12/14/2022
General elections for 25 of 50 districts in the Indiana State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 25 districts up for election in 2022, 17 had a General election with more than one candidate.
Across all contested General elections, candidates raised $6.8 million. Incumbents raised an average of $361,918 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $100,125 per candidate.
Five general elections with the most fundraising
The table below details the five General elections with the most fundraising in the State Senate. Winning candidates’ names are in bold.
| District | Money Raised | Officeholder | Candidates |
| District 31 | $1,805,803 | Kyle Walker (R) | Kyle Walker and Jocelyn Vare |
| District 29 | $793,505 | J.D. Ford (D) | J.D. Ford and Alexander Choi |
| District 48 | $588,346 | Mark Messmer (R) | Mark Messmer and Jeff Hill |
| District 11 | $565,172 | Linda Rogers (R) | Linda Rogers and Melinda Fountain |
| District 45 | $525,916 | Chris Garten (R) | Chris Garten and Nick Marshall |
The officeholders above are listed for the current districts they hold. However, this is a redistricting year, so candidates have been identified below as incumbents even if they are running in a different district than they currently hold.
#1 District 31 – $1,805,803
Incumbent Kyle Walker raised $1,539,365 and Jocelyn Vare raised $266,438.
Kyle Walker won with 55 percent of the vote and Jocelyn Vare received 45 percent of the vote.
#2 District 29 – $793,505
Incumbent J.D. Ford raised $351,921 and Alexander Choi raised $441,584.
J.D. Ford won with 51 percent of the vote and Alexander Choi received 49 percent of the vote.
#3 District 48 – $588,346
Incumbent Mark Messmer raised $586,174 and Jeff Hill raised $2,172.
Mark Messmer won with 72 percent of the vote and Jeff Hill received 28 percent of the vote.
#4 District 11 – $565,172
Incumbent Linda Rogers raised $542,383 and Melinda Fountain raised $22,789.
Linda Rogers won with 62 percent of the vote and Melinda Fountain received 38 percent of the vote.
#5 District 45 – $525,916
Incumbent Chris Garten raised $511,666 and Nick Marshall raised $14,251.
Chris Garten won with 63 percent of the vote and Nick Marshall received 37 percent of the vote.
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Indiana PACs submitted to the Indiana Secretary of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.
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