
| nominee2 = John C. Aguilera
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| colour2 =
| popular_vote2 = 910,744
| percentage2 = 41.4%
| map_image = Indiana Treasurer Election Results 2018.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = County results 
'''Mitchell:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}}
'''Aguilera:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = Treasurer
| before_election = [[Kelly Mitchell]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Kelly Mitchell]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}

Incumbent Republican [[Indiana State Treasurer|State Treasurer]] [[Kelly Mitchell]] ran for re-election to a second term in office.

{{Election box begin no change
| title=Indiana State Treasurer election, 2018<ref name=genresults/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Kelly Mitchell]] (incumbent)
|votes = 1,300,631
|percentage = 58.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John C. Aguilera
|votes = 910,744
|percentage = 41.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{clear}}

==Auditor==
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Indiana Auditor election, 2018
| country = Indiana
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_year = [[2014 Indiana elections#Auditor|2014]]
| next_year = [[2022 Indiana elections#Auditor|2022]]
| election_date = November 6, 2018
| turnout =
| image1 =
| nominee1 = '''[[Tera Klutz]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| colour1 =
| popular_vote1 = '''1,235,579'''
| percentage1 = '''55.5%'''
| image2 = [[File:3x4.svg|150x150px]]
| nominee2 = Joselyn Whitticker
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| colour2 =
| popular_vote2 = 913,701
| percentage2 = 41.0%
| map_image = 2018 Indiana Auditor Map.svg
| map_size = 250
| map_caption = County results 
'''Klutz:''' {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} '''Whitticker:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = Auditor
| before_election = [[Tera Klutz]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Tera Klutz]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}

Incumbent Republican [[Indiana State Auditor|State Auditor]] [[Tera Klutz]] was appointed to the office on January 9, 2017 to replace Republican [[Suzanne Crouch]], who was elected lieutenant governor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/holcomb-inaugurated-statewide-offices-111942/|title=Holcomb, Four Others Inaugurated For Statewide Offices|work=[[WTIU|Indiana Public Media]]|last=Smith|first=Brandon|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706195332/https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/holcomb-inaugurated-statewide-offices-111942/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Klutz ran for election to a first full term.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washtimesherald.com/news/local_news/appointed-state-auditor-ready-to-make-run/article_20d8cbab-dce1-5beb-84b5-d75b07d90305.html|title=Appointed State Auditor ready to make run|work=[[Washington Times-Herald (Indiana)|Washington Times Herald]]|last=Grant|first=Mike|date=May 19, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>

{{Election box begin no change
| title=Indiana State Auditor election, 2018<ref name=genresults/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Tera Klutz]] (incumbent)
|votes = 1,235,579
|percentage = 55.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joselyn Whitticker
|votes = 913,701
|percentage = 41.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = John Schick
|votes = 77,101
|percentage = 3.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Clear}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://votesmart.org/election/2018/S/IN/ Candidates] at [[Vote Smart]]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_elections,_2018 Candidates] at [[Ballotpedia]]
*[https://www.followthemoney.org/tools/election-overview?s=IN&y=2018 Campaign finance] at [[OpenSecrets]]

;Official Secretary of State campaign websites
*[http://harperforindiana.com/ Jim Harper (D) for Secretary of State]
*[http://www.voteconnielawson.com/ Connie Lawson (R) for Secretary of State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011654/http://www.voteconnielawson.com/ |date=2018-10-20 }}
*[https://www.markforindiana.com/ Mark Rutherford (L) for Secretary of State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020021752/https://www.markforindiana.com/ |date=2018-10-20 }}

;Official State Treasurer campaign websites
*[https://www.aguileraforindiana.com/ John Aguilera (D) for Treasurer]
*[https://www.votekellymitchell.com/ Kelly Mitchell (R) for Treasurer]

;Official State Auditor campaign websites
*[http://www.teraklutz.com/ Tera Klutz (R) for Auditor]
*[http://joselyn4indiana.com/ Joselyn Whitticker (D) for Auditor]

{{2018 United States elections}}

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[[Category:2018 elections in the United States by state|Indiana]]

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